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I have no first hand experience with them. Saw a posting on plantedtank about a aquascaping demo and went. The owner, Steve, was on hand and he was great to talk to about fish and plants. He also hinted at some new things that he is trying to bring into his store pertaining to aquatic plants...

If you are looking for GBR maybe contact Mark from Palatine. He breeds them locally. As for Aquarium Adventure, I have had very bad luck with buying fish from them. Another place to check is with Steve at Fish Planet in Deerfield. He hosted a nice aquascaping demo last weekend in his store...

When I purchased my German Blue Ram a month and a half ago, I was also given a free fry that we assumed to be a GBR too. As he has grown in this time, it doesn't appear to be the case. Could anybody help me ID what this fish is? He is approx 1.75 to 2 inches long and the blue color he is...

I would estimate them at 4 months of age.

As far as I can tell, there is no permanent mark where the white spot was. I actually had to look at my pics to see which ram was effected. Now to the cause of it, I have no clue. For you question on dosing metro. I used API general care and dosed the water. Since she was not in QT, I felt...

The spot disappeared a day after my post. Was really worried it might be HITH or hexamita so I dosed with metronidazole as a precaution. She is looking fine now. So I'm not sure what the issue is or was. Going to keep water temp up for another week just incase ICH is present with them being...

EI Dosing Su/T/Th Macro M/W/F Micro WC Sunday 50% Water Change on Sunday Not sure I understand your Ammonia comment. It has consistently tested at .25 ppm via API card. It is not yellow but a slightest green tint.

Planted 29G with Ecoxotic E60 Injected CO2 with EI dosing Following Water Parameters via API Master ph 6.8 .25 Ammonia 0 Trite 30 Trate Phosphate 5 Gh 5 Kh 3 Fish Stock 3 Cardinal Tetra 6 Neon Tetra 2 Electric Blue Ram (2 weeks old) 3 Habrosus Cory 6 Ghost Shrimp Edit: Tank has been running...

I would say it is about the size of a grain of salt maybe a tad bigger. I have had the pair of EBR for two weeks. Everything has been fine until last night when I noticed it. Breathing wise is hard to tell. With the raised tank temp, they are all breathing a little harder even with the...

I noticed last night that my electric blue ram has what appears to be a white pimple on his head. Is it ICH? It is the only spot on her and none of my other fish show any signs. As a precaution, I upped the water temp to 86 degrees. Any help would be appreciated in diagnosing it.

I too built a griggs style reactor. I just used schedule 40 pvc not clear. It was more of a test to see if it would work and I was sick and tired of my tank looking like 7up. I was using my powerhead as my diffuser. Now there are no co2 bubbles at all. I had similar results to dcutl002 and...

I went the cheap route and used Black Diamond Blasting sand for my planted tank.

Does anyone have experience with cory cats on Black Diamond Blasting sand?

Even if you did go with the elive light, it would cost more money to get it setup and going that just going with the finnex planted +. The elive is 70$ but you would need to add in the red led light pods to it which are roughly 8$ each for a planted tank. Stick with something that is proven to...

I am currently using a mix of RO/DI mixed with tap water. I have very hard water. I did some test using several combinations until I arrived at one that fit. It seemed that 5 gal RO to 1 gal of tap worked for me. But I also check my water KH after water changes since I am injecting CO2 and...

Update Well it has been almost three weeks since I planted the tank and have things changed. I read through some of the previous posts and decided to put some Cyprus Helferi, Bacopa caroliniana and Alternanthera reineckii for background plants. I started some diy CO2 but just switched it...

I used the same tubing fish_wrangler on my diy co2 setup too. Just like you, I had one bottle that leaked around the tubing coming out of the cap. A little silicone applied around the tube on the inside sealed it up. If that doesn't work, looks like you need to drink another gatorade and do...

As a kid growing up my dad always had a fish tank. Unfortunately as we all grew up and moved out of the house he gave up on his tank. Fast forward 20 years, and my daughter asked for a fish tank for her birthday. I took this as a great opportunity for me and her to enjoy something together...

Thank you for the warm welcome. Here is a link to the updated tank that I just finished a couple of hours ago. http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f24/first-attempt-at-a-planted-29-gal-323375.html

Excellent job Fish Wrangler. Your thread was a huge help for me as I just switched over my 29 gallon to a planted tank today.

29 gallon Planted Community Substrate: Black Diamond Blasting Sand 20/40 grade Filter: AC50 HOB Powerhead: AC Powerhead 30 Heater: Fluval M100 Light: Ecoxotic e 60 Water Test Using API Master Kit ph:6.8-7 kh:6 gh:7 tds:125 I am using a mix of RO and tap water. This is my first attempt at a...

I am out in the western burbs in Batavia. Any recommended freshwater LFS out this way.

Hello everybody. My name is Hari and I have found my new addiction. Well after lurking around here for a few months, I decided it was time to join up. I just wanted to thank the community here for the tremendous wealth of knowledge. It has provided me so much information and help in setting...