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Hello, I am HOPING that I might get a SMALLish tank for Christmas...thinking about having a small SW tank...what I would really like is a 30 - 40 gallon tank housing basically a bunch of LR, a pair of clown fish, inverts and maybe eventually an anemonie or some leathers/mushrooms What would be...

Well I am visiting my MIL and doing tank mainentance which she has gotten behind on with the planting season...and she has a BAD outbreak of Black Beard Algae. It's a 10 gallon tank, river gravel and sand substrate, rocks are pretty much covered in BBA. Tank is in a green house so right off...

I am not sure if I will get it but this summer I may get my 90 gallon tank back from storage...I am thinking about starting a SW tank with it or setting it up as a FW planted again. The lighting that I already have is 4x65w PC plus LED night lights. I know I would want lots of LR but not...

I have green water and this is a new one for me. I know I have too much direct sunlight and I am sure I can correct that problem but how can I get rid of the green water once that is fixed? Would a 3 day blackout do the trick? Or do I have to get mid evil on its cloudy butt? Any suggestions...

Where can one acquire dry ferts these days? It has been so long since I bought any....suggestions???

Anyone keep just plants and shrimp in a tank? I am considering it for my 10 gal octagonal tall tank as it is awkward to put anything in it as there is not much swim room. I am just wondering if I can get away with doing it without a heater at all and keeping it only at room temp. I think it is...

Chapter 1.... My husband took me out last night for a really nice date...dinner, the movies and then.....we went to Walmart presumably to buy some new bolt bins or something other that he needed......well, I was over in the aquarium section (as I always am) and I was looking at filters for the...

Hello, I have a rather odd shaped tank I am starting up. It is a 10 gallon tall....it is octagonal with a 12 in diameter footprint and 2 ft tall. I am looking for some branchy drift wood, very thin maybe some small manzanita branches but don't want to buy a ton. I only want a couple of sticks...

Hello all, Now, I know it's not the ideal set up, but I just aquired a 10 gal tall acrylic tank dirt cheap at a yard sale. The hood makes it impossible to put a regular filter without serious modification....I am thinking a powehead with a sponge for mechanical.... I removed the broken...

Hello all, I have recently moved from MT to AZ and am trying to figure out how to get my tanks here and set up. (One is still running at MIL's house with all of my fish) I have gone over it in my mind a hundred times and I just cant seem to figure out how to do it and still have everyone...

Hello all! I have been off the board for a while since I had to move cross country and had to take down my two lovely tanks. Unfortunately I did not get to take them with me. :( And I am suffering fish withdrawals pretty badly. Our new place has no good spot for a large tank (ie...my empty 90...

Hello all, I have decided to move to another state. It will take approximately 3 days before we can arrive at the new place and I don't think the fish can make it in buckets that long plus there is the whole logistical nightmare of it all....anyway I need to give/sell all of my plants and fish...

So we had a power outage recently, not long only about an hour but it got me thinking about the winter time outages that do occur and are regularly off for several hours or even all day long. I was thinking about adding a UPS to my system but wondering what would you think would be the most...

I have a couple of different varieties of crypts and some swords for trade and/or sale: I would like to have some cristmas moss, or some kind of ground cover. I have several small amazon sword plantlets, and a couple of medium sized amazon swords (though they will get big) Also a green melon...

OK my spelling might be off, but my question is....why can't I keep this plant alive? I just love this plant and it looks so lovely in my tank for all of a few days before all the leaves are floating to the top. I have been trying it in my 90 gallon tanks with discus and angels. I have CO2...

I have been seeing a lot of posts on this board and others where people are mentioning or perpetuating the common myth that fish will grow to the size of their tank. Lets debunk this myth guys and help out the newcomers who have been sadly misinformed. I myself have had loads of people telling...

Hello all, I have nearly been given a green light on my FW to SW conversion of the 46 gal bowfront tank (yeah!) And I have seen several posts mention the use of RO/DI water exclusively for water changes etc. Is that completely necessary? Or would you recommend it in my case? I have good...

OK so I am thinking it over again. Some of you migt know I am into the FW and planted tanks currently running a 90 gallon FW and a 46 gallon FW tank. Both heavily planted high tech etc. I do love them and don't want to get rid of them persay but I am looking to try my hand at SW. I have been...

Hi guys! I am looking for some stem plants for my discus tank. Any hygro Also any stem plant with color that is not too delicate (walichi seemed to melt away) Would love some Rotala magenta, and could use more rotala indica I have good light and ferts, Co2 etc. I am happy to buy them and...

I was looking into all the costs associated with starting a reef tank (my husband is not supportive at all after seeing the latest DFS catalog) And I was wondering (since the lights are quite expensive) if one could say start off with live rock and fish and then "upgrade" at a later date...

So here is a current pic of my 90 gal planted tank. Can you tell me what I am missing? Or what you would add? I feel like I need some mid-ground plants and some more stems (the bout with ich took it's toll) What would you add? Thanks in advance for any suggestions. :)

I have a 90 gal, a 46 gal bowfront, and a 10 gal tht was SUPPOSED to be a temp qt that now has two angelfish in it (until my MIL takes them off my hands) now I am thinking of experimenting with that tank and using it to hold my cuttings before I ship them out etc. My husband keeps telling me 2...

Hello all, I have been into freshwater for years and am intrigued by the thought of one day having a SW tank. I am in love with seahorses, and aside from knowing that you have to cycle a SW tank the same way you do a FW tank I know pretty much nothing. I am considering converting my 46 gal...

It looks like I might have the dreaded ich....in my 90 gal planted tank. I am going to raise the temp but I am wondering if I can add salt to the planted tank and if so what level would you recommend? Should it be less than you would otherwise add? I am so bummed since this is my discus...

Want to play a planted/aquascaping game? A "remember when" if you will from when you first started up with planted tanks. :) Anyone remember when you thought a crypt and a few stems was a lot of plants in a 55 gal tank? (That was me a year and half ago. :) )