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i have really enjoyed AA and i thought i would document my custom stand build up, i didnt really like any stand that i could buy and i figured i could make one that i really like for about the same money or a little less, so here are the pics of the build up, i dont have too many pics because i...

my new tank which i just got up and running is a standard 55 gal, i have eco substrate and i plan on going with a pressurized co2 system with 260 watts of light, im trying to keep cost down so should i get a powered reactor or would a passive reactor do?? i know the powered one would be more...

i plan on going with a high light and pressurized CO2 setup in the future but i dont really want to fork out the money for it right now, so what i was thinking was that i would put my eco complete and moon sand mixture in the aquarium, fill it up and run the tank with NO bulbs for awhile until i...

i recently got an old 55 gal from a co-worker and to say the least it is in bad shape, it has all sorts of algea that are going to need a razor blade to get off, anyways, the top framing is broken is several places along with the cross brace so i ordered a new plastic frame for it, my question...

im getting this tank for free from one of my co-workers and i looked at it the other day and the front pane of glass is bowing out....... when you push on it it will bend back in, i had to cringe when she did that, the center support is broken so i assume that it has developed this over a long...

ok heres the problem, i had been getting some spot algea on my glass so i cut back on the feedings and light and i purchased 2 otos, i acclimated them and put them in the tank and they seemed happy, swimming and exploring the first day with no problem, a few days later all of my algea is gone...

i have had my ten gal up for about 3 months now and to tell the truth i have never tested my water parameters, i want an idea of what is going on because im getting into plants and they are not growing the way they were when i first introduced them so i think they sucked up the nutrients and now...

ok here is the dilema, i have a 10 gal which i recently added plants to with 20 wpg and no CO2, since the introduction of the plants i have been getting more build up on the glass, i got a little before the plants but nothing like the way it is now, i dont really like algea eaters and i was...

i just found a cool peice of drift wood for my 10 gal that is going to work perfect, i recently boiled the whole thing for 2 hours to kill anything in or on it, but of course wood floats, once it gets water logged will it sink? i just planned on putting it in my tank with a rock on it for awhile...

i have a 10 gallon and im just starting to experiement with plants, i have just under 2 wpg from NO lights with no CO2, i installed an airstone for the fish a while ago before i thought about plants, but as i understand it airstones are meant to add oxygen to the water but plants need CO2 to...

as i have been browsing AA for awhile now i read somewhere that after a week or so the charcoal element in filters does nothing, i have an aquaclear hob filter, should i keep the charcoal? replace it every so often? rinse it out? or just put something more usefull in its place? thanks from the...

I have been browsing AA for several weeks now and i have learned alot from the forum visiting everyday, and i have a funny story and im sure that alot of people have some amusing stories and i thought it would be fun for everyone to share their amusing or astonishing stories when i got my first...