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i started with a south american tank... and i was specific to the point of ridiculousness. i only wanted species from the orinoco river basin! i've since given up that "mission" and now i also have some asian plants in my tank. they're so much easier to care for and i've re-converted my...

those don't grow in south america though do they?? they're very pretty....

wow!! what is the large red leaf plant on the right?

without a doubt, by any traditional means of calculating how many fish to keep in an aquarium, my tank is overstocked. i have a 20G high, planted with a 15W life-glo bulb. i have in the last 7 months accumulated the following fish: 8 Cardinals 7 Red Phantoms 6 Lemon Tetras 2 Bolivian Rams 2...

those would look great with my red phantoms and my cardinals! i've never seen them at my LFS but i'll keep an eye out now.

i have the same nasty stuff growing in my tank and i attribute it to low CO2. i tried a 3 day blackout and it didn't work. (worked amazingly one other time on BGA though) i'm fiddling with my CO2 setup to try and improve it now... good luck!

my fish are on an exclusively flake food diet simply because they won't eat anything else. i've tried brine shrimp, blood worms, sinking pellets, zucchini and peas and they won't touch any of it. i just keep 4 or 5 different flakes so they're getting variety.

i've read about doing this but am a little confused as to how to go about it?

i removed the biowheel months ago... :)

thanks for all your responses... i have checked for leaks on my CO2 bottles. i actually have three bottle - one is the Hagen CO2 system, another 2 litre bottle that is hooked into the hagen with a T-valve so they are both using the ladder system to disperse the bubbles. the third 2 litre...

thanks - i'm pretty sure it's fuzz algae although it doesn't look exactly the same as the pics. i've spent hours online looking up photos to compare. i have two oto's in my tank but they've never seemed interested in this type of algae. i was also considering getting an SAE to see if that...

oh i forgot to add that no matter what i try, my CO2 levels are too low. they're about 6... i've tried everything to raise the levels, tested all the equipment - i'm at a loss. my light are on only 9 hours a day at this point. the algae is a light brownish colour.

i have a 20 gallon planted tank. 65W lighting, 2 DIY CO2 bottles going, dosing with greg watson ferts, weekly 50% PWC's. i have either hair or fuzz algae covering nearly half my plants plus some black looking algae on a couple of plant leaves. i really am about to give up and pull all the...

does the mag float really work? the algae in the picture is pretty hard to get off the glass using the algae brush and/or paper towel that i use during weekly maintenance.

so i got my new canon rebel XT last night and unfortunately my 2 year old daughter has a cold and isn't a good model right now! so my fish are it. i quickly snapped a few just to get a feel for the camera. Here's my Ram looking pretty. don't mind the algae on the glass!

in order to combat the BGA and other algae that has been growing in my aquarium, i did a 3 day blackout. it was very hard, my husband was convinced the fish would die, my 2 year old would cry when she'd see the tank all covered... I uncovered the tank today, prepared for the worst and low and...

maybe one day i'll convince my husband to accompany me to one of those stores. the north york one is about 6 minutes from me so it's hard to motivate myself to drive all the way out to oakville (or hamilton). but it would be nice to compare stores. :)

i'm using those CO2 ladders... i just changed the mix last night and there's a lot more bubbles so i'm going to test again and see if there's been an improvement.

that would be such a sad story if it were true (which i doubt). my oto's are adorable little guys and they get along wonderfully with everyone else in my tank.

which one is the biggest in ontario? i go to the one on steeles in north york and i've yet to find a reliable staff member. i find it very frustrating. in fact i called and complained to the manager and he was appalled at what i'd been through in setting up my tank. i purposely try to talk...

yeah i've read that the only reason they're pricey right now is because they're a relatively new discovery and somewhat hard to breed in captivity. to be honest i don't like the idea of owning anything wild caught so maybe i'll check the origins of the red's i saw at my LFS. that might make my...

i have to say that i have a love/hate relationship with my local big al's. they definitely have everything i need and they have competitive prices but their advice is RIDICULOUSLY bad. on at least 6 ocassions when i've asked a question of a staff member, i've gotten flat out wrong answers or...

my CO2 sucks quite frankly. that or my test kit does. right now after having two CO2 bottles hooked up, i'm still only getting readings of 6.5ppm. i'm not sure what my next move is going to be...

does anyone have any experience with these? they are very pretty fish but pricey at $30 a pair. i'm wondering if it's worth it... i'm looking for top dwellers and since i don't have a cover on my tank, hatchetfish are out. :) the beckford pencilfish are nice but the red's are just so...