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In reading another post, I'm fairly certain it is Eco-complete substrate. Thanks in advance for the help. Oh! I should mention it seems to grow when the lights are off, and go away soon after the lights are turned on. I have LED's, but it's a low-light sit. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium...

My newish 5 gallon planted tank with a mixture of black sand and some kind of planted tank substrate that I can't recall the name of is growing a crazy white web of some slimy stuff! (The substrate bag is somewhere in my supplies room that has also become a storage room for my pregnant...

Ok, this brings up a question in my mind. With the Python, (I have one by some other name) how do you control the water temp when refilling? I hook mine up to the kitchen faucet but only use it for refilling. Takes too much water and wastes it when you use it to vacum (drought here in AZ big...

Does anybody have any ideas? Should I post this some place else?

Hello Tucson! Btw Arizona, in Flagstaff I found what so far appears to be a GREAT LFS! Salt and fresh, really competitive prices, good plants, knowledgeable ppl, AND in the same strip mall as a PetSmart! Soon as I track down the business card I got, I'll pass it along!

Oh, and thanks for the info. Looking at your pic and what hers look like, I think hers are maybe a little overweight, but not bloated.

Wow! Absolutely the right name! Great pic, by the way. The plant behind and next to him? Can you tell me it's name? I got some recently and forgot to write down the name (or as I usually do, photograph the tag!).

Glad you mentioned that! I like snails, just in moderation! The idea of them multiplying out of control is the stuff horror movies are made of! Eeeeeeeeeeekkkkk!

Great profile! I realized, by looking at your pics, that I may be completely wrong about these 4 fish I'm trying to ID! The PetSmart near me tells me that they are not allowed to sell the fry that are born there. (Not sure if this is truly a regulation they have to follow, and other stores...

Anyone?

Oh good! Thank you both. Looks like I need some snails like that!

Some please tell me what MTS is? Snail I'm guessing... What kind. Also I used white silica sand in my 29. I am pretty new to sand and used a very deep layer, plus built a tiered area out of sand and rock. Can sand can be too deep? I saw a mention of sulfur dioxide in sand. I have been...

I use silica sand. Very white.

What can someone tell me about dropsy? My daughters 2 frogs ADF's are bloated and this has us very worried! They are in a 20 long with 3 snails, a shubunkin goldfish, 2 rasboras and 3 ballon belly mollies. Becca noticed one of them looked pregnant 2 days ago. She looked up pics of dropsy and...

Now that I have a sand tank using some nice white sand, not play sand but also not specifically for tanks. I like my tank better with less air bubbles than one might usually use. The filter creates surface bubbles, and I have some live plants, which I hope keep the water oxygenated.