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Despite my attempts at quarentining new arrivals I have somehow gotten an infestation of some sort of work that lives in the substrate. I believe them to be some type of nematode they range in length from 1/4 inch to 3/4 inch long and are not apparent unless the substrate is disturbed at this...

Ive read several places that activated carbon in the flltration system is bad for planted tanks because "it absorbs trace elements necessary for plant growth". I have yet to find any literature that explains what trace elements will be absorbed, or how much the use of activated carbon affects...

After setting up my tank I got the expected ammonia spike (initially it went to .5 ppm) and within three days was not detectable. The problem Im having is that the nitrites dont want to come down. Ive been doing twice weekly 25%-50% water changes to keep nitrites below 2ppm. Ive been...

Im currently researching upgrading my systems lighting. Currently I have a 29 gallon tank with a 20 watt tube, Im running CO2 (the cool Hagen hang on kit) that has made a measureable difference in just a few days. I am planning on upgrading the hood to a 55 watt bright kit from AHS (thanks to...

This evening while viewing my tank I noticed one of my Black skirt tetras swimming erraticly in spirals centered around his head, I immediately isolated the sick fish in a seperate bowl Im pretty sure hes not going to make it, his color is faded and his respiration rate is much higher than the...

Ok, heres a very basic question for ya. I have 9 fish currently in my 29 gallon FW tank, 3 Buenas Aries Tetras, 3 Black Skirted Tetras, and 3 (I believe) Comlombian Tetras, they look like the Black skirted ones, except they are the dyed/painted? type. My question is what do I feed them and...

OK, sorta new at this so heres my question. First the setup. 29 Gallon aquarium, Penguin 280 filter with regular cartridge and 100% balck diamond (activated carbon) in the loose media carrier. Tank Temp is 80 degrees with 1 150W heater. Lighted 6.5 hours per day with normal Flouescent tube...