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there is a limit to the amount of co2 you can put in the tank because it can suffocate the fish. if the levels get too high, you can get a bubble counter and set it for about 1 bps to be safe.

you can get mts for cheap easily from other hobbiests.

are you looking for freshwater or saltwater shrimps?

flourish is nutrients and excel is a co2 supplement for those people who don't want to inject co2.

what type of lighting and bulbs are you using?

I don't know if i'm hijacking this thread but is it worth it to buy a 30" fixture that has 24" bulbs or should i find one that has 30" bulbs?

the aquaclear 110 is actually 500 gph

Can anyone give me some spare duckweed? I'll need about a golf ball size or more. I'll pay shipping for it.

for dwarf sag, t5no would suffice. It is a relatively low light plant even though it is a carpet plant.

the waste left over from the fishes decompose and produce ammonia which eventually become nitrates if you have a cycled tank. if the nitrate levels build up too high, it can hurt the fish and especially the inverts. Plants use nitrates so if you have a ton of plants, they can take care of the...

red cherry shrimp do not have a lot of bioload so you can start out with twenty or so and they will soon be 100+ in that tank.

I'd look on craigslist and find some sweet deals on tanks. then, I'll make my decision.

yeah that will do. Iron gives them their color

I would say sterbais but i'm not sure about that.

I heard people say to raise it to 86 degrees Fahrenheit, but would my fish be okay with it? I have peppered cory cats, dwarf neon rainbowfish, neon tetras, and otto cats. If not, what temp would be okay for these fish?

you need at least T5HO lighting for HC

I have heard some sources say that lutea stays small but others who say it can get big enough to grow to the surface of my 29 gallon tank. People say that it's because of lighting, but with a dual t5ho light, will it still stay small?

I am planning on having a 29 gallon tank with a dual T5HO light and dirt and I want to know how tall these following plants will get when they mature: Crypt Walkeri/Lutea Crypt Wendtii vars. Green Crypt Wendtii vars. bronze

i just recently bought a piece of driftwood from thedriftwoodstore.com it has great prices and you get to see the piece of wood before you buy it. gonna receive my piece soon so i'll tell you how it is.

you can use dirt but you have to cap it and there is a whole procedure for dirt. if you don't wanna cap, you can use flora max.

you are cycling to get the good bacteria which will build up mainly in your filter. you can take out all the gravel, fish, and water and put them back in after you switch the substrate. However, make sure that your water is dechlorinated with prime or something so that your bacteria don't die...

oh thanks lol. I didn't think about that question enough haha.

wow i didn't know the flow was adjustable on the aquaclear filters. I only have an aqueon filter so i had no idea on aquaclears. if the flow is adjusted, would the gph change too?

I don't know whether to get the aquaclear 50 or 30. I"m afraid to get the 50 because it might be too much flow for the plants and the animals. anyone have any experience with this?

if you can, post pictures of it so we can help you tell what color they are