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I know people love the "what should I stock?" questions but a lot people tend to suggest a random assortment of Petco/Petsmart fish, guppies, mollies, gouramis, cories(they are cute though) and some over-bred tetra maybe with the occasional pleco thrown in. Visit your more specialized LFS and...

I set up this tank on 1/18 and 3 weeks later running CO2(1.5bps) and dosing 2x a week with thrive.

I took a long break from aquariums and recently got the fever to start again. I purchased everything new except for the stand and light. Every other item was purchased new in the last week. I wasnt going for any theme but maybe a slightly loose Asian type biotope. The substrate is probably a...

Just looking for some feedback as opposed to what i read on the interwebs. I have another thread that I started in January about a future set-up. All the specifics are there of my plans. My only question here is the compatibility of these fish if anyone has experience. 30G long: well planted...

It's been one year since I stepped into the hobby and ready for a planted upgrade. Im going from a standard 29g Aqueon kit to a 30g tank. Not much of an upgrade in terms of size but the 6"of length and 2" less depth opens up a few more doors in terms of fish and light getting to the substrate...

I know we are constantly answering stocking questions but what fish do you refuse to own/buy/suggest for whatever reason? After a year in the hobby, I found that I do not like mollies, platys and angelfish. Im a saltwater fisherman for a living and refuse to do a saltwater aquarium too.

I am getting ready to set up a second 29G aquarium and trying to do a bioscape specific to my water but never tested GH or KH so I need some help understanding what I'm reading. I am not sure if I count the first drop or not. I tested my water from tap and from my established tank Tap...

I've had my 29g for almost a year and my fish are doing great but I regret not going with a planted tank. I have an Aquaticlife T5 HO dual lamp that I currently use even though there are no plants. I bought the light expecting this transition one day. I also have the following extra bulbs...

I am towards the end of my 5g seeded fishless cycle. It has been about 5 weeks. I have easily been processing 2ppm ammonia in 24 hours for 3 of those 5 weeks. The nitrites have been high around 5ppm for that same time. For the last few days the nitrites have been 0 in the morning and decided to...

I started a 5g Fluval around Jan 15th. I seeded it with media from my 29g. I got nitrites and nitrates right away and quickly shot up. I was dosing ammonia to 2ppm everyday and bacteria was consuming that in under 24 hours. Then it happened..the PH crash. It dropped to 6.0 and I did a 60%...

I was thinking about how people recommend certain fish for well established tanks like certain types or rams or clown killifish. But what constitutes an established tank? If a young tank is cycled and water parameters hold steady for weeks, wouldn't that tank be considered established and ready...

You agonize for weeks planning your perfect stocking. You spend hours on aq advisor with multiple stocking ideas. You research every fish carefully and finally stock your tank. You sit back enjoying the ambiance but still have this uneasy feeling you made the wrong decision. Wondering if you...

I made a thread a couple of days ago about maybe being under-filtered. It was quite possible that I stocked my tank from 25% to 100% too fast after my tank was cycled. Nitrites jumped to .5ppm and nitrates jumped to around 80ppm. I ran out and purchased a new Fluval C3 filter to add to my tank...

I want to run a bigger and better power filter on my 29g tank. I currently have a Aquaeon Quiet Flow 30 and my tank has been fully cycled for almost 3 weeks and now fully stocked. The fish are doing great and colorful. I feed them Omega One pellets once a day and give them frozen brine shrimp...

I picked a pair of juvenile(under 1")peacock gudgeons last week and they seemed to be fairly timid and moved around slow and cautiously. My red serpae tetra kinda hid behind plants only darting out to feed and were not schooling very well. Yesterday morning I picked up 6 Panda cories and all I...

I know there are alot of beginners out there who are confused when numbers dont seem to be moving and get a little frustrated and probably make hasty decisions. So I decided to start a little thread about my own thought as a first timer. I am going by all the same information that I've read...

I have a little 2.5 gallon unfiltered Betta tank in my son's room that has been established for about 2 years. The water has been properly changed and dechlorinated and the tank consists of substrate and a few decorations. Can the substrate be used for seeding my 29g or is this a chemistry...

Ive been working in the saltwater fishing industry all my life and decided to start 2 new aquariums in my house. I am an avid bass fisherman also. One aquarium will consist of a 29g freshwater community tank and will be placed inside the family room and the future 2nd tank will be a 70g...