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l'm sure there are some who may think l'm crazy for going with a 10 instead of trying again with the 20. l don't mind going with the smaller tank. Water changes will be easier(I use 50% tap and 50% distilled water in 1 gallon jugs from Wal Mart. That's less jugs l gotta haul from Walmart to the...

Forgot to mention that the 10G that's been going almost a year is doing great. That tank always did well. The Glowlights and Corys are thriving. I had White Clouds in it. But I put them in the 20 since the 10 was overstocked. After 2 weeks in the 20 the White Clouds died.

Part 2 since the post was so long. l decided l didn't want a tank that big in the small apartment, and had an extra 10. So l had a heater and sand for it, and bought a glass versa top lid for it. The only things l'm using that were in the 20 are the thermometer, shipwreck ornament, and AC50. Set...

Hi guys. It's been a long time since I've posted, mainly because I've been frustrated with the 20 long. Never figured out what was wrong. First, I had a hard time getting the tank to fishless cycle. Put in 3 different brands of bacteria-Topfin, Dr Tim's, and Marineland. Then I tried filter media...

The LFS only had 3 Dwarf Neon Rainbows, 2 males and 1 female so I got them. He said they should get more in next week, so I'll get more. They're doing well. I check the ammonia and nitrite twice a day and it's good.

It's been a month since I started the fishless cycle. I started with some filter media from the 10 gallon. Didn't seem to jump start anything. I ended up buying 3 brands of bacteria in a bottle, including Dr Tim's directly from his site. Didn't speed things up. But last week while doing a WC on...

I really like the shipwreck in the 55. Where did you get it?

The 20 long during the fishless cycle. I put the LED light from the 10G for the pics. The last pic is the light in moonlight mode. Future plans include replacing the plastic plants with live plants.

I always felt that the hinge on the versa tops were in the way. It limited where I could place the light. And it blocked the light from the flash mounted above the tank when doing photography. The hinge was easier to remove than I thought it would be. I thought the hinge was glued to the glass...

I've been leaving the white LEDs on the 10 gallon on for about 12-14 hours a day. Recently I've been seeing brown algae spots on the glass. The nitrates are low and I do 35-50% WC's every week. I'm thinking about leaving the blue "moonlight" LEDs on when I'm at work so the fish have some kind of...

OK thanks for the advice. But I just thought of something else. Shouldn't you stir up your sand regularly anyway to avoid poisonous gas pockets from forming in the sand?

In the 20 long I plan on doing live plants, which is something new to me. But I like to rearrange the plants and decorations often. With Java Fern I understand it's good to attach the roots to a rock so this won't be a problem. But with the Jungle Val will I be able to uproot it from the sand...

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Maybe a nice school of about 10-12 Dwarf Neon Rainbowfish.

Just put some Dr Tim's Aquatics ammonium Chloride and got the ammonia 1-2ppm. Then I put some bio media from the 10 gallon's filter in the Aquaclear 50. I'm hoping it won't take long to get it cycled.

First bit of aquascaping :)

I threw the ultra wide angle lens on the camera and shot a few of the inside.

I used blue 5/8" PEX-b pipe, 5/8 barbed elbows, and 5/8 ID clear flexible tubing.

The first time I primed it it took about 90 seconds to prime. But tonight I drained about 8 gallons, and filled the tank back up. Then primed the filter and it primed within 20 seconds.

Semi transparent Glowlight Tetras.

I have 8 of them now. Here's a good pic of 7.

See the thread I posted a few weeks back. I know there's different ways to do aquarium photography, but this is the way I like best. http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f19/my-new-technique-for-aquarium-flash-photography-364079.html

I did some rearranging on the plants on the 10G. The water is so clear it looks like air-Purigen helped with that. I managed to get a shot where you can see all 16 fish.

I've got a feeling this is going to be the best tank I've ever done! Future plans include live plants(I've got fake plants for now), Finnex 24/7 light, Amano Shrimp for bottom dwellers, and probably Dwarf Neon Rainbows for the main species(unless I change my mind).

The Finnex heater controller I got on Ebay came in 2 days ago. I have an Aqueon 100 watt heater for it. In the next day or 2 I'll put some bio media from the 10 gallon in the filter and put some Dr TIm's Aquatics ammonium chloride in to start the fishless cycle.