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Hey there, I've read in pleanty of threads that to get rid of algae you can spot treat with a 3% hydrogen peroxide solution. My questions are: 1) How much can be used? (I asume it will depend on live stock?) 2) What types of algae con you remove using this method? 3) How often can it be...

Hey! I'm not sure if this is the right spot for the thread, but hopefully you guys can help. There is a white growth (fungus looking) on my driftwood. Tank has been setup for a month and the DW was bough with 2 Java ferns attached to it from a reputable LFS. Any ideas what it might be and if it...

Hi a friend of mine got this shrimp at a LFS, but they didn't know what specific species it is. I was thinking of adding a couple to my RCS, but wanted to get more info on them first. It's about the size of an adult female RCS. Any ideas?

Latest proyect for my new RCS 10 gal tank. Pine hood with room for 3 CFL bullbs, up to 42 watts each, although I will probably go with 27 watt bulbs at first and see how it goes. Aluminum interior and painted black on the outside to match stand. Will the installing the CFL sockets as soon as...

Hey guys, just wanted to share my new tank and get some advice on scaping and plant distribution. Hope you enjoy!

Well after being away from aquariums for about a year due to work and moving, I decided a come back was due. This is my RCS (red cherry shrimp) tank, their not in yet, but will arrive tomorrow. 1 or 2 more plants as well, hope you enjoy and feel free to comment and make sugestions about the scaping.

Here are some pics of my 12 gal RCS tank. Started with 10 3 months ago and I count around 20 now a days. Sorry about the bad pic quality, iPad camera. I've tried to leave it be as far as scaping goes.

Hey there, wasn't planning on an upgrade, but a friend got a new tank and had this one laying around (thanks James). It is almost 80 gal, all the fish in my 29 gal will be going in there. 1 angelfish, 5 tiger barbs, 1 Puntius denisonii, a juvenile common pleco and 4 silver hatchet fish. Probably...

I have a school of 6 tiger barbs, Im pretty sure that there are 4 males and 1 female. Do you guys know a good reference where I can find info on how to breed them? If read that I have to separete them for a couple of seems then put them baca together and once they have matee remove the parents...

In general of course, Im sure there will be diferentes between species. By getting used to, I refer to swimming around normally, start feeding, and any other you can think of.

Hey there, I was wondering if any of you know how fast or slow should I expect my tiger barbs to grow full size. Right now they are 1 1/2 inches and I've read they get up to 2.75 or 3 inches. Any help will be much appreciated.

Hi, my intention here is to start a thread where the more experienced members can let us less experienced members know their information on aquarium lighting. I have browsed around and havent found a place where it is simple enough or complete enough. Maybe some of you work with lights and can...

http://youtu.be/DfAfKXSzPNI Checkout the video, its not te most recent update, but hope you guys like it anyway.

Here is my latest DIY proyect: Hood and light (no fancy bulbs just energy saving from philips) two 20 watts 6500K. The hood is made out of pine and it has hinged top. Here are some photos of the process.

Hey, a friend of mine wants to upgrade his 100 gal and go for a 260 gal (1000 lit aprox). We went to some stores to get budgets, but there was a huge difference between having it made with 12 or 15 mm glass, is there a formula or a precise way of calculating the width of the glass? Any other...

I've been reading around and I am kind of sad about this. Are Angelfish requiered to be kept as a part of a school? Sorry for the noob question. But its really my girlfriend which wants it and I promised I'd ask.

I've been captivated by the idea that a circular food chain can be achieved and balanced in such a way that almost no artificial food has to be added. They describe adding RCS and other invertebrates in a big tank and give the 4 months to get stablished and reproduce, a lot of plants, moss...

Hey, from Perú here, some one else or somewhere in S. América?

Im setting up a 29 gal tank, freshwater fish and live plants. I wanted to get some information on what filtres you guys would recommend.

I've read around the web that some people have tanks with no other filtre than what their heavily planted tanks consume, is this doable with fish in them?

Hey there Aquarists, Im setting up a 29 gal Fresh water tank, starting with building a stand, but thats a separete matter. Here I would like some advice on stocking it, scaping (live plants, rock, driftwood, etc) and filtering (what kind of filtering wet/dry, trickle?). Hope I can get a lot of...

Hi, I'm in love with the concept of upside down tanks and I had one made, which is going to be ready today. I'm fairly new to aquariums so I was wondering how this can affect and if it will affect my ecosystem. Any advice on special maintence? My tank is a 10 g and I expecting to make it 12g...

Hey, i'm new to the forum and to Live plants in my tank. Ive had a lionhead goldfish for about a year and a half and i wanted to increase my tank capacity by including a vertical tank open bottom. My tank specifications are in my profile. The thing Im most concerned with is, Will it hold the...