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Well, I finally broke down and actually built a co2 diffuser to put inline on the xp1 I am running on the 29 gal tank. not only did I have to cut back on the amount of diy co2 i was using, my plants are now growing out of control. I went from trimming them back once ever week or two, to...

Well, I got rid of all of my tanks earlier this week and late last week except for the 29 gal planted I was working on. Bought a digital camera with the money and of course christmas for my daughter. Decided I would try to put a pic of the tank on here, even if it is still in the early stages...

Ok, this is so we can each of us discuss the depth of the substrate and why we put it at that depth, ie pros and cons of it. Not really what we use, just how much of it we put in the tanks, Since i went off topic in a previous post and almost started a debate there, i figured we could do so...

Ok guys, I would like some input on what I think may be a good diy co2 setup for my newest tank. The tank in question is a 29gal tank, with approx 25 gal of water in it, substrate is 6 inches of pool sand in the bottom. For a filter i have a hot magnum running, also have a 72 watt cf fixture...

Ok, I know these questions have been asked before, and yes I looked for them, maybeI just over looked them. I have seen posted on here before a method of using the hot magnum as a co2 difuser, since it has a botom mounted motor and impeller, and was hoping someone could link me the thread for...

well a little late wishing here. hope everyone had a great thanksgiving, and if you were brave enough to go shopping friday hope you got what you wanted with out getting hurt or in a fight.

Well, I will try to keep this forum up and going even if I am the only one posting. In Mobile at B&B pet stop, they have a "decent" CF light on sale currently. Its a JEBO, they currently have in two differnt sizes, one is a 24 inch, 110 watt for $89, the other a 48 inch fixture, sorry but...

Has anyone ever heard of/used a CF light by this brand name? Reason I am asking is my LFS has them for less than half of what the corallife lights run. If they are a decent light i may get a set of them when I change my bulbs out again, but not sure, since the only things they had were the...

Well after 5 years I think I have gotten my first disease/ailment in one of my tanks. My opaline which is almost 3 years old has a light discoloration behind and slightly above one of its eyes. That spot has gone from bluish white to a light yellowish in color. Not sure if this is a sign of...

Well, I can see that no one has posted anything in over a year in this forum. Did everyone just give up on it, or what? I know there has to be more people in Alabama than what is registered, so come on, say something. Its easy, we do it all the time in the other forums. Get a topic started...

Just to let anyone around the mobile area know, B&B pet stop has oto's if you are looking for some of them Was in there today and found a few. Also, for those who are looking for java moss, I bought a bunch of it from there yesterday, and they still have plenty left. This is of course just to...

To everyone, have a happy and safe mothers day, and dont forget to tell mom you love her.

Well, it seems this regional forum is dieing a slow painful death here. Not sure, does anyone even check this anymore? If so, why not speak up, put in a topic, anything. If you do check it lets get a topic started, anything you want to talk about. If you want to join go ahead. Lets try to...

Well, in a effort to get people involved in this forum, I am asking any of the members, or those who want to join, to post about the deals their lfs give. These can be one time efforts, or things that the lfs does on a continuing basis. I will start with what one of my lfs do. Every month, on...

Hey Rex, got a quick one for you. I knwo you say dont use actinics on a planted tank, and I know why. Yet I have run actinics on a couple of tanks, and have tanks with out them on it. So far, after 6 months on one tank, I have better color, and even more growth out of some of my plants than I...

Well, just posting this to see if anyone checks this forum and is on it. I live in lower alabama, mobile to be exact. Was seeing who else was on this board from this area or any where near here. Come on let us know. Lets get this forum going.

Well, I can, but seems like the only way I kill it is to throw it away. And this amazing plant is...riccia. I put some in one of my tanks a while back, now it has almost taken over all of my tanks. Today I got tired of sweeping it away to feed the fish, and tossed out probably 2 pounds of the...

Well, I went today and bought my loaches...all 10 of them. I got 9 clown loaches and found one decent size dojo. Getting them set up in the QT tank today, hopefully a month or so I can drop em in the tanks and have more fish than I know what to do with.

I am thinking of adding a few more plants to my tanks. As of right now, all of my tanks have Bacopa, Cabomba, Rotala, riccia, duckweed, frill, and one anubias in them. Would like your input on other plants that can/will grow well with these plants. WPG is at 2 to 4 in each tank, nitrites 0ppm...

Ok, I admit it, I finally did it. Finally got those cute little dwarf puffers that I bought a month ago out of the QT tank, and put them in one of my main tanks. Man they are just so darn cute and fun to watch, and it seems like at times they sit there and watch me too....kinda makes you wonder...

Well, it finally happened, after a year and a half, finally lost the largest tiger barb I had, actually one of the first I bought. Guess he just got old and died. Oh well....now I have to go find a new one to put in the tank. Really liked that fish too, he was kinda friendly, would actually...

I am thinking of adding a few loaches to my tanks, have it down to either clown loaches or dojo loaches. I will be putting them in a tank with Gouramies, redtailed black sharks, and tiger barbs to start with. I knwo if I get the clown loaches they will in time go into one of my larger tanks. The...

Well I found out something today that really seemed strange. Went to my lfs to find out about getting rid of some of the plants out of my tank. They offered to buy almost everything I had(for store credit of course) except for one, the duckweed. Turns out they cant resell it in this state...

Lol. I cant belive that I just did this, but it totally freaked out my Gouramies. Bought a new CF for my 20gal today, put it on there, soon as I turned it on, my Gouramies kind of spazed out. Couple of hours later they are fine. Think I may have blinded them or had too much Actinic on there...

I was wondering if anyone in here has any experience with rainbow or redtailed black sharks and snails. Will they eat the snails? Asking because I have some snails(got them for free, and even got a couple that I intend to keep) in a tank with 5 of the sharks. Any input would be appreicated.