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    live rock vs ocean rock

    i want to know if what is so speical about live rock from my lfs excluding the live part could i not use ocean rock or any other rock and live that? reason i ask as live rock is about £10 a kg but i can get ocean for less than £2 a kg i know i would have to cure it and then live it but i rather...
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    bamboo root

    i seen a nice piece of bamboo root aimed at reptiles but can i put it in my fw tank (is it safe)??
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    shrimp and profito

    i have a 60l low light planted tank i use easylife profito for an extra boost i want to add shrimp to my tank but just read profito has a trace amount of copper, now i heard that the trace amount will not harm inverts but i just want to see other peoples exspirence withthis or simular products
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    Toughened/tempered glass

    im planning to make a 1000l (260g) tank and i know can use 12mm float/regular glass so could i get away with 6mm toughened glass?
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    broken tank

    during moving home broke the corners of one of my tanks (40g) :facepalm: so i got to cut it now. now do i cut the couple of centimeters so only lose a of litres or do i convert to my 1st nano tank (besides this was a spare tank and i got it free) the tank is 3ft wide 15in deep and 18 high so...
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    friends that wont listern

    come on we all must have friends/someone that wont listern to our advise or we tell them they going to kill the fish. i start my sister-inlaw want a 1-2g bowl with 1 goldfish with no lighting no filter nothing and the reason for this is she wants to put on her dinning table with no wires...
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    malawi cichlids or co2 planted

    im trying to decide what i want in my tank my wife wants malawi cichlids i want a co2 planted with a few com fish plus its my tank/hobby. so do i keep my wife happy or do what i want with MY tank
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    is it true? can it be done?(grass)

    i heard you can grow some of the grass quicker in wet conditions before filling the tank?
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    sand waterfall

    does anyone have these and how do you make them
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    free can

    :moon::thumb: yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy i just got a FREE 3ft welders can for my tank and got offered a 5ft one if want to go bk for it
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    koi in fish tank?

    im quite sure this is a stupid Q but can you put koi in an indoor fish tank? if so what does 1 koi need (ie tank size) can they be by them self how big do koi get? it be cool to have a few koi's indoors in a tank
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    whats your background?

    have you got a fancy picture(pics), a 3d one (pics?), a live one (ie moss wall), a coloured one (blue, black or other) or plain? and why?
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    tank mates for betta in 30g planted?

    what other fish can i have or would you suggest for a 30g tank i know i want a betta
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    what is your bubble count?

    whats your bubble count for your size tank, how heavy planted is it (pics would help) how long does your can last (how big is it)
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    co2 bottles?

    i know this may be a hardware Q but i put it here for planted hardware is ALL co2 bottle the same screw top? cos i was thinking of using a co2 fire extinguisher which i can get a 5kg bottle for half the price of a 2kg from lfs
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    too much co2?

    can i put to much co2 in to help my plants get settle (or get to the look i want) quicker? then turn it down to add fish?
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    bending wood?

    i heard you can bend one of the fish woods (bog/drift) can someone pls confirm im being mad or not and if true how is this done
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    grass

    i love this picture mainly the grass bit. i would love to do the same for my tank. does anyone else have any grass, how much you planted at first and how long did it take to get where you are pictures would be greatful
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    hydro external heater, rena smart heater?

    i dont want to clog the back of my tank (120g) with pipes and heaters so thought of useing the two heaters above as i know i need 2 heaters of coarse i use the rena on the inlet and the hydro on the outlet. will this work or any other ideas
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    tropical sump?

    does anyone have a sump tank for there tropical/cold tank if so how you getting on with it, what media you have, etc, etc and any pics?
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    what setup would you like?

    all i see is post of people wish to have limetess amounts of money to have ridculos size tanks with impossible tank mates. so here my Q what tank and setup would you like if you sat down and saved like crazy. mine is i would like a 8ft planted tank with co2 system running 2 fx5s. with a few...
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    my dream sw diy extreme build

    im planning to build this once i can afford to stock it and that (about 5years+), i want it to look like where the reef edge meets the open ocean i worked out it be about 2000lt ((over 500 usG) being 2ft deep) but i dont know a thing about sw like how many fish can i have is one of them. i...
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    co2 equiment question

    i notice for a basic co2 construction the 2 most expsensive parts are the can and the regulator so im wondering i think i found a cheaper way round it is to use welding parts like the regulator which i seen half the price is this good or not advisable
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    electronic co2?

    i seen these units that create co2 by seperating the particals are these any good? what are the advantages and disadvantges?
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    how to kill/cure_________(must be natural)

    i like to know what people have used to help with there problems without resorting to chemicals. for exmaple (i start) algae best form to get rid of it is a pleco (imo)
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