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Hello All, I recently bought a 55 gallon aquarium which I plan on setting up in the near future as a planted tank with fish and am just working on getting the setup ready. The hood for the tank are two single 18" bulbs opposed to a single or double 48" fixture. I plan on shooting for 2 to 3...

Hello All, On Tuesday I bought four Otto's for my aquarium. They acclimated fine and are all doing great. But since introducing them into the tank I noticed on Thursday night that one of the guppies was missing most of his tail. All the color was missing and it just looked like strings of fiber...

Was wondering if anyone knew of any LFS in the seacoast area of New Hampshire that would sell Oto's Thanks, ~Graham

Hello All, My question is, can I use a Co2 tank from a paintball gun and just screw that in to the regulator or should I get a tank that has a valve on the top of it? Thanks, ~Graham

Hello, was hoping someone could help me identify these white caps because I've been looking online for ones similar to these and have had no luck. Thanks, ~Graham

Im thinking of replacing my heater in my 10 gallon with a Visi therm and heres what I'm curious about. Would it be ok to use a much higher wattage heater in a small 10 gallon tank? My reason is because probably within the next year I will purchase a 55 gallon tank and am just thinking...

Hello All, I am trying to understand aquarium lighting more clearly and have a couple questions regarding it: First off in my 10 gallon planted aquarium I have two of these bulbs Bright Effects at Lowe's: Daylight 40-Watt Replacement CFL Twist Bulb and am wondering if I should up my WPG...

Hello All My tank has staghorn in it and I have read that this can be caused from low Co2 levels:confused: Which could be the case because I haven't been adding Co2 lately. Anyone previously dealt with this and know any good ways of getting rid of it? I bought some Algaefix because I have...

Hello All My question is in regards to using aluminum in my aquarium. I bought some aluminum mesh which I plan to squeeze Riccia between and lay on the bottom of my tank to create a carpet affect. So I'm wondering if the aluminum will affect the tanks water conditions or potentially harm my...

Was just wondering from anyone who has used both Eco-complete and flourite, whether they noticed a huge difference in plant growth? Also would it be fine to put a layer of Eco-Complete down then a layer of flourite on top of that? Thanks ~Graham

Im going to be setting up a 10 gallon aquarium with either dwarf hairgrass, Riccia, or Dwarf baby tears with Seachem flourite as my substrate. I'm wondering if I should even use a gravel on top of the flourite because my plan is to let one of these grow over the entire bottom to form a...

Hello im currently new to planted aquariums and am going to practice on a 10 gallon aquarium, already have filters,etc. and have special ordered flourite from my LFS. In the below picture it shows my DIY Co2 chamber and was just hoping for some feedback on it, and I have a couple questions...

Hello im currently new to planted aquariums and am going to practice on a 10 gallon aquarium, already have filters,etc. and have special ordered flourite from my LFS. In the below picture it shows my DIY Co2 chamber and was just hoping for some feedback on it, and I have a couple questions...

Hello my name is Graham Chaffee and I'm 20. I have always had an aquarium(s) growing up with artificial plants, and course gravel. I am interested in beginning a planted aquarium and have already special ordered Flourite from my LFS. I am planning on setting up a 10 gallon tank to test things...