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To answer your last question Aquariumfishguy, the easiest way to get enough light to grow moderate light plants or less, is to have a second 20w flourescent tube in your canopy/hood. Unless you have a comparably deep tank in relation to it's length, you should be able to grow all but the high...

Forget all that GARBAGE about that "generalized rule" of such and such gallons per hour. A canister filter is better at filtering than ANY HOB or simlar filter. The plus side to HOB's is the convenience of cleaning them. They do not force the water through the media like a canister does. Eheim...

The fact that there are little or no phosphates may very well BE THE REASON there is hair algae. I'm not saying this is definately the reason, because it could be many other factors as well, like too much iron in the water, etc. I'm just saying that plants need phosphorous as a "macro nutrient"...

Nitrates are easy to foster just by feeding the fish, but Phosphates are a bit trickier. I'd look at the ingredients on the food, and look for one that adds them. Personally, I use Enema bottles and just add a few drops. Most people use Fleet Enema, but I use Equate Enema (cheaper, same...

I believe Neons are quite hardy after they have acclimated to your tank. They have a reputation for having a high casualty rate when you buy them. It may sound crazy, but I buy them from PetsMart (since they have a 2 week return policy) and just keep returning the dead ones. If they last 2...

This is probably going to just kill you, but the algae is probably the result of NO PHOSPHATES! A well running healthy planted tank will need phosphates, although in small amounts. You need your nitrates to be between 5 and 10ppm and the phosphates between .2 to .5ppm (and even a max of 1.0ppm...

There is NO reason to continuously use salt in ANY tanks other than brackish/salt water tanks. For disease treatment, it works well, but never add a soft-water fish directly to a tank with added salt! You also lessen the affects of salt actually doing it's job in disease treatment correctly when...

I'm sure any of those "plastic tie wraps" are just fine to use in your tank. Most of the time the dye becomes inert when it is placed into the plastic before being molded into shape. The only thing that surprised me that is supposed to be toxic going into a tank is black PVC. For some reason...

Man......I wish I had your problems!;)

Use it for the hood, if you really want to recycle it! DO NOT use it for the top of the stand!!!!:eek:

I bet if you were to buy a large "FeatherRock" from your local garden supply store, this could be a really effective bio-filter medium. If you don't mind taking some time to either break up (hammer, chisel, etc.) or grind to the desired shape (Dremmel, grinder, or hand file), you could make this...

I'd go with AHSupply's "Brite Kits". You could go with 4x96w, and have some decent light for almost any plants you want. These also take up minimal space for the light. You could upgrade to 6x96w in the future if you desired to (seriously high light)! 4x96w= $215 6x96w= $315 5000K or 6700K...

I, too, have a hard time believing that your media trays being reversed-order had any affect on your pH. I could run mine for a week in reverse and have no affects other than dirtier-looking water. Remember than while particles are in the filter, they are STILL in the water system, and affect...

Well, if your Oscar's got (an) ITCH, then I suggest scratching him!;) Sorry, had to do it! Now for ICH I always suggest the salt/temperature method. I've seen this used just fine on my old roomates Oscar. The fish seemed fine through the entire treatment and has lived to grow to a MASSIVE...

I have used them for almost a year now. I had two running on a 20 gallon planted tank, and rarely had enough CO2.....even with a power reactor instead of the passive reactor it comes with! I think it is a real nice, discrete-looking, low-to-moderate light tank CO2 system. It doesn NOT work well...

I have a 5 lb tank of pressurized CO2 with a Milwaukee (all in one) reg/needle/solen. I've had this up and running for a whopping 5 days now! Whoohoo:rolleyes: My question is what should my tank pressure guage read when full and operating, and then again what will it look like when it...

I have been using Flourite for about a year now (not very long term), but many seasoned veterans swear by this substrate. I will say that it looks pleasing, is in a good grain size, and it lasts forever. It is expensive, but since it lasts forever, it can be considered a good investment. Other...

Just for info: Muriatic Acid is commonly used by fish breeders for acidifying the water beyond what RO/DI units can do. It is potent and you should test frequently when using it for making water more acid. It also adds Phosphate (phosphoric acid), if I'm not mistaken, so it can wreak havoc due...

Flourite is a great substrate. I just wanted to post because it's widely known how cloudy Flourite makes the water when you first fill it up. Well I just started a brand new 55 gallon tank.....and had absolutely NO CLOUDING!!! First I added LOTS of mulm from other tanks. Then added 1 large...

I am receiving some plants this week in the mail, and I was warned that some may contain snails. I'd like to treat all the plants just to be sure. I have some Alum, which I bought at the grocery store. It is in a spice container (dry powder). How much do I add to a 5 gallon bucket if I want...