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I'm concerned that the only parasite treatments might have copper in them. Does anyone know of any options that might work for my RCS breeder tank?

Unfortunately, he only aquarium treatments I have are Pimafix (fungal) and Melafix (bacterial). What's a good parasite treatment that won't kill off RCS?

I have a 5g tank that only has RCS and java moss in it. Both seem to be doing great; the java moss seem to be growing well, and I've recently had a boom of baby RCS. Unfortunately, I've noticed that I have small worms crawling along the glass of the tank. I have also seen what probably is...

Amazon frogbit - Limnobium laevigatum Amazon Frogbit - Limnobium laevigatum

Flourish is what I use. I have both the Flourish root tabs and Flourish Comprehensive. You'll want both because any floating plants or plants with rhizomes will use ferts in the water column rather than extracting it from the substrate. I would still buy some Seachem Excel to add to your tank...

Since I live in an apartment (which I still consider moving out of), I've had to consider this as well. Here's what I planned on doing. 1) Get a few buckets. I have some 5g buckets, and some smaller ones (2.5g). Since yours is a 5g tank, the smaller buckets would work best. 2) Put some tank...

If you already have ottos in your tank, then I wouldn't get more algae eaters. Therefore, I think that cory cats would be a better option than plecos.

I just recently switched from a Marineland double-bright LED to a ZooMed T5HO light on my 20g high, and also just recently added Flourish root tabs. I like the change, and my plants seem to be responding to it as well. Since you don't want to go with a CO2 system, I recommend that you dose...

Since this tank is a nano, what are you going to do if you do get some hatch-lings? I'm assuming that even with nano fish, there's still a limit to how many you can keep in there. BTW, nice pictures. :)

So I've tried experimenting with no Excel in the 5g tank, but not the 10g yet. I'm still a bit concerned that the moss ball and frog bit might have problems if I cut out the Excel. I'm assuming that if I stop using Excel and have decent lighting, I could run into algae problems in my 5g tank...

Thank you for the responses. My 10g tank has two ZooMed CFL bulbs. I'm hoping that with water column nutrients would be enough for frogbit, java ferns, and a moss ball. I do want to avoid killing them off if I stop the Excel though. My 5g tank has one ZooMed CFL bulb. Since it's only java...

I have three tanks that I had been dosing Excel in, and I'm wondering if I need to continue to in the future. My 20g high tank will have a CO2 setup shortly, and I'll stop dosing Excel once I have that running. My 10g tank has easier to maintain plants in it: amazon frogbit, java ferns, and a...

When you soak a tubifex worm cube, it will start to come apart into individual worms. Just tap on the cube with an object, say a spoon, and you will start to break the cube up into individual worms. Once the cube is broken up, pour it into the tank. Mine go just as nuts over those as they...

<crickets> Well, for anyone else in my situation, I just turned the brackets around so the screws were facing in. That way, since that side of the bracket was shorter, I was able to resting on the glass and still open the lid. The other side of the bracket is up against the outside of the...

I just purchased a ZooMed Aquasun T5 HO 24" light for my 20g high tank to replace the Marineland double bright I was using. I'm liking it so far, except that if I try to use the brackets to secure it to the aquarium, I can't use my glass top. :ermm: Other than just setting it on top of the...

I had a male guppy with harlequin espeis in a 10g tank, and it bullied them. I think guppys can at times be temperamental, but I only had one. Other guppy keepers may be able to give you more info.

Ah! I thought you had already refilled one of them, LOL. Basically, you'd be using the pressure from the larger, full CO2 tank to fill the smaller Fluval tank. What that should do is equalize the pressure between the two canisters, but it's hard to say if that would successfully fill up the...

Do you have a hood or other lid on your tank? That's the best option. I've found that I don't have to top anything off between water changes, but I have either a hood or glass top on all of my tanks. One other option would be to buy the dropper bottle of API dechlor. It's 3 drops per 2...

I've read both of your threads, and am sorry to hear about your predicament. There's two possible permanent options for you. 1) Turn the tank into a saltwater tank. 2) Turn the tank into a brackish tank. If they hate salt, that could finish them off for good. They can wait a while for...

Well, my apartment only has GFCI outlets in the kitchen and bathroom, not the bedrooms or living/dining rooms. Which means that none of my aquariums are plugged into GFCI outlets. :ermm:

So I found a discounted surge protector by CyberPower that allows for multiple transformers (my light timer will fit into one of those spots nicely), so I bought two to replace the super cheapo Wal-Mart plug strips that have plugs blocked because of transformers. Then, as I read the fine print...

Good to know, thanks guys.

So I'm trying to find a spot where I can place my 4th aquarium (succumb to the MTS :lol:), and one of the places that would work fairly well is right near my entertainment center. This tank would be a 5.5g planted tank, inhabitants still in the planning stages. Does anyone have any of their...

Wow, that would be great! I guess I'll snag one then.

I was looking for an option for my 5.5g tank, so if one of those tanks lasts a month, it looks like it would be $5 per month based on what I've found on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004G46QQI/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&m=AH7PBPHZ85HL3 That's a bit painful considering that I...