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I recently finally got around to purchasing a bunch of plants and heavily planting my tank with Cabomba, Anacharis, Moneywort, Hornwort, Ludwigia, Java Fern, Anubias Nana Petite, Blyxa Japonica and Java Fern. I seemed to had finally gotten everything right; my nutrients were balanced and my...

From what I've read it seems that you want to shut your CO2 off when the lights go out since the plants aren't using it and are in fact releasing CO2, but will the PH spike hurt more than a CO2 spike? Mine goes from just under a neutral PH to just over 8.0 by morning...

I have a 20 gallon long planted tank with 5 zebra danios, one pearl gourami and a bunch of cherry shrimp (I think 8 ). The tank is soon to be heavily planted but right now I just have hornwort, 2 anubias nana dwarfs, 2 small java ferns and some java moss. I was thinking about adding a school...

I remade my yeast CO2 container about a week ago and it worked quite well up until now. It wasn't producing very quickly, about 1 bubble per 8 to 10 seconds, but it seemed to work. Could it be a temperature problem? It was very warm for this time of year last week, and now it's cold again...

I've been looking for some nice pieces of driftwood like I've seen in the members showcase to attach java fern and java moss to, but so far I haven't had any luck. I know I can find them online, but does anyone have any suggestions as to what types of stores I should look at (aside from the...

I just recently noticed some little white 'tenticles' coming out of my substrate to poke around for food I'd assume. I don't see very many of them at a time but it still skeeves me out. I've had my tank set up for almost 6 months now and I've never noticed this before. The only thing I've...

I attemped making a DIY CO2 system according to the plans on this site http://www.qsl.net/w2wdx/aquaria/diyco2.html but it just doesn't seem to be working. I'm pretty sure there aren't any leaks in my system, so the main problem seems to be the yeast just isn't generating much CO2. What kind...

I'm thinking of upgrading from a single 20 watt NO fixture to a 65 watt PC fixture and I've found a lot of deals on ebay. The only problem is that it seems like most of them come with a 50/50 bulb. I'm still not 100% on all the lighting terminology but it seemed to me from the lighting sticky...

Hi Everybody... I'm relatively new to planted tanks but I've been doing my research and I just bought my first few plants. I ordered some Hornwort, Java Moss and Anubias Nana Petite, because they all seemed like they'd be the hardest for me to kill (and low light, <1.5wpg). My first question...

Has anyone ever heard of using grapefruit seed extract to treat illnesses in fish? I know it's a fantastic anti bacterial/fungal/viral agent that can be used to treat humans and other pets, but I wonder if anyone has ever used it to treat fish and if it's safe.

I've read the reviews and they were helpful but I'm still not sure what filter I should get for my 29 gallon. Right now I have a Zoomed 501 canister filter that was for a turtle tank. It certainly does the job well but I was thinking about getting a new one for two reasons: 1) The Zoomed is...

I'm one of those people that likes to read a lot and learn everything I can before I dive into something. So of course when I first started out I thought I knew everything I'd need to know. After my first few problems, I learned that the best aquarium knowledge comes from experience (as with...

I'm relatively new to the aquarium hobby and I have been doing as much research as I can in setting up my tank. The posts and articles here have been very helpful in the process and all has been going quite well until now. I recently purchased 2 Pearl Gouramis to finish off my tank stocking...