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Hey guys, I'm looking for some more fish to put into my heavily planted 20G. Currently just have ottos and a dwarf gourami. Looking for something that will go well with both as well as add a little more activity to the tank in the daytime. The gourami is pretty laid back, and enjoys sneaking...

Hey everyone, My mother is a small scale farmer, and would like to be able to have some aquatic life in the pond at her farm to help keep it clean. I don't know very much about the topic, but to begin with, her main issue looks like it will be oxygenation and water flow. She is looking for a...

Just wondering if anyone knows of a site that will ship KNO3 in Canada, unfortunately I haven't been able to find any here. Would Canadian sites be able to ship it?

Alright everyone, my new otto's have brought the fever back, and now I want to set my 20g back up. First off, equipment: 20g long Aqua clear 30 Tetra heater(forget the wattage, but maintained the tank at 78) 48w t5ho fixture 2x24w 6500k bulbs Proposed stock: 6 ottos 5 glass cats 1 GBR...

Hey, so, i am going to start shopping for a co2 system, and new lighting for my 5g. currently running a 8 watt cfl, and diy co2. none of the stores near my house seem to have any lighting small enough for my tank. and i feel like the co2 i was looking at for my 20g a long time back is a little...

Hey everyone! So, I was bored yesterday and decided to rescape my 5g. Low light (8 watt cfl) DIY co2. Wondering what everyone thinks of the changes. Before And after

Hey! So, I have a planted low light 5g, and one of my java ferns(I believe) is suffering from some light deficiency because it is near the side of the tank and I wanted to do a little experimenting with emersed growth to see if I can bring it back. It isn't dying, just not getting the amount of...

Hey, So, a couple months ago I bought some micro-sword for my 5g, and this was in the bunch that they gave me. Anyone have any ideas?

Well, sorry for having to start this thread again, as I have seen it probably 100 times before. But what is the best and easiest way to move a tank, small 5g, heavily planted. About 15 kilometers(10 miles)?

Hey everyone, I'm looking at getting pressurized co2 for my 20g long, and wondering what equipment everyone suggests. Lighting is a dual bulb 48 watt fixture, one 6500k bulb and a colormax. Currently have crypts, anubias nana, rotalla marcandra, and will be getting dwarf hair grass. Thanks...

Hello! so, i bought two German rams about 20 days ago. put them into my 5g quarantine with the water perimeters steady at PH-7 nitrate-10 ammo-0 nitrite-0. they were fine for the first 8 days, on the 9th day i saw some white spots appear on the tail of the male ram. so i started raising the...

hey, I've been searching for information on dosing FW planted tanks and unfortunately couldn't find anything other than guides telling me how much of what i should dose. Does anyone know of a good website where i can find actual information on why to dose each micro/macro element, Including how...

hey! In my 20g tank running an aquaclear 30 filter my ammonia has been steady at about 2ppm for a little over a week now. i had been doing 25% PWC's daily to try to bring it down. today i decided to test my tap water for Ammonia, read about 2ppm as well. I am using nutrafin aqua plus...

Hey everyone Im wondering if anyone could give me suggestions for a good epoxy to build rock structures for my FW aquarium? would silicone work or even be strong enough to hold it? i want to build an arch, wouldnt be much rock. maybe 5lb.

Hey everyone, I am planning on some redecoration of my 20g tank and had a few questions as i slowly move to a planted tank. although i will be starting with a low-light setup. and am running an aquaclear 30 filtration system. 1. During this overhaul im planning to change my substrate(current...

SO.... i am looking into adding either a smaller pleco or a group of small corys to my 20g. currently inhabiting it are a 4 inch gold gourami 4 rosy barbs and 2 neon tetras(which will be moved as soon as my brother executes his plans to get a tank). The barbs are somewhat aggressive towards the...

Hey, I have a 20G freshwater setup. I was overly occupied with issues arising in my life and managed to neglect my weekly water changes for about 2 weeks, near the end of this had some relatively major algae growth (dark growth on fake plants and other structures) which has coincided with what...