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I'm not entirely sure if this belongs here. So, I've moved from aquascaping to the terrarium/vivarium hobby. Due to lack of time and brutal water source in my building, that had the worst KH. So bad that, no matter how much CO2 I put in the water, it wasn't binding. I've kept a few semi...

I'm having some issues here....lol. Using the basic KH/CO2 chart: my levels are KH=2 + PH=6.8 = 9.5 CO2. Now, my GH is off the chart, stopped at 20 drops. The buffers in my tap water are really quite intense. I'm using almond leaves to drop PH. They seem to help level my PH at 6.8. If I leave...

I've had 4 otocinclus' for about 6 months now, in my planted aquarium. They tend to hide during the day among the plants, so I seldom see them. Today I pulled up a chair to watch my aquarium exist and I saw a couple looking for food under the hydrocotyle carpet. Until now I also haven't really...

I have a thick gelatinous film on the inlet of my drop checker. Has anyone had this before, is it normal, what's the deal? The first time I discovered it was after I did a bit of a scape a couple days ago. I removed a large piece of driftwood and replaced it with a large piece of petrified wood...

So if my PH is 7.4 - 7.6, my KH is 125.3 ppm, my GH is 237.7 ppm and I'm running CO2; do the high values hinder the amount of CO2 taken into the aquarium? I've taken a look at the CO2 chart and it shows that my CO2 levels are between 16-13 ppm or less. (I have a drop checker on the way) The...

Thought I'd post a short video of my 29g. Plants are still quite young. Some have taken off, others are slow going. This might be a perimeter problem. The PH, KH and GH are high. The fish are doing swell though. http://youtu.be/N_TOQhkiNvU The info is in the video description, but I'll post...

Thought I'd ask if there are any other folks from Canada on AA. City and Province or Territory. I'm in Hamilton, ON

So I've decided to try out an Iwagumi style aquarium. I had a 10 gallon I used for a quarantine tank. I cleaned it out and started with a soil base. I had heard that this could be messy, but it went rather well. No dirty water. I simply didn't wet the soil. I rinsed the flourite, then placed it...

So I noticed last night that one of my Neons had a large white spot above the anal fin. It is more prominent on the left side. It's quite a small patch on the right side(same area). I'm almost 100% sure it's Pleistophora hyphessobryconis (NTD); however, I could be wrong. The fish wasn't showing...

White fuzz/mold coming from CO2 output. It's a yeast & sugar set up. Perhaps this is from the fermentation process?

I'm not sure where to put this post, so I'll put it here since it is kind of DIY. So I have a hatchery going as we speak. I search the Internet high and low and decided to go with the most common hatchery, but instead of a 2L, I used a glass display dome. It's about the size of a 2L cut down...

Just wondering if anyone has the C-Series and has used it to do a water change. I just got one and I'm thinking it might be easier to take the valve block off, open it up, let it drain into a pale, then close it. Has anyone tried this on this canister or any others like it?

Has anyone tried or currently use the Nutrafin natural CO2 system before? If so, how does it fair in the realm of natural/DIY systems? I just bought it from Big Al's Online the other day(quick as hell shipping, because I live an hour away from their warehouse). It was a bit pricey for what it...

Does anyone know the species(s) that generally come with aquatic plants?

I have a beautiful fantail and a colour changing black moor to give away to a new home. Preferable one with enough room. I will trade for plants, if possible. They are healthy, although the fantail is very gluttonous. It is approx. 5-5.5" nose to tail. The moor is very passive and is approx. 4"...

I was cleaning my sponge filter and came across a few tiny, what I believe are insects; floating in the container I put the sponge into to travel to the sink. I only noticed them once the water and debris in the container stopped moving and they still were. I used macro to take the photo. It's...

So I took it upon myself to try java moss, for the second time. It turned out to be a huge mess the first time. It broke off into a million piece after a day and I ended up screening out of my aquarium. This time I decided I'd do it right. I bought more than I should have. Anyways, I have it...

Need to reseal the top rim of my 29g, as the rim is loose. The evaporating water is following the rim and running down the sides of my aquarium. It's super annoying, as I am cleaning the front and 2 sides everyday. My question is: should I empty it about halfway before I take the loose rim off...

Bought some Vallisneria online. When I got the package and opened it, I noticed that most of the leaves were dying. The root seem pretty good. Non the less they are in my aquarium, I intend to keep an eye on any other leaves rotting and take them out. I was wondering if the plants will survive...

Hi Guys, new to the site. I found a piece of driftwood in my house that was used by my father in previous years. The piece is old, I'd say at least 14 years. I decided to use it in my aquarium. I cut some pieces off to accommodate the area in which it will be placed. I found that the wood was...