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Hey everybody, Just got my 20 tall set up. I am growing water wisteria, anubias (barteri, I believe), java fern and jungle val. No CO2 at the moment, but I have the DIY reactor ready to go. I currently have 2 10W CFL's (6500K) installed horizontally. After research, I hear this may not be the...

Hey everybody, I'm thinking of getting a blackwater tank going with my 20G tall that I just got. Given that most of my driftwood pieces are fairly straight and not ALL that interesting, I was curious if I could take softwood (lots of rivers and woods around us), shave off the bark, boil it, etc...

Hey everybody, While soaking some of my driftwood, some of this mold-type stuff appeared (see attached pic). It doesn't scrape off very easily, and I've found it while soaking real wood and fake bamboo shoots. 1) is it mold? 2) any way to get rid of it, or do I need to scrap the pieces and find...

Hey everybody, I could use your help choosing a pump for my being-planned-out canister filter project. Here's the specs: 1) filter is for a 30 gallon freshwater tank 2) I expect the pump will be 3 1/2 feet below the top of tank 3) most likely pumping through 1/2 inch tubing/PVC, unless somebody...

Hey everybody, I have a 3D background soaking to leech out any (or as much as possible) of the effect that the concrete would have on my tank water. Is it correct that the pH is the primary parameter to keep my eye on, as in 'when pH remains stable with the background in the water, then it's...

Hey everybody, Considering a PVC canister filter, but have a question about the pump. The most understandable plans I have seen have water flow via tube from aquarium to top of filter, running through media via gravity, reaching the bottom of filter and then being sent by pump back up into...

Hey everybody, I inherited a family (two generations, it looks like) of orange guppies from a friend. It appears to be a good mix of male/female (roughly 1:3, though I haven't officially counted). If I want to add some color variety to future fry, is it more likely to succeed by adding males of...

I have two convicts that have been together since they were very young. I'm almost positive they are male and female (will post pics when I have them to confirm). They're both about two inches now (close in body size) and the one I believe to be male loves chasing the one I believe to be female...

Well, my two convicts have just moved from their 10G to their new 30G this morning. They were often pretty pale in the 10G, with the occasional time when their stripes would deepen. After about 30 seconds in the new tank, they were the deep black and grey that I normally see in pictures...

Good morning! Today, I should be putting my pair of convicts from their current 10G home into their new 30G. I'm almost positive they are a male/female pair, but in the 10G, the male just chased around the female, but no eggs. In the new tank, there will be a LOT more hiding places. I'm also...

Are there any fish that can be with convicts that like swimming near the surface? My understanding is convicts like the lower half of the tank (kind of my experience so far), so I don't want the top half to go to waste. This is in a 30G (36x12x18). Thanks!

I'm currently setting up a convict tank - almost done with the cycling. At the same time, I'm working on building some of my own decorations, 3d background, etc. I have some basic pots, plants, and pvc caves that I can put in the tank now. As I finish my background, I hope to pull out some of...