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We set up a new 65 gal. planted tank in January. We have a trouble free 75 gal. tank that we harvest enough plants from to use in the new tank and give away. It is a fully stocked community tank with a 4' shop light. For the new tank I started with a 4-5" layer of ecco complete, a large...

We have a 75 gal. planted with a heavy fish load filtered by a Filstar XP3 that after a year has always been crystal clear and a breeze to take care of. You just rinse out and reuse the media and replace the charcoal as needed. It has been trouble free and I have taken advantage of the ability...

Hi all and thanks in advance for your help. We have a million tiny spiral snails that come out at night. They are wreaking havoc on certain plants. When you turn the lights on the entire back glass of our 75gal. tank is covered, they begin dropping off and disappear into the substrate. What is...

I have learned to take a large portion of the total water change out(10-15gal. of a 20gal. change) before I start vacuuming the gravel. Then I do the open areas first and then vac. the rest. When the Python clogs I'm done. Kevin

I agree with Fawn. We have a 75gal. and a 65gal. and I can't imagine doing the water changes without the Python. You can get extension hoses to cover a longer distance if the tank is not near your water source. I do weekly 15-20 gal. changes in each tank and it doesn't take very long, nor does...

Ask for 2 6700k bulbs instead of the 10,000k. It's an awesome light. Post on the planted tank section and see what they have to say. Kevin

Hi Tom, Both of our tanks are planted but in the past we have had tanks that were not planted and have always lighted them for 10-12 hours per day. We have never had an algae problem. What kind of fish are in the tank? I can't imagine many species being happy in the dark 17 hours a day. I would...

Thanks for the welcome! I do not have a test kit for Nitrates. TankGirl you were close we went up to a 65 gal. tank. It all started when our LFS had a one day half price sale on all FW fish............. I am going to take your advice and do nothing at this time. They were happy and colorful...

Thanks in advance for your help. 2 weeks ago we converted our 25 gal. planted tank that had 3 small Discus ( 1 added 6 weeks before, 2 added 1 week before ) to a 65 gal. planted tank. Also in tank at that time 1 Red Tailed Shark, 1 Beta, 1 small Loach. The Loach disappeared 2 days after we...