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Holly cow!! I just noticed that my ghost shrimp has eggs!! Has anyone every seen this? What are the odds of the babies surviving? TIA

I recently redid my hood for my planted 10g. It now has 45 watts. Then just today I noticed that my guppies in the tank have been quite lifeless, just flaoting at the top of the tank in one spot. The tank also now has injected CO2, which as I just recently checked, has lowered the ph. Any...

Will I get sufficient difussion from the zigzag ladder or do I need to go to a difusing system with a powerhead? TIA

This stuff is like cancer and it smells terrible too! Does anyone know how to get rid of it? and what did you use? I've read that it's a bacteria not an actual algae, is that true? TIA

What's more aggressive, Kribs or Blue Rams?

Has anyone ever noticed that most of their guppies born are females?

Has anyone ever tried hooking up their paintball CO2 canister to a regulator and using that instead of the huge scuba sized tanks most people use? Does anyone know where you'd get a regulator that would fit a small tank like the ones used on paintball guns? TIA

what kind of substrate should I be using with Glosso? Is flourish ideal?

What have you found works better? The hagen system where the bubblue zig zag back and forth or a DIY reactor? Would they diffuse the same amount of CO2? TIA

Does anyone know of a good Canadian Aquatic Store that's online? There are lots for the stats but the shipping usually killing any savings in price. TIA

I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions as to what fish would be good at getting rid of this algae problem I have. It's a ten gallon tank with low lighting and a sand substraight. The algae seems to grow ontop of the sand and plants in what I could best discribe as a carpet. TIA

Two days ago I noticed that one of my neon tetras has a bulging eye then today one of my blue rams does. What's happenning? Is it fatal?

Here's the set up: 10g tank with two incandescent slots. I put a regular incandescent on one side and a compact florescent on the other. The problem I'm starting to have is that the florescent is causing alot of algae to grow. What's your toughts (besides turning the florescent off) on what...

Is it normal for Blue Ram eggs to be white? They were laid approx two days ago.

I recently moved by two breeding Blue rams from their current home (30g community planted) into a 10g. I had some guppies in the 10g so I put those in the 30g. The Rams seemed totally freaked about they're new surrounding and so do the guppies. I'm planning on switching the guppies and Rams...

I'm looking at getting some foreground covering plants and I wanted to find out what peoples experiences were with them, especially Glossostigma. I've read that it need high to very hight light requirement, although no where have I been able to find out what they mean in terms of wpg. TIA

I'm thinking of ordering some plants online and I was interested in hearing some poeples thoughts and experiences with doing this. Have you had success or has it been a waste of money? The main reason I'm thinking of doing it is that the selection of plants online is far more extensive than...

For the past couple of month now I've had a problem with my florescent light not coming on with the morning timer (DIY hood and lights). However if I lift up the lid and allow some air to get in the light will eventually come on. I'm thinking that the moisture from the evaporating water is...

last night before I went to bed I noticed a pair of my Blue Rams acting really weird. The two of them were hovering around a bunch of Java Ferns. When I went to take a closer look I noticed that one of the leaves was littered with little pink eggs. Being new to this, only having experience...

My mom brought home some Schultz plant food from the store the other day and it got me thinking about ferts for my planted tank. Is it possible to use this stuff in planted aquariums? Here are the chemical amounts in the fert. Total Nitrogen 10% 1.6%...

I'm in the process of building a new hood for my 35g freshwater and I was wondering if they is any risk of having my lights directly above the water, without any type of glass/plastic/eggcrate in between. My consern is that water may splash up onto the lights. I was also thinking of mounting...

I've been having some problems with the heat in one of my 10g tanks, it seems to be fluctuation, probably the heaters on it's way out. Anyways I've noticed lately that the tail of my Pleco I have in there appears to be sliced (can think of a better word). Does anyone know what this is from or...

Two questions: 1) With my planted tank, which has been up and running for several months now, do I need to be added ferts? 2) My tank is 18" high, does this affect the amount of light that's getting to the bottem of the tank? TIA

I've noticed that a lot of people have been talking about the quality of digital pictures coming from the new era of digital cameras. As someone who is considering the acquision of a digital camera I thought that it might be helpfull to myself and everyone else in the same boat if we could...

I'm in the process of filling in my planted tank and I really like the look of Crystalwort (Riccia fluitans). Has anyone had experience with this and if so what it a success or failure? TIA