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So I recently ran across a GREAT deal on a 55 g. tank. In the beginning I just wanted the stand so I was going to buy the whole thing but when I went to get it, they offered the fish too. I was somewhat hesitant since I just wanted to swap out the stand and sell the "new" setup to a friend...

My CF 2x55 just stopped working. It is 3 or 4 years old. Maybe the balast just went out? Can you buy balasts at the big hardware stores? Any help/advice would be appreciated.

I broke down my 20 and got my 55 back up and running. Just about everything came from my 20 and was just replanted. I planned on going back to my 55 and going all out but due to reasons I won't waist your time with...it's very low tech right now. The plants I moved over are not in the...

I had 3 tanks going and went down to 1 (long story and not a happy one...dont' ask). It's a 20 gal that has just java moss and java fern...nothing that i'd really say is a "planted tank" since I treat it as a fish only and am donig fine. I'm ready to jump back into the planted tank again and...

i've kind of thought they where a bit pricy but my gift to myself for working some OT at work is the shrimp. they are shipping monday and should be here tuesday. :D i'm putting them in a 20g tall that is well planted and has drift wood. it is my most stable tank and one i can get all the...

I was looking for a cheap hideouts/caves for my 2 bumble bee gobies in my 10 gallon. I was just keeping an eye out...not specifically looking for them...then i was at the store and saw glass salt shakers. I've put 2 'caves' in my 10 and the bumble bees have picked their homes in just a...

anyone have experience doing this? I know the fish would love it but how well does it work? I saw this and it seems it would be little trouble since they would swim out on their own once mature. If you have experience w/ anything like this i was wondering... 1. how much upkeep to them? 2...

The lights over my 55 hold 2 55 W CP bulbs. They currently have a color temp of 9325k. I just ordered 2 new ones that are 6500k. Will there be that big of a difference for the plants? I just ran across my original purchase info and saw the color temp so I decided to buy new ones since...

So I came here origingally w/ issues w/ my 55 . Since being on here i've gotten bitten by the tank bug and have 2 more now (20 and 10). My 20 is doing pretty well thanks to all of you so I thought I'd share some pics since i'm not too embarresed of how it's going so far. There are 3 small...

I started my tank originally w/ the idea, spend as little as possible. My original setup/advice comes from this link. http://www.thekrib.com/Plants/kelly-intro.html My substrate too. This leads to my question on my substrate. I never read the sticky on substrates...but now that I did I...

Ok so I have a 55 gal planted and waaaayy back I had 2 chinese algae eaters...many moons ago one made a trip to the great aquarium in the sky. About a month ago or so I got two SAE (so the LFS said but they are false). I know there should only 3 of this type of fish.... I get home today...

I'd like to get a canister filter for my 55 and was looking for input since i've never owned anything but HOB. I read a post here about the Vortex Diatom xl and it seemed to say it was just a maintenence filter but the below web site seems to say you can run in all the time (and the cheapest...

I'm working on a 10 gal and the spiral CF bulbs don't seem to be cutting it. http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=92345&highlight= I went out and I found Sylvania "aqarium light bulb" 40 watt T10 but it doesn't list the color temp. I asked at the store and their big book didn't list...

I started EI dosing a while back (thanks for the help) and things where going well. Plants looked great...some BBA but ok overall I'd say. Last week I was told dosing everything at once was bad so now I split the dose so the micro has it's own day. I can't say that is the issue but over the...

Will the 'spiral' CF bulbs work for planted tanks? The ones i'm looking @ specifically are 13 watts 800 lumens color temp 5750K. Haven't decided how to set up a 10 gallon I was given for free but thought this light would work. I have a desk lamp that has three arms that would reach up and...

I dose dry ferts and was wondering instead of measuring each one every time could i make a bigger dose of all of them combined then just take a smaller portion of that each time I dose? I know the ratio will change over time but what if I just make 2 weeks worth or so? Just keep it dry...mix...

Is this all I would need besides a check valve and some sort of reactor (power head) and ph regulator? Is the ph regulator essential? Can i just test ph and adjust? http://www.tsunamiaquatic.com/catalog/item/2029343/1435493.htm Can that price be legit? It seems to be much cheaper than I...

My mystery stails seem to be loosing their shell or having it erode from the older inner out. The one health ypart seems to be the new growth area. There are several babies and they seem to be suffering form the same thing. Anything I can do to help them? I like my snails

I'm so excited. My chems arrived! I've had my tank planted for some time and I recently had issues w/ fuzz algae and I found this site. Since then I've been super geeked about getting my tank in much better shape (so many great tanks here). I really ran my tank on little effort and it is ok...

Since I've found AA I'm super pumped to tank my tank to the "next level" and really make this a serious hobby. Ferts... I went to www.gregwatson.com as the stickey suggested and I think I've gotten everything I need to get my tank going really well. I've read the stickeys and I think this...

I'm brand new to the board...relatively new to live plants aquariums. I've had my 50 gallon for about a year now. I've gone through the "rookie" mistakes and have destroyed an entire tank of plants w/ poor judgement and bad advice. I've done really well the past 5 months or so and the tank...