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Cleaned the FX6 yesterday and watched my yellow and blue angel spawn Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Well guys, I guess I must be doin something right, today my angels spawned! I have a very yellow golden male and a beautiful blue female that seem to be very happy tank mates, I'm happy to see this, nothing has spawned since they were in the 75g. It's not a breeding tank and with the other...

Yep, I live in an apartment so spray paints are out, also because I don't like fumes around a stocked tank. The latex based paints work really well, but you have to be patient. The first coat not much will stick to the glass, but once the first coat is about 3/4 dry but still tacky you add the...

I just used a latex based paint and rolled it on, takes about 4 light coats but it can be peeled off too just like plastidip Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Thank you. I may end up doing a background, but I'm thinking when I get the plants where I want them it won't be needed. If I do a background it will be a very dark hunter green like I had on my 75 gallon, I liked it a lot Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Thank you shelly!

Yes I do, I use peroxide regularly Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I think it was some that came from the smaller tank and then it spread in this tank while it was new, I don't think its too intense lighting because it would be higher up in the tank not just at the very bottom and co2 is pumped in and drop checker is in the green. It's receding now so I think...

Thanks! I'm really excited about it, I've never had the plant before and both of the ones I have are budding. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Thanks! Yes it's an inline atomizer on a fluval 306, I have a fx6 in the tank as well. And yes again to staurogyne repens Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Thank you! Plants need to grow a bit more but I'm happy Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

120 Gallon Tall

Scaped with driftwood, trimmed, and took some pictures. 120 gallon tank, blooming barclaya longifolia

The buds! Edit: dont know why theyre sideways

Update time! Hey guys, its been a while so I thought it was time for an update. I was getting a little disappointed with the growth for a while until I looked at some of the beginning pictures and then I felt so much better haha. I have added a few fish since my last post, 3 denison barbs, 3...

Thanks tx! Did water tests today, not sure how to feel about them just yet. I think I need more time with the tank and the light to get a good trend going. I did the tests because I noticed some slight yellowing around some older leaves that I thought could be a nitrate deficiency. Nitrate -...

Thanks everyone for the encouraging words! I'm going to do my best to keep the journal updated for everyone, mostly for myself haha. My last tanks I started journals and got lazy, but this is as close to my dream tank as I'll probably ever get so I'm really trying. Schoeplein - thanks for the...

Here's the recovering barclaya longifolia

Got my BML XB today and its up and running. Man is it bright! We tested it out off of the tank first and it lit up the living room more than any of the other house lights combined haha. I feel pretty confident I can go plenty of plants with it, I do have a couple negative thoughts on it though...

Welcome aboard! Hope you enjoy my journey and good luck with your tank. I welcome any opinions and I'm happy to help you out if I can. Update: I'm in love with fedex! Look what came for this guy today. I'll post up a bunch of pictures this evening!

Not sure what bucket you have, they shouldn't lose shape though. Mine didn't and a 5 gallon bucket is supposed to hold, wait for it, 5 gallons. Haha. Also, lids are ~1.50 at the home improvement stores

It'll be a breeze the second time. The substrate buckets, fill as much as you can. The fish buckets, I filled mine up to about an inch below the rim, with a good lid it's not an issue

It's always really stressful and sounds like a lot the first time you do it. The second and third time has just been a routine for me

I would suggest adding 2 3gallon buckets for the substrate and to lighten up the tank, but that's just me (I usually only have my fiancé helping me move stuff haha)

I've done it both ways, depends on the size of the tank and depth of the substrate. It's more of a weight thing than anything else. If you can lift it, its fine staying in the tank. The more water you get out of the tank the lighter it will be, remember each gallon weighs 8lbs