Recent content by Brandon3000

Hey guys tryin to find a fixture for my 75 gallon aquarium. I don't want to mess with co2 injections and I want to grow some fairly low light plants. Annubius nana. Java ferns. Java moss. Maybe some crypts and some amazon swords. Which light fixture can I go with that will grow all of these...

For me, I had to fill my 75 gallon and get the filter running before I had anything to put in it, including substrate. This was due to the fact that I bought the aquarium off Of a close friend and I wanted the BB to survive. Two days later I went and bought pool filter sand. Now this is my first...

Hey guys so I'm new to this forum and new to aquarium keeping. My wife decided that she wants plants in our 75 gallon aquarium. Now I know nothing about lighting but I've done some research on plants. I know that I don't want to get into pressurized co2 and that I don't want to get into the high...

It was very weird because it's been roughly a week since I've gotten them :/. What other signs should I be looking for. I did a water change last night and the neons/cardinals really lit up this morning. They are pretty mobile. At night, they tend to stick to the bottom towards the sand and not...

Hey guys just thought I'd log in and get some advice... so as you guys know I have my aquarium up and started and it looked like my BB survived when I was bringing the aquarium to my house... I came home last night and couldn't find one of my cardinals. After searching for about 15 minutes, i...

Yeah my wife is done with graduate school and I'm finishing up my undergrad (but then again she started university when she was only 14 haha...was homeschooled). We just hit our 1 year mark of marriage and are still getting accustomed to married life so budgets are definitely there. What kind of...

haha you sure can!

Thanks! I've been testing the parameters once in the morning and once at night. Everything seems to be okay so far. 0 ammonia 0 nitrites 7.2 ph and 10 nitrates or so. Well it's complicated. I had to fill the tank the night I got it and all I had was that piece of driftwood. No substrate...

Took the water to my lfs other than PetsmArt and it's all good to go. The BB survived. So I added the sand and a school of neons and harlequin RasborAs! Here's a pic.

So as you guys know I picked up a new 75 gallon that was already set up. I went and picked up ammonia in case I need to cycle it. But I took a sample of my water to PetsmArt and they said it was perfect. I know the strips aren't the most accurate so I picked up an API master test kit and tested...

Hey guys. After scrounging the forums for the past hour I've decided to go down the fishless cycle route. I'm currently parked outside of my ace hardware and I just picked up pure janitorial strength ammonia. My question is how would I dose the correct amount throughout the cycle. Not really...

Hey guys I am ready to start a fish in cycle on my 75 gallon community. I am just not sure which fish to use or how many. Any ideas?

Looked into the zoo med. Apparently it doesn't work with glass tops and you must have an open aquarium?

And the size should be 48 inches?

Gotcha. Yeah I'm on a bit of a budget. Where can I find this zoo med led fixture for my tank? What exactly do I look up. Is there a link?