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I have a 45 gallon tank that I set up in February of this year as a planted tank. I had been fertilizing them with Flourish, Flourish Excel, Phosphorus, Nitrogen and Potassium. I've haven't been very successful with them until I increased the Flourish Excel to daily and then the plants started...

thanks for your suggestions I'm going to try the changes one at a time. i've read that that the led lights have lower light intensity so I put it at 100% for 10 hours and then went on vacation. The plants seem to be progressing the same as before. I'll try increasing the fertilizers next...

the intensity is automatic so I'm not too sure. It fades in during the morning, with full intensity at noon and fades out in the evening. The pump is 200-250 gph. It's hard to find that info since it's an older Eheim. I dose the ferts once per week at 1/2-1 capful based on the instructions of...

I started the tank about six months ago. it's 45 gallons with a Finnex planted+ 24/7 on the 24/7 automatic setting and no fish, no co2. I bought several plants: anubius, java fern, dwarf sword, narrow leaf anachris and a red plant that I think is nasea. I had a diatom bloom for several months...

From what I've read, 24" is pretty deep for LED lighting. Mine is 18" empty and it has 2-3" of substrate. I ended up getting the Finnex because others have said it is a little stronger than the satellite.

how does this compare to the Current Satellite LED+?

i don't use carbon at all in my saltwater but my blue tang still got it

Hi I'm working on plans for setting up planted tank and was trying to figure out what is an appropriate amount of filtration. My tank is 45 gallons and I have an Ehein canister available that is rated for 95 gallon tanks. Is this too much filtration or will this create problems because of the...

lots of big pond goldfish pond raised 3-5+" solid colors 1 bright white 1 gold white 3 orange 5 brown that might change to orange as they get older. I've had this happen before. Only $2 each! local pick up only I'm in Riverside, IL, not too far from Chicago

I've had my tank for just over 10 years, and I bought it used at the time. A few months ago I noticed this giant air bubble in the corner. I put a black dot at the bottom of the bubble to see if it was getting longer and it is. I haven't noticed that it is getting wider. I can probably assume...

I do have a skimmer. I put 1/4 of the rectangular veggie sheets in the clip every day. I use tap water and change 5 gallons of the 125 gallon tank each week. I'll test the parameters and get back to you.

I've attached a picture of my tank. It shows the green tint I see in the water. Is this from floating algae in the water or something else?

Here is my current stock in my 125g tank: blue tang ocellaris clown green pseudochromis 6 line wrasse scooter blenny nassarius snail hermit crab Is there anything else that I can get that would be compatible with my current livestock? It seems like the wrasse would be the limiting factor. Are...

also, where did the bubbles come from because I didn't see them when I inspected it before I filled it.

I resealed a tank and just filled it. This picture shows the brace across the middle. The silicone has turned white from what I think are bubbles. Will the seal on the brace end up failing soon? Also, there are tiny bubbles in the corners between the pieces of glass. These are far fewer than the...

I will try and play with it this weekend. What is the goal in having the water at a higher level: faster flow, closer to collection cup, shape of chamber?

I have a ball valve between the pump and the skimmer which controls the flow speed. Changing this does change the height of the water to some extent.

I made my own protein skimmer a while ago for my 125g FOWLR. The tank has 5 fish in it: blue tang, clown fish, six line wrasse, scooter blenny and green chromis. I have an airline at the intake of the pump which creates fine air bubbles. The bubbles make it all the way through the chamber like...

I do, but it is still only a few inches long and not growing very fast so it is ok in my 15 gallon for now.

the blue tang likes to pick at it

Hi, Here is my stock in my 125g FOWLR: ocellaris clown green chromis 6-line wrasse scooter blenny blue tang I feed them BioBlend marine pellets and purple sea veggies daily and alternate between Omega One marine flakes and mysis shrimp. I'm running low on the flake food so I thought it...

I have determined that the glass is etched from corrosion. I was completely surprised to learn this happens to glass when exposed to water for a long time. I was able to borrow a buffer from my uncle and rubbing compound seems to be getting most of it out. I'll let you know how much work it...

I got a kissing gourami from a friend that was taking down their tank. I can keep it for a while but it will eventually outgrow the tanks that I have available.

Here is an update about the tigger pods: I went to another store a few weeks later and the pods in the bottles in the fridge were alive and swimming around even in the cold so it looks like all the bottles at the first store were dead

I have two tanks that have mineral deposits on the glass. The one I have worked on cleaning is a tank I am rebuilding. I was able to get most of the deposits off with a razor but now I can't get what is left of the residue off. I tried soaking one piece in vinegar and another in CLR overnight...