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Anyone have any ideas on making this aquascape look better? I have been using Co2 and my plants have really taken off. I have been pruning to keep up appearance but think it could definitely look better :o Thanks

Hello, I have an established 40 gal planted tank. I use CO2 (tank) with a diffuser and dose regularly. I will be using Eco complete in this tank in the near future. I have a beautlful Texas holy rock that I would like to place in this tank. This rock does have natual buffering properties. If...

Hi. I'm new to the area and looking for a Freshwater Aquarium Club. Does anyone know of one in this area?

Hello. I am located in Sarasota Florida and cannot find a local Aquarium Club. I wanted to post a question in the Regional Forum -Central Florida --to find out if anyone had any advice for this area. I received an error message and could not post. As Follows: "Sorry, but only users granted...

I purchased a few fish last week and one died the next day. Today it seems that a few of my fish just aren't quite right. I have purchased Maracyn and Maracyn Two to use in the tank. My question is: Can I use the UV Sterilizer while medicating the tank? All water parameters are great. Tested...

I was lucky. I purchased 3 Angels and 2 ended up pairing off. They have spawned 3 times-last time was 3 days ago. The eggs are gone as usual but I'm not set up to raise the fry. Last night all the angels seemed fine. Swimming well. Eating fine. Begging for more as usual. Racing to the...

Unfortunately my angels have decided to deposit eggs today on the filter intake bar. This after the male spent the morning absolutely fighting with the jungle val. The leaves of the jungle val are their usual choice each time they lay but for whatever reason today it was not to their liking...

I have a Madagascar Lace plant that has a long flowering runner. Do I need to remove this and if so do I clip it close to the base of the bulb? I know with household plants this type of "runner" can use much of a plants energy. I'd like the plant to spend more time getting taller. Any advice?

I received my nitrate and phosphate test kits today. I started dosing my 37 g tank 2 weeks ago with Greg Watsons PMDD- 1/4 C of the dry mix was mixed with 500 mls of water and I have been giving the tank aprox 20 mls of this solution daily. I have been dosing with Flourish for the micros every...

Well as I posted before I had some type of algae problem. I completed a 50% water change, scrubbed plant leaves, removed some altogether, picked out the gravel that was green and did a thorough cleaning. I have also changed the hardscape. Nitrates went up on second day-did a 20% pwc. All...

Can you help identify this type of algae. I have read thru the descriptions and pics of the most common types and this algae? on the leaves doesn't seem to quite fit. It has been there for several weeks - it does not create tufts or threads or hairs. It is dark colored-light to dark brown...

I received my dry mix of PMDD. I've been reading and it appears I want to have some mixed with water and stored in the fridge so I can dose the tank. If I wanted to mix up 1/2 quart (2 cups) how much of the dry mix would I add to this amount of water? I cannot find the ratio anywhere so I can...

After all the reading that I've done I think I am supposed to take out the charcoal from my canister filter and replace it with floss or pads and a phosphate absorbing pad. This way my macro and micro nutrients won't be filtered out. Is this correct? I have an Aquael canister with 4 baskets...

I have pics of my jungle val - I've had for a week and corkscrew val I've had for a month. I have 3.5 wpg and pressurized CO2. I started adding plant fert, Flourish for macros and Plant Fuel for micro nutrients finally last week. My corkscrew has developed a few holes and yellowing and alittle...

Hello to all my new friends.. Please tell me if I‘ve got this right I don’t think I can spend yet another Sleepless night Gotta have that bigger tank You know the one Some creative home furniture rearrangement But we’ve only just begun Ammonia, ammonium, Nitrites and Nitrate Let ‘em rise and...

Hope someone can give me some advise. I have a 37 gallon tank. A satellite lighting system with 2 dual bulbs. Each dual is a 6500/10000 with 65 watts - so I have a total of 130 watts. I just purchased a canister filter - an Aquael 250 plus with UV sterilizer. I have a planted tank with a few...

I have a Satellite brand light setup for my 37 gallon. It has 2 dual daylight bulbs at 65 watts each. Both are 6500/10000K. Total of 130 wpg. I think the wattage is correct. Could I use a better bulb perhaps than both being the dual daylights. Started getting algae on this fairly recent set...

I received my new BBS hatching dish the other day. Never saw one like this before. I got in on BrineShrimp Direct. After about 12 hours or so we noticed that the tiny eggs were sort of swirling around. The dish said they would hatch in 24-48 hours. Well the "swirling around of the pinkish...

Hello, Need some advice. I have a male high fin variegated Platy. The female died last month. She was pregnant and I thought she was ready because of her behavior (near the bottom, looking for hideouts, etc) but I found her dead the next day. I searched for a month for another high fin of...

First off, Hello to everyone as I am new to this site. I have been reading your posts and thought this site had the best posts and the most thought out answers. I moved recently and had to re-set up my 37 gallon aquarium. My fish and plants survived the move fortunately. As I could not get a...