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Bubbles in my silicone....

this is going to be short because of how pissed i am... They are all dead!! I recently stocked a 90gal planted tank with around 100 tetras/rasboras/loaches/rams... in two separate batches. i expected some dead loss... but 30%!!??? Really!?? Ask details and ill answer... just cant get a...

I must have 2-300 mts... My clown loaches cant keep up. Any ideas how to get rid of them faster? I dont have the heart to just pick them out and throw them away or let them dry... Thats just horrible...

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I have 1 electric blue and 2 german blue rams.... Cay anyone tell if they are male or frmale? Sorry for the poor pics, they are taken on a tablet...

The wife lit a fire under my butt to do some rearranging in my 90g planted. What do you guys think? Befote And after... Not done yet.. Have to buy some new plants now

Take a look at the pic below... notice the plants on the left side of the tank are much smaller? Any ides as to why? Ask questions, im not sure what detail you will want. Could it be water flow? temperature? Bad bulbs?

MTS... OMG MTS!!! so i figured i had a bunch... maybe 50? whoa was i wrong. how about like 5,000!! I came into my livingroom at around 3am after EVERY light has been off for about 3-4 hrs... i couldnt believe my eyes. i dont think i have ever seen so many snails.... EVERYTHING was covered in...

is it just me? am i the only one? unhook the intake and return valves... carry canister into the kitchen.... fill a 5 gal bucket 3/4 the way with tank water..... and start to take apart the canister. first: floss pads - take out the 2 pads and rinse and wring them out.... second: bio media...

can i mix rams and barbs? specifically... odessa, tiger, cherry, albino tiger, green tiger.... along with amano shrimp, bamboo shrimp, MTS and cory cats....

besides PWCs.... how else would you boost PH buffers?

90G planted.... no chems (only Prime & Excel)....gravel substrate....DW... tank is established over a yr... i missed my weekly water change 2 weeks in a row... so instead of 7 days the tank went 16 days..... fish were acting kinda funny... checked PH it was down to 6.0.... its normally 6.6 -...

So i have a 90gal medium planted tank.... set up for over a year... but it was moved 6 months ago.... Eheim classic 2217, Hagen Glo T5 HO Lighting System, 2 Life-Glo 48" T5 HO bulbs, Aqueon 150W heater.... NO CO2... i do have a powerhead that kicks on after my lights go out to introduce air...

Now is it me or have the newest members joining lately actually taken the time to lurk and research and understand the fundamentals of this hobby? i think they are... i have seen numerous posts from members in the introduction forum.... talking about cycling and stocking lists.... i think its...

i think my ramshorn snail died... i have no idea why tho... he just came in as a hitchiker a week or so ago.... and now hes dead... what are the water parameters they require? currently my tank: PH 6.6-6.8 temp 76-78 no salts no chems planted occasional seachem flourish excel ammonia 0...

do they eat plants? european or common ramshorns do not? but columbians do? how can i tell the difference? i just picked up some new plants and he came in as a hitchiker... i got nervous so i pulled him out and hes living in a glad-ware container right now... camera batteries are dead, ill try...

Another idea I got from a different forum. Post a pic with the next number in it. The number can be a street sign, race car #, just a picture of a number, etc. I'll start with #1 Just one pic is needed, I just wanted to give some varied examples.....

Anyone have a suggestion for a good digital timer? maybe something that has multiple outlets that can be set for different times? i am currently running 2 analog timers.. one for my lights and the other for my powerhead (please ask lol) looks something like this... EDT: please ignore the...

i have a 2217... setup in the basic configuration... i was wondering if anyone has customized their media stack...?

Hey All... just a quick question... ive got an Eheim 2217 classic... how often should i be "cleaning" the canister out? yes.. old tank water... just a rinse... just dont know how offten

any one out there using this stuff? reading their site: organic scavenging resin? extreme affinity for nitrogenous organics?? maybe im way lost on this.. but HUH? that doesnt sound good for plants, does it?

ok.. so i believe they are Malaysian trumpet snails... I THINK... ill have to get some pictures... i found one MONTHS ago as a hitchhiker.. he was TINY!! didnt think much of it.. then he disappeared, never to be seen again... or so i thought!! i moved to a new house about a month ago and when...

So i remember when i was little and helped my dad on his tanks...every now and then he would pull out a diatom filter... hook it up and let it run for an hour or so... then clean it.. box it back up and put it away... is this still a reality? i never hear anything about them on here... and i...

ok so... i think my shrimp are having babies....?? after cleaning the filter once and while breaking down the tank to move it... i found something TINY, clear and squirmy either on the top filter pad or as the VERY last of the water drained from the tank.... i put it under a microscope and its a...