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    Emeral rainbow spots

    Quick background. I have a female emerald that has a sickness that i am hoping you guys can help me diagnose I first noticed it about 5 weeks ago when she was not swimming around the tank much and kinda just swam near the top (always an active eater though). Looking at her i noticed she has...
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    koralia pumps 1150 for 75 gallon

    Hello all, I am wondering if a koralia pump 1150 would be to strong for a 75 gallon. Online it says its good for 70-150 for a planted tank and i am looking to upgrade to a 125 in a year so i Would want a powerhead that works for that tank aswell.
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    Fluval planted 3.0 to strong for a 72G?

    Hi, i have a fluval planted 3.0 and i am wondering if the setting i have is to strong. The tank is a 72 bowfront that has been set up for 8 months. See attached image for light setting. Im am getting alot of brown algea on plants that are exposed the most to the light while the ones that are...
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    Intake and output location

    So, after a long debate with myself i have decided to rescape my 72 bowfront and reuse the drift wood, rocks, and plants (and add a few news ones) because i don’t really care for the way my current scape turned out. The idea i have is to have the layout be like a large triangle where the plants...
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    Flourite and aquasoil.

    Is it possible, or a good idea to say add a layer flourite then a layer of ada aquasoil on top of it. I am mainly want to do this to add a thick layer of substrate and adding pure aquasoil is expensive. Also, flourite is said to add alot of iron. Another idea is adding a think layer of Osmocoat...
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    72 bowfront lights

    hello all, I have need for some advice. I am currently running a planted tank in a 72 bowfront, C02, liquid fertz, root tabs, and 2 T5HO. half the plants seem to be doing really well whiles others are not. I am thinking its the lights. the fixture i have is from odysea and is a cheap fixture...
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    Crinum calamistratum dying

    i have a very thrive Crinum calamistratum thrive in my tank for months. its leaves grew to about 2 feet and i didnt see any signs of it dying. this past week however i notice the leaves started browning somewhere in the middle then fall off. Now all my leaves are at least broken in half. i...
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    marineland filters

    Why hello everyboy, i have a filter question i have a 72 gallon bow front with a marineland emperor 400 and a marineland penguin 350.. all together its rated to clean about 160 gallons. these filters have done great but i have a major issue with them that maybe you guys can help. I do water...
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    How much CO2

    Whats a good indicator for how much CO2 you should be adding to your tank via pressurized C02. Right now i am pushing about 2 bubbles per second but when I look at my diffuser (a class one from CO2 art) the stream of tiny bubbles doesn't seem like that much... I man there is still a stream of...
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    State of emergency... what is this sickness

    so my 72 gallon bowfront is going through some type of plague that i hop you guys can help me identify it and kill it. my bowfront has been running fine for 7 months and i haven't had any problems until the last few days... I went to the fish store to buy a two corys to add to my school. I am...
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    CO2 for a 72 bow front

    So i found 2 32L soda stream CO2 canisters laying around my apartment so i figured i want to make use them for my bowfront tank which has only been set up for about 2 weeks. I have kept planted aquariums before with success but never used CO2. What do I need to set up the tanks and how much...
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    72 Gallon bowfront question, Lid, Heater, lights

    Hi, I have a few question about a 72 bowfront tank im setting up. Do you know any good light fixtures for a good price/ Im looking for a duel T5HO. I saw some odyssea lights which were very cheap however they had mixed reviews. some saying good, others saying they started fires. Most reviews i...
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    price range for a 72 bow front

    so i seen a 72 bowfront on craigslist, I am wondering if this is a good price 300, for the tank, stand, lid, and lights. i really dont care about the lights, and he claims the tank has a small scratch that is barely visible when filled up and in pictures. he lives about an hour a way so...
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    lighting for a 72 bowfront

    I have a T8 ballast that is capable of powering 4 T8 bulbs at i believe 48" lying around my apartment. I was planing on using it (all 4 bulbs at 4ft) for the lights on a 72 bowfront. I want to keep a mix of plants not to demanding (but want to get at least one kind that's redish), and i plan on...
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    Cycling with prime

    So I was wondering if this would work, if you are trying to cycle a new tank and experiencing alot of fish deaths and the water changes are becoming to much to handle or you dont have time to do it, couldnt you just dose your tank with prime for a day or two until you have time to change the...
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    filter help

    I'm going to be getting a 72G bowfront tank sometime around Dec and im wondering what kind of filters would you get for it? I have a marineland penguin 350 already for my 29G (filter is rated for 70G tank) and I plan on using this filter to atleast seed the new tank. my options are to either...
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    72 bowfront

    Hi, so in about 8 months I will be moving so I find this to be the perfect opportunity to plan for to upgrade my tank and I have decided that a 72 Bowfront will be a good fit. Now I’m wondering what I should stock it with. I have a few ideas of what I want to do, the fish I have currently in my...
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    Staghorn and green spot algae

    hi, so im starting to see strands of staghorn algea spead on some of my plants and drift wood and i have an anibus plant that is slowly being covered in green spot algea, it looks like the leaves are slowly dieing because of this. I have an otto who seems to be doing fine but hasnt touched those...
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    Old bolivian ram chasing new bolivian ram

    Hi ive had a BR for about 4-5 months, ive read online that they do good with other BR cause it shows off their social behavior. So yesterday i bought another BR a smaller looks younger Ram. However as soon as i added the BR he was isntantly chased by my older bolivian Ram. He is now hiding, i...
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    DiY Light options

    so i have a 29G tank that has the single T8 hood that doesnt seem to be enough to get my plants growing. so i have a plan and i wanna know what you think i should do. so im gonna take apart the light fixture and put in new lights the problme comes in at i dont know which i should to do. here...
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    What causes ph shift

    Hi, so a few days ago half my tanks population was whipped out, killing off all my guppies and pygmy corys, (most of my plants are dieing as well) all i have left is an oto, 6 neons, and a ram... Ram isnt looking to good buy he is hanging in there. This massive die off happened in a little over...
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    Tap water problem

    So, long story short after seeing a fish (Guppy) acting very lethargic in my tank, I did a water test finding everything stable except the ammonia, it was at a whooping 1.0 - 2.0 ppm (Hard to tell by the color of the liquid test. I was shocked because I just did a water change a day ago. Did a...
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    stocking opinions

    hi, i just wanted some opinions on my stocking idea for my 29g tank. what i have now: 1 honey gourami 1 female guppy 5 pygmy corys what i want to add 1 bolivian ram 3 pygmy corys 8 neon tetras i also have i think maybe 4 guppy fry swiming around. I dont know if i want to keep them of give...
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    Question About Removing an UGF

    Hello! i have a faily new fishtank, been running for maybe 2 months and i have 2 female guppies, 2 corys (1 peppered, and 1 juli) and like 8 guppy fry.... dont ask. its a 10 gallon tank, i have an UGF, 2 live plants about full grown i think and about 5 plant bulbs i placed in it about 2-3 days...
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