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Bought the Current TrueLumen Pro 8000K sun light. Works pretty good! I have seen a noticable growth change in my plants, they ones that were growing fairly rapidly w/my low light are exploding with growth with the new LED light! The only downside I see was that each part had to be purchased...

I have a 50 gal freshwater planted. Currently stocked with: 4 honey sunset gourami 9 black neon tetra Cherry shrimp and blue velvet shrimp Malaysian Trumpet Snails Would these additions be compatible? 6 celestial pearl danio 2-5 peacock gobys According to FishForums.net, I'm ok with my PH...

I have the Fluval 406, works great and is really simple, easy to clean and maintain w/o all the bells and whistles. Yes you have to turn it off but it is really fast to clean.

I have a Fluval 406 with my 50 gal. Works great so far! I have a lot of plants but I am way understocked on fish but the filter handles the bioload really well so far. I haven't had any issues with ammonia or nitrites after I cycled.

I haven't bought any from ebay but I just purchased java moss and subwassertang on aquabid from Volkracing99, I have also bought Malaysian Trumpt Snails from her. Good seller. Mails out on Sat, Monday or in my case, Tuesday.

Personally I love the look of the peacock gobys. As long as they have a cave/ hiding places and fit your water stats, I vote peacock! (Note, I am biased since I'm planning on getting some soon!)

We just did the "Great Snail Purge" on our tank, went like this: arm in, picked up snail, squished it and disposed of it. Over and over, got rid of 20+ snails that way. We still have a bunch from the plants that I did not ask for so another purge may be in the future. We just put a...

I think that you can easily stock the tank with that number of fish; like 2 shoals of 2 different kinds of tetras (top/ mid dwellers), 2 shoals of corys (bottom), and something in the middle and a nice "centerpiece" fish like rams. I can't wait to see it! For substrate: I love sand, I love...

Hey there, Anyone in the Olympia area +/- ? :fish2:

Boo, go to Missoula.... ;)

Have they cleaned all the snails out yet? It looked like you had a ton of snails!

Ok that makes sense. How do you know if you are purchasing a "cheaper fixture"? I am assuming that the Current TrueLumen Pro is considered to be a "good" fixture as it has been recommended in this thread but it is significantly "cheaper" than some of the LED lights I have seen out there...

I saw someone else mentioned that they prefer T5 because if a bulb goes out you just replace one rather than having to replace the entire thing as with a LED. Is that true? If your LEDs start to die you have to replace the entire setup?

Subwassertang is also called Pellia or Mini-Pellia or (Pelia). I don't know where you are at but try aquabid for plants too.

Ok, thanks for the advice! There are so many options out there and I am not close to a good LFS (most are just petsmart/petco) to ask either. And honestly, I take what the guys at the LFS say w/a grain of salt since they are going to be promoting their products regardless if they are the best...

I bought some Malaysian trumpet snails on aquabid and the gal tossed some subwassertang in as bonus. My shrimp like it a lot but I am realizing the lighting will need to be upgraded fast since it seems most of these "mosses" etc need more light when they are at the bottom.

In regards to the TrueLumen Pro, are you suggesting a 12K or 8K, I don't understand how to do the math to figure out the PAR values. I'm assuming I'd need a 48" strip to fit the length of the tank or would I choose a 36" since I currently have two 18" T-8 bulbs which = 36"? As to the Finnex...

No I don't have a rimess tank, see attached photo. I was concerned about the setup of these above mentioned lights because they are all pictured on rimless tanks.

Thanks for those suggestions. I will check them out. I need to have a lid on my tank because I have cats (dander and hair in the air) and a little boy (might throw a plastic fish or two into the tank) etc, will these suggestions still work with that? Most of the photos on the sites have a...

Thank you. We just had to shift some things around, the filter wasn't working because of the sponge we put in it for the shrimp and I found a dead blue shrimp, no one had ate it, it was just dead. Who knows why. That really sucked, so now I'm down to 1 blue shrimp (that I can see), he...

Hey there, I am wanting to upgrade my lighting for my 50 gal freshwater. It is 48" x 12" x 20". I have looked at tons of different already made setups but am overwhelmed by the number of choices out there. I have read articles on the differences between T8, T5, T2, and LED but am so confused...

Subwassertang is that considered a moss? It can attach to wood etc.

What is the best way to go about getting new lighting? Purchasing an already made setup or a DIY build your own?

Hey there, I am new to AA have been visiting other forums (my bad). I just started a 50 gal freshwater. Filter: Haggen Fluval 406 Substrate: Sand Current occupants: 4 honey gourami, 6 black neon tetras, 5 cherry shrimp (I think 1 got ate), and a rapidly decreasing population of blue velvet...