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Hey all, I just bought my first Dwarf Gourami, And he looks fairly healthy, but... Now that I've turned the lights on and I'm looking closer, he seems to be moving his fins rapidly, but not going anywhere, and he seems to be breathing rapidly. The breathing looks like it may have clamed down...

Ok, I've been researching this for a bit now, and planning in my head for a looong time. I'm gonna lay out my plans here, and kinda detail my foray into planted freshwater tanks. So here's the plan. Lighting - Modest to begin with, I'm leaning towards 2x13w 10,000k PCs. Gives me about 2.6 wpg...

Hey all, It's been a while since I've had a freshwater tank, and my last attempt was a freshwater stingray tank (successful, too!). But Now I have a much more limited budget, and would like to set up a ten gallon planted tank if possible. The last thing this tank had in it was a...

I'm currently trying to cure some driftwood to put into my tank. I left it in a bucket last night, and when I woke up, the water was so yellow and cloudy I couldn't see the bottom of the bucket. today I scrubbed it, and left it in a bucket under hot running water, for about 15 minutes. Are...

I just had a run in with Honey Comb Rocks raising my pH to 8.2, and after further testing, I believe my tap water comes out at 7.1. I'm wondering what kind of rocks can be used that won't mess with the pH/kH/gH? Or is that not possible? Thanks - Chris

I've reasearched the heck out of this subject, and what I've come to determine is that I do not want to mess with chemicals to try to "manage" my pH. The pH of my water from the tap, by the way, is 8.2. I do have access to RO water from the local grociery store, though, and I'm used to getting...

Hello all, I was wondering if anyone knew of a place to look online for purchasing freshwater stingrays? I'm not sure I want to get one just yet, but I'd like to look into the possibilities. I've done the google thing, and didn't find much of anything. Thanks!

I've currently got a 75 gallon tank with mabey 7 med sized rocks and a sand bed. I've got two maxi-1200's and one maxi-600 as well as 2 emperor 400's. So, as you can see, I have lil' bit of flow! ;) I just got 9 zebra Danios (one of my fav fish) and they seem to enjoy the currents, they dart...

Well, I've decided to go with a CO2 injector, rather than build my own. I have some heavy duty lighting, and have been advised that a pressurized system is the way to go. That said, I'm at aloss as to what I need for this to work. I found this injector and can get a good deal on it. What else...

Well, I'm giving up SW for the time being, and hoping I have better luck with FW. Always wanted some cichlids anyways ;). So, my equipment list is as follows - 2 Emperor 400s 2 250w 15000k MH (or 2 10000k, have the bulbs) 2 40w Fluorescent 200w Heater 2 Maxijet 1200 1 Maxijet 600 75 gallon...

I did a quick search on the topic, but I was unable to determine the answer to my question - Would two 250w MH lamps be too much for a planted FW tank? I'm converting from SW to FW, and want a heavily planted tank, I figure the more light the better, right? But I am new to planted FW tanks...