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Hi everybody, I am looking for lights for my 20 gal long aquarium. I have a plastic housing for the tank lights that came with the tank. I was thinking about going to Compact Fluorescent Lighting Kits to buy a retrofit for my lights but have a few questions. 1. What bulb do you think I...

I have a used Fluval 304 that is in great shape. I need pressurized CO2 for my tank that is a 20gal long but am not sure how to get it in there. I suppose I need to use a cannister filter. DO you think a 304 would be way too much for a 20 gal? How else could I get pressurized CO2 into the...

Hi everybody (this is going to be a long post), My name is Heath and I've been a member here a long time but haven't posted in about 3-4 years. The cycle I refer to in my title is my own personal fish-keeping cycle. I have a 22 month old daughter now named Abigail, and due to her arrival and...

SOrry for my extended absense. I got a different job where I don't have hours to kill on the internet daily. Anyway I just wanted to see how many "older" members were still on here. I still have my 55 gal planted tank. I hadnt gone to the LFS for about a year and a half, so restocked some...

I have lots of java fern, several swords, and a few anubias nana to get rid of. Some may have snails on them but you should be able to scour all of them off. I'm not looking for much in money, just $3 per plant and you pay shipping.

Please help me diagnose the problem with a friend's Silver Dollar. You can see there is a white sore/mark with a piece of flesh hanging off. The whole thing is about the size of a dime. I'll try to get water params from him, but nothing drastic has changed recently. No new additions and...

Last night I went to and joined Pittsburgh Area Planted Aquarium society ("PAPAS"). It was pretty cool, there were about 12 of us there. I showed up a little early and two members showed me around the store that hosts the meetings. It is only about a 15 minute drive from my home, and a really...

I can get an aquaclear 20 (for 5-20 gals) for right around $20. What do you think? It will be for a low light planted tank w/ dwarf puffers.

I'm expecting to recieve a fluval 304 today and wanted to hear any and all opinions about the filter. First: I got it for $55 shipped on craigslist, he said it comes with everythign but the manual and is a year old. Good price? The man I am buying it from changed the output head to a...

I made this thread to discuss the best aquarists and aquariums in the world. Are there some nations that have a reputation as being the best (Asian countries come to mind)? Is there one aquarium in some large city (I'd assume) that has the rep of being the biggest best aquarium in the...

I just got three of them on 3/9 so they're fairly new. For a long while they hid in this piece of coral that had tubes, and would rarely come out. I'd only ever see one or maybe two at a time, so I know they weren't getting much food in there. Last night the first died, it's gills were red an...

I've got my lights, got my CO2, and will have a substrate by Friday (ferts and test kits en route). If anybody has anything they want to get rid of, I'm looking for plants. There is nothing you can send me that I don't want. I'd like stems and red plants as well as carpet plants too...

So what if my picture appears in the dictionary next to "Fiscal irresponsibility." :silly:Student loans can wait right? I hope to keep the final total of the planted transition below what my economic stimulus rebate is ($600). It should be close. So here is my situation with where I'm at and...

I can't really tell for sure, but over the weekend I decided to get that temp up just in case. I know that loaches are prone to get it, and that they usually get hit first. By accident, I raised the temp. way too fast (8 degrees in 12-18 hours). The temp was set at 80, and I got it up to 88...

I prefer Coralife or Current USA or Orbit. It is for a FW planted tank so I'd prefer if it had daylight bulbs of either 4x65/55w or 2x96w. If it has actinic, that is okay as I can replace them.

So after a trip to the LFS a week ago I left with 3 new clown loaches. Well they hardly every come out of this piece of blue decoration: They love chillin' in those tubes so much they hardly ever come out. I was so worried that I thought they might have gotten sucked into the filter or...

Here is some info I've gathered over the past two days about lights I'm looking at for my 48" 55 gal. I'm looking to go planted, either medium light (2-2.36 wpg) or high light (4+ wpg). AH Supply: 4x 55= $129.99 (4 wpg) 2x96= $114.99 (3.49 wpg) Bulbs= $17.99, 28.99 Housing= $46.99-49.99 220w...

I sort of a hav a related question about kribs behavior: Do you ever see them "shiver"? It really looks like they're shivvering, they don't do it constantly and usually do it when in close proximity to each other (M and F). Dunno if they're just playing or showing their stuff or what but it...

I'm really considering jumping into a planted tank system with both feet. I'm pretty indecisive and not rich, so I may not jump but either way it's fun for me to talk, learn, and basically gather information about; this way when I do, I'll have a better idea of what I'm doing. Sometimes I think...

For a while now my 7" Male Texas Cichlid has appeared pale and whitish from the gills forward. He is acting like his same ol' self (moving around the gravel and always hungry. Any theories as to why he is pale towards the front?

I'm really not sure what to do here. I have a 20 gal long with a medium amount of rocks and a large fake plant. In it is a about a 6-7" mean male that wont leaver her alone. She is about 3-4". He definitely isnt hungry either because I really fed him alot so he wouldnt be hungry. Tank params are...

I have a 55 gallon (rectangular) that I want to get new PC lights for. I am unsure as to whether I would like to use CO2 yet, but would want beneficial lights if I got it in the future. I like ahsupply.com and am wondering if 1 96w will be good enough (perhaps 2-55 instead?). I also am...

My heater in my 55 gal. is kicking on and off all of the time, and just when I think I have the heater set at the right temperature, a sudden swing in my apartment's temperature sets it off the mark. I dont know if I set the heater to a temp. and that is like setting it to a "work this hard"...

I am looking for something to supplement my cannister filtration with. Specifically I am looking for a powerful HOB filter for around 65$. I want something that is quality in which I can change in and out different filtration media. I would prefer to buy online and have checked out some of the...

I am looking for suggestions of books. Not too pricy but great. I am looking for depth and background from a reputable source. I would like fish bio's and a book that is usefull as a reference for future issues.