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??. Sounds good. I’ll see how the plants fill in and if they want to take over

Up and running. Current stock: 4 Electric Blue Acaras 7 Angels 6 Australian Rainbows 6 Kribs 12 Scissortails 6 Cherry Barbs Scissors and Cherries I moved from the 55g this tank replaced. Still looking at getting a school of pictus, and debating on the ghost knife since they hide and I don’t...

Just a quick update for those interested. Got everything put together, starting to move plants over, and maybe tomorrow I’ll tear down my temporary 55, split the residents between the 100 and the 135, and get the plants I want and the filter media moved over.

Getting some ideas for stock. ~8 pictus cats, 2-3 blue acaras, 6-8 angels, a single black ghost knifefish, larger school of some flavor of rainbows. I already have a heavily planted jungle community, so I’m trying to do something different with this one. I’ll have some live plants, but going for...

Unknown at the moment, other than I want them larger rather than smaller, like 6”+. A large school possibly. Leaning towards a school of pictus or Petricola cats.

Got a 135g but didn’t want to use the 2x4 skeleton stand, so I built my own and just finished it over the weekend. In the meantime I’ve been hunting driftwood and trying to come up with a vision for the tank. I was able to do a dry run off the ‘scape last night and I’m just curious what you all...

Hey all. I’ve had 100 gallon dirted community tank with all the extras up and running for about 15 years now. I just picked up 135 gallon (72”x18”) and want to do a much simpler operation, and make a South American Cichlid tank out of it. I know that I want to have a Jack Dempsey and at least 1...

Too much of anything can be a bad thing. Using something in a way that it’s not intended can be a bad thing. None of your arguments actually answer my question. You put a little glute in your tank and it helps your plants. You have your fish swim in pure Metracide, they’re going to have a bad...

I’ve seen people say that, but I’ve also seen articles like this: “Exposure to UVA from black lights is well below the recognised safe limits and is not hazardous to people using them, working in their vicinity or who have them in their home. Exposure from black lights would be much lower than...

Just looking for the pros vs cons of using blacklighting as a supplemental light source on top of the ~5000k led general lighting I have for my 100g planned tank. I’ve used blue led lights in the past but never got that color pop I would love to see from some of my guys. And maybe with the six...

I've looked at buildmyled before, but the problem is I don't know how wide they are. I need the 60" model, but will one do it? Do I need 2? 3? 4? At $400/each that will add up fast....plus I don't know how many will physically fit in my hood. $1200 vs $60 and some time tinkering..... This...

They come to around $2/each for a 30W chip. Cheap enough to try http://m.ebay.com/itm/221527896128 Not necessarily the exact ones I would buy, but it's my starting point

Here's a snapshot of the chips I was going to use. Perhaps it would be better to use more chips but of smaller wattage, and mix in some reds and greens? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

So I'm looking at swapping out my 6 current T12's with a custom LED array, and I'm curious what results (either good or bad) you experts might expect this change to bring. It's a 100g heavily planted tank. 24" from lights to substrate. Dirted, PPS Pro daily ferts with CO2 injection. Currently...

So I'm looking at swapping out my 6 current T12's with a custom LED array, and I'm curious what results (either good or bad) you experts might expect this change to bring. It's a 100g heavily planted tank. 24" from lights to substrate. Dirted, PPS Pro daily ferts with CO2 injection. Currently...

I have an older single tube hood/light that does NOT use a typical ballast to light. What it has is a four wire push button switch and a transformer, and I'm going to do my best to describe it. (If you already know what I'm talking about, you can skip ahead to the end.) Electrical jargon- So 4...

No direct sunlight. It's in a basement but away from the windows. Ates never get above 30ppm unless I miss a pwc for 2+ weeks which is rare. Like I said I do 40%, maybe 50% if I get sidetracked with something while the python is going, every 10'ish days. I do have softened well water that I...

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Ok. I've had enough. Shocker, but I'm losing the battle with the BBA in my tank. Is it a light issue?...it is growing near the top and all the way to the bottom of a 24" tall tank. (240 watts t12-NO on a 100g tank, split cycle 4 on-6 off-5 on). I have pressurized CO2 maintained at 30ppm. 40% pwc...

So I just did a quick ebay search for the chemical names listed above, and I found various listings for Minocycline and Erythromycin products, but nothing for SMT. First question: does anyone know where I can find SMT? Second question: looks like I'll be buying capsules of Mino. and...

So I haven't had a chance to do a ton of research, but from what I can tell Maracyn Plus & Maracyn 2 have been discontinued since I have last purchased it. That stuff have always been the best for me, so I'm curious what you all have found to be a good substitute. Let me know!!

So what if I don't "add" a ton of light? I know WPG is a loose guideline, but compared to my 240 watts I have now with a polished white reflector, I could go with 216 (4), 270 (5), or 324 (6 bulb) t5ho fixture with a good mirror-like reflector. 324 would probably be too much, I get that, but I...

So a t5ho fixture with good reflectors will help get the bottom better light without making the upper level an algae farm?

As you can see, it's all enclosed. It doesn't matter what the fixture looks like because you never see it. The annual $25 cost of replacing bulbs will take over 10 years to make up the difference of purchasing a large enough LED fixture today. And I did the math on my own....the t12no's I have...

Is my original plan of upgrading from 240 watts of t12no to 216 or 324 watts of t5ho capable of doing what I need? (I don't care about the nickel/month savings of LED. In fact I'm only interested in LED if I can NOT do what I want with CFL)