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I bought three SAE’s about 2 years ago. They were all doing well. Last year one pulled ahead in growth. One stayed smaller and the third was in the middle. Now I have one large healthy one and 2 tiny stressed ones that ALWAYS, 24/7 fight with each other. Plenty of hiding space. They seek each...

OK, so I started the hobby with Aquaclears HOB Filters. Great. never had a complaint. Then I found Canister filters. I had a Fluval 304 I got on a boxing day sale. I had that for a number of years (7) and then t he motor just stopped working. (sad, as I poured 50 bucks in parts when I broke...

Came home from work, did the fish count of my new German blue rams. Tank has been set up and stable for years (albeit overgrown until about 8 months ago) Spotted one of the rams with something I haven't seen in over 10 years: Bloat/dropsy. I don't have a QT tank. I used a pitcher and he swam...

6 years ago my dad and I whipped up a plywood box for my then T5HO and tiny LED light. UPGRADE TIME. And by upgrade, I mean, make it look better, and make it as small as humanly possible. The finished product will give me an interior dimension of 48.5 Wide, 18.5 deep and a mere 3.25...

The days of WPG are gone, it sbeen a while since I've been in the game. I bought two of these fixtures, and am happy with their aesthetic output, but I want some groundcover plants when I replant my tank and am a bit afraid that they aren't bright enough. I have two of these lights over a 75...

Ok, So I've got a huge project on the go trying to rehabilitate my 75 gallon. I've decided no amount of work will stop me from getting it where I want it, Thread here for those of you that want to catch up This is my build long for a side project. The LED lights I bought do have moonlights -...

so about a week ago I bought 3 clown loaches for my rebuild-while-stocked-hightech-planted-discus-grow/show tank. (its a lot of work to write, and a lot of work to make happen) I have been adding some driftwood to help lower PH, and long story short, My clown loaches went missing. First, day...

So I'm boiling some wood for my rebuild project tank, and I'm on my third batch of fresh boiling water. I decided from r giggles to take some "wood broth" and test PH. I assumed it would be quite acidic as it's full of tannins. Wrong. It was at 8.6! My tap is 7.8. How can this be? I used my...

Took a 4K video because trying to get a picture of these guys is nearly impossible. I'm looking at getting discus again in a few months, and I believe SAE will work OK with them.

Since I had a blackout during an ice storm about 3 years ago, I've let my 75 gallon tank go pretty badly. The loss of my Discus was devastating both to spirit and wallet (I grew them to adults from juveniles and just got what looked like a mated pair that spawned twice) I've been horrible to...

So they're horrible parents. This time I managed to have a few seconds to spare at the right time and siphoned some eggs off their breeding spot into a breeding net/box. When eggs are opaque - Dead? Still browny/clear/orange - Viable? They laid about 36 hours ago. Tons of Photos: Anything...

So, I haven't posted in AGES. Long story short: My wife is 9 months pregnant, due in a week. Last christmas we had a big ice storm that wiped out my tank. Its never been the same. My LED lights are on the fritz (Ballast is going, it keeps dimming and going bright (like a cloudy day) And...

HI guys, 2 years ago I built my own LED light for my 75 gallon planted. Its been going strong, and I just wanted to post a really (REALLY!) cheap heatsync for those doing their own DIY LED setup. i got the LED's, Meanwell drivers, thermal glue from rapid LED, But the heatsync I found in the...

Hey guys, Just wanted some confirmation that I did the right thing here... came back from work last night and went to feed the fish. Noticed the water/plants weren't moving right. Turns out my fluvial 304 stopped pumping. I remember reading how stagnant filters become toxic, so I unplugged...

The number of tags you tried to add to this thread exceeded the maximum number of tags by 1 I keep getting this error when trying to post sometimes. But I've made no tags that I'm aware of. Anyone else getting this?

Hi guys, I made my own LED fixture well over a year ago. I had driven the LED's at 1amp (1000mah) however just recently drove it up to 1350mah Just wondering if anyone else out there has used these drivers beyond their rated current? Reason being, is I can't keep a foreground plant alive...

I'm 80% certian these are genuine siamese algae eaters. Bought them about 6 months ago as tiny little things. They were labeled as " siamese flying fox"... Bought them to keep bba in check after I did a couple treatments wroth peroxide. No bba... so my belief that they are bonfire sae's. Nuff...

So, for an entire day, I was looking for a guppy I had put in my new 8 gallon tank. I found him this morning, under a door, in the bathroom down the hall. He must have jumped out, and flipped and flopped over 8 feet to the bathroom door!!! Holy crap! I've never EVER had a guppy jump out of a...

Ok, so years ago, I donated - It was a One time donation, that unlocked "Donator privileges" that I didn't really mind. A while ago, I donated again, Just what I had in my Paypal account. Mostly because I'd just like to see this site stick around, and I've gotten a lot of useful information...

Hi Guys My fiancee fed my discus today, and they all ate heartily. 9:00PM tonight, and he's barely able to swim, not upright and VERY lathargic. Also not eating, and Almost totally black. I set up my inadequate 5Gallon Quarintine, and took my tiny little filter I always run for emergencies on...

Well, turns out I found out some "Stigmas" Toward growing plants. You may already know I've finally worked myself up into a planted discus tank. Piece by piece over the last 2 years really. I ended up getting them in April, they are now doing well. Also, about 6 months ago, I built my own LED...

Hi all, Just got a CO2 Setup for my tank. Hooked it in with the light timers. I have a few questions, Mostly relating to the Co2 levels. There's charts to calculate Co2 levels... My tank (without Co2) is a PH of 8.1, and a KH of 8 Degrees (142ppm?) This puts me at like... 1ppm of Co2. Is...

So, I messaged someone on Kijiji Selling a "complete aquarium kit" Turns out, his dad died a few weeks earlier and it was his tank, and they didn't know how to keep it. I expressed my condolences, and offered to teach him how to use it. he declined, asking if I wanted to buy it (125 gallon...

Hi all, Not sure if you remember, but about 3 months ago I moved my Fishtank. I've created a blog about the events i've experienced buying my first home, and I made a rather lengthy post about it on my blog. I thought, since you all helped me out with it, I should share it as well. let me...

So I was talking with my fiance, wondering how one of my discus can be perfect show quality specimen, and the other one looks Horrible, Is always showing his bands and is not very colorful at all, (same variety) And then I FINALLY saw the issue: White, Stringy "hollow" looking poop. Whats the...