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Looking for some advice on how often the following have to be replaced: - power compact lights (coralife) - HOT5 I recently swapped out a "Powerglow" bulb for a new "Colormax" bulb in my HO system. The bulb only has a very slight tint of pink to it when it is on. A regular T5 colormax...

I was at Aquarama in Singapore last month and purchased a small undergravel filter for a 12 gal cube tank. Asia is very fond of using this filter on shrimp only tanks which is what I'm using it for. The filter covers about half of the footprint of the tank. I'm wondering if I could plant...

Anyone keeping these fish? They are relatively new to the hobby, are wild caught, stunning, expensive, etc. A reputable wholesaler has some available and I would like to acquire some. I'm concerned about the apparent aggression between males. Profiles of this fish say to keep either 1 male or...

Thanks for the info. Probably not the best choice for the biorb. Think I'll still try and get some but put them in a large tank with my discus.

I'm trying to get my hands on some of these after seeing some wild caught fish in a retail outlet in Ontario - scientific name nannostomus mortenthaleri. Does anyone have any thoughts on putting a few of these in an 8 gal biorb (globe shape) aquarium?? The aquarium has good filtration and a...

Looking to buy some rock - several pieces. Willing to pay $1 per pd plus all shipping to Alberta, Canada. Anyone??

No - not on well water. I just noticed that the product website indicates soaking in bleach for 3 minutes to clean. If I soak the diffuser in a bleach solution, what's going to happen to the bleach solution that gets trapped in the spirals?? Some water is going to enter the diffuser through...

I am using a pressurized C02 system on a 75 gal tank and using a glass diffuser to distribute the C02. I am on my second diffuser in 6 months. They seem to work really well where the gas is diffusing over the full surface of the diffuser and over time, eventually comes out only in a few random...

Anyone keeping these fish. I currently have 4 in quarantine. I'm thinking of putting them in a 3 gal. nano tank which is equipped with a filter & heater, sand, java moss and small live plants. Regular water changes will be done to keep the water very clean. Anyone think this is a bad idea...

The fish in your photo looks exactly like one I bought recently - advertised as a. borelli.

Anyone using the AquariumPlants.com regulator?? I have been using this regulator with a 10 pound tank since September 06 and have had no issues. I have not had to touch the system. I had the pressure set at 5 (I assume this is pounds) and was using about 2 bubbles a second. Over the past...

Can anyone confirm that this medication will not affect your biological filtration. Jungle claims that it does not. The active ingredients are praziquantel, metronidazole & acriflavine. Any recommendations for another medication to treat external parasites. My clown loaches are scraping...

I have been unable to determine what kind of internal parasite this may be. I have several pelvicachromis taeniatus juveniles (hatched June 23rd) that appear to have very small and short red things coming from their anus. They are not eating very well but they are active. I have done some...

Wood_Dog and/or AA members - could you pls explain your setup in a bit more detail. I have recently added DIY CO2 to my tanks but I was going to just run the airline tubing from the 2 litre bottle down a Hagen diffuser ladder in the tank. Will your method result in more CO2. What are the...

Unfortunately I have to move my half moon male betta out of the tank he has been sharing because his tankmates have been busy breeding and have ousted him to the upper corner of the tank. I'm going to put him in a 3 gal tank by himself. I have had very good luck with keeping my male bettas in...

I am looking into some options for softening the water in some smaller tanks - 20-35 gal. Since I live in Alberta, our ph is quite high 7.8. I have been keeping various apistos and german rams for the last year and a half but have not been able to keep them alive much more than 8-12 months. I...

I have a 28 gal hexagon tank. Last Monday, decided to add some live plants (few vals, an anubais and some small crypts). Up until this time, an air stone was running on high in the tank. We turned it off yesterday afternoon and last night noticed that some of the fish were hanging around on...

I recently set up a 50 gal freshwater tank with an eheim professional series canister filter. This is the first tank that I have used a canister filter on. I have the output directed approx. 2 inches below the water level. There has consistently been a skim on the surface of the water. First...

One photo of the mouth looks close. If I cannot catch these fish to quarantine them, is it safe to treat the entire tank? The website does not indicate if it is infectious?? I assume if it is, it would be best to treat the entire tank. Does Maracyn destroy the bacteria in your filter media?

I acquired 4 subocellatus juveniles (two male/two female) in Nov 05. They were placed in a 30 gal community tank. The tank has 25% weekly water changes, temp 79, no ammonia, no nitrites, heavily planted tank. One week ago I moved one of the males out of the tank and placed him in a 10 gal as the...

I am setting up a 50 gal tank and wanted to use a dark coloured sand instead of gravel. I have a tank done with pool filter sand and am very pleased with the result. However, my rainbowfish will look much more stunning with a dark coloured substrate. I contacted a local (Alberta) sandblasting...

Corycats will get along fine with any peaceful fish - large or small. The only thing to watch is if you add salt (ie. for treatment). Corys do not tolerate salt well. I found this out the hard way when I was treating ich and added salt. All the other fish survived but the corys (who did not...

I have a school of six rainbowfish in a planted 35 gal. Two boesemans, two turquoise, one red and one goyder river (all males). Even these six fish are going to outgrow this tank this year. Even though these fish only reach approx. 3.5" in length, they get quite deep. My advice would be to...

After reading this entire thread (I hate snails) I'm thinking of putting a couple of young kuhli loaches in a 20 and 10 gal to eradicate the snails. I have tried the baiting method and it does work to an extent. The problem is you have eggs hatching all the time. Will the loaches eat the eggs...

Can I ask where you stayed and if you would recommend it. I'm considering a vacation there in the next couple of months.