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So this is my first batch of plants a mix from petsmart and big als for under 14 dollars :D So I believe I have 1 stem of jungle val slightly melted but will hopefull recover, came with one runner, 2 stems of green cabomba I think, 3 stems of sword not sure which variety, and 6 stems of an...

As the title says could I use this type of clay under the roots of my sword cabomba and other rooted plants? Otherwise what type of clay should I use and where would I find it? I live in Canada btw :)

I live in a bungalow and plan to have either a 65 or 75 gallon aquarium in my bedroom it would be against a wall on a desk with two legs approximately 1 foot by 1 foot weight pretty evenly distributed, so my question will my floor support it? Do I have to worry about my desk falling through the...

Finally I got my parents to agree to let me to get a bigger tank :D. I've decided to get a 65 gallon,probably not till around christmas though :/ dimensions are 36 long 18 wide and 24 high I was going to get a 90 gallon but my parents are worried about it falling through the floor. As of now my...

I've never really had any complaints about the bio wheel filter except for this: after a waterchange when I fill my filter with water than plug it in, once the flow resumes it shoots a bunch of debris into my aquarium. And I was wondering if there are any solutions to this problem, or if any one...

If I ended up using c02 what do you guys think of using the fluval c02 88? Its kinda an all in one system and very affordable. Thanks again :thumb:

So as you may or may not know soon I'm receiving a t5 ho light 2x24w 6500k, and I have a few questions. 1- As of now my substrate is pool filter sand and there is little to no chance of that changing, so with the above lighting, and substrate what kind of plants can I grow? I do not and most...

Hey guys so my sister insisted on having a betta, she wanted one of those little 1/2 gallon tanks but I convinced her otherwise. So I ended up setting up my old 5 gallon. It didn't have a filter to start but I just started running one. I am running a fish in cycle with twice daily 50-70% water...

After the suggestions from some members on this site and after researching and reading reviews online I decided to purchase the Odyssea t5 ho 2x24w (Odyssea T5 Aquarium Lighting) according to the site it should arrive 10-14 business days, when it arrives I will try and do a video review but no...

Hi there :) I'm looking to buy a t5 HO fixture, but needing sites to shop from, what I'm looking for is a T-5 HO Freshwater fixture 30" as far as price I'm looking for under 100$ before shipping. Also it needs to be shipped to Canada, without some ridiculous cost. I know its a tall order but any...

Hey guys so as of now my tank is running great :) (due to all the help from you guys) but I stocked my tank improperly from the start and I've decided to fix it. As of now my stocking plan is 2 angels 1 bolivian ram 2 skirt tetras and 1 DG, now aggression is becoming a factor and I realize that...

Hey guys I'm setting up a 10 gallon for my sister, and I was wondering what to put in, I'm thinking a betta and some tankmates but my mom is set on ADF but are there any fish that will go with adf? It's got a 13w light would that be sufficient to grow anubias? Thanks guys :) Troy

Hi there, I was looking and coralife and nova extreme fixtures and wondering which would be better on my 29 gallon high. coralife 2x31w 1x31w 6700k bulb and 1x31 colormax bulb (mostly red) or nova extreme 2x24w 1x24w 10000k and 1x24w freshwater t5 ho fluorescent lamp (whatever that means) heres...

Ok here I go for my 29 gallon I want to change my 4watt marineland hood to a T5 HO 2x24w fixture and I have a few questions; 1- What is the best combonation for viewing fish and growing plants, like 6500k 10000k 5000k I plan on buying a zoo med fixture 2- What plants would I be able to get on...

Hi, I'm seeing these all over my tank, they don't bother me just wondering what they are thanks, :}

Hi I'm wondering if I'm overstocked I have a 29 gal with penguin 200b and a few scattered plants, my current stocking is 2 neons 2 white tip tetras 2 med sized angelfish 1 bolivian ram and 1 dwarf gourami. And I'm wondering if I'm overstocked, could I bump both the schools to 6 because I would...

As you know I've been fish in cycling and for 3 weeks had nothing but ammonia and for 3 weeks and the last five days ammonia started dropping and nitrite rose for a day next day to my surprise 3ppm of nitrate, and for the last 3 days nitrite`s been dropping last night little over 1 ppm of trite...

As you know I fish in cycled an aquarium started around august 5th, and levels where normal 2 weeks later. 0-0-~5ammo/trite/trate. I added 1 gold gourami and 2 very small angels and bam ammonia .5 constant water changes but it hangs around .5 all fish eat and are acting healthy my guess because...

I just started a forum thinking about what fish I could get I have 2 very small angels two neons soon to be 5 and 2 med size tetras that are anti social and dont want a school and I was thinking a gbr or other dwarf cichlid but I was wondering. What about a shoal of 4 or 5 cory's prob pandas...

I have a gold gourami in my 29 gallon along with two small angels 2 neons moving up to 5 tomorrow and two med size tetras that school with neons odd enough. Anyway I received a new platy and the gourami fin nipped it to death and is starting to bully the other fish he's going back...

I've been cycling my aquarium and thought it was cycled no nitrite no ammonia and nitrate and then i added 1 gold gourami 3 inches and 2 dime sized angelfish i had had cycled with 2 white tip tetras and 3 neon tetras had no where to keep them after i took down my 10 gallon so i was doing...

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On monday I get payed and am going out to buy a new aquarium from my lfs big als im getting a 29 gallon kit, either top fin 29 gallon kit with incandecant lighting or marineland 29 gallon bio wheel kit which either has the 170 filter or 200 filter and its led with day and night modes. Top fin is...

Hi I've had an aquarium going healthy for awhile but i have a problem my ph is always stayed at 7.4 and ammonia nitrites were 0 and nitrate was around 5-10 and now ammonia is between 0 and .25 ppm and nitrite is 0 and nitrate is inbetween 5- 10 still is this ammonia level dangerous would do I do...

Hi I'm soon going to get a 29 gallon freshwater aquarium and once done cycling am planning to keep a pair of angelfish and a dwarf gourami and was wondering a good fish for cycling and a stocking plan around those 2 fish thanks a lot Troy