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I read that you end up getting very little RO water compared to what you are using. So say you need 25 gallons of RO water, it will take like 3 times that to make it, which is wasting a good amount of water. And you are right. If my tank did make that much waste, it would be over stocked. It...

It is a 55gal. I considered doing RO in the beginning, but the amount of time it would take to make 55gal of RO water, the amount of waste water created, the affect of my water bill, the additives needed to re-mineralize it, the fact that it could lead to unstable water conditions if I don't...

*Short version*: Just moved to a new state and took my fish with me (South American cichlids). I need help to find a product to filter my new tap water to remove nitrates. My tap has 20ppm nitrates to start with and I really would like to get it as close to zero as possible. Not interested in...

Does anyone have anymore info on this fish? I have been searching online for a couple hours and have not come up with much.

Ya, I figured that he/she would not be that beautiful, but I figured that if he/she was even half that colorful I would be happy! Here is a pic of my juvenile. His coloring might be a bit off (dark maybe) cause I am still acclimating him in the bag.

Hi, So I just bought a "Synspilum" cichlid and I am having a bit of a hard time finding info on it. It is still a juvenile, but the guy at my lfs told me that it will grow up to look like this (attached photo). I am having issues finding it's full name because Synspilum seems to be a general...

I was going to plant some plants under the water as well, and I think the air-lift system (the tube in the middle with bubbles) will help aerate the tank a bit as well. Regardless, betta's have a labyrinth organ which allows them to breath surface air, and many prefer to do so anyway. If I...

I planned to address both of those issues. First, I figured I would try to use my liquid ferts that I put in my planted tanks, cause adding more inhabitants is out of the question (though I considered trying to add a ghost shrimp or two and worst case scenario, my betta would get a tasty...

Hey everyone, I just wanted to see if anyone had any experience with this tank? I was looking around online and saw this and it sounds incredibly cool! I am a biology major in college and I love everything living! I have done a decent amount of research on the topic, but still want to know...

Hey everyone! I just wanted to give everyone an update and to also to ask some more advice. So since I last had been on, I had my rams separated in the tank. I then tried to reintroduce them again and the complete opposite reaction occurred as last time: my original female got completely...

She absolutely laid them, the other one was completely stressed in a corner and I took her out. And she completely abandoned the eggs. She and the others in the tank ate the eggs by the next day.

Also I dread saying it, cause I know some people will say it will not work, but I know people who have has spawning pairs with my same conditions. It is a 10 gallon planted tank. I watch my parameters very closely and do water changes every week to week and a half (depending on my schedule and...

I understand that the one outside appears male, but she does have a pink stomach (though it is light) and she has laid eggs before (I originally thought she was female, but posted on here just to make sure, and everyone said she was male, so I bought a female and when I introduced the female...

I am 100% sure the one I had already is female, and I am 99% sure the one I bought is male. I only have a couple of photos and they are kinda cruddy. I can take more when I get back to my dorm (I went home for the weekend), but until then, here are the ones I have. The first two are of him after...

Nope, I regularly check my parameters. PH-7 (I wish I could get it a little lower cause I know that rams like it around 6.8, but I am using Seachem Neutral regulator and it only goes to 7), Ammonia-0, Nitrites-0, Nitrates- 1 or 2. I know there is no copper or anything in the water cause I use...

Hey everyone, so I have had a female blue ram for about 2 month now and she is the queen of my tank. I just bought a male for her today and I am a little worried about him. He seems quite healthy (He is eating, is curious, and is picking at things all around the tank) but his color is cruddy...

Thank you so much!! And I already have calcium in the tank for the 2 I have, in the form of crushed cuttle bone.

Thank you so much!! I did not consider to cut off some! I would not mind a couple, but I am not sure I really want to sign on for 100! Will the section I cut off to keep still stick to the top of my hood? Or will I need to move it somewhere else?

Also, one is purple striped with a black foot and orange dots (I am assuming that this is the male as it is far to small for all if those eggs to have come out of), and the other is a chestnut/brown stripped with the same foot ( assuming this is the female because it is much larger than the...

Hi, so I am guessing these are mystery snail eggs??? Went to do a water change and there they were in the underside of my hood! They are so large and there are so many!! What do I do with them? I don't really want to kill them... But the tank is only 10 gal and that is a lot if snails!!! Anyone...

How is your aeration in the tank? It might help to add an air stone/bubble strip connected to a pump. Not only will it help the bacteria get more air, but it also helps with the circulation of the water. Also, once the tank is ready for fish, fish love air stones! Mine play in the bubbles and...

So, your tank is definitely on it's way to being cycled, as you have nitrites and nitrates, meaning both of those bacteria are present in your tank. Now you just need to wait a bit longer so that the colonies can build themselves up. You will know your tank is cycled when you have 0 ammonia or...

So here is an update: He is definitely a she! I went and bought a female and when I released her into the tank (after acclimating her of course) my original's belly turned vivid pink. I think that my original thought the new addition was male cause her colors were dull due to the stress of a new...

ehh... I still have a year or two to go then hope to go to vet school, so I will be in school quite a bit longer! lol! Thanks though!!!