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Thanks for the responses. The problem with feeding them is that my tank has Cherry Shrinp, Amanos, White Clouds, and Rummynoses who attack any sinking food I use. The assassins would never see it. :(

I was actually coming here to make a thread about assassin snail breeding and saw this thread going. I too have the bleached snail graveyard... the thing is, I have too many assassin snails now (or do I?). I started off with a pair that stayed just a pair for six months or so. I figured...

Hi there, I've been manually removing spirogyra for months and it's gotten so bad that it's been a daily thing. I've tried blackouts, low light, extra ferts, no ferts, overdosing Excel, adding a couple SAE, and it's just gotten worse. Here's my setup: 20G Long Eheim 2011 cannister filter...

I just wanted to say that after three weeks my Dwarf Baby tears are doing exceptionally well on just glut and liquid ferts (Flourish, iron, and potassium), and Flourish root tabs. After starting out with six golf ball sized patches, it's carpeted over one-third of the bottom of my 20 gallon...

Just an update, I haven't bought a CO2 system yet.... The GOOD: --------- 1) The HC I put in is growing extremely well, tripled in coverage and I'm having to trim and replant long (2"+) pieces all the time. 2) The Anubis and red wendii is growing really well. 3) The Rotala... I guess it's...

Thanks. How do you know how much CO2 to use?

Looks like there's a place that sells CO2 near me actually. Okay so I'd need a paintball CO2 tank, regulator, and what else?

Thanks. How long does a tank last you?

The problem is that I don't really have a hidey hole because it's on a countertop. I have an Eheim 2211 next to it and sort of behind it and it's not too bad... Can you or anyone else recommend a small pressurized CO2 system with a good reputation?

Hmm, the MC looks a bit more attractive IMO. As far as CO2, the tank is on a counter and while our kitchen is rather large, I'm prefer not to have a CO2 tank in sight.... I don't know much about CO2 systems though, is there one that's small (only 20 gal here) and presentable?

Thanks for the advice. Out of MMC or RR are their any significant differences or variables I should know about?

Rats. And what about dwarf hairgrass?

20 gal long moderately heavily planted tank. Threadfin rainbows, white clouds, and pencilfish... And a few RCS. I'd like to get a carpet going without a Co2 system, just Flourish Excel (and other ferts if I might need them). Will either of these plants work? Will one work better? Neither...

I just got an Eheim 2211 for my 20 gal long and it works great. It's *very* quiet too and the thing is about the size of a thermos.

So I positioned the spray bar about 1" under the water line and have it pointed up at about a 45 degree angle. it seems to keep the surface moving while also producing less current.

Update on the fungus slime, it's started dying off in sections of the driftwood finally. Unfortunately it's leaving dead fungus crumbs all over my plants and substrate though so the next water change will require extra siphoning. Also I've finished daily water changes from cycling and...

It's in the back of the tank right at the surface of the water so I can get a nice ripple effect... Then I heard from someone that in a heavily planted tank you don't need as much surface motion because the plants make oxygen and too much surface motion can get rid of CO2 faster than you...

Definitely stop the Epsom salts, return him to normal water. The reason being that the antibiotics and the epsom salts may interact. Clearly the salts aren't helping anyway.

Hi there, I upgraded from a noisy Whisper 20 to a Eheim 2211 on my 20 gallon long tank this morning. So far so good... ... Except my plants are whipping around in there and my threadfin rainbowfish don't look happy. They avoid like half the tank now. Are there any ways that people have...

The dwarf sag leaves are dying starting from the tip, spreading to the base of the plant. From what I'm reading online that sort of dying is from a nitrogen deficiency.....

I'm not entirely sure what you just said but... are you saying the bulb isn't what I want? And that my Dwarf Sag may be melting because of it? The LFS guy recommended it :( Also I still have the stock bulb that came with the Aqueon hood but I assumed it wasn't as good. I noticed that some...

Nope not feeding the snail... And ugh, all my dwarf sag is melting fast. I have dwarf babytears, aunbias, pennywart, java moss, flame moss, and rotala (new) which are all doing fine. I've got Flourish tabs in the substrate and I'm dosing the recommended amount of API liquid CO2 every day...

I'd love to get a photo of it but I guess I'd have to create a photo-sharing account or something... But I think everyone knows what it is. It's this stuff: http://www.bcaquaria.com/forum/planted-tank-specific-13/how-get-rid-fuzzy-stuff-new-old-driftwood-28112/

Hmm, my mystery snail seems to be running around doing other things. Although maybe he's going after it while I'm not watching. He's completely nocturnal. When I manually remove the fungus it seems to regrow completely in a day or two though, so I'm not sure how snails could really remove it.

API tetracyline: "TC Tetracycline is an anti-bacterial medication for common tropical fish diseases such as fin & tail rot, open red sores, body slime and eye cloud, bacterial gill disease and hemorrhagic septicemia. For use in freshwater aquariums. Contains 10 powder packets. Use 1 packet...