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Hi I was just curious if there is any benefit on a DSB for a 10g nano reef? If not what would be the best grain size to start my reef with? And how many inches deep is suitable? Thank you!

Just had a question about using a reef monitor as I've been researching different ones....is this overkill if I'm staying on top of water changes for a 10gallon nano reef? I was seeing mixed reviews on these monitors & would rather not put out the money if its a piece of junk. Thanks!

my filter pads have been in my filter since I got it. I've never thrown them out. I was talking about the carbon & I use Chemi-pure elite. Thanks

Yes and Stress relief

So I have a 70 gallon freshwater tank with about 3 discus and a mix of 7 small tetra fish. Last sunday i changed all the filter media and did a water change. Today I came home did a partial water change after feeding my fish & ALL of my tetras died! And my discus look severely stressed. I don't...

Wow it def doesn't look artificial nice!

I didn't wash it off but I've had this sand in my tank for months

So I have a thin sand bed and despite doing 1-2 water changes a day it still manages to look like it's not clean. I vacuum the top of the bed and even mix the sand up to avoid nitrate build up and vacuum again. And also algae or diatoms start forming a layer on the sand. I have a koralia...

What is that large plant called?

What is that tall plant to the right called?

Anyone have any suggestions on how to hide plant roots or make them look nice? I have 3 large amazon swords and a thin sand bed. I can only bury the roots slightly but they just don't look very nice. I can post a pic if needed. I don't like having a thick sand substrate bc I think it would trap...

My discus have been laying eggs every week for a few months now but they haven't hatched until a few days ago I noticed several wigglers(wrigglers?)! I recently put a uv sterilizer in my tank and I think that helped.....they also laid the eggs right on the sterilizer lol. I think it may take...

They look like some sort of pigeon blood strain. Make sure you do lots of feelings and water changes since they are still juveniles.

You can do water changes with warm water which will also keep your nitrates down. I've lost power for 4 days straight and that's what I did and didn't lose any fish. I also agree with insulating the tank with blankets. Good luck

You keep your lights on for 12 hrs? I would cut back to 9-10 hrs

I would get a titanium heater. Their supposed to be unbreakable

You may want to consider using reverse osmosis water instead of your tap. This is seen more in reef tanks. Your tap water will always have phosphates in it so your introducing them into your tank with every water change. With using reverse osmosis you have better control of what is in your...

Thanks for the tip I will do that!

It is a 9 watt "green killing machine" is the model name. And I have a 70 gallon tank

So I wanted to update my Tank. I posted recently that I was having a major algae or bacteria bloom and water changes and lack of light was not helping. I took someone's advice on here and started using a uv sterilizer and wow what a difference! Highly recommend! You can see my before and 3 days...

I've had a lot of problems with fluvals. I use a Rena xp2 filstar canister and it works great.

Do you only have 2 discus in your tank? You should have at least 5 or 6. The more you have the less aggression there will be.

So basically I've been having an issue where my Tank is getting very cloudy and almost green. I've researched and believe it is some kind of bacteria or algae bloom. So I have turned off my lights for a few days straight and it hasn't really gotten any better. Then I thought well maybe it's my...

Yea save your money. The only chemicals I use are stress relief, a water conditioner, and an algae preventer. I also add liquid fertilizer for my live plants. Hope this helps! Feel free to post me a pic of your tank too

They should be fine. My pH is higher than that and my discus are doing great. Just check with wherever your getting your discus from what the pH of their tank is they are in. The ones I get are already in a higher pH so they are used to it