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So I just rescaped my 15 gallon with aquasoil. I've been struggling with water clarity issues due to the aquasoil (and I've pretty much wrecked my scape in the process :mad2:), but with a shiny new canister filter outfitted on the tank I think the cloudiness from the aquasoil is gone...I hope...

I just replaced my filter and I wanted to clean up my old one as best as I could before I put it away in storage. I was having trouble cleaning the hard to reach spots in the tubing though (it's an AC 50, so like the U part of the intake tubing and even the part of the straight tubing that I...

I've been having some issues with my HOB and it kicking up sediment in my tank and not doing a good job cleaning it (I just switched to ADA Aquasoil and the tank has only gotten dirtier since reinstalling the HOB). So I decided this gave me the excuse I finally needed to get a canister. I got...

the issue is I don't know what to plant. Do I just bury the stems horizontally? Do I plant them vertically (they're about 4 inches long) and then cut off the tops when roots form..... bah lol

figure the volume of your sump (121 x 47 x 40 = 227480 cm^3), which holds 60 gallons. 29 gallons is about 50% of your sump. So basically you're going to want to change the water in 1/2 of your sump. Am I interpreting what you're saying properly? So your line would be 1/2 way down the sump...

Well I once again made the mistake of ordering plants from an online dealer. I ordered a bunch of glosso from AZGardens, but none of it came with roots. I ordered their "bunched" version (since I've learned to hate pots), thinking it would be basically the same thing but not in a pot. Well...

I made a stock 4dKH solution 3-4 months ago (can't remember exactly when), and I've been using that in my drop checker, changing it every couple of weeks. I'm just wondering how long I can keep using this solution without worrying about it being compromised. It's stored in a brown, opaque...

I have a 15 gallon planted tank with an AC 50 as the primary filter. I also have a Hagen Elite Mini underwater filter that I use to distribute my CO2. I was considering adding a canister filter to the set up, maybe a Marineland HOT Magnum. I don't really have an issue with flow in the tank...

I've bought ground cover plants (mainly glosso and dwarf clover) on several occasions, and every time I got to separate out the plants and plant them I feel like I'm wasting a lot of what I've bought. For example, the 6" x 6" piece of glosso that I just went through netted me maybe 150 or so...

sorry for aiding in the spreading of myths :duh: i don't know much about india, but there isn't anywhere you can find some type of black sand-like substance? what do you have at your disposal?

I don't think that would be a good idea. When it does start leeching out everything it has sucked up over time it might be toxic to your fish. you can't order something online?

So I got a ton of glosso that I'm going to be using when I rescape next week. I'm right now going through the process of splitting it up into little plantlets. A lot of it doesn't seem to be in good shape though. The roots looks fine, but the stems / leaves are brownish and are rather limp...

I'm looking for about 5 smallish crypts. They're for a 15 gallon. Maybe a couple wendtii brown or some walkeri or something. let me know if you have anything :thm:

ummmmm.....??? :confused:

I've seen several examples of stores trying to sell the infant ACF (which are albino) as "albino African Dwarf Frogs." Either the store has no idea what they're talking about (which is probably the case, since I've seen this mostly at Wal-Mart and PetCo) or they're purposefully trying to trick...

:headshake2: to the person above who asked about the covered tank, it is suggested that you should cover the tank for them. they come to the surface to get air, usually very rapidly, and that creates a situation where they could quite literally fly out of the tank. parts of my hood don't cover...

I've had 0 aggression issues with any of my bottom dwellers (which includes the 2 plecos. people always tell me that 2 plecos in a 15 gallon is too much, but I don't get why. the clown is only about 2 inches, maybe 2.5, and the albino BN is probably 3. i've had them together for almost a year...

I can't tell you how many times I've laid food down in front of my 2 ADF and had them jump over it or kick it in the wrong direction. I know they're practically blind, and hunt mainly by smell, but I seriously doubt these guys' ability to live in the wild. just needed to vent after another...

I know a lot of people say to put the ferts in when the lights come on. But...I would think that most of us are at work when our lights come on. I have my lights come on around noon so they're on for a few hours when I'm home at night (what's the point of having a tank if all I ever get to see...

I didn't even think of solubility issues. bah! I suppose if solubility is an issue you can dilute it until it dissolves and then figure out how many mL to add. I don't understand that calculator, at least not in terms of what I'm trying to do. For example, EI says to put 1/8 tsp of KNO3 in 3x...