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Hi guys! So I am setting up a 20 long planted tank! My lighting will be the Current Usa FW LED+. Since the tank is only 12inches deep, would I be able to do moderate lighted things? My stock will be: - Pair of Bolivian rams - 8x cardinals - 8x Panda cory - 5x Bleeding heart tetra (maybe)...

yeah when I did my Calculations i put the water at 8.6lbs. Looked at the blue prints, I was correct, two load bearing walls and the joists will be perpendicular to the tank, so I think I will be fine. Thanks for all the feed back guys! I just have to find a way to make it level, I built the...

Hi Guys! So recently got my hands on a 72 bowfront! I live on a second floor of a house with a basement. Now my house was built after the 60s, so I dont believe it uses trusses, going to look in the attic tom to see. Now I calculated the tank to land between 850-900 lbs including: rock, sump...

looking good upgrading my tank too! some nice lighting too! kind of jealous!

Hello Thinking of rearranging my tanks! I have a: 55 empty tank 29 Fully planted - 6x Harlequin - 8x Cardinal Tetra -6x Pristella Tetra - 6x Panda Cory 20long Nano reef - 2x snow clowns -Sharknose Goby - Cleaner Shrimp - Banggai Cardinal - red banded pistol 36 Bow empty I was looking to...

My first Saltwater tank! Stock: 2x Snow onyx 1x Sharknose Goby 1x Banggai Cardinal 1x Skunk Cleaner 1xEmerald Crab 4x Naussarius snails a bunch of baby Trochus snails and their parents 2x blue leg hermits 1x Bristle Star Hitchiker Corals: Euphelia Garden Aussie Pink Hammer White Tipped...

So I have been feeding more heavily, which I should stop bc its effecting my Nano! This is my first Saltwater tank btw! So sorry for the questions and long post >.> I have 20 gal long and Dinoflagellates are appearing! I know its Dinos bc I have been researching for hours is stringy, and has...

Well the first thing I did when I took the plunge to Salt is Water Test Everything! My Rodi system does exactly what it needs to, then tested after mixing Instant Ocean : 0,0,0,8.5,10kH, 340mg/l Calc, .1mg/l Phos, 0mg/l Copper as for my corals all are open and happy! even my new one I got...

I use the Sera Marine test kit, it comes in a brief case, but i have used this kit and the Api and they both read out the same! I did about a 5-10% about 4 days ago. So I guess something is off, I dont know what >.>

HI guys! So I just did my Water Testing on my 20 gal long My parameters are: Powerheads: 2x Nano 240s pH 8.2 Reactor: GFO and Carbon Ammo 0 nitrite 0 nitrate <1mg/l Phos. <1mg/l Alk 6kH Calc. 280mg/l salinity 1.026 Temp 78-80 (raises at noon to 80 bc of lights/temp-open...

So I just bought two GBR from my LFS, I acclimated them and then added them to my tank. Took a quick shower and came to see if they where killing each other. Instead, I saw that both started smashing themselves into drift wood and sand... This freaked me out... I have had my tank up over a...

Well a lot better from when I first started!

so with toxin you have a 50/50 shot, its a defense mechnism and you will be razoring a part of the coral which would make anything mad, (kinda like if I were to razor your foot, Its still part of you) it will most likely start sliming, which doesnt always contain toxin, but the toxin is water...

Glad you are okay! My brother lives pretty close to North Dallas, where the Tornado hit, all fine, but glad to hear you and your family and pet friends are safe!

BE CAREFUL!!! I had a less than pleasant Palytoxin adventure last night and call to poisen control, when moving this bottom left coral too my Live rock! Wore gloves too but somehow got into a little cut on my hand, wasnt much but my index finger went numb, Chills, whole body tingled, eart...

So Obtained first Zoas after researching them! LFS gave me a great deal! Any Idea what the colour morphs are? Well lets say I didnt research the Toxin enough. My LFS when he gave them to me, just put hi hand in there and grabbed them, did the same thing dipping them/ putting in tank! Well, I...

Thanks for the reply! My rock actually cycled while I cured it. Been checking the water every few days, and the dry rock spiked ammo to 7 PPM by 12/7 by 12/16 it went to 0ppm Nitrite 4.5 mg/lNO2 was at a steady 5mg/l for time in between NO3 was 50 mg/l So 12/21 0,0,25mg/l pH 8.3 sal, 1.24...

Started Nano 10 gal! So I just finished curing my rock, I got 8lbs of Fiji dry Rock from BRS and 1lb of live rock to seed the dry rock I cured in the bucket heater and power head. The rock is cycled b/c I have 0,0,10, though going to test the water bc I just put it in the new tank! I read...

Hello (to the otherside)! So I decided after successfully maintaining and upgrading my 20 gallon which is now a 30 gallon planted tank, to move to the dark, but beautiful side. Heres my planted tank! Its now over a year and a half old (apr). If you want to know more about the setup or stock...

i i have the api tests for nitrate, nitrite, pH, & ammonia I put my harlequins in the tank for now... ill test the parameters tom! hopefully itll be alright^^ I never seeded a tank before, hope i did it rigght!

So i have a 20 gallon tank. Looks like the picture. There was a sale 1$ a gallon so i picked up a 10 gallon. I have an aquaclear 20 on the new tank I cut the sponge on my established tank in half and placed it in my new tank as well as a biobag from the established one. I also put 3 gallons of...

I will add more plant and float one, btw do you know about the zoomed floating log? Do you think a DG would like it? or fit in it?

Hi! So I have 5 panda cory and they are all very fascinating to watch and do funny things! I think it would be fun to have the Fishlore community share their Corydora stories! Corydora stories are fun to watch and take care of! Do you have any fun stories to share? If so share them here...