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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...

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...

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...

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...

I have been searching online for information about what ferts I should be adding to my tank but I am more confused than ever! I've been to greg watson's site, all the related sites that he provides but I still don't know what I'm doing... this is making me feel dumb! Tank Details - I have a...

can someone recommend a good site for betta care? years ago when i kept bettas i did a bit of online research and ended up with BAD information and my bettas didn't get the best care. they lived a long time (3+ years) but i doubt they were as comfortable as they should have been. this time...

so i've got the hagen CO2 system running and after some advice i removed my biowheel to see if it would increase the CO2 numbers in my tank. i also added another CO2 bottle (DIY) and definitely notice an increase in the amount of bubbles feeding into the little ladder thing. the algae growth...

besides big al's and drs foster and smith, where else you do buy your supplies? i see a lot of places online but it's hard to tell who is reputable...

relating to my thread about increasing CO2 in my tank, here are some pics of the algae that i'm in a fight with. the algae on the leaves is green and fuzzy and i apologize in advance for the lousy photograph. i hate my camera and can't afford a DSLR yet. :( here is the greyish algae on the...

last night after trimming some of my plants i noticed one of my cardinals was missing... 5 were swimming around happily but the 6th was nowhere to be seen. after searching for 15 minutes i finally found him in the back just sort of sitting there. i actually thought her was dead until i went...

right now i'm using Flourish Tabs (in the substrate) and Big Al's Multi Purpose Plant Supplement (came with tank kit). I have 65 watts of broad spectrum lighting and the tank is about 50% planted (maybe slightly less). I'm concerned about some fuzz algae that's growing on some of my plants...

i came across this "formula" for how to calculate the right number of fish for your tank. it took me a few minutes to work it out because it's in metric... but basically it said i should have 9 fish. therefore according to the formula i'm already overstocked. i have: 2 cory's 3 oto's 6...

how do i know if the current from my HOB is too strong or too weak? and how on earth do i adjust it???? half of my tank seems still and half of my tank has movement and i don't notcie that any of the fish spend time in one half more than the other. i just want to make sure the environment is...

i keep seeing people suggest "returning fish" to the LFS for verious reasons and i'm curious to know if it's common for LFS's to accept returns. i can assure you that there is not one store in my city (toronto) that will accept a return - Big Al's doesn't even guarantee their fish for more than...

so i've read the 1 inch per gallon rule and then i've read all the opposing issues... i don't want to overstock my tank but I would like some variety in the fish I keep. My tank is 20 Gallons, planted. Right now I have 2 Bolivian Rams and 3 Corys. I'm considering a few red pencilfish...

i've bought one of thosde Hagen Natural Plant CO2 systems (i know DIY is cheaper but i like the look of this setup) and i've used their packet ingredients because it's included in the purchase - BUT nothing is happening. no bubbles. the instructions say that bubbles will appear between 2-10...

i have a 20 gallon heavily planted and with 2 bolivian rams and 3 cories. the tank has been running for 9 days and i've had a very slight spike in ammonia (.4 mg/l for one day) and now a slight spike in nitrites (.05 mg/l). i'm wondering how long this spike will last? i've been doing water...

i'm just wondering if there are any angelfish that are small enough to do well in my 20g Tall? I've only got a couple of Peruvian Rams in the tank right now and i'm trying to figure out my next fish. thanks in advance.