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One of my danios' left eye has a puffy whiteness about it. Kinda looks like it's rotting off. Anything i can do to treat this? -David

I've got a 55g planted with some annubias and some crypt. The annubias is being consistantly eaten by something. The cypts are left alone. Also i have some nice pieces of Java fern in there that are now just root systems. Inhabitants: 5 clown loaches 5 zebra danios 1 altum angel 1 pleco...

Recently my 4" Altum has gotten very aggressive towards my loaches and danios. He is the only angel, and has been for a while now. Residents: 5 clown loaches (2-3") 5 zebra danios 1 medium pleco 1 altum angle Any thoughts? Should i get him a friend? This is a 55g planted tank. -David

I've got a 12g nano-reef about half way through it's cycle. ammonia is down to 0.5ppm and nitrates up to about 10ppm. Anyways, recently these little white specs have appeared on the glass. They have 4-5 little protrusions (almost look like microscopic starfish). I would estimate that there are...

In short, my 10g ram biotope sprung a leak, the rams died shortly after moving them, and i have 3 nearly full size glofish as a result of breeding 2 store bought ones. I'm down to the one 55g tank now. Inside lives: My Pleco, 5 glofish (pic is of the babies that are now full grown), 5 clown...

K, my 55g has 5 danios, 5 clown loachs, 1 veiled angel, and a pleco. What would be a nice addition to this tank? The ph is ~7.8. I was thinkin maybe a few african cichlids? I have a fair amount of rockwork, and i plan on adding more. The guy i bought this tank from had a 200g with a ton of...

So it's been a while.. After my last post in the Blue Ram discussion, i had two more spawns (neither resulting in fry) before my male kicked the bucket. After he died, i transfered my other male who was in the 55g community. He did well, colors came out activity increased - he and the female...

I'm still having trouble with algae growing all over my plants. I dont care about algae on the glass, i can clean that, but i think it's killing my plants. This is happening in my 10g Ram tank. I have 2x20W 50/50 mini CF bulbs in there. I'm also injecting CO2, and do frequent water changes...

What sort of light cycle does everyone use? 12 on 12 off? 6 on 6 off 6 on 6 off? Also, if not 12/12, is it because of heat issues? just curious

So i was brewing so microbes for my daions fry in the backyard. I've done this before with no problem. Today i went out to get a few mL to dump in their tank and i noticed something really odd. Well, not that odd considering it's rotten organic matter festering in the sun.. Anyways, i have...

http://thearkpetshop.co.uk/petshop/product_info.php?products_id=3433 Simply hook up your co2 input to the venturi thingy and voilia! The resulting bubbles are very fine (much finer than an airstone can provide) and most of them will not have enough gas in them to cause them to float to the top...

What is a typical production rate (bubble/sec) for a diy co2 system? I'm counting ~1.7 bubbles/sec for a 1L i just threw together (not a great mix).

Would it be ill-advised of me to build my own light fixture for my 12g nano-reef? I dont see an immediate problem with buying two incandescent fixtures from home depot (<$5 each) and builing a reflector and straping it all together. I would use the 20W 50/50 compact flourescent screwins like i...

Idea came from those spirally reactor things. Increase amount of time gas is in contact with water. The basic idea is, using an air pump, recycle the co2 through the water until it's all dissolved. You might ask, "what if the absorption rate of the co2 exceeds the production rate of the...

I harvested a batch of about 40 danios eggs before i left for my vacation last saturday. Today i get home and find 10 fry clinging to the glass. w00t! I guess i need to find a new home for the 1.5cm fry that's in there with them. Methinks he's eating them.

Aside from retrofit kits, are there any higher wattage bulbs i can get for the 12g eclipse tank? It sems to be some unusual shape. Thanks

Ever since i switched out my incandescents for screw-in mini power compact flourescents, i've had the hardest time fighting algae in my 10g planted. I have green algae, brown algae, spot algae, fuzz algae. Just about ever kind. What is the best tactic for getting rid of it? I scrub ever few...

I've decided on a layered substrate for my 10g BW tank. I want some sort of clay on the bottom, peat and plant mulm in the middle, and some estes 1-2mm gravel on top. About 3" total. What is a safe clay for this application? I want something that does not effect my water chemestry. Thanks

I have a pair of fancy guppies that i got pregnant from the petstore. I've had them for a few weeks now and they have yet to drop. I'd like to keep some of these, so i put the two of them in a net breeder with an fine-leaved artifical plant in there. What hope can i have for some babies?

I was reading some articles today on the natural enviroment of Blue Rams. A few notable things i read: -Rams love live plants. I observe this in my tank everyday as i see them hiding underneath the wide leaves of my Melon Sword or under some driftwood. -Rams appriciate some humic acid. The...

I'm new to SW, have been keeping FW fish for ~2 years. I've always wanted a reef tank, but i have no space in my house for another big 55g. So, i was reading up on nano-reefs and decided i want to get one. My girlfriend has always wanted some Percula (thanks, Finding Nemo). I'm indifferent as...

Over night i just had an outbreak of MTS. I saw one months ago after i added a plant. It was promptly eaten by the loaches. I guess my hitchiker snail layed some eggs. I had no idea they would incubate this long. It appears however that there are a few generations in there. I see 1cm, 5-6mm...

Update: Fry is growing and doing well. Still feeding infusoria, once it gets to ~1cm i'll start feeding crushed up flake food. another and another

Anyone? Was purchased as a common pleco. It's grown from 4 to 6" in ~6 months. Thanks, David

I just got a barebones RO filter off ebay. It has an orange and a blue output. I figured the blue output was the RO water. First question: what should i do with all that waste water? Plumb it back into my water lines? Use it to water my backyard? Next question: what sort of hardware do i need...