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For example if you look at the anacharis it has rhizomes. It's the bottom part of the plant where the leaves and roots stem out from. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I've tried the floating ice bottles method but that still doesn't work as well as the fans. I've done the cold water change method but that requires a lot of work and water (I'm in CA and were in a drought) and the temp will eventually go back up. A fan blowing across the top of the water...

Good luck with this project, I'm very curious as to how your pond will end up. I want to do something similar in the future. Post lots of pictures! Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I was changing my tank substrate so I needed to take all my plants out. I figured I might as well kill the hair algae on the plants too. The plants that had a lot of hair algae on them I dipped in diluted bleach water of a ratio of 1:20. Maybe I left the plants in there a little too long. Say...

I have both the sunsun and cascade 1000 running on my 55gallon. The sunsun is quieter than the cascade but the noise level is still negligible when the cabinet is shut. I had my choices narrowed down like you but also had the API filstar canister filters as another contender. It was a tough...

Keep note of tank history like when you last cleaned the filter or changed filter media or refilled co2 or when you added a new fish in Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Also, from what I've read, sand is locally sourced, so the same brand of PFS in the east coast might not be the same color PFS in the west coast. Luckily the worker at Leslie's was nice enough to let me see a sample of the sand. I've heard of this same brand of PFS ending up being a grey color...

Yah I had to wait for my birthday to get that light. Big upgrade from the aqueon fluorescent deluxe hood lights. Also had to buy a glass top when I switched to the finnex fugeray planted+ Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Thanks! Im running 1, 48 inch finnex fugeray planted+ Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

After a few hours everything is crystal clear! Couldn't be happier with the PFS. Looks a lot more natural than my previous sand and gravel. Used a total of 1.5 bags (about 75lbs) Looks like I'm getting about mostly 3 inches of substrate for my 55 gallon. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium...

Finally cleared up after a lot of washing Here's my previous substrate, mixture of gravel and sand. The sand was too light colored and you can see all the poop from my Goldie's and Pleco. ( I did gravel vacced 2 days prior to this picture and look at the amount of poop they produce!) Put my...

Picked up two 50lb bag of PFS from Leslie's for 9.99 a bag. Brand was called Gillibrand Poured the bag into buckets to clean. This is what it looks like dry When wet. It got really dirty milky looking when I first rinsed it Started to clear up after a few stirs and dumps Sent from my...

Are Goldfishes known for jumping out of the tank? Found one of my goldfishes underneath my couch after I found it missing :O Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Would splitting the photoperiod have any negative effects on the fish? Since it no longer simulates a day and night cycle Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I bought 4 ottos to put in my goldfish tank to try and help with the algae. One by one they started disappearing. Now there's none left. Don't know if it's the goldies or the upside down black catfish making them disappear... The ottos could both fit in the mouth of the Goldie's and catfish. I...

The shaft is the long thin stick right? What does the bushing look like? As for the O ring I lubed it up with Vaseline and it's still leaking, I'll look for a new O ring. I suppose I can save this filter for a hospital tank Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Recently my jebo/odyssey canister filter started making a really loud humming noise, took it to my LFS and they noticed the impeller was broken. Replaced impeller, still really loud so I decided to get a Cascade 1000. My question is, is there any uses for an old, somewhat working but really...

Anubias is a definite yes for goldies. It's the one plant in my tank they seem to stay away from, all my other plants have bite chunks missing. Anubias are easy to take care of, easy to propagate As for sand, I have a mixture of sand and gravel right now but I'm thinking of switching over to...

Thanks! Glad you did this first so I can follow your instructions :P planning on swapping to PFS in a week or two, how long did this whole process take? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I seem to be in the same exact situation as you. I'm thinking of switching over from gravel to pool filter sand. I like the look of the more natural sand bed. I've read pool filter sand is perfectly safe for your aquarium, it's inert so it won't affect your pH, very clean so it's easy to...

I owned a jebo 828/odyssea CFS4 for about 7 or 8 years now, worked fine until recently it started making a loud humming noise (I could hear this filter humming from another room), and recently started leaking as well. I took it to my LFS and they revealed that the impeller was broken, which...