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I am thinking about a sump for a 200+ g planted tank in my near future. Will using a sump diffuse all of the CO2 I am injecting into the water for the plants? Just curious...

This has probably been kicked around before, but I could not find the answer. I am trying a DIY Algae scrubber to try to lower my nitrAtes. i need some light to shine on it. Will any 6500K bulb work? or LED for that matter? I am trying to keep costs down so thus the question. Any help...

I have a GLA single manifold Co2 system with a single bubble counter. I want to add another bubble counter with needle valve for a second tank. Any suggestions? I like the GLA products, but the price is really high. When I inquired about a plastic cap to attach the tubing to the bubble...

Anyone have a homemade fish food recipe? I have a freshwater tropical tank, with small fish and a couple of gouramis Thanks !

I wanted another take on a common question... Any help here would be great. 125g heavily planted cycled tank. 50 or so fish (1-1.5" ) Co2 system PPS pro ferts Ammonia 0 NitrItes 0 pH 7.2-7.4 NitrAtes 50-80 ! Possible Causes? Over feeeding dead fish hidden in the jungle Too many fish...

I've read a lot of articles online about fish getting sick from parasites / bacteria from live tubifex worms. Does the freeze drying process kill said bacteria and or parasites? Anyone have any experience or adverse experience with freeze dried tubifex? Thanks Ya'll

Hello, I am switching to PPS Pro and I have heard that the liquid mix is prone to molding. HCL has been used but I do not have access to any. I have read that Seachem Excel will work. Anyone know how much to add? Any help here would be great. BTW this forum rocks, thanks to everyone's...

Any have any experience with IRONITE or IRONITE PLUS? I am hesitant to use it to replace the Seachem Iron supplement. Here is the front of the container. Any help here would be much appreciated. thanks in advance............

I am really grateful for all the help I have gotten from this forum. I have learned a lot. Hopefully someone has an answer for this one: Has anyone used ironite or ironite plus liquid for aquatic plants? I am looking for a alternative to SEACHEM Flourish Iron. I got a quart for $1.08 on...

First off, Thanks for all of the help and input from the community. I have been able to get great help with my 125g planted community tank. I have been using the sachem Flourish dosing regimen (http://www.seachem.com/support/PlantDoseChart.pdf ) Seems to work well, but is pricey My...

I have read on other forums that a safe way of sterilizing rocks is to soak them in a tub of 10-15% H202 ( Brown bottle 3% peroxide) I have some large pieces of Lace rock which I have soaked and scrubbed and now they are bubbling away in my peroxide brew. I know the rock is pretty porous, so...

I recently purchased an Eheim Pro 3 1200 XL AKA 2080. It's a monster filter, with very large capacity filter baskets. I opened up the canister and found a lot of plant particles under the top coarse blue filter pad. I was under the impression that the water flows from the bottom up. Am I...

Ugh. 29G planted community, with 20 or so small fish. Everything was fine then I had BBA. Used API CO2 supplement ( probably over did it a bit to shock the algae ) and every thing seemed fine. Filter flow dropped off, I assumed due to the liberated algae. Cleaned my canister filter, not...

I have seen the Sunsun HW-404B filter around the web. It appears to be a mee too version of a couple other filters. Does anyone have experience with these? I have read that they are 1/2 the volume flow as a FX 5, at 500/gph Evidently it's HUGE. Everything works great and looks great out of...

I have a couple of Bamboo Shrimp, one has turned bright orange. He looks almost like a boiled crab. Not quite the bright red boiled lobster. H20 chemistry is spot on. Tank is well cycled. I did add some CO2 booster, but only 1 of the 2 Bamboo's turned color. Any clues?

I saw these on Ebay. Are LED's all the same when looking at Lumens, Kelvin and Watts? LED Pent 72" 0 5W Timer 6500K Aquarium Light Freshwater Plant Tropical Fish 280X | eBay I want plant a larger type tank and thought these looked like a good bargain. Any thoughts?

I need to get cracking on filtration for my new 125g tank. Its filled with conditioned water, substrate is in ( except for the eco-complete) - just black gravel. Water is warmed and want to get to the next step -filtration- so I can start cycling the tank. Are multiple smaller canisters...

I just filled my 125g tank and have the substrate in. Waiting for Filter(s) to arrive. What size powerhead (s) is recommended to keep good flow ? Multiple small gph I assume? Any help here would be great.

I am a old rookie with a new tank. See Pics below Tank: 29g tall 19" high. I started with an T8 24" 17 w. 8000k full spectrum light 18" from substrate. Substrate: Eco-Complete Added Beamworks Plant Bright LED:54 LEDs 2700Lumen 0.50watt 54x 6500K 30 watts 12-14 hrs day ( I now know...

As a old rookie, I have jumped both feet back into the aquarium hobby. I grew up with aquariums as a kid and want to expose my little ones to the wonder world of fish. I currently have a 29 gal tall tank with a bad plant experiment. with plants with black algae, but happy fish. Not sure If...