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I think I am going to start the tank with the stock filter and I find I need more filtration I can always replace it

You honestly don't think that the filter and lighting is enough. Like I said I am just doing some soft corals and mushrooms.

Oh cool maybe I will start the tank out with some Xenia than since my LFS sells it for cheap. Based on the corals that I am planning on keeping doing you think I really need the 60 watt lighting for my tank? Does anyone have experience keeping marine plants or macro algae in pico aquariums?

Oh I really like your Xenia but doesn't it grow too fast in your tank? do you run a fugue mod on your tank or a powerhead for extra flow?

Well I am glad to hear that people like the system because It was the only nano tank I could find in my price range and I was afraid that might mean it's quality would suffer. The stock light on the JBJ is a 9 watt led setup. So three watts per gallon. I think I am going to get the crushed...

Hey guys so I have decieded to start work on what will be my second aquarium. Currently I have a 72 gallon reef aquarium and after making money from a summer job I have decieded to try my hand at a pico aquarium. I am hoping to keep this tank within a budget of 150$ dollars not including corals...

The tanks light isn't too low and I do plan on building a bio-co2 reactor when I finish setting up the tank, my current light is a 15watt 8000K bulb. I was planning on dwarf sag but my girlfriend has it in her tank and I have found it tends to grow in a cone shape. I am trying to stick with...

Okay thats great because I thought the gravel would detract from the general appearance of the tank but I didn't want my plant being unable to form a good root structure. I know it is a floater I was hoping to do that in addition a lawn plant. I was thinking about doing glass shrimp but cherry...

Hello all, so My dad set up a 10 gallon ornamental fish tank for my brother despite his protests that he wanted me to help him with the project. I had limited experience with planted tanks at the time and a 72 gallon reef tank. unfortunately I was muscled out of the project on the basis...

So what kind of aquascaping do you find the CPOS look best/feel most comfortable in?

Alright so maybe I will give that a try. I guess I am just a little out of my comfort zone.

So eventually the population would outgrow the size of the tank if they are they kept in a well planted enclosures?

I don't really see my self getting into selling crayfish. Don't get me wrong I would appreciate the extra cash but it may be more trouble than it's worth. Just a personal opinion and nothing is set in stone till I see eggs lol. Are marimo balls the same thing as normal algae balls? I think I am...

Alight well thats reassuring. I am just wary of that kind of thing when it comes to any species that breeds in captivity. So how exactly do CPO breed? Are the eggs cast into the water column? Can the babies be raised in the presence of adults? Can they be feed the same food as the adults or do...

Yeah I guess that makes sense. The problem is going to be finding a store that takes them every time I bring them not just once.

Alright so maybe I will start with a male female pair and then go from there. How small are the babies? If I could I might use them as live food for the endlers livebearers I have in other tanks. I would be concerned about the little pinchers though. Im afraid that if the CPO starting breeding...

Siva may I please ask you to check out this thread. I realized the title African inverts is no longer relevant and since I cannot change the threads name I made a new one. http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f129/cpo-nano-aquarium-209003.html

Alright O a, looking at the ebi shrimp kit which includes an 8.8 gallon aquarium so maybe I will stick with one cray. I believe I had one as a child and he always used to crawl out of the tank. There is a good chance he was in less than optimal conditions and this may have been why he was trying...

Well it's good to hear they are easy to care for. Do you know I'd they a pair would be alright in a 8 gallon aquarium. I know they are social animals but part of me wonders if they would start getting aggressive if the tank got smaller.

So I am looking at setting up planted nano tank for crayfish. I think the ideal species for the tank is going to be a CPO. from what I have read they can be kept in small tanks, are social, and will not eat live plants. I have also heard they will trim and dead leaves. Is this true? that would...

Ugh vampire shrimp are really unattractive buggers! I have been doing some research on Mexican dwarf crayfish. They seem like the way to go now. Does anyone have any experience with MDC?

I know that inverts contain a chemical in their shell that helps to brighten fishes colors. Have you been feeding him feeder goldfish? This could be a possible explanation.

Just don't put any catfish in there... I don't think they mix well lol

So am planning on doing a planted macro tank and I was hoping to an African river setup. In order to keep the bioload light I was gonna stock the tank with ether a few shrimp or a crawfish. Does anyone know of any shrimp or crayfish native to Africa at could be kept in a 10 gallon aquarium or...

Lol looks like he might need a bigger tank pretty soon!