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I need to downsize and get rid of one of my tanks. I'd like to sell my 44 gallon pentagon (corner) mbuna tank, but would like your thoughts on how much it might fetch based on this description and the pictures I have in my photo album before I put it up on CL. So....what do you all think I...

I'm planning on putting some nerites in my planted tank. I have a striata loach & a golden zebra loach in there. Any guesses on whether the nerites will become dinner? The loaches have ignored MTS & assasin snails before. I'm thinking they will pay no mind to the nerites, but I don't know for sure.

I have one of these in my setup. Its been in for 5 months, on for 8 hrs a day, ~ 1200 hours of use. It burned out. At its useful life or defective? What do you think? Should I go by the chain pet store and try an exchange for a new one? Ultra Sun® Super Daylight Mini Compact Fluorescent

I set up the 1.7g I mentioned here: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f24/1-5-nano-planted-252358.html#post2384990 I had a clip on lamp in my "workshop," I had to add a reflector to it, made out of an old aluminum reflector off a 55g and then wrapped in tinfoil. It is burning a 13w CFL...

I added some wisteria stems to my tank and they took off pretty well. I cut the top off some of the new growth, and replanted. The propogated sections seem to be doing well, however, on much of the older stems I've lost between 80%-100% of the leaves. They just seem to thin out, then drop off...

I need to dose nitrogen and phosphorus. Tank is only 18 gallons, so a 250ml bottle of each would last me plently long. I'm debating between Brightwell Aquatics FlorinGrow and Flourish Nitrogen as my nitrogen supplement and Florin-P and Flourish Phosphorus as my phosphorus supplement. Does...

I've tried to keep otos before, but to no avail. I had a sufficient amount of algae/diatomes for them, however I had high TDS, high pH, & high alkalinity. Now I have pH of 6.5, 3dKH, 6dGH. I like otocinclus and would like to add 4 or so to my tank, hopefully the new water parameters will help...

my kids got me a 1.5g "glowfish" aquarium for my desk at work a couple years ago. I've since had it set up with a crayfish. I manage 1 or 2 one gallon water changes per week. Filter is a tetra whisper in-tank 3i Small Aquarium Filter: Internal Filter Perfect for up to 3 gallon Tank. I have it...

If you have a harbor freight around, they've got a parking lot sale this weekend. One of the items they have is a 200gph submersible pump on sale for $10. This same pump: Danner The Fountain Pump Magnetic Drive Submersible Pump Pond Water Garden Pumps

I got a bunch of wisteria, about a dozen stems, and planted them in a row in the back of the tank, each stem about an inch apart. They are about an inch deep into flourite, but a couple pop out of the substrate each day and have to be replanted. How long until they root themselves?

Living in N. Florida, dollarweed is a scourge of lawns everywhere. its a constant battle, even Scotts Turf Builder Bonus S needs multiple applications. Anyway, I have not fertilized my lawn this year yet, but I did apply granular pesticide last weekend. I have crazy patches this winter of...

So I've got DIY CO2 set up on my tank. 2 x 124oz gatorade jugs. I get between 2-3 bps. one mix is 16 days old, the other mix is 9 days old. As of last night I was still getting 2+ bps. My drop checker has been showing a ph of 6.5 for the past week ~38ppm CO2. Last night, when I got home, I...

I'm planning on upgrading my lighting in the coming months. First I need to build a canopy to fit the lights under, but that won't be much trouble as I have other woodworking projects that need to be completed so I can make it alongside. I have a Icecap 460 ballast with heatsink & wiring...

Based on my drop checker, with 4dkh solution, it appears the test solution pH is somewhere around 6.4-6.6, so that would estimate my CO2 concentration to be 38ppm +/- 10ppm. I'm getting 2.4 bps from my DIY setup. This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. The...

I created a thread in the planted tank section showing my DIY CO2 setup, DIY drop checker, DIY CO2 reactor, DIY lights, and DIY stand/cabinet. http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f24/diy-drop-checker-and-co2-system-247194.html

I made this comment in another thread: A picture was requested, so here's a pic of the drop checker:

Looking for 6 or 8 T5 endcaps. Let me know if you have any and what you want for it. I have a HOB skimmer I can trade, I would also pay cash + shipping if the price is right.

My DIY co2 is is set up with 2 124oz gatorade containers, silicone tubing, brass T-barb, standard plastic check valve, DIY co2 reactor. I don't have a bubble counter. I was thinking about making an inline one, as I don't want another bottle in the cabinet. I am thinking about using a 6"...

I've got a HOB protein skimmer (no pump included). Works well, has had some acrylic repair, but doesn't effect the performance of the unit. Need to use a small pump inside your aquarium. I used a RIO+ 800 venturi when I used it. I'm hoping to trade for a inline UV filter. It would have to...

I just bought a 1oz can for a couple bucks. In my planted tank, I've been feeding my fish TetraMin Plus tropical flakes as a staple with an assortment of supplemental foods (frozen and freeze-dried) for years. I've been wanting to run out of this tetramin stuff for a while now so I can switch...

I posted earlier that I thought I had purchased some riccia: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f24/riccia-fluitans-crystalwort-246199.html#post2327522 I took another look at the plant and I think I was mistaken. The leaves of the plant are distinct and blade-like - much like a little...

I picked up a pot of Riccia Fluitans (or what I believe to be) from Petco a couple days ago. I was looking for a foreground plant to hopefully spread into a small carpet in a front corner of my tank. I wasn't sure what I was buying, there was no tag in the pot. I assumed what I was buying had a...

I'm conceptualizing a inline CO2 diffuser and would like to use clear rigid schedule 40. However, I can only find it online for a 10ft section for $70+. Anyone know a better way to obtain 12-18" of clear rigid pvc? If I can't find any for a few bucks I'm contemplating substituting 2" vinyl...

I'm about to make a inline CO2 diffuser for my anticipated DIY CO2 setup. I have a fluval 206 canister. The fluval canisters have corrugated hoses instead of vinyl tubing. Anyone know the best way to connect a cut end of this corrugated hosing to a threaded pipe connector? Will it fit over a...

7.5lb tank for $25 Co2 tank -7.5 lb tank for kegerator regulator for $40 Co2 regulator - Brand new Taprite regulator