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  1. 55gls

    Adf

    Yes I have a lot of plants in my 55
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    Adf

    But I still want to try! Want to use ten gallon to grow plants.
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    Adf

    Good point I didn't think of
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    Adf

    Have a adf in a ten gallon by himself was thinking of putting him in my 55 with community fish. Will he survive?
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    Id plant

    Any one know name of this plant? I bought At petco and it's growing like crazy! I have separated it three or four times already
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    Driftwood Help

    If you live buy the beach or a river or creek you can get it for free! The crap u buy in stores and online comes from other countries just soak it for a week in a bucket and your good to go gut it has to be real drift wood, meaning old dried out wood
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    Fish are dying

    All fish look good and doing well. I was losing two a day for one week!
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    Fish are dying

    Well had my water tested at the shop all levels are perfect! He said something must have contaminated the water I work with a PVC material called azek which creates a very fine dust when cut. Last week I was relocating some plants so I have to think this is the problem. Did a 30% water change...
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    Fish are dying

    After reading all your advise I have to assume it's the nitrite levels as I do not have a test for nitrites only ph ammonia and nitrates. I have the API test kits with the drops I will be bringing a sample to my local shop tonight and do a 50% water change after work. Will get back to you with...
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    Fish are dying

    My tap water is hard as I was told by my local aquarium so I bought a ceramic filter. I put fish in since tank was set up and was told this would create the cycle. Ammonia never spiked and nitrate has always been 0 The ick was two months ago haven't had any problems until I added new fish last week
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    Fish are dying

    I'm getting frustrated! 55 set up for two months now lost a lot of fish first month due to ick. Stock now 2 angels six rummy nose one clown loch one skunk Cory one pineapple swordtail three red eye tetra and three candy cane tetra Fish lost in two days. Four panda Cory one skunk Cory three...
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    Beta bowl

    No filter,lights or heater. I'm going to cut a piece of Anubis from my 55. Any tips on cutting a piece would be appreciated!
  13. 55gls

    Beta bowl

    My mother just got a beta bowl with one beta and nothing else in the bowl which looks like at least two gallons. I want to get her a plant but not sure which kind?
  14. 55gls

    Water temp/heater

    Thanks I think with the jäger and thanks to 20cc for giving me the link to big ALS
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    Water temp/heater

    I'm having trouble maintaining a steady temp in my tanks. What is the best or most reliable heater I can buy?
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    Fish type

    I looked no results of the same fish. Tried other sites can not find same fish!
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    Fish type

    Can some one tell me what kind of fish this is? I forgot the name have three of them one has a black spot on its dorsal fin I'm assume that's the male
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    Lowering ph

    Thanks the info on the leaves tinting the water I diffentlly don't want that! I'm trying to lower the ph in my tap water which is hard and high ph so when I do water changes I don't have to add ph down as not to stress the fish out. Is this not so important?
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    Lowering ph

    Yes the rocks are no longer in the tank that was when it was first set up I took them out they were causing the ph to go up only thing in there is driftwood and live plants
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    Lowering ph

    I had my tap water tested at my local aquarium shop I was told it was hard water high ph When I tested it at home myself it's dark blue on API chart I've been using bottled water for water changes but that's getting exspensive. Just bought a ceramic filter and set up a gravity filter so I'm...
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    Lowering ph

    Read on one of the treads that you can use oak leaves in your tank to lower the ph level due to the acid in the leaves. This would be great for me as I have many oak trees in my yard and there all dropping there leaves now. My tap water has a very high ph. My question . Is it safe, and would...
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    New tank

    Well I went with two dg want to see if they will mate they seem happy the female follows around the male and nudges him a lot if I add some neon tetra will that interfere with them possibly breeding?
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    Dwarf gourami

    I was in a rush should have set up a bigger tank! Well guess I will be setting up number three soon
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    Water change

    I have the following fish Two angle Two clown loch Two catfish Two gourami Four sword tail pineapple Six rummy nose tetra Two red eye tetra And three more tetra of some type I forgot the name there kind of transparent with red fins and white tips Had fish since first week tank was running Most...
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    Water change

    I do have API test kits ph ammonia and nitrate the test tube type Ph is at 7.0 ammonia has been at its lowest legal since day one and the nitrates also read the lowest level on the color card
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