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A friend of mine had his tank leak and asked if I could watch his fish. I put them in my 30 gallon (always have it empty and cycled for emergencies) which is what he had them in. The one fish he told me was a kuhli loach which I don't believe it is. But I am not sure what it is. I put it in this...

I have a 55 gallon with co2 and 4 wpg. I bought two lilies awhile ago not sure which type they are. One has redish green leaves (no patterns) it had a bulb, and the other is green with rich red lines all through it, that one had roots. They cost $40 combined. They are growing great and getting...

I recently asked in this forum about why my red plants are not staying very red. I use injected co2, 4wpg, ferts, ect. We came to conclusion my bulbs were not the best. I was recomended to buy two 54 watt 48" t5ho giesemann midday and two giesemann flora. I live in Canada and having a very hard...

I need to buy a new heater for my 55 gallon. Don't care about price as long as its below $150ish. I was looking at hydor inline heater (already have a reactor 1000 hooked up so plumbing is no prob) but also like some of the heaters that are digital. My current heater is slowly loosing some of...

I have a 55 gallon aquarium with several plants. I have injected co2 going into my aqua medic co2 1000 reactor. My drop checker is green to lime green. *My lighting is a 4x54 watt t5ho light fixture with 4 lunar LEDs which gives me 3.93 wpg. I have two 6700 bulbs and two 10,000 bulbs. I run my...

I am still waiting for dry fert to come in mail. In the mean time decided to buy some liquid ones. I bought all of them in florish line except phosphate. In phosphate all they had was Kent Botanica Phos+ it has no direction on it as to dosing. Just says only for advanced hobbyists. And each ml...

I am rearranging my aquarium and had a question about plant light. I have a few cichlid stones which are great. I would like to have some plants growing out from the rocks. The only problem with this is the bottom 6-8" of the plant would get no light. The tops would get good amounts I have 3...

I just started running co2 and I have it at close to 2 bps. When it is shut of at night it is still letting co2 throught but at around 1 bubble per 7 seconds. Is this normal? And can it cause any problems? Ot should I take it back for exchange? It is a Milwaukee MA957

I have a 55 gallon that I decided to finally add co2 to since my plants were doing semi ok (defently not great). I am trying to get my regulator set for the right amount of co2. My water out of tap is 8ph. I have had the co2 running for two days now co2 turns on at 7:00am lights turn on at...

I am having a VERY hard time keeping any plants alive in my aquarium. I had several plants a couple month ago and they all died over time. I tried several things to get them to survive. I recently bought some new plants and they seem to be doing the same thing. *I bought* two *Bacopa...

I have a 55 gallon tank. It's been going two month now. I have about ten plants right now, hoping to add more soon. I have 216 watts so 3.9 wpg. I have 2 10,000 lights on for 3 hours a day and 2 6700 lights on for 9 hours a day. So 9 hours total the 3 hours of 10,000 over lap. I am gettin ALOT...

I have a 55 gallon tank that has a product called cichlid stones all through it (they are rocks that are completly holled out for the cichlids). I have 6 Zebra cichlids. The cichlids can fit in between most of the rocks but some of the spots they can not fit (only about 1/2" space in some areas)...

I just bought a t5 ho fixture. It has 4 x 54 watt t5 bulbs (two 420/460 and two 10,000k) It also has 8 lunar moon leds. I have not been able to find out what timing I should put the light on. The fixture has a timer that runs the 420/460, 10,000k ,and lunar leds sepratly. I was wondering when to...

I have been looking everywhere to find out about aquarium lighting and can not seen to find an anwser. If anyone can help I would be very greatful. I have a 55 gallon tank that I bought as a kit, it came with two canopies which hold a 18" t8 each they are both 15 watts. I am wanting to have a...