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Getting the tank back into shape and need a few pointers. Its a 24 or so gallon high bow with a diy hood light(2 13 watt cfl mounted vertical with work light reflectors-don't laugh, its good enough for who its for) 1 - Do I need to dose ferts? If so just the basics macro, micro? 2 - Am I...

2 days ago, I looked over at the corner and saw my neglected tank sitting there making me feel guilty. It had been close to 4-5 months since I did any real water change and no ferts or anything. I have since did a pretty major substrate vaccum and around 2 50% wc in the last 3 days. While I...

Soooo I bought this pair of livebreeders today..and for the life of me I cant recall the name of these guys...any help would be appreciated. The male is orange with some black spots, female is quite bland, grayish and a bit bigger. I have a photo I'll load in a bit. Thanks

I would prefer not to ship this, so a semi local sale would be preferred. Up for sale as Im dropping down to a low tech setup, 1 - 5lb cylinder - aluminum and 4 months old - excellent condition - pretty much full 1 - Concoa Dual gauge Regulator 1 - Fabco Needle valve 1 - Check Valve 5' - co2...

FS - Riccia SOLD $11 Shipped for as much as you want, max size is about 7x7 and 1" to 1.5" thick.

I built an external reactor and am having some issues w/ air bubbles. I had on the output of my 2213 but was getting bubble city out of the spraybar. I swapped things out so its before the filter. Now I am getting sporadic large discharge. I can see a fair amount of air pockets in the 2213...

I have seen pics of java moss that is nice and bright green. Mine not so much, very dark green, except for what looks like new growth, near the tips. Water temp is about 76 and lighting is around 48 watts in a 10 gallon. Too much light for this stuff?

I have 4 feet of 2" Clear pvc, for those that may want to fiddle w/ a reactor or some other project. $9 per foot + shipping. Willing to cut it up.

I currently have a coralife 28 watt over my 10, and was wondering if there would be any benefit to going to say 3-15 watt t8's? I'm thinking of building a hood/light and saw some bulbs at lowes. Seems that 3 lamps would distribute the light a bit better in the tank. Id also like to leave...

Hi, I run a 10 gallon planted shrimp(RCS and Amano)tank. I've been using water from the tap-which is from a water softner. I did some testing today and heres what Ive got. Tap - GH-3 or 4 , KH-13, PH-7.6 Non softened tap-Gh - 30:shocked!:, KH-13, PH-7.6 So...what water should I use...

I am in the process of building an external co2 reactor. I have numerous pieces left over and wondered if people would be interested in buying a completed reactor from me...its in the paint booth right now so pics will be coming a bit later. Its nothing special, just a 1/2 inlet at the top and...

Aquaclear 20 for some RCS or Needle valve Aquaclear 20, purchased in October. Runs great. Looking for some RCS OR a needle valve either straight up or towards purchase of shrimp. Thanks

My previous scape(tank) took a turn for the worse and had to be redone. This is the stage its in right now, water conditions are cloudy but alot better now. Current plants are riccia(on the stones), and some pogostemon helferi. I have a clump of java moss chillin in the back right and a clump...

My 10 gallon tank is home to some java moss, riccia, and pogostemon helferi. I redid my scape after big problems with algae and green water. My water clarity is still not good and my helferi looks BAD. My riccia is tied down to stones and looks fantastic color wise- no pearling though The...

I got a shipment of 20 RCS today, so now my 2 adult female rcs and 2 amano's have tankmates. I found a disturbing scene a few hours after the introduction. I noticed a juvie torn in half on the bottom. Nobody looked guilty or fessed up, till I noticed in the shade of a rock a mugging in...

I did a nitrate test the other day in my planted tank and it read 0. I added some ferts and tested later....still 0. I just made a new fert solution of 1 teaspoon of KNO3 in 110 ml of water, which I then added 2 ml to a 2 liter of water. I tested it and it read 0. ARRRGH! This is the 2nd nitrate...

I have a 10 gallon w/ 7 various size plants of helferi, along w/ a 'sheet' of riccia, it has about 40w on for 10 hours a day. I do diy co2 and struggle to keep nitrates up. I can add 12ml of kno3(which should give me about 6ppm nitrates) It seems close, but in less than 24 hours its gone...

I have a 10 gallon tank and am using a eheim 2213 classic for a filter. I really dont see a justification to buy a diatom filter, but have seen some diy filters on the net. Any ideas on a small filter that could be put in front of the eheim? I have read about using a magnum micro filter and...

Looking for a little bit of this stuff, if you have any to spare let me know. Thanks!

I just received this today and its too big for my tank, brand new. Heres the manfact. site w/ pics and descrip. Filter-Max Pre-Filter I'll sell it for $11 shipped

Well, in a previous thread I asked about a possible algae bloom and it was possibly a bacterial bloom. I pulled out all my riccia and shrimps and drained the tank, cleaned the sides up(when water dries out you really see how much algae is on the sides-yuuck!) Refilled the tank slooowly so as...

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Ive had the 10 gallon up and running for close to 2 months now, I have an aquaclear 20 HOB w/ about 48w of light running for 10 hours. I do DIY co2, and last I checked(<cough>last week<cough>) it was in the 20-25 range. I did a a replacement of my riccia mat and next day I noticed the water...

Has anybody tried to dip riccia in a solution to help kill off the hair algae tangled in it. Or am I doomed to rake the yard every few days to keep it under control? I've heard of other such procedures for other plants. Thanks Kevin

Do males have color at all? I have 2 cherry's and one is no doubt an adult female. I attempted to get a mate, and I got one that was pretty colorless and smaller. As soon as it hit the tank- it turned red, not as red as the other, but mostly red. I have a feeling she is young and not...