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Update - canister filter setup and some plants So I finally had time to set up my new Eheim 2217 (box also reads "classic 600") so I'm not really sure what to call it. First canister filter I've had, I agree with some others on this filter the instructions were a bit lacking but the pics were...

If you get it Id like to know how you like it, that seems to be a pretty good price. Curious as to what the diff between that one and the 48-50" one they have for $59.99

When I first set up my smaller tank I had a small school of 4 neons. One disappeared on me (the other 3 died later due to a stupid newby mistake I made but that's a different story). I finally found the dead one in a small shell I had put in there when I first set it up, I didn't even think...

Question to all that know about lighting. Right now I just have the stock 48" single florescent bulb, 20w I think. When the budget allows I'm going to upgrade to an led unit with higher lumens and a moonlight feature. I've seen a lot about rules of thumb of watts per gallon, but is there any...

Great tip on deepening the gravel bed and planting them in the gravel to where they can root down into the soil... a lot less mess, makes perfect sense but I never would've thought of it. Thanks.

Here's my custom stand build for my new 75g, took a few ideas from a few diff people off the net. Total cost was about $55. I did, however, have a piece of sanded hardwood plywood, oak I think, that I used for the middle side inserts. I've had that piece of wood for years don't remember why I...

My first dirted tank, upgrading from a 29g gravel-only tank. Well it's still a work in progress but I'm following a lot of advice from this site and others so I hope it turns out ok in the end. I spent days researching ways to do this so I hope my success (or failure) can provide some good info...

I've had a 29g for a little over a year and am upgrading to a 75g planted tank. The empty tank is of course the 75g, I just got it home today, on a self-built stand. The other tank is my 29g on its temporary home (kitchen table) where it will be for a month or so while I set up and plant the new...

Here's my pleco, he had his dorsal fin up just seconds before I took the pic but I wasn't able to snap the shot quick enough. It's about 6" long tip to tail. I thought maybe it was a sailfin pleco. Not good picture quality I know.

I would love to know what kind of pleco I have, I'll take a pic in the next day or two and I guess post it here as Im not sure if I am allowed to pm as a very new member yet. I don't mean to highjack my own thread. I did get my 75g tank today and I'm very happy I bit the bullet and opted for...

Ha! I cant tell you how right you are on my thought process. Do I have room for a 75g... hmmm, no. Well I guess I'll just have to make room. lol.

Thanks for all the tips. After much deliberation and to the dismay of my wife I have opted on a 75g and I'm getting it this weekend. It's around 48"x20"x20" so essentially the depth of the 40g breeder I was looking at but about a foot or so longer and a tad taller. Since I'm going to go with...

I'm still a relative newby, just a few years with a frewshwater tank, but with a "dollar per gallon" sale going on at a store near me Im going to upgrade my 29gal to something larger. I'm just not sure which I should go with so any advice is much appreciated. The two primary reasons for my...