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Thank you so much for that info. Do you remember the brand you bought off of eBay?

Hey guys. Finally refinished the stand of my new 55 gal tank. Now i get to start the super fun part of setting up and heavily planting. So I am trying to decide which canister filter I want. I have never used one before and trying to find the best one that isn't an arm and a leg. Hoping to find...

I made a previous post in another section but I should have posted here originally since I am in fact getting started on my first planted tank. I am going to turn my new 55 gal into a planted tank. I want to have a large community tank with some tetras, cories, maybe a dwarf gournami or two...

I made a previous post in another section but I should have posted here originally since I am in fact getting started on my first planted tank. I am going to turn my new 55 gal into a planted tank. I want to have a large community tank with some tetras, cories, maybe a dwarf gournami or two...

Hey guys. Just bought a beautiful 55 gal set up off of craigslist. It has a solid wood canopy on top but no light source since the plastic hood broke prior to me buying. Any suggestions on easy cost effective lighting ideas? If you know of a site or video that walks through instructions please...

Another question. So I was looking online at thatpetplace to just get an idea of cost on things I need. Looked at light bulbs and there were atleast 6 pages. What is the difference between them besides watts? Any that you guys would suggest? Thanks!

Wow your tanks are beautiful. :) Maybe I will do 50/50 with eco complete and blasting sand. I love cories and the tank I have now is 50/50 with gravel and sand. When they find a pile of sand they bury themselves practically and its adorable. The link I had posted above about setting up a low...

I read something about Oil-dri making PH drop considerably. Have you ever used it personally? I am all about cost effective but want to make sure I am getting something that will work and reliable. What brand do you use to dose CA/MG as well since I have never used anything but aquarium salt and...

I think the person was using it so the roots had something to adhere to. I don't know lol. I thought "YAY maybe I can find a use for the ton of craft batting I have from craft project". I guess it could technicallly be helpful in allowing the roots to take. I would want to research it more to...

Thanks guys! Very good info and tips. I love this forum it is so great to easily find resources and advice. After reading up a bit I think I am going to most definitely give a low tech tank a whole hearted try. A few questions once again. Substrate: I would like to use some sort of carbon base...

Thank you! Wont do that again lol.

Also if anyone can suggest any thrifty tips on setting this up like cost effective substrate brands/substitutes or plants that go a long way please share. Thank you :)

I am picking up a 100gal tank in a few days and really want to venture into the live plants. To be honest though I am scared to death of the idea of potentially investing hundreds of dollars into a plants and killing them. My husband is also in the military so we move ever couple of years. So if...

I honestly had not been testing lately since we were in the process of moving however I did this morning and my Nitrates were 10-20ppm. Stinking colors are so close you cant tell them apart. I think I am going to bump back to once a week since it has been a week since I did a wc. So 50% WC every...

I have been running my stocked tank for over a year now. I normally do water changes sunday, wednesday and friday. After talking to another hobbyist that had been keeping fish for 34 years he said I am doing to many water changes and recommended I cut back to once a month. I am about to upgrade...

So my beloved betta, Rama, passed away so my kind husband bought me 3 long finned danios, 3 salt and pepper Cory cats and an Otto. He wanted me to pick a bigger solo fish to make the tank brighter since the 7 others are just very neutral. Would a dwarf gourami work? I have heard they are prone...

It's a 10 gallon and I just recently added a few larger leaf plants towards the top so the betta doesn't have a need to be on their level much. Surprisingly he hang out alot at all levels.

Wow and I was worried about my betta terrorizing them. Will have to watch them closely to see if I can find out if it is them. Little boogers! Thank you.

We got 5 ghost shrimp yesterday and this morning I noticed a significant tear in my bettas fins. Could it have been the shrimp? There is nothing sharp in the tank so I am not sure what else could have caused it. Thanks.

I am sure like many betta owners theirs is also a PIG! I got some ghost shrimp to add a little life to the bottom of the tank. I fed them some hikari algae wafers and my Rama about ate himself to death. Any suggestion or products I can use to make supplementing the shrimp easier and safer for my...

Unfortunately I killed my filter that I worked so hard to grow. Is there anyone in the fort Campbell Clarksville area that would consider donating a used filter from a clean established tank? I am devasted that I killed it by adding tetracycline to heal my very sick betta. Or if anyone knows if...

Heard mixed reviews but will tetracycline kill my filter? I would really like to keep my betta in his tank set up because he does not do well in the qt tank. He stresses beyond belief. Would it be possible to do a full treatment of tetracycline without any loss of bacteria? Should I use maracyn...

Since September. But I cycled for two months with pure ammonia and didn't get him until Nov 25. I had ammonia nitrite and nitrate readings. Ammonia and nitrite were 0 and nitrate was 60+. I did WC until it dropped to 5ppm. I was also using filter media from an established tank. Now ammonia is...

I add 1 tbsp for every 5 gallons so I add some whenever I do changes and just drop it in. I am using vita chem fresh formula with every WC and a few drops to his food every other day.

I read that using antibiotics in my main tank will kill all my bacteria so I was going to move him to prevent that. If that is not true I would love to leave him in his tank I just heard otherwise. Ammonia is .25ppm nitrites 0ppm and nitrates 5-10ppm.