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    Successful fishless cycle? I hope.

    Hello, I have been doing a fishless cycle for about 3 weeks and it appears to have completed successfully. I added 5 live plants and 4 survived. I think I got some BB with the plants which helped the cycle along. I also got some pest snails which unfortunately survived the cycle. The question...
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    Fishless cycling with plants.

    Hello, I finally have my tank set up with water in it and am starting my fishless cycle. I have a 40 gal bowfront with a fluvial 205 canister, 200 watt heater and two T5HO bulbs, the are in the hood that came with it and are only an inch or two from the water and have reflectors behind them, I...
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    Cleaning empty aquarium glass

    I have a used aquarium that was used as a saltwater tank with corals. I am going to have a freshwater tank. I noticed little white circles of what I assume is salt on the glass. I understand I should not use soap to clean this. What are some of the easiest ways to get this clean?
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    Fluval 205 filter setup question

    I am hoping to have my tank set up soon and have some questions about the media I should put in my trays on my fluval 205 canister filter. It is on a 40 gal tank which will be a freshwater setup with plants. I was thinking of pre filter in the bottom tray Either biomax or bioballs In the middle...
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    To plant or not to plant?

    Hello, I am new to the aquarium world and and this website has been great so far. Now I am trying to figure out if I want to have live plants or not and would like some advice from you to nudge me in the right direction. I don't want to put any money into lighting or CO2 and don't want...
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    Questions about setup and stocking?

    Hello, I am a newbie here and just bought my first aquarium yesterday. I did some research before my purchase and hope that I got something pretty good. Fluval Vicenza 180 Bowfront Aquarium System. 180L/48 Gal tank. Fluval 205 external canister filter. 2 x 22" 24W GLO T5 HO bulbs. Am I right...
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    Hello, I'm a noob looking for advice

    Hello, I am new to this site and to the hobby all together. I am picking up a Fluval Vicenza 180 Bowfront Aquarium Sytem this weekend and am very excited to get started. This site seems wonderful so far and is packed full of information. I now understand that I can't just put fish right into...
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