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I know this is a long-shot, but I need a huuuge favor. I'm thinking about leaving Michigan State University (East Lansing) for the summer to stay with my parents in Texas, but there's the matter of leaving my two aquariums behind. Would anyone knowledgeable with planted...

I just got done doing a water test, and my KH came out as 21 - I was using the API test kit. It literally took that many drops for the color to change and I've been getting similar results over the last couple of months, regardless of the pH/CO2/etc. With the GH, it took like, a drop before the...

What do you guys think of this tank? I think it's a beautiful piece of art, but being suitable for the mollies... not so much. ._.

A Few Cupfuls of Eco-Complete I'm going to work on aquascaping a 2.5g soon, and need a little more Eco-complete to provide sufficient depth for my plants. I've already got about 3/4 of what I need, so I don't want to have to buy a whole new bag and have a lot left over. So, does anyone have any...

There's not much to initially say about this tank. I hadn't put a whole lot of effort into 'scaping it for my betta because I was focusing most of my attention on my 5g planted, but I still liked how it was turning out. Long story short, there was a little wisteria, some dwarf hairgrass, and...

This might sound like a really weird and random question, but I'm being completely serious here, I promise. XD; I recently set up a new Red Sea Max Nano filter for my betta's 2.5 after the other one crapped out on me. It's pretty noisy compared to my Aquaclear on my 5g, and I'm starting to...

I'm looking for a bunch of pygmy chain sword, a little narrow leaf Java fern, and two or three tiny marimo balls. I'd be willing to be open to prices - though I am a college student, so I'm on a bit of a budget. :'D Anyone have any of these plants?

I just got back from a 5-day vacation for Thanksgiving and did a major (70%) pwc since my tanks (5g and 2.5) are so small. I noticed some nematodes that were stirred up and wriggling around. Frustrated, I tried to scoop them all out as best as I could with a net, but my Boraras naevus...

I would have posted this in my build thread, but it's urgent and figured it'd get more attention here. For those who haven't been following my build thread, here's the short version: 5g planted set up in late August; cycled. Livestock are ~20 RCS and 10 Boraras naevus ("strawberry" rasboras). I...

*sigh* I'm discussing with a friend who wants to put her iridescent shark in a 20 gallon tank with some platies. I'm trying to tell her that these fish get FEET long, but she's just using the popular "I'll get a bigger tank xyz years later" thing. I want her to join this forum but she refuses to...

In short: 5g planted (thread: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f24/5-gallon-planted-170750.html ) with two or three surviving rcs from a mysterious die-off. They were all acclimated for an hour using the drip method, and all lasted wonderful until they started dying one-by-one. I'm trying to...

Anyone out in the mid-Michigan area near Lansing? :3 I know there's a couple of aquarium clubs in this state but they're all pretty far away from me - the closest one is in Grand Rapids. Does anyone know if there's a club near Lansing or, heck, another hobbyist or two? I feel like the only fish...

I've decided to try out some CO2 for my plants - I can't afford a pressurized system by any means, and didn't want to spend any more money than necessary on one of those Hagen ones. So I decided to try going DiY. I've got a bit of learning disability, so it takes a bit for me to actually...

Got a few plant questions. I noticed over the last week or so, one of my Wisteria leaves seems to be yellowing at the tip, and browning at the very tip. It's shown in one of the pics below. There's also a liiittle bit of browning at the very tip of a couple of other, newer wisteria leaves. Is...

Figured I'd post some photos (for once) of my tank. XD Here are the specs: Filter: Tetra Whisper (not sure what model it is. o_O). It came with a cheap little filter cartridge with carbon, and I used it to soak up some driftwood tannins before deciding it wasn't enough. XD I threw the driftwood...

This is purely out of curiosity (and a slight bit of concern). An anonymous friend has what she claims is a Snowflake Eel that she bought from the pet store... they even labelled it as such. Problem is, she has a freshwater tank. Aren't Snowflake Eels saltwater species? I think it's a 55 gallon...

My LFS here has Red Cherries, but they're insanely expensive. They don't have any Java Fern either and I'm too broke to pay 40 bucks for overnight shipping. :P Willing to pay around 20 or so bucks plus shipping for a decent sized amount of shrimp (between 10-15, something like that) and a piece...

Figured I'd post here since no one really looks at my other thread. XD I bought a TOM Aquarium 13w compact florescent light about 3 weeks ago as a replacement for the cheap LED light that came with my 5g corner. The little plastic thing at the bottom snapped clean off when I was adjusting it...

I've posted on here a couple of times, but have since been busy with getting settled in to college. I originally wanted a 29g biocube, but realized there was no way in **** I'd be able to keep up with it financially (after all, I am a broke college student ), so I settled for just keeping a...

So I bought this tank a while ago with the intention of putting low to medium-light plants in it, and my betta. The 16 LED bulbs look pretty bright, but now that I have all the plants and stuff set up I'm starting to think it's not enough. I have a bundle of Hygrophilia sp., Rotala...

Welcome to Preuss Pets! | Preuss Pets - Lansing, MI Anyone heard of this place/been there? I purchased my betta there a few months ago, and he's doing wonderfully - the quality of their fish is amazing. Best LFS I've ever been to; the staff really knows what they're doing. I was so happy when I...

Hi all! I'm not at all new to this wonderful hobby (had a 55g community freshwater once and currently have a happy, healthy male betta) and have plans to get an Amazon biotope aquarium after I settle back in for my sophomore year of college. The housing regulations didn't have any specific...

Hi everyone! I'm Katie. I'm new to this form, but not very new to aquariums and all things fishy. I'm mostly into cetaceans (whales and dolphins) but I've recently found a new love for keeping fish. My confidence in maintaining aquariums was boosted after I successfully set up and kept a 55g...