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    Plants look pretty bad

    I recieved my order from Liveaquaria.com yesterday...probly not the best place to get my plants but what ever. I ordered the following: 3xdwarf hairgrass 1xamazon sword 1xmelon sword 1xdwarf sag 1xwisteria other than the hairgrass the plants leaves look pale while the stems have color. Im not...
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    Lights

    Alright so i bought a coralife light a while ago (link is below) and its 36 watts. I saw what looks like the same light for about 10 dollars more that has a 65 watt bulb in it(link below) and i was wondering if i could get a 65 watt bulb and put it in there or if the other light is actually...
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    online plant retailer

    Looking for an online plant retailer, dont know if its better than buying from a LFS but ill give it a shot. I would buy them from a really good LFS near me, but they dont know what plants they have, all plants are in great condition but im looking for certain plants and i want to make sure i...
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    Making a "plant only" tank

    Well now that im back in the fishy groove (lol) and have my 20gal tank i want to make my 10 a plant only tank. I plan on getting some small rocks and/or driftwood and heavily planting it. I will have a few otos in there to keep the algea under control. Also i was wondering if i should completely...
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    Biospira retailer

    I cant find any of the stuff in a LFS and i know you can get it at Marineland.com but i dont understand how to order it. I was wondering if there was somewhere else online to order it. I also want to see if i can get it cheaper anywhere else. TIA!
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    Zebra and Leopard Danios

    Simple question, will zebra and leopard danios swim together as a shoal or only with there own kind? Reason is i want to get some leopards because all but 1 of my zebras died.
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    How much hairgrass?

    i want to know how much dwarf harigrass to buy for my 10 gallon, i know it will spread so would 1 bunch be ok? tia!
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    what truely is moderate lighting?

    ok so im looking for some new items for my 20 gallon that magically created 2 baby neon tetras..yeah crazy. I want to buy some plant lights but i dont know what they consider moderate lighting( plants i want need "moderate" lighting), 2 wpg, 1.5 wpg yeah so i was wondering what you all think? im...
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    Not showing NitrAtes

    So this morning at 8 am i went and tested the water on my new 20 gallon tank. It read Ammonia 1ppm. I had put some of the grave, and my last 2 daniosl from my old tank in the night before but it wasnt helping so i switched the filters, taking the established filter from my 10 gallon and putting...
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    Rams gender

    I want to know if there is a good way of telling a German Blue Rams gender that i could use at a LFS. Im looking into breeding them and i dont want to have to buy 6+ to get a male and female. Also, if they are the only ones in the tank will they definitely pair off?
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    Raising brine shrimp

    First the reason i need them, i am planing on breeding German Blue Rmas in my 20 gallon if i can ever find a stand :( . And i read taht the fry are to be fed brine shrimp. I would like to know how to go about doing this and also how many of them i would feed the fry a day or what ever amount of...
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    Live and Learn

    Well im down to 1 neon tetra 2 zerbra danios and my cories/oto. I put a sponge over my filter intake, and not thinking about it put a small slit in the bottom to make sure the water went through and it turned into a BIG hole. so 3 of my fish got sucked up into the filter and i have to go clean...
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    Neon Tetras

    Well one of my 3 neons made a magical disapearance, and i have looked high and low, now on the carpet, or in the filter, or in my new gravel. Dont know maybe it decomposed quick? any ways any other places to check?
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    Filter Floss

    I wanted to know if it is possible to put filter floss in my penguin 125 and how much to get. Also where is cheapest, online or off.
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    fed up with algea

    I have a very thick layer of algea on my glass. Along the way ive tried using a regular sponge, a algea scapper with a sponge, and now an actual scapper. I cant find anything to get the algea off, and may i add my oto doesnt touch it.... any ideas would be greatly appreciated. TIA
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    CO2

    I bought a Co2 "system" (if you could really call this thing a system) made by Nutrafin. Well i follow the instructions and added all of the things it said for (sugar, Activater packet, stabilizer packet and water) and its been over 24 hours and i dont see any bubles in the buble counter. What i...
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    Bio-Wheel

    I have had my Penguin 125 for about 4 months now and the bio-wheel is going extremely slow, sometimes stopping. what can i do to make sure it doesnt completely stop? i dont know whats wrong with it i have tried taking it out and putting it back. TIA!!
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    I want to breed something

    I was wondering what some of you think would be a good fish that i could breed easily in a 10 gal, be it livebearers or what ever.
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    Some problems

    First off i have a HUGE hair algea problem that i cant seem to get rid of and its very VERY ugly lol. Second i switched out my gravel and its about 1-2 mm in size and every time i try and clean it i suck it up.....tips please? Finally i have cloudy water that goes away but everytime i even touch...
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    getting a stand

    im thinking of getting a stand for my 10 gal instead of having it on this massive meat cart kinda thing (yes its very stable and i reinforced it). I was wondering how i would go about moving the tank to the stand? TIA
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    Gravel wont come clean

    ive rinsed my gravel propopbly 30 times already and i cant get it to come clean, it always comes out looking dark brown. any suggestions? All i ve been doing is filling the bucket that has the gravel in it with water anad then mixing up the gravel and then dumping the water. PLEASE help!!!
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    switching to sand for planted tank

    Should i empty all the water from my tank and but the fish in a bucket? Im doing this so that i can plant my tank and im also re arranging the decor. All i need to know is 1. What to do with the fish 2. Should i switch all the gravel at once 3. what should i use for sand? (for a planted tank...
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    something on plants....??

    I dont know if this is hair algea or what but i have grayish looking clumps of stringy things frowing in between and on my plants, the plants are still healthy but i dont know what it is or how to get rid of it, and it doesnt look lke roots lol. (plants are java ferns if you wanted to know)
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    killing snails on new plants

    I wanted to know what the treatment, if there is one, is to kill snails/snail eggs on new plants before i put them into my tank. I think ive heard of a quick dip in salt then rinseing but im not sure. Please help TIA!
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    Plant Sites

    I was wondering where all of you people buy your plants online? I can find soem plants at my LFS but i cant find Dwarf Hair Grass and was wondering where i could get that and some others. TIA!
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