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I bought a 20 pound bag of eco-complete several months ago. I never got around to using it but now my little brother is setting up a little 10g tank and wants to use it. If he uses it, does he have to use it with plants? He doesn't want to have to take care of plants so he is just going with...

Ok. Thank you for all the suggestions. You have all been a huge help.

I read somewhere of someone finding rocks on the beach to use in their freshwater tanks. But before they put them in their tanks, they boiled the rocks. I found some rocks in my back yard that were extra from a truck load we had delivered last year. Do I still need to boil them? I feel like...

I was thinking I would just tear apart the light I have now and customize it to fit some CFL daylight bulbs like I have seen people do in a thread in the "DIY" section.

I don't have a camera at the moment so I cant get a picture of that mystery plant up here for a few days. I just have the light that came with the tank I bought. Its an Aqueon double tube fluorescent strip with two 24W bulbs in it. But the plants aren't the main focus in this tank so I don't...

Perfect. Thanks for all the help guys!

I am in the process of making a PVC CO2 diffuser like this one > http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/diy/65191-my-diy-co2-reactor.html My only worry is what I should use as glue. Is normal PVC primer and cement going to kill fish or mess with my water? If I shouldn't use the normal stuff, what...

I don't plan on upgrading the light any time soon or getting co2 but right now I have about 1 wpg. I don't plan on making this into a fully blown, planted tank ether. I have some bamboo, amazon sword, frill and some unknown leafy plant that I got from petco. I don't need these plant to grow but...

So I have a 55g tank that has a few different types of plants in it. It is not heavily planted because I don't have a good light or CO2 or anything (yet) but I was wondering if there is anything I can do to keep the plants that I have alive. I don't need them to start growing like crazy, just...

I do a 1/3 water change once a month or if I notice the water is murky. I feed them mostly tetramin tropical fish crisps every day but once or twice a week I give them frozen blood worms. The newest thing in my tank is a common Pleco but I added him several weeks ago. I did a water change about...

I posted that last one before I saw your reply, kevin. Ok, then I will just go get water tested and ask the guys at my LFS what they think first thing tomorrow.

And could it be dangerous for the other fish in the tank?

It has been up and running for over 6 months now. However, this is my first aquarium (apart from a little Betta bowl when I was little) and I have never had an epidemic break out in my tank before so forgive me for asking but: What do you mean by prime?

ok, I am starting to panic. Now My Chinese Algae eater is dead. I didn't notice it acting any different until tonight... When it was dead... Any suggestions? I dont have a water testing kit myself so I will get water tested first thing in the morning.

So about 30 minutes ago, I looked over at my tank and my Rainbow Shark, Tom Selleck, was floating with his belly up and my Pink Kissing Gourami trying cleaning him. So I looked at him for a minute or so and when I was sure he was dead, I took him outback and buried him next to the only other...

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So I have been working on setting up a 10g tank for a planted aquarium that has a built in wet/dry filter in it. I go the idea from here ( http://www.danoreef.com/DIY_5.5.htm ) but I changed the idea a bit to work as a wet dry filter ( http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=219197...

Ian, that kinda what I was thinking I would do but what do you mean by a normal light fitting?

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I need to light an aquarium that is 13" wide, 10" long and 12" high. Could someone recommend a good small light or maybe a DIY light that will be able to light a planted tank with DIY CO2 in it? I want to keep Dwarf Hairgrass and Glossostigma Elatinoides so it will have to be a pretty strong...