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I started cycling my 8g halfmoon tank about 2 months ago. Things were going well but then ammonia would get down to around .5 and wouldn't budge. A couple weeks later i added some aquasoil. I knew i would have a spike somewhere from the soil but its been close to 3 weeks and ammonia is at 8ppm...

Trying to find this plant for my nano tank and i can't find it at any lfs and i don't really want to order online. Anyone have some extra or know their lfs has some and can send me some?

I saw tthese guys at my lfs. I thought they were really cool so i took a pic but i forgot their name. I thought it said skunk shrimp but all the skunk shrimp i have found on the internet are saltwater. Any idea what these cool guys are and if so what their care needs are

I decided to work on this scape while this tank finishes up cycling. I went to my lfs today and bought some stones and the dw was just some old piece that was in my pond. The substrate is normal amazonia on the bottom and powder type amazonia on top. Let me know what you guys think. Please...

If anyone has some that they are willing to sell or if they know of someone who is. Please let me know

I found this wood on my uncles property. There is also a picture of the tree it came from

I am looking to for filtration for my 90g and have come down to these two. I have read up a lot on both but just can't decide. soda anyone have any experiences with these filters? Pros and cons? Price is not a factor in this case

I bought a a 90g on Craigslist a while ago and this light came with it. It had a lot of mineral deposit all over it and the bulbs didn't work. The told me that the light fixture worked done though. Recently i went to hone depot and i found some t5 bulbs they sold there. So i bought them and put...

I have a fluval c2 and i just took out the activated carbon pouch and put in some biomax just to get some more bb. I hate to throw it away. Is there a way i can save it for when i need it?

IM am at home depot starting my mts for my 90g. First i would like to know if this soil is OK. Second, i would Luke to know if this is enough soilf for about 2-4 inches of substrate.

I recently bought some aquachem root tabs. I know you can make root tabs. But what are the best store bought root tabs?

I recently purchased aa 90 g and need some help with what i want to put in it. Its juat going to be a community tankList the fish i could put in and then how many of them would be best. The fish IM interested in are: Phillipine blue angelfish Some type of rainbow fish Killifish...

I got this plant from some clippings that came with some snails that i bought. I think it was originally just for something they could hold onto but it has recently started growing a lot more. Can anyone id it?

Well i bought this tank off of Craig's today for $150. It came with stand and Hood, two hob filters, 100lbs of some nice gravel, and a 48in dual bulb t5. Its right at the foot of my bed lol. Now for the questions. Was this a good deal (don't be afraid to say no :))? What is the best way to clean...

Recently bought a 7-8g halfmoon tank at a society meeting. Its dimensions are 13.75in wide, 14in tall and 8in at the apex of the curve of the glass. What IM wondering though is what lights i should get for it. I don't really care what type of lights. I just want the tank to be med-high light and...

I recently got this plant from Austin b. (thanks again!!! ) and we are not sure what it is. Anybody have an idea? Maybe some type of anubias?

I have been scouring the wonderful place known as Craigslist lately looking for am upgrade tanks. I have found a 100g for $125 with a wrought iron stand and a 110g for $175 withal nice wooden stand with cabinets. Do any of these sound like good deals?

Are these what u think they are? Sorry for bad quality. I know that Harlequin rasboras are relatively hard to breed just in a community tank so i am a little confused.

I just bought a fluval c2 and i put it on my 20g along with my marinrland penguin biowheel 100. What IM wondering though is how long it should take for enough bb to build up in the fluval so i can take the penguin off and put it on another tank

Does anyone know a simple recipe to create some MT? If not this then what are some good dirt recipes?

I am looking to find some background plants that will fill my tank up a little more, plants like rotala indica, or didiplis diandra. I want something that will create a nice "bush" like in the pictures i posted(i know the the plants in the picture would require a high tech setup but in talking...

I recently bought some floating plants for my tank and right away notices that they were being pushed under and getting stuck from the flow coming out of my marineland penguin 100b biowheel filter. So i researched online to try and find some ways to reduce flow. So i put some nylon on the...

So i went to home depot and orchard supply today to get some supplies for my moss wall background. I got some suction cups and some protective bird block mesh. The mesh is a little thin so IM kinda worried about that. IM going to use cable ties to hold it all together. While i was at orchard, i...

Is anyone going to be at the san francisco aquarium society meeting this Friday?

I just did a WC and i was just about to add my weekly dose of comp but we i oppened it i noticed it had a strong smell and when i poured it out is was a greenish brown color. Is this normal?