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Hi - I got the Rena 300 and although not silent, it is fairly quiet and serves well. I compared a number of models in a store, including the Rena 200, and the Rena 300 was by far the least noisy of them all.

Update Here is an update. The two fish that originated the infection were returned. The tank has cycled. However, the cammalanus worms are hard to get rid of - I continued to see them from time to time - although not for more than a week now. I removed the driftwood and removed the plants...

Thanks again. I have decided to leave the medication in the water for another day, then do the vacuuming, water change and peroxide treatments tomorrow. I will dip the whole plants. I doubt that exposing the roots to a mild peroxide solution will have serious detrimental effects. What...

Hi 7Enigma - thanks for your advice about the bleach. The tank is well on the way through cycling with ammonia gone, and with both nitrites and nitrates now testing positive. The two fish that brought the infection into my house have been returned. It would be great to just start all over...

Decontamination Plan - looking for comments Here is a picture of the worst (primary) infected fish (with camallanus worm infection): I removed two fish from the tank and returned them to the store for study - the worst infected one (shown above) and one other that had been in the same tank...

Thanks! Tomorrow I will pick up a bottle of pure powdered Levamisole HCl (Levamisole Hydrochloride, or "soluble levamisole"). Do you know how concentrated your solution is? If I knew that, then I could convert the quoted dilution into what I need with the powder. Also, should I remove the...

Thanks. The thing is, a) I am a total newbie, and b) this is a 55 gallon planted tank. If I am going to thoroughly vacuum the gravel, what do I do with the 16 plants?

Camallanus worms Hi - it looks to be Camallanus worms. :devil: See here and here. Luckily, a supply store (Western Farm Center in Santa Rosa, CA) near me can obtain soluble levamisole which will be shipped to them tomorrow and available for me to pick up on Monday. According to everything I...

Hi - I have a new 55 gallon planted tank. Has been up less than a week. Has 15 plants from two different stores, and 7 small fish from two different stores (two blue gouramis, two dwarf gouramis, two flying fox, one otocinclus). And two algea-eating shrimp. I know, pushing the envelope! Here...

Thank you very much. I want to power two airstones, each 13 inches deep (the 55 gallon tank is 18 inches deep but there is about five inches of substrates and gravel at the bottom). I am thinking maybe the Rena 200 would be strong enough for that? Or if the Rena 300 would be more...

Hi - I just set up a 55 gallon planted tank with fish and I want to run air bubbles at night when the light goes off. I installed a Whisper 100 air pump but it is awfully noisy! I am considering a Rena 300 instead. I want to install this in the aquarium stand, directly below the aquarium...

Hi - can you point me to the explanation of how to set up a yeast-based "DIY" CO2 system? Thanks!

Hi - I am looking to set up a "lightly planted" 55-gallon tank with fish. What substrate do I need, and how much of it? Laterite was recommended on another site. However, my LFS doesn't carry laterite. Instead, they suggest "florabase" substrate at $39.95 per 12 pounds, recommending 12 pounds...

Many thanks. I have a 40 watt "grow-light" strip, plus, on order, a 4x55W compact fluorescent fixture. Can I use 110W of compact fluorescent lighting, plus the 40W strip (total 150W) and hope the pair of Ancistrus will deal with algea buildup (not injecting any CO2)? I have not seen...

That's great, thank you. Any suggestions for media to start with? I would like to plant lightly, then aim for this configuration: Dwarf neon rainbow : 8 Congo tetra: 8 Flagtail cory: 6 Ancistrus: 2 Should I begin cycling with a pair of ancistrus? Or one or two corys?

Hi again. I got the Rena XP3. Is that enough for a lightly planted 55 w/fish, or do we need an additional "wet/dry" filter like the Emperor 400?

Total newbie here, looking around, want to set up a 55 gallon with both plants and fish ... So I may as well ask: 1) What is "Excel" ? 2) What is "Flourish dosing" ? Thanks!

Thank you very much for all the sensible advice. Hydor ETH 300 it is.

Hi again - I'm looking at the "Flagtail Cory", maybe aim for 8 of those too - water temp 76 to 81 supposed to be okay for all three species, so can shoot for 77 to 80 region.

Having found the XP3 at Big Al's I'm very tempted to go with it. Any suggestions on what media to start with? I am wondering about the following stocking goal: Dwarf neon rainbow : 8 Congo tetra: 8 Cory cat: 6 Does that make sense in a 55g? Or is it a bad mix. Suggestions? There is the...

Thanks so much for your help. I like the deals at petsmart and they've got these but no 150's, just 100's and 200's. As a newbie I have to ask: is 2 x 200's okay for my 55 so long as I adjust the settings correctly? Thanks for the tip! But that one is back-ordered. What about the 500/110...

Hi - I am brand new and contemplating getting a 55 gallon (48 x 13 x 19 inches high) tank for my son! Of course I will go slow, change the water, change media as needed, do cycling and test the water a lot! Now,to include both plants and fish (freshwater only), what range of equipment...