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Well, after a couple of years of having everything in a storage warehouse, I'm back in a new home, and ready to start my favorite hobby again :) Problem is, my 150 gal. tank won't fit, it's just too big I have no space for it other than leaving it in the basement... For all the trouble (it's...

Does it automatically mean that your CO2 levels are not right, if your plants are not pearling? I have never seen this happening in my tank, like what you see on pictures... Unless my KH testkit is completely wrong, my CO2 is in the 25-40ppm range right now. How come there is never any...

Okay, I was doing a lot of things wrong, no wonder I had algea. Got my CO2 in order (30-40ppm), Using E.I. for dosing, getting good measurements now (NO3, PO4, Iron, etc.). I think I got this pretty well covered now. Now comes the photoperiod. I did research on the forum, seems like most...

Okay, I finally understood I needed to raise my CO2 levels, if I want to get rid of algea... Right now I'm shooting for levels of 30-40 ppm. Here's the problem, I read several times that it's a not a good idea when your KH is low. I'm getting a reading of 30ppm (~1.5 deg. KH). So I...

Hey Guys! Haven't been here in a long, long time! Been busy farming algea, LOL Seriously, I got sort of totally discouraged with the brown algea (you can see some on the driftwood). This stuff covers everything, plants, pipes, etc. This is my tank at 22 months... I had gone back to...

I think I am losing my tank to algea... slowly but surely... All the parameter were okay, ferts, CO2, water change, etc. The only thing I suspect, I replace the original neon bulbs on my regular light ramp (additional to the Coralife units) a couple of week ago, for two bulbs Hagen Life Glo...

Finally decided to get my first cichlids ever! 2 Blue rams (a couple), and 4 bolivians (the clerk at the LFS said they are hard to sex out, so got four, they got plenty of space in their new home anyway. This is so cool, they are so pretty! :D

Was just curious to see what you all put in your canister filters? I have 2 Eheims 2128 on my 150g: ceramic rings topped with the blue sponge in the lower basket, Ehfisubstrat in the middle basket, Ehfisubstrat topped with the white sponge in the upper basket. I am not impressed so far, a...

Okay, I'm convinced this has been asked before... I am using the Flourish line of ferts, now converting to dry ferts. I want to use the same 500ml bottles for convenience, what amounts of dry ferts do I need to "mix-in" with 500ml water, to make similar concentration solutions such as...

I recently got a school of 24 pristellas for my 150g tank. The first few days they were looking great, swimming in formation, but since 2-3 days they act like they are not feeling well. My water parameters are okay, and this is a heavily planted tank. Some of them stay hidden under the...

Just thought it would be fun to share some of the mistakes we have made, and possibly help a beginner, in avoiding to repeat the same! Well, when I started up my tank (not long ago actually :D), I wanted to install a check valve on the output of the canister filter (once the tank was...

What would be the maximum capacity (fishwise) of a 150g tank, heavily planted? I know the 1 inch. of fish/gal. rule, but that depends on a lot of things. Tetras are very small, and so far my plants are taking all the NH3, NO2, NO3 to a point where I have constant negative readings. My...

Okay, you might laugh your head off... 3 weeks ago, I got 6 platys, 5 fem. & 1 male. In the meantime of course, they gave me fry, which is surviving nicely in the community tank. Now... just noticed... I have 2 males & 4 females... 8O Is it possible that livebearers can change sex...

Was just wondering how you guys use your UV units. I have read that UV can interfere with ferts, mainly iron. Do you use it 24/7, one week/month or only when required? and why... 8) Thanks!

:twisted: Was just curious to find out how you guys clean the outside of your tanks? I use the good ole windex & scott towels... with very bad results, LOL the glass is always smeared, I never get it to look perfect :roll: What's your secret? 8)

Hi! I'm just starting a tank, got a variety of plants, mostly what you find at the local LFS, been running for over a week, you can definately see some growth, but some of the plants (example: hygrop. polysperma) are turning into monsters of arial roots, a real mess it's very ugly...

Cheers to all! Okay I am almost ready to get started here, by the end of this week, I should have everything on hand to start my first large planted tank. I would love to hear your comments, suggestions, since this is my first experience. And by doing my research on equipping this tank...

Hi! Looking to get a good fish atlas. Which in your opinion is the best? Baensch has one in 3 volumes, or Dr. Axelrod's both look very good. Thanks!

I would like to know how you have your lighting setup, as far as timers are concerned... I will have 2 x 36" Coralife double 96W units (so that is 4 different timers already) plus the 60W unit supplied with the tank. I know you can get those cheap analog timers at Home depot for around 10$ a...

This is all in french, but definately worth a look! 8O Go down through the pictures, until you see the guy doing his "routine maintenance"... :D If you can read french, it's actually quite interesting, the guy built all this by himself, took him five years before putting water in the...

Hi! Well my planning is taking longer than I had expected... Now I found out that one canister (Eheim 2128) is not going to be enough... From what I read, most with tanks 125 g. and larger use at least 2 canisters. I don't mind buying another one (great price @ Petsmart), besides having...

Just by browsing, I found a link of a plant/tropical fish exporter (Thailand) Was just wondering, has anyone here ever gone through the process of importing plants directly from suppliers overseas? I understand that it is a little more complicated than ordering on-line from xxxplants.com...

Okay, now for the part that looks really complicated: fertilizing... I'm planning a 150 g. tank, 450 watts of light, with press. CO2 system, eco-complete substrate, and dream to fill it up with green :mrgreen: I read a lot about Seachem Flourish & the likes, but also understand that in a...

I am planning a heavily planted tank, and plan to use sand of the kind for the pool filters, which was recommended by a lot of folks on a different forum. Underneath that sand I will put a layer of "aquatic soil" like Schultz. Needless to say I will have to "wash and rinse" that sand...

Hello to all! 8) I am in the planning stage of my 150g tank. It was delivered with 1 fluo. ramp (2 x 30W) the store said I should add another ramp if I want to plant. Yeah well from what I read here, this would still be half adequate lighting based on the 2 wpg rule... if I add another...