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Got a 135g but didn’t want to use the 2x4 skeleton stand, so I built my own and just finished it over the weekend. In the meantime I’ve been hunting driftwood and trying to come up with a vision for the tank. I was able to do a dry run off the ‘scape last night and I’m just curious what you all...

Hey all. I’ve had 100 gallon dirted community tank with all the extras up and running for about 15 years now. I just picked up 135 gallon (72”x18”) and want to do a much simpler operation, and make a South American Cichlid tank out of it. I know that I want to have a Jack Dempsey and at least 1...

Just looking for the pros vs cons of using blacklighting as a supplemental light source on top of the ~5000k led general lighting I have for my 100g planned tank. I’ve used blue led lights in the past but never got that color pop I would love to see from some of my guys. And maybe with the six...

So I'm looking at swapping out my 6 current T12's with a custom LED array, and I'm curious what results (either good or bad) you experts might expect this change to bring. It's a 100g heavily planted tank. 24" from lights to substrate. Dirted, PPS Pro daily ferts with CO2 injection. Currently...

So I'm looking at swapping out my 6 current T12's with a custom LED array, and I'm curious what results (either good or bad) you experts might expect this change to bring. It's a 100g heavily planted tank. 24" from lights to substrate. Dirted, PPS Pro daily ferts with CO2 injection. Currently...

I have an older single tube hood/light that does NOT use a typical ballast to light. What it has is a four wire push button switch and a transformer, and I'm going to do my best to describe it. (If you already know what I'm talking about, you can skip ahead to the end.) Electrical jargon- So 4...

Ok. I've had enough. Shocker, but I'm losing the battle with the BBA in my tank. Is it a light issue?...it is growing near the top and all the way to the bottom of a 24" tall tank. (240 watts t12-NO on a 100g tank, split cycle 4 on-6 off-5 on). I have pressurized CO2 maintained at 30ppm. 40% pwc...

So I haven't had a chance to do a ton of research, but from what I can tell Maracyn Plus & Maracyn 2 have been discontinued since I have last purchased it. That stuff have always been the best for me, so I'm curious what you all have found to be a good substitute. Let me know!!

Alright. Quick recap before I get asked the same questions over and over.... 100g planted tank (24" high). Miracle gro organic garden soil capped with white play sand. PPS Pro daily ferts minus the kno3 since my stock adds plenty of N. My phosphates are around 2ppm. 240 watts (6-40 watt 6500k...

Is it just me, or do the rest of you go through your #2 bottle quicker than #1, even though you use 8 drops out of each?? I'm starting to wonder if the nozzle is creating larger drops of #2, and that unequal mixture is why my tube always says my established tank has .25ppm....

What could be causing my once thriving dwarf sag to be dying off in this one particular area? The rest if the tank has gone stagnant as far as growth, but the sag and ricca in this one spot are withering away.... As you can see its, for the most part, doing fine just to the right, but on the...

It happens to everyone at some point, I just had mine. I re-arranged my non-show tanks yesterday. It was a 10g planted nursery with gravel substrate, another 10g planted nursery with dirt/sand cap, and a new 20g long bare bottom with plastic plants and store bought decor that I was using it as...

So I mentioned my daughter wanting to get a tank of her own in a few other posts the past couple weeks. She got it all set up Saturday and, for now, is really into it. She got a crowntail betta, some neons, and I gave her a few ghost shrimp. The question I have is with the betta. The lights are...

I've got a fluval 406 and I was curious, does anything, ie poly fill, work as good as a polishing pad that I can buy in bulk??

I know it's not ideal, but will 2 5000k spiral cfl's support at least low light plants in a 10g?

Since setting up my new tank, I have been really watching everything closely as I try to find its balance point. So far I have made two adjustments to my mixtures and want to see if I did it correctly or if there is a better way to approach it. The fist is I notices some , not a lot, just a...

Just wondering if anyone here is affected by the chemical spill in WV. I heard that 9 counties, so far, have been told not to use tap water for pretty much anything. Curious how PWCs will be accomplished for people, and how long they can't use tap water.

I mix my cms+b in a glass jar with distilled water. The powder dissolves when I mix it, but a small amount precipitates back out within the next 36 hours or so. If I drain the liquid and dump this crud, it will stay 'clear' until the next batch is mixed. I have been shaking the bottle before I...

Well I finally picked up a 20gL at the $1/gal sale for my QT/hospital. It's a new tank, so you think this would be a happy day, right? Unfortunately, the 55g that I've had for the past 2+ years is going away. I've kept it around for the past 5 weeks as a QT for my new comers to the 100g I set...

So recently I noticed that my solenoid on my regulator wouldn't close when power was removed. I called Milwaukee to see what repair procedure was he had me run a couple tests on my setup. Turns out that my diffuser/atomizer is the problem. He suspects that it has become clogged with dust or...

When I comes to dosing a tank for various purposes, should I dose for the entire tank volume or just the close approximation of water volume? Reason I ask is with my 100g tank, between the substrate and sizeable driftwood, I'm a lot closer to 80g of actual water volume. That's a 20% difference...

I've heard people talk about them here and there in the past, and now with my dirt/sand substrate in my new set-up, it got me wondering. A) Is there a type of small worm that I can 'breed' in my substrate that can act as a treat if they stick their head up B) where can I purchase these worms C)...

So my co2 was running empty last weekend, so I got a new tank on Tuesday. I upped the co2 a little since I was still tweaking it from the old 55g to my new 100g and had the headroom. Now I had been monitoring the parameters since setting up the new 100g a month ago or so, just to make sure a...

I have this area under my driftwood with java ferns, and there is a sword and tiger lotus with giant leaves right in the same area. Between all that, there is not much light that reaches the substrate. Is there any plants other than java ferns and anubias that will grow in this shadow realm...

I noticed that my 'storage' for attached photos is nearing 100% , so I went back to old posts, some from 2 years ago, to delete old pictures I posted, but can't. Is there a way to remove those old photos that are not needed and taking up space?? Does an admin have to do it for me? Thanks!