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I've had this ambulia for a few months now, both in my tank and my girlfriends (pictured) tank. Both a low light, low tech. This ambulia grew a bit to start with, some shoots continuing the thin leaf growth and some getting broad, the same way my wisteria got broad when it was getting used to my...

So I did my weekly water change today and decide to do an algae scrub and clean everywhere in my dead spots. This made the tank water FILTHY, bits of detritus everywhere. So I made a quick filter from a water feature power head i had, like in this video. So far its working a great. I...

Someone on a different forum posted wondering about these lights: 90cm Plug Play High Output LED Light FOR Marine OR Fresh Water Aquarium | eBay 90cm Plug Play High Output 12V Multi Tube LED Lighting System FOR Aquarium | eBay Nobody has gotten back to him with specifics about this brand. At...

The past few days I've noticed green "specks" on the inside of the glass on my tank. I have pond snails that hitchhiked on plants and I'm wondering whether this could be their eggs. As well, my lighting schedule in the past week has been longer than it should (10-12hrs, haven't picked up a light...

So last weekend I bought a 10gal sump of a local aquarist who had made it DIY, as well as a few things that came with it. I plan on using it on my 37gal planted FW setup: 24" x 14" x 8" - eggcrate is removable 2000L/H (approx 525gph) powerhead, coarse sponge half a bag of ceramic noodles...

Is it best to do a single large WC or do a few smaller ones over a few days to shock the fish less?

How much would it be to make from scratch? I came across this on gumtree (Australian equivalent of CL). It's an hours drive away but I'm willing if this would be deemed a good deal. I've been planning a canister for my 37gal but this would be a third of the price. Another question, are sumps...

Just wondering what sort of light I'm getting in my tank Roughly 16in from light to substrate 1x T8 Power-Glo 3ft Fluorescent tube - 18000K

Since i took my hairgrass out of its pot and rockwool, I think it's lost some of its "greenness". I planted it in my sand side of the tank rather than dirted gravel (I have a 50/50 split), and I'm wondering whether it isn't getting nutrients from substrate. Otherwise I'm putting it down to my...

I came across this the other day while I was looking up bivalves (cockles and pipis, my sister brought one home from the beach the other day and I had to convince her she won't be able to keep it as a pet). I thought it was a pretty interesting read and that I'd share with the AA community, hope...

At the moment I'm running an internal filter on my 37gal planted. While it's gph is rated strongly enough for it I'm not entirely convinced how efficient it is, so I'm looking into getting a canister. At the moment I'm looking at SunSun HW-302s. So far any reviews I've found online have given...

I bought this plant 3 weeks ago, and it's been healthily growing the whole time. Gradually some of the leaves have died, but many are developing these spots and I'm not sure what's wrong with them. My amazon sword has some spots too but they're much smaller and I'm not overly concerned about...

I'm just about to go pick up one or 2 amazon swords, what do I need to know about how to plant these? I know they are root feeders, and I have a half dirted tank so these will clearly go on the dirted half. Do i just push them into the gravel and cover the bottom a little? Also if I begin to...

When cycling, what are some alternative methods of adding ammonia? So far I've been using fish food but it's barely giving me a reading at all. I know pure ammonia is the preferred method, and I haven't looked for it yet but i have heard it's hard to find in Australia,

Hi, woke up this morning to a slightly stained tank, looks like tannins. Can they be coming from decaying plants? I have some wisteria, some of which is dying and I've left in there. It is a dirted tank, so my only other suggestion is that its not capped properly :/

I bought a secondhand 37 gallon tank and it came with almost everything I needed. Amongst this were 2 products: "Filter Carbon" and "Ceramic Substrate" At the moment I'm only running my filter with just sponges and it appears to be cycling well - should I add these things to my filter now?

Hi guys, I'm cycling my 37gal and my pH looks to have changed a huge deal in a short amount of time. My tap water's pH is about 7.3 and that's what my tank was sitting at when I tested it 3 days ago. At the time ammonia: 4, nitrites: 0.5, nitrates: 0 Tested again today, my pH is 6, ammonia...

Just found a tiny little snail exploring my tank - he's far smaller than any of my stones of gravel! Been trying to get a picture of him but he's so little my phone won't focus. I'll keep trying, with any luck i'll get him. Hope he survives my tank cycling though. He must have come in on my...

Hi guys, set up my tank less than a week ago and have had cloudy water since filling it up. I'm assuming it's from the sand - the woman who sold me it told me it had been washed so I neglected to do this myself, but after reading a bit more found I probably should have given it a wash myself...

Hi guys, just joined last night and thought I would introduce myself. I've wanted to keep fish for years now and finally got around to setting it up. Still at school so I was buying things bit by bit, but came across a second hand 3 ft tank with a lot of equipment for $150 a few weeks ago...