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Hello once again, I have a heavily planted 75 gallon African Cichlid tank with a JBJ 4x65 watt 6500k compact light fixture. I inject Co2 25ppm and dose ferts from Greg Watson. My question is does a compact light fixture give you a full 260 watts across the entire length of my tank. Seems to me...

I took a look on google and I don't think what I have is Phyllanthus fluitans. The hanging roots are a greenish brown color. The leaves are smooth and cuped shaped and are thin. Closest plant I can find on google is giant duckweed but the leaves are a little different. I guess the search...

This stuff came as a few hitchhickers from some java moss that I purchased on ebay about a year ago. My tank is full of it and I end up throwing it away. Would like to sell some this stuff on ebay buy I don't remember what the seller called it and I have since lost the original email he sent me...

I hit the add attachment. How do I get the picture from my computer to this post? I'm such a putz with computers, lol.

I thought I added it as an attachment. Where did I go wrong? lol

Hello, I was wondering if someone out there can Id this plant. I've been told its duckweed. Each plant is about the size of a half dollar to a quarter. Thanks, larry

Hello, 1/2" od tubing on discharge side of a sump pump. I have a bleed valve on the reactor and let all the air out upon startup. What appears to be swirling bubbles in the top halve of the reactor. Is this just water movement I'm seeing or is this co2 bubbles that can't make the full travel of...

Hello, I'm wondering if anyone can help me get this Co2 reactor working properly. I have it installed vertical inline with my wet/dry filter pump. I'm using a Rio 1900 for my return pump. The problem is Co2 isn't leaving the reactor. Do I have an undersized pump issue or some other issue? I...

Wondering if anyone out there has a suggestion for floating plants in a Malawi tank that my fish won't eat and is easy to grow in low light. Thanks, Larry

Picture of sick fish. Sorry, picture is a little blurry. Thanks, Larry

Was wondering if someone out there could help me identify what looks like either some sort of leech or skin fluke on one of my Malawi cichlids. The fish eats well and acts normal other than the black lines,(not spots), 1/6" or smaller on the body and fins of the fish. There are about eight or...

I'm not sure if a peaceful cat can endure the harrassment. My mbuna fishy's are aggressive, nasty creatures where warfare is the norm with cease fires only occuring during feeding. A hungry mbuna is a not so happy fish as I limit small feedings to once a day preferring cleaner living conditions...

My 75 gal fw mbuna tank has been in operation for a little over two months. I noticed over the last couple of weeks that brown diatoms started showing on rocks in small dime size patches. Now this ugly brown stuff has invaded everything including plastic plants, gravel, and tank class. I do...

My sick fish is one of the bigger fish I keep and pretty much is left alone. My smaller Obliquiden gets most of the torment and that fish and all others are aggresive feeders. I've noticed since I established this tank that this fish usually stays mid level and catches the food that my other...

Hello, I've noticed over the last several days that one of my Obliquiden is not eating and is very lethargic and moping around the bottom of the tank. I have ten Malawi cichlids in a new 75 gal tank,(tank cycled and running for a month), and all are eating and acting normal. Please take a look...

Tank cycled in two days using bio-spira. 0ppm ammonia, 0ppm nitrites, 10ppm nitrates.

I am on a well system for my water. I checked my tap water when I filled the tank for the first time and had 0 ppm of ammonia, 0 ppm nitrites,7.8 pH . Last night, I re-checked my tap water, just curious, and found a small trace of ammonia in my well, .25ppm. I'm not sure what has changed in my...

I'm using Emperor bio filters, one 400, one 280, 75 gal tank, hard well water runs 7.8 pH out of the tap. I added some crused coral during set up to buffer my pH and its stable at 8.1. I have ten small Malawi cichlids,(1inch), in my tank. I started with seven on day two and added three more on...

Not impressed, just purchased a bad batch of Bio-Spira from them and my ammonia levels are sky high. Needless to say, I will won't shop there again.

Hello everyone, I am new to the forum. Please forgive me for not saying hi earlier. I am fighting high ammonia levels and trying to cycle my tank. Larry

hello, I am freaking out here and need some advise. Day 22 of new 75 gal freshwater mbuna tank. This morning I did a test for Ammonia and Nitrites and found my normal 1.0ppm, 0ppm nitrite levels. I've been fighing this level for over a week and have been doing water changes each day of 25%. My...

Howdy neighbor Hi, Thank you for the warm welcome. I often visit Richmond to shop. Nice to have a fishy friend to chat with, lol. I'm way over my head with these Mbunas, hehe. Fasinating fish, eh? My ammonia dropped some today and is holding at .50ppm. I've cut back to one a day feedings. Darn...