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Matt's First Planted Tank - 125G Video of my very first planted tank: I wanted to share the story of my very first planted tank in hopes of inspiring others this Christmas just as members of this forum have inspired me this year. This is my very first planted tank. Prior to creating this...

I have been fighting a battle with protozoans for several months. I seem to eradicate them completely after 30 days of daily Seachem Paraguard (malachite green) plus Ken's Metronidazole flakes, but the protozoans just come back a month later. I have a dozen tanks and this problem is is affecting...

The fluval canisters have a flow control switch on the intake and output hoses. If I want to slow down flow rate by 50% for a few months and dial down the flow controls (for maybe 6 months), will that damage the motor? They have a magnetic impeller so clamping down the flow should not affect...

How long can a biofilter survive during a power outage? For those of you who shut off your canister filter during large water changes, how long can you leave the power off before your biofilter dies?

I have a 125 gallon plant-only tank. I'm about to add amano shrimp and have researched a lot about them. Since my tank is so large, will the shrimp be able to find the one pellet or zucchini that I drop into the tank? With my other tanks, the fish eventually learn that food is coming when they...

For EI dosing, why change water on day 7 instead of day 1 (just prior to adding first dose of macros)? I would think that a day 7 water change would potentially deprive plants of ferts for those 24 hrs prior to your day 1 dose. Also, why dose every other day instead of using triple dose on just...

Anybody know how to rid Riccia fluitans of algae. Riccia is a moss-like plant that breaks apart into a million fragments very easily when handled. Is there an algicide that I can use that is safe for Riccia? There are no fish in the tank, so even fish-killing algicides are welcome. Sent from...

How much PAR would two T8 bulbs give at 18" and 24" depths (distance below the bulb)? Would using four T8 bulbs give more PAR than using only two T8 bulbs? Sorry if this is a silly dumb question. Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Aquarium Advice mobile app

How would you interpret this drop checker? It seems as if it's yellow on top and blue in lower half. Am I reading it wrong? Its been like this during the past 5 hours that the lights and CO2 have been on. Its a new preparation (prepared yesterday). Before CO2 was injected it was very clearly...

I am thinking of mass propagating plants via dry-start emersed rockwool technique. I noticed that many of the emersed instructional videos on YouTube ended up failing when doing this *inside* the aquarium, probably due to fungus/mold caused by inadequate control of water level and water quality...

I've read that Aponogeton make nice background plants but I've also read that you have to remove them from water and store their bulb in dry conditions every 6 to 8 months. This seems really difficult to do in an established planted tank. It also makes the tank ugly when you rip out all the...

Is this some kind of ludwigia plant?

I've used my Python hose for thousands of water changes. Last night for the first time, a young adult fish (2.5 inch swordtail, one of my favorite fish) swam into the intake and was not able to swim out. It got mangled in the tube and killed before I could rescue it. In the past the adult fish...

Bristle nosed plecos are fantastic algae eaters but for some reason they do not seem as popular as oto's and siamese algae eaters for planted tanks. Anyone know why? Is it because they can eat some plants? Or are they simply too rambunctious for plants? Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using...

Is this a melon sword? Melon swords are supposed to have rhizomes but this plant just has roots coming out of the base of the stem. I have some Anubias Nana and Windelow java fern so I am familiar with typical rhizome appearance. What kind of amazon sword is this?

Is this dwarf baby tears? Why is it so long?

I have a finished basement with a basement bathroom. The bathroom has a pump that pushes all sewage out to the sewer. This sewage pump is activated only when the faucet or toilet are being used. If I use the basement faucet to run my python water changer twice or 3x a week, will that cause the...

Anybody here have Lobelia Cardinalis? I got mine from those tissue culture packs at PetSmart 4 months ago. They have been thriving in my low tech tank and I'm wondering how to propagate them. Can I just cut the 4" stem in half and plant the clipping? Most of the online info is for terrestrial...

In this expert aquascaping video, why did they put sand in between 2 layers of substrate? "Nature's Chaos" Aquascape by James Findley - The Making Of - YouTube Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Aquarium Advice mobile app

I am running a dehumidifier in my clean finished basement which pulls moisture from the air at a rate faster than most RO units with no water waste. Is this collected dehumudifier water safe for fish and good soft water that I can use to breed discus and rams? My basement air is very clean...

Should I use Teflon plumbing tape on the threads between cylinder (tank) and regulator? I read somewhere that shredded Teflon pieces was the number one reason for solenoids to get jammed stuck in the open position? Isn't Teflon necessary though? When turning everything ON for the first time, I...

One of my molly fry has a disease that causes it to swim backwards in a summersault for 10 seconds every 5 minutes or so. At first I was gonna cull and kill it but I've changed my mind and will try to selectively breed it instead. It's quite amusing. It's otherwise healthy and growing just as...

My healthy looking java fern windelov is growing a lot of roots from the tips of its leaves. What do these roots mean? Lack of nutrients? The leaves look nice and healthy and seem to be growing OK with no CO2 and no ferts in a low light tank with heavy bioload. Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using...

Can I dissolve a week's worth or month's worth of dry fertilizers in advance and store the solution for a week or month, pouring small premeasured amounts daily for EI dosing? I read that micros in particular degrade rapidly within 24 hrs so storing dry ferts dissolved in just water is not a...

Why do people use ceramic type diffusers when the simple tube style reactors seem to do a good enough (or better) job at completely dissolving CO2? This is the tube style reactor I am talking about: Amazon.com : Aqua Medic Co2 Reactor 1000 : Pet Supplies Some flow mods on you tube: and A...