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So its been 2 weeks since I initially planted my tank. The first week didn't go so well. I had to replant a lot of my stem plants, because my rosy barbs pulled them up. But after about a week they grew some roots and I haven't had that issue again. I did notice that all of my plants, with the...

I do understand that the internet can have more up to date information. I search often, however I'm a hard copy kind of person. I like being able to sit down in my recliner and read about something for a bit. When researching something new to me, I have a tendancy to suffer from information...

What are the best books to read when learning about setting up a salt water aquarium?

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I was reading the bottle of flourish complete at my LFS and noticed it had some copper in it. Looks like a super low dose, however knowing that copper is bad for inverts, is it possible to keep them of you also dose the flourish complete?

I thought that might be the case. Thanks so much for all your help. I'm excited for when they grow in a bit more.

I know we talked about it before, but right now I have 2 T5HO bulbs over the tank, but a 4 bulb fixture. Can I go to all 4 bulbs now, or should I wait for it to fill in more? If so, what mix of bulbs should I go with? I put in root tabs when I planted, and can does florish excel and florish...

I went and looked at the tank and saw what you were talking about. It was the worst with the ambulia. I redid it and this is what they look like now, what do you think?

I did trim the bottoms, I spread them out some. I'll assume you are saying that they are not spread out enough? I'll have to work on that a little more.

Of course then I realized that I still wanted some more plants, so I ordered some eco-complete and replaced my gravel. And then ordered some plants. They finally arrived today and I was able to plant them. Here is what I have: Crypt Parva, Water Hyssop, Marble Queen Sword broad...

Here is the journey of my tank so far. I was given a 55g tank back in early October by a friend, Bought some decorations and such, cycled the tank and added fish. Of course just having fish was quickly boring, so I decided to add a couple plants. And then a couple pieces of driftwood...

My Tank has been set up since OCT, it has been completely cycled. the ammonia was less than .25. I recently changed my substrate from gravel to eco-complete, which caused a mini cycle. Its returned to 0 now. I am confident that water quality has not caused any of this. There is a chance that...

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They were in a 55g. Plenty of hiding spots. I hope it's just stress, he did get bullied a bit. We will see. If he recovers I will try it again.

I believe moss balls should be free, as well as rotated occasionally so that it is exposed to light on all sides. At least that is what I do with mine. I have never thought about how to attach them. Perhaps tie black thread around it.

Well I picked up a cheap 10g to put him in. Seeded with some filter media, I'll keep an eye on him, and do what I can while he survives. With luck my other one won't have been infected.

The short answer is no, don't rinse it.

My tank paramaters have been steady. 8.0pH Ammonia <.25 Nitrite 0 Nitrate 10-20 I do weekly water changes of 10 gallons. I didn't think it would be anything to do with water quality. Its sad to know that it might be Iridovirus. I'll try to do some more research on it, but my biggest...

It seems to act normal. Water tests 8.0pH steady, ammonia <.25 nitrite 0 and nitrate 10. There hasn't been anything that has really changed. I have noticed over the past month or so a steady color fade.

I have 2 dwarf gouramis, I had 3 but one died shortly after I got it. Of the 2 remaining, I noticed that one is significantly duller in color than the other. The attached picture shows both. I have noticed that the brighter one picks on the duller one some. Could the dullness be because of...

It is an interesting Idea, but I think I like the Idea of the cardinal Tetra the better. Maybe I'll fill out the school of Rosy Barbs to 9 or so and then add about 10 Tetras. I Have noticed that one my Gouramis had been nipping at the other, so I may add another to bring it back to my original 3.

Its been cycled for a few month. I see adding the gourami, I had 3 but one died. Adding 4-6 Rosy Barbs or 6 Cories, I could see, but if I were to add 5 barbs, 12 cories and a gourami would bring the total fish to 27, plus however the constantly increasing shrimp population. This is my first...

I might press with the cardinals. They will match the color theme of the tank and look good with my plant when they get here. On a side note, how long does it usually take you to get your plants from extraplant? I ordered some on the 31st, I was hoping they'd get here yesterday, but no such...

I've only had the RTS about a month, he's about 2.5 inches, and still pretty young. It doesn't seem like he is big enough yet to eat anything else yet, but perhaps in the future.

That seems like it would way overstock a 55g.