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We are moving and don't want to risk moving our fish with us. If anyone would like: 3 Orange Rossboroughs 2 Shrimp (freshwater but not exactly sure what type) Please PM me. We can also include some java moss if desired.

Hi, I have a 10 gallon tank with: 2 neon tetras, 3 orange lined rasboras, 2 shrimp, and a couple dozen snails(who's ancestors came in with my plants). The bottom of the tank is about 80% covered with java moss. Everything had been running smoothly until recently I noticed that algae was...

I've seen a number of posts suggesting that actinic blue lights are useless for freshwater planted tanks... but am wondering if there is empirical evidence that suggests this or is it just because it seems right. Basically I'm wondering because chlorophyll A absorbs 662nm light(red) and 430nm...

After keeping fish for a couple of months we(my wife and I) decided to try out adding some plants to the tank. Our tentative plan is to start with Java Moss and Water Sprite, which (according to plantgeek.net anyway) will grow all right with gravel substrate and are in the low and medium-low...

quick question. I set up my (10 gallon) tank around 6 weeks ago. A week or two ago nitrites showed up and now they are gone... I think this means that my tank is finally cycled, but I'm also not seeing any nitrates either. So what I'm wondering if 0/0/0 is a sane reading for an unplanted...

Hi all, I just set up my first tank. It is a 10 gallon tank, with an AquaClear 30 (150gph) HOB filter and gravel substrate. My tap water maxs out my PH test at 7.4, so I suppose that I either need to get a new PH kit or maybe titrate it down with vinegar. One area where that I wasn't to sure...