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I haven't posted on here in forever. Here is a link to a video of my aquarium. Things are coming along nicely. I had a very rough start but things seem good now. YouTube - Aquarium Thanks again for all your help. Chad

This is for a 75 gallon freshwater community tank. I'm thinking about moving into the live plant arena with some low light hardy plants that don't require C02. I am currently running a dual tube fixture with one 10K bulb and one actinic bulb. Both bulbs are 40w. I have read that actinic bulbs...

Well, Fish were introduced. I lost a few weak ones due to stress (water parameters read fine 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, 10-15 nitrate). Things seemed to stabalize and I leave for the weekend (had someone stop by to feed them). I came home to find an Ich outbreak. After doing some research to...

Well I was sooo proud. My cycle was complete and I added fish. Things looked great. I did a large water change prior to adding fish. I checked my ammonia and nitrite which were both at zero. I then acclimated and added fish.... The error. I assumed that since I had just done a large water...

I recently stocked my 75g tank. I have 6 Boesmani Rainbows and 6 Praecox Rainbows as well as other fish. One of the Boesmani Rainbows seems to be keeping all of the other Rainbows to one side of the tank. It patrols the waters and if one or more start heading to the middle or opposite side he...

Hi all, I have a 75g FWFO aquarium with the following inhabitants: 6-Boesemani Rainbow 6-Otocinclus 8-Neon Tetra 6-Praecox Rainbow 6-Cherry Barb 6-Panda Cory I'm wondering if you think there is room for more and if so do you have any suggestions? Chad

I am doing a fishless cycle and it is coming along nicely. I visited my LFS recently to see if they stocked the fish I want or if they could get them to get an idea on prices. I had mentioned I was doing a fishless cycle and planned on fully stocking the aquarium all at once. They told me I...

I have started the cycle in my tank. I got the ammonia level up to about 4. I hate comparing the tube to the little card thingy. I always second guess myself as to which color it's closer to. Now we wait....

I need to get filter media for my Fluval 404. I plan on filling it mostly with biofilter material like the Fluval Biomax variety. I was wondering if anyone uses something more generic or less expensive? I have found that many people find uses for other products for there aquariums (i.e. pool...

Here are some pictures of my aquarium so far. I have the background, substrate, and equipment installed. I'm slowly making progress. Thanks for all your help so far. I'm sure I will have many more questions.

I know I’ve posted various possible stocking lists for my 75g tank but here is yet another one I thought I would throw past you. I would think this would be understocked for a 75g but I have a 3D background that takes up swimming space. I have all the equipment (heater, filter intakes, etc.)...

I am using a 3D background in my aquarium. Behind the background is the heater, filter intake, power head intake, and air line. Other than that the space will just be water. Since it's just open, empty space I thought it might be good to put something back there to promote more beneficial...

I got the old 75g all cleaned out, the new Tanganyika Rock Aquaterra background installed, filter and air lines run, everything siliconed in place. The next step is to get the colorquartz for the substrate. Things are moving forward slowly but surely (hey, don't call me Shirley). I will try to...

I'm still debating on whether to go with a single or dual tube strip light. After doing more lighting research I noticed that certain bulbs can focus on certain wavelenghths of light. This can get very confusing. First some info then my question... This will be a freshwater 75g aquarium with...

Has anyone installed an Aquaterra 3D background? I have the Tanganyika Rock version being delivered on Wednesday for my 75 and if anyone has any tips that would be great!

Hi all, Will the Fluval 404 be enough filtration/surface movement for my 75 gallon aquarium or will I need to add a power head as well for more surface agitation. I will just be doing community freshwater fish. Thanks, :n00b:

just ordered the first part I needed to convert my 75 gallon over to fish. I should be getting the Tanganyika Rock background from Aquaterra next week. One item down, many others to go. But the rest is much less expensive.

Does anyone know of a distributer for the 3M Colorquartz product? Specifically in the Twin Cities area. I looked online and contacted a couple places but have yet to get a response from anyone. thanks!

Okay the fishless cycle sounds great. Here is a question I haven't been able to answer yet... When cycling, do you take the carbon out of your filter or leave it in since carbon will help eliminate ammonia (at least I think that's right)? Also... After the cycle is done I have read you can...

I'm not sure if this is the best place to post this but here goes. I am planning a 75 gallon freshwater aquarium with fake (gasp) plants. I want to use a black gravel substrate. I want a small gravel but not sand. Does anyone have suggestions? I've looked online but can't distinguish particle...

Where to begin.... My first aquarium was a 20 gallon freshwater that my brother and I bought when I was about 12 or so. That was a LONG time ago. We had that one setup for many years until we moved and never set it up again. Then it got accidentally sold in a garage sale for $1. Someone got a...

I am in the planning stages for my 75 Gallon aquarium. Here are some specifics: 75 Gallon Aquarium Fluval 404 filter heater dual tube strip light artificial plants Here are the species I am thinking about: Boesemani Rainbow Hi Fin Lyretail Swordtail Otocinclus Neon Tetra Zebra Danio...

I will be converting a 75 gallon aquarium from turtles to fish. I'm not sure if I will need a dual tube strip light or if a single tube strip light will work. This will just be a freshwater community tank with fake plants. Here is a list of the fish I am planning (if there are any glaring...