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I will not get the neons. I am very bored with small tanks.....Can't wait to set up my new 37 gallon tank soon. Thank you for your input.

I should clarify that the 'very small pleco' is a clown pleco and has not grown in the 4 years I have had him. It is only 2.5 inches (at the most). Didn't want someone to freak out on me thinking I had a common pleco in my tiny tank....seen it happen before! :)

I am going to make my old shrimp tank a betta tank very soon. I want it to be a very small community tank though. It is a 5 gallon hex tank from Walmart.....very well established.....has a very small pleco in it right now. I want to get some neons for the tank as well. Do you think I should...

I do not remember the name of the dechlor. It was sold to me a while ago at a PetSmart. I realized a few months ago that it had expired and I threw it away. dk: thanks for the mention of a Rid Metals product....didn't know one existed (never really looked either). Shrimp have been gone for...

I haven't been on in quite a while, but want to get insight on a problem I had a little while ago. I decided to be bold and try a RCS tank. Everything was going well for a while until suddenly I couldn't find the baby shrimp anymore and the adults started dying off. I realized that dead RCS...

The back panel is not getting enough light. I have removed the back and placed it in my QT (2 gal) with cheap light on in front of a window. I will give the wall a few days and then decide if I need to get a better bulb and give it some 'spot light' treatment. If this doesn't work I will have...

happygirl.....that was my next plan if I can't get the wall to work as is. I am not worried about the water circulation as much as the light getting to everything enough to keep it alive. I must say though....I am happy I have a very small back wall because sewing moss onto a plastic canvas...

I have the wall (somewhat bent) in my QT sitting in front of a window with the crappy bulb on all the time. Should get some growth from that. If I need to do the spotlight thing....I will. I just want to see if good old fashioned sunlight will do the trick for now. Thanks for the idea...

That is all I needed to hear....taking out my moss wall idea. I think it resulted in a lot of dead moss, but not sure because all I can see is that it isn't growing through the wholes in the plastic sheets. Can I put the moss wall in a bowl in front of a window and let the sunlight hit it...

The tunnel is getting more growths/arms, but the back wall only has one or two. My tank has taken a plunge toward the acidic side....could the moss be dead in the back panel and be causing my water to turn acidic?

Time passes pretty darn easily without realizing it sometimes... nitrate-40, nitrite-0, Ammonia-0, pH-6 did 20% PWC and gravel vac'd wonder what went wrong....can dead java moss cause a tank to turn acidic?

I hope your LFS is decent and will show you the way, but more often then not they will lead you down the wrong path. The people that work in those shops are sales people and will try to get you to spend the most that they can, and in the process if that means you have to keep replacing your...

The MTS really like those gel vacation feeders. I only use them when I have to, but have found that the snails just sit there and eat the entire time it is in the tank. That has got to help the population a little. I like my snails....I always have tiny snails to look for, they hang in the...

Update: my moss creations have been in the tank for 1 week. The tunnel in the center of my tank has some (15-20 'arms') very fine new growth protruding from the light exposed side. The back wall doesn't look any different moss-wise. My sword plant (connected baby plant) has an extensive...

I started with 5 MTS and now have hundreds of them 8 months after introduction to tank). I enjoy finding the tiny ones on my plants and glass. I had only had apple snails before, but these snails are a lot different because you can't see their eggs so when they multiply it is a surprise...

I did some research at my LFS last week. They have a 'new' endler out now. I think it is 'apontine' (? spelling). It is very colorful (red variations) and the females aren't even out on the market yet (so says my LFS). Sounds like you plan to have an peaceful and active tank; my favorite...

I can't remember.....were you only able to get gravel from your friend's tank? Maybe you could give them some fiber to put in their filter and then pick it up a few days later and get some O so good for your tank happy bacteria?? Just an idea. Hope it speeds up soon. Have you completely...

I hope this starts to work for you soon!

This moss to my understanding and visual inspection doesn't have roots. That is the problem with the Java Moss. If I didn't restrain it in some way it was going to separate and make a mess of my tank (little green strands hanging off of everything and floating around blocking the light from...

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How are things going with this tank? What did you decide to put in it?

What should I do with this? http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t294/tabbycat0282/tank010.jpg When I bought my sword plant, it had a shoot with very few leaves and roots, but now it is growing like crazy. Should I keep it connected to the 'mother' plant and plant it? Should I disconnect it...

Hello! I wanted Java Moss for my tank because it is easy to grow, fry and invertebrates love it, and it helps the water like other plants. The problem is that I bought some (1 ounce/fist full without water) for $5 and it was WAY TOO MUCH for my 5 gallon tank! What to do... I have decided to...

Update: Nitrate-20, Nitrite-0, Ammonia-0, pH-7.0 Here is a pic of the tank soo many have helped save! http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t294/tabbycat0282/tank009.jpg

Crazy question: When I set up my other tank to cycle can I use some water from my existing tank (with debris in it from a vac) to get things going? I know to use some of the gravel or decoration...but what about adding the debris. Would putting a few of my existing plants in the new tank help...