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I recently added 3 angels to my 110, and I'm having a devil of a time getting 2 of them to eat. One isn't a problem - it follows me around when I'm near the tank, and gets right into the scrum when the food drops. Another seems to want to eat, but doesn't seem to "get it". It's a bit shy, but...

Specifically, pagoda rock (or similar). My wife wants to do some hardscaping with pagoda, but we haven't been able to find a good local source. We picked them pretty clean last year, and they still haven't gotten more. Hate to order it and pay shipping for rock, but frankly the prices that the...

After my 6 day blackout, I thought I would be able to keep things under control, but I just don't seem to be able to get the hang of EI and dosing. I've now got green hair algae all over the place, and the BBA is coming back strong too. Stats: 120G planted, about 3 months old, Eco-Complete and...

I'm considering using a slightly modified procedure for my blackout, and wanted to run it by you guys for a sanity check. My 120G has a BAD case of the brown furries, some BGA that just won't give up, and about 3 other varieties of algae that I need to clear up. Instead of the blanket route...

I'm having trouble figuring out what to do about the CO2 and pH in my 120. I'm using a pressurized CO2 system, and trying to maintain ~30-40 ppm CO2, but this is really screwing up my pH. My tap water measures around 7.2, with 2-3 degrees KH. I've been slowly bumping up the CO2, but to get to...

EDIT: I've changed the title - 3 are dead, one is dying. What did it? One of my juvi black angels (2") is having serious trouble. He's listless (sitting on the bottom, on plants, etc), having trouble maintaining his orientation (idling with his mouth straight up and doing "backflips"), and...

Over the past couple of months, one thing I have noticed is that EVERY time I am browsing at midnight EST, the site becomes unresponsive for 5-10 minutes. EVERY time. I have to keep refreshing - no errors, just no response from the server. Even odder, there's not even a timeout message most of...

One plant I wanted to add to a tank is Bladderwort. I was looking closely today, and noticed this plant in my big tank: This is bladderwort, right? It seems that one of the shipments of clippings from the AA crew included an unexpected bonus! It seems to be doing quite well - at first I...

I've been running into the following error today: Just FYI.

Here's what my tank looked like 5 days ago: Then, a couple of days ago, the water started getting cloudy. I figured it was a standard post-cycle baterial bloom. I did the standard large water changes to help fend off the cloudiness, and keep the fish happy. This is what the tank looked like...

Is it normal for a 20G long to bow the front and back when full? It's minor, but with the glass top installed it's very obvious - and more than a little troubling. It's a Top Fin 20L I picked up from PetSmart the other day for my QT tank. It appears to be well constructed, with no obvious...

This morning I've been noticing spawning behavior in a pair of my Rasboras, and ALL of my Pristellas. The Rasbora pair is inverting themselves under leaves of my sword plants, pressing their bellies together against the leaf. I can't see any eggs, so I don't know if it is an actual spawning, or...

In case no one noticed, there's a Petsmart selling everything. The ad is on Craigslist Not sure what you would do with their fish setup, but if you want it ...

I bought a box of Coralife Bio-Balls to use in my DIY CO2 recator. Unfortunately, the smallest quantity available was the 225 count box. So I have more than 210 bio-balls available to anyone who needs them. I would like to trade for some plants or something, but if you are building a DIY...

I just got my AquariumPlants.com regulator yesterday, and picked up a 5lb bottle of CO2. I had a bit of trouble getting a good seal (bleedown test still shows a minor loss - need to figure that out), but my main problem appears to be finding the right balance between the main pressure valve and...

Well, the hits just never stop. Today it's one of my Rasboras - he is swimming around with his mouth wide open, and does not appear to be able to move his jaw. I suspect that he broke his jaw trying to eat one of the MTS I added yesterday. What's the prognosis? Should I try to let him heal, or...

Early this week I placed an order with my LFS for some Punctatus Corys and a few other fish, and they arrived on Wednesday. I arranged to be at the store when the order came in - I figured I would save them the stress of being put in the LFS tanks before I picked them up. I ordered 6, so the...

I picked up 6 Pristella Tetra's yesterday - at the time I thought I was taking the last of their stock. However, on the way out the door I realized that there were 2 more on display in a small Eclipse by the register. They were closing, and had other customers to deal with, so I decided to go...

Ok, I decided to play around a bit with Excel and created this spreadsheet. It will log your test results (pH, KH, GH, Nitrite, Nitrate, Ammonia, Phosphate) for ALL of your tanks, and will chart the tests over time. Let me know what you think - I'm open to suggestions for improving it. For...

I guess you could say that I have finally started aquascaping my tank, rather than just throwing plants in willy-nilly. Here's the first cut at it: Lots more to be done. I need to hide the acrylic wall between the substrates, and eventually start some plantings in the PFS. I'll also get rid...

I ran across several fish in the store yesterday, but I'm having a hard time trusting the "fish guy" to know what they are. Seems like the guy who orders (and knows) fish is never there when I am. Sorry for the lousy picture quality - all I had was my phone. I really need a solid ID on these...

When I stock my 125, I plan on putting 2 or more pairs of GBRs in, but I've also seen some wonderful looking apistos today, and would like to add some of those as well. Unfortunately, I didn't get the name (the guy in the store at the time wasn't sure - he's not the expert). I'm planning a...

Well, I finally finished (OK, 95%, but it's good enough for now) my canopy. I used AHSupply PC light kits (2x96, 2x55) to get to about 300W of light, which in this configuration should be close to high light. CO2 is on the way. I'm no Norm Abrams by any stretch of the imagination (actually, my...

As some of you may recall, I originally started my cycle with a bad batch of ammonia - it had soap in it. I used 3-4 caps full of the ammonia before I discovered my mistake. I flushed my tank out MANY times with new water, including letting it stand overnight a couple of times, and have started...

This is a strange one. I've heard of anachris and val's melting, but not moneywort. I'm cylcing my 125, and was adding some Flourish (not excel) just to give the plants some nutrients to work with. Within 4-5 days, the moneywort melted. The plants are all in the EC substrate, have low light...