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Anyone in the Chicago land area looking for a tank setup. I have a 36 gallon bow front Co2 tank with regulator Fluval 406 canister Planted plus light 200w heater And a ton of extras (fertilizers, water test kits, food etc) Looking for 400 but will take any reasonable offer. Sent from my...

I have a fully planted tank that has been running for a few months with no issues. Recently I had my first fish die and tested the water and had a small amount of nitrite and what looks like over 80 nitrates. I do weekly water changes but have been fertilizing and one of the elements is...

I have a few swords that just got to big and I had to remove all but one of them. They are growing extremely tall but I haven't seen them send out shoots so I could replace the large one with smaller ones. Any secret to this? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I am trying to uncover the mystery of pearling. I have pressurized co2 and get to a decent green color on the DC. I am running a planted + for 7 hours and 4 cfl bulbs for 3 hours in the middle of my planted + cycle. I really never see any pearling / bubbles. When I do a water change the...

I decided the clean up some plants today and move some things around which allowed me to remove all leaves with Cyanobacteria and broken leaves. When moving things around all the undissolved root tab fertilizer balls came up. I tried sucking them out with a water changer but that didn't work...

So I have been loosing the battle against Cyanobacteria. My sand and some plants are infested with it right now. Few weeks ago my entire back wall and a thick layer. I removed it and did a blackout which seemed to help. I am running pressurized co2 and a planted + light on my 36 gallon bow...

I decided to try and build a standard co2 reactor since I am not happy with the way the cerger reactor turned out. Here is my plans let me know if you think something should be changed before I start to glue. Overall I am thinking of making this about 18". From the top down. 1 1/2 to 3/4...

This might be a silly question, I want to look into building a spray bar and have been looking for suction cups with clips similar to the one that comes with some canister filters to attach the accessories. I haven't been able to find a cheap source of clips that are big enough to attach...

I just picked up a fluval 406 on Craigslist. It has some media in it which leads me to two questions. Fist what is this? Second should I attach the filter to a bucket of water with some bleach and let it run for a bit then let it run in clean water to ensure no diseases etc are lingering...

I wanted to get the planted+ 30 inch light for my 36 gallon bow. I was wondering if I should get two of them or one? Right now I am running a modified hood with 4 - 18 watt cfl bulbs. Will I get a lot better growth with these planted + lights? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I decided to do a blackout to combat some BGA. I covered the tank in garbage bags and it has been two days. While near the tank I thought I heard a drip noise and upon further inspection found a wet wood floor. It appears that the garbage bag was a bad idea as it let condensation build up on the...

I have recently developed a bad case of BGA in my planted tank. I removed as much as I could with paper towels and sucked up what I could from the sand. I am thinking of doing a 3 day blackout. I have a HOB filter and will add a air stone. I assume the fish and plants will survive but I do...

I recently purchased 6 ottos and have plenty of algae for them to eat. I ask have two Siamese algae eaters ( I think). Here is a picture in case anyone thinks they are not SAE. They spend most of there time hiding in a castle with a cave opening. I found one Otto dead this morning and missing...

So after debating getting a system for awhile one popped up in my area on Craigslist. It is a Milwaukee regulator with a 5lb tank. I heard that I need to be a little worried about end of tank dump but I think I can monitor the pressure to help with that. Anyway I don't have a diffuser and...

I just picked up a pair of SAE and want to quarantine them first. I have a 33 gallon tank setup and cycled. Since there is no algae in this tank what do I feed them for a few weeks? Just algae wafers? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

About a week ago I took two angelfish that I just bought out of my main tank because they were aggressive to small fish I as adding. While in their "time out" tank I noticed some stringy white poo from the one angelfish that hasn't eaten well since I purchased. So I decided to remove some...

I am looking for a clean-up crew for my tank. I heard Nerite are some of the best snails to use. Wanted to see if anyone here sells them. I have about 40 gallons so thinking I need 6-8. I am in the Chicagoland area but willing to pay for shipping. Ryan

I got two larger angelfish a week ago. One of them doesn't really eat. She goes up to the top looking for food. When I feed she will take a bite and make motions like chocking and moves her mouth a lot. Then she starts to shake a bit. Then she is hesitant to try and get more. This has been...

I finally finished cycling and got two angel fish that were a little bigger than I thought they would be. They are probably about 3 -4 inches big. The two seem to be getting along and were not necessary paired up according to the individual I bought them from. They are always next to...

I have been doing a fishless cycle for awhile now and have used media from various sources. I am able to convert between 1 and 1.5 ppm ammonia to nitrites in less than 12 hours. It takes my nitrites about 28 hours to drop to zero. At the 24 hour mark I was reading about .5ppm and by 28 hours...

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I am getting ready to stock a 36 gallon bow front planted tank. I realize on this size tank I can have one species of cichlids but wondering what would be the best least aggressive one and how many. Right now I have nothing else in the tank but thinking about a small schooling fish like...

I was playing around with my python ( blue magic is the same) and was getting a lot of play between the faucet screw and main stem. Apparently they are two separate pieces so I unscrewed it and wrapped Teflon tape on it. Now I now longer have at we spraying out from that area. Not sure if it...

I wanted to see if I can get some advice on my cycling problems. I started about three weeks ago with seeded material from a memer of the forum. I placed it in the tank and added 4 ppm of Ace Hardware Ammonia. The ammonia never decreased after about 1.5 - 2 weeks. So I figured mabye the sponge...

I put about 10 jungle val in a 36 gallon now front tank that I started a fish less cycle on. Everything says to use 4ppm of ammonia but I believe that is bad for the plants. What is the recommended ammonia if you have some plants in the tank? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice