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I bought some Seachem Flourish Tabs for my plants. I want to make sure I use them correctly. The box says to place them every six inches. I have a couple Amazon Swords, Moneywort, a few crypts, some anubias - should I just place them between the plants under the sand so that multiple plants will...

I have a 50 gallon tank that I am trying to turn into a planted tank. I just hated the fake look of my tank and loved the look of a tank with real plants. This is the before: And this is what I have so far: I have gotten a few plants here and there - hopefully I have chosen plants that...

I am trying to wrap my mind around the lighting thing - I am NOT good with electricity. I just can't seem to "get it". I have a 50 gallon tank and I want to start with some easy low light plants. I just bought some java moss, anubias and moneywort. The tank has two 24 inch hoods (I think the...

This is probably a stupid question with an obvious answer... I just put a couple plants in my 50 gal yesterday and plan on getting several more this week. I did a pwc and was thinking... how do you all clean amongst the plants (especially the gorgeous heavily planted tanks I see) without...

I just got a really cool piece of driftwood yesterday and want to go with a more natural look for my 50 gallon. I want to start with some real plants. I have been reading all of your posts and the stickys and want to make sure I have things straight in my head ;) I have a 50 gallon - lights...

Everyone has settled well into the new 50 gallon tank. Right now, the residents are: 1 Dwarf Gourami (male) 6 Black Sail Cory Cats (unknown sexes) 6 Boesemani Rainbows (3 female and 2 male - I think!) The LFS has ordered six Emerald Green Cory Cats for me. I am wondering if I am stocked or...

What do you all do in the summer with your tanks? I had my temp climb from 76 up to 81 yesterday. The fish don't seem stresed about it, but I worry about such a temp change with them. I have turned off my heater and am keeping the lights off and my ceiling fan is on in that room. I don't use my...

I keep reading about folks giving their fish veggies - what veggies are safe to give, how do you prepare them and how do you "serve" them?

So I moved my fish from my 20 gal to my freshly cycled 50 gallon last night. I was SO excited for them to have all that room and play in the sand. I easily caught my snails and Gourami - I feed the Gourami by hand and they are very curious (suckers! :biglol:). Then I went to net my six Cory...

My 50 gallon tank is cycled!! Yeah!!! It went REALLY well. I used an extra AC50 from my 20 gallon and it cycled in just over two weeks. It went so much better than my 20 gallon - the filter made a huge difference. Right now, the 50 gallon will "eat" 10cc of ammonia in 24 hours which is a huge...

Are there any particular brand/company that makes nice looking artificial plants? I need a few more plants for my 50. I am really not fond of plastic even though I have a few. I mostly have fabric plants.

Which one do you prefer? I have heard good things about both and have also heard that the Aqueon is more durable. I need to invest in one - I didn't really need it with the 20 gallon, but the 50 gallon is going to be a totally different story...

I am starting to cycle my new 50 gallon... it is SO pretty with the painted back and the sand - LOVE it. Right now I have six Black Sail Cory Cats, two Dwarf Gourami and two Mystery Snails in my 20 long. Once the 50 is done cycling, they will move up to the "big house" :king: I would like to...

Things are going good on the big tank - made some progress this weekend. The back of the tank is painted navy blue (looks a bit lighter in the tank, but cool) and the sand is washed. I put the sand in the tank and filled it half way and let it sit overnight. It was a bit hazy last night, but is...

Well, I finally got my 55 gallon. I have been looking on CL for the last couple weeks and have run across some pretty nasty tanks. Today I found a decent tank at a decent price. It's going to need some elbow grease. It got Vinnie's seal of approval: I found a stand last week (the tank...

I finally found a tank on CL. I picked up a 55 gallon tank, stand, top/lights, filters (and I think there are a few other things in the box) for $150. The tank is in pretty good shape - it had fish in it until this morning when the seller took it all down. I do, however, need to give it a good...

I am planning on a 55 gallon tank (soon!) and was wondering about heaters - do you all prefer two smaller heaters (one at each end) or one heater rated for the size of the tank? Also, what brand of heater do you prefer?

Today I found some rainbow slate at my LFS. I asked them about cleaning it and they said that it had already been cleaned and that I should just rinse it in tap water to get rid of the dust. I let it soak in a couple buckets for an hour and then took it out and rinsed it with more water. They...

I currently have a 20 gallon tank, but want to upgrade to a 55 gallon. I have been watching craigslist and have found a few for a good price. Most of them were sold before I got to them. Today, I bought a stand for a 55 gallon that is nice and in good shape for $50. The lady had a lot of "animal...

I am really liking the looks of sand and want to use that for my next tank and probably switch my current tank some time. Where is the best place to buy sand? I am thinking about pool filter sand as that is what most folks seem to like from what I have read here. Also, do you need to buy...

This is getting a little frustrating :censor: Some history for those that have not read about my woes before: I have had my 20 gallon tank set up since the beginning of March. I started my fishless cycle on March 11th. I could dose my tank to 4ppm of ammonia, but it would never go below 2ppm. I...

When I first started my tank, I bought an Aquean Quiet Flow 20 and the water never seemed to be very clear. I bought an Aquaclear 50 last night (the tank is 20G) and all I have to say is WOW. I installed it last night and this morning, my water is crystal clear. I still have the AQF 20 running -...

Once I finally get some fish (my tank is cycling right now), they are going to need food. I am getting Cory Cats and a couple Dwarf Gourami. Are there any particular brands of food that are better than others? I would like to feed my fish a diet with variety.

I initally set up my 20 gallon tank on March 1st. I didn't have my API test kit, so it sat running for a week until I could get things started. On March 11th, I got my kit and ammonia and put WAY too much ammonia in. I did several water changes and tests and finally got my ammonia down to...

My sister has an aquarium that *hopefully* is coming to me in Iowa from her in Florida (with my parents on their spring trip home if it can fit in their van). She previously had two salt water tanks and this was one of the tanks. I have a couple questions - is there anything I need to do to this...