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I'm planning to finally take the plunge and start putting together my dream aquarium. Current Plans Include: 40 Gallon Breeder Marineland Sedona 48"x18" Stand (6" extra on either side) Glass Canopy Current T5HO 78 watt light fixture Marineland Stealth Heater 100 watt (x2) Powerhead (for water...

I will have some plants available next week. I ask $6 via non CC Paypal to cover the shipping and packaging costs. Fissidens fontanus Water Lettuce Red Root Floater There may be some additional plants that need trimming, but I won't know until I get my hands wet.

For those of you in Eastern Iowa, EIAA (Eastern Iowa Aquarium Association) is having it's next meeting on Tuesday August 18th at 7pm at the Echo Hill Presbyterian Church, 1700 B Avenue, Cedar Rapids, IA. A couple of our members will be giving a presentation on growing and feeding live foods. For...

Over the last 2-3 days about half the time when I try to access the site, I get a message stating that it can't be found. Just wondering if this was a problem specific to my PCs or if the site has been experiancing difficulties.

Well I finally got sick and tired of the Coralife legs on my 2x18watt fixture. They never fit well in the first place, and lately have begun slipping all over the place including falling completely off. Considering that it can get a bit warm while the light is on, I'd find myself juggling a hot...

I've got a bucket full of trimmings that need a new home. Includes the following: Riccia fluitans Didiplis diandra Rotala rotundifolia (standard and/or 'colorata' - I didn't look close) May also be a few other odds and ends mixed in that I didn't notice. $5 for shipping takes them.

I decided to give the mist method a try, but the implementation isn't turning out as easy as it sounds. I've got a Sweatwater Diffuser and ViaAqua 180 Waterpump with the diffuser is directly below the waterpump. The problem is that the waterpump doesn't seem to want to suck in the CO2 bubbles...

This weekend was my Fish Club's Annual Fish Show. Last year I helped out but didn't enter anything as I wanted to get a feel for how things work. This year I bit the bullet and actually had four entries. In the Plant category: Needle Leaf Java Fern (Microsorum sp.) Riccia fluitans Weeping Moss...

An earlier thread went a bit off topic in a rather interesting direction. In order to quit hijacking the original thread and still give the topic a chance to be discussed, I'm starting this thread. Original thread found here. Let the debate continue!

I think most of us know that the regular fluorescents need to be replaced every 6-12 months due to spectrum shift. At what point do Compact Fluorescents need to be replaced? I've heard that they can be run until they burn out, but I've also heard that they do suffer from some degradation and...

With the warming weather, I'm finally able to start shipping plants again. Up for grabs is a good sized portion of Didiplis diandra. I'll probably throw in a few stems of Rotala rotundifolia and anything else that I trim at the same time. I plan to ship on Monday, Tuesday at the latest. All...

LaMotte Phosphate Test Kit I'm selling this kit because I have a difficult time getting the light at the correct angle to be able to read it. In spite of this it's a great kit and extremely accurate. I've switched to the Red Sea Kit which is almost as accurate but doesn't require quite so many...

For the longest time the main page has appeared with the board Navigation in the top left, Photos of the Month in the top middle, and the Welcome with your avatar, posts since last visit, etc in the top right. For about the last month the Welcome has been pushed down below both the Photos of the...

I'm looking at trying to get some better circulation in my tanks. Currently none of the tanks have a filter, they've just got waterpumps for circulation and CO2 diffusion. All three tanks have the same basic set up. A ViaAqua 180 pushes the water out of the tank through 1/2" vinyl tubing and...

There's been a lot of discussion lately on what causes various algae to show up in a tank. I've been doing some searching but the only cause I've found for Hair and Thread Algae is high iron. If you accept the principals behind EI, then this can't be the real cause of these algaes. So anyone run...

I've got the following up for grabs. Didiplis Diandra (~1/3 sandwich bag) Marsilea Minuta (~3-4 runners) Hemianthus Micranthemoides 'Erect' (~dozen 1" stems) I'm asking $5 for shipping and packaging materials, plus an additional $1 if you'd like a heat pack included. I can accept PayPal Non...

Well, I finally found the perfect container to start a little 1/2 gallon Pico. I've been looking for months, but didn't find anything that fit the bill until tonight. I'd heard some others had some success at Pier1 Imports and decided to give them a try. Finally found what I was looking for...

As some of you may know I've been toying with the idea of putting together and emersed growth setup. Well, I finally went from toying with the idea to starting to put things together. The last two days I've been working with the supplies that I gathered and have completed the necessary...

With my recent upgrade to Pressurized CO2, I've got some DIY CO2 supplies that I no longer need. 5 Packets of Red Star Champagne Yeast Stamped Best By Jan 08 Several batches per Packet @ 1/8tsp 3 Sets of CO2 Caps 1 Pair Standard bottle caps will fit 20oz, 1 Liter, and 2 Liter soda bottles...

What is it about giving up on a plant that suddenly makes it decide to start growing better? This has happened to me twice where I can't get a plant to grow nicely for me no matter what I do, so I give up on it and remove it from the tank. Occationally I might miss a couple small peices or...

Well I think the title sums it up nicely. Basically I got really fed up with my DIY CO2 when I discovered that things had gotten totally out of wack with my CO2 levels and this was the real cause of my algae headaches. I've got it mostly under control, but I'm still toying with the idea of shell...

Finally got around to building a Bubble Counter and adding it to my CO2 setup. Not sure where I first saw this idea, as I made them from memory. Pretty simple to make. You just need one of those shringes for administering liquid meds to children and a check valve. Remove the plunger and glue the...

I've been dealing with BBA in my 2.5 gallon tank for awhile now and just a couple days ago it decided to turn some really bright colors instead of staying the normal shades of black/brown/green. Perhaps it's trying to talk me out of irradicating it. Thought you might find these pics interesting.

I've read many times where this or that plant can be forced to creep. Never any details as to how this is accomplished. So what exactly is involved in forcing a plant to creep?

I've determined that I have way too much food on hand for my fish. Amazing how quickly it accumulates when you buy a little and win some more in your fish club lotteries. So rather than letting it all sit in a drawer and eventually having to throw it out, I've decided to see if someone else...