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Yeah, if anything a sump is better (more room for media); it's just more of a hassle to set up than plug-in-and-go canisters. Planted tanks don't need as rigorous a water change schedule as unplanted tanks, but they still need regular wc's. My planted, lightly-stocked 65 gets a 25% wc every...

In my experience at least, UGF's are not low-maintenance in planted or heavily stocked tanks. Waste/mulm may accumulate beneath the plate more rapidly than the bacteria consume it, eventually becoming anoxic sludge; once this happens you have to tear apart your aquascaping to clean it. I would...

It's not a tortoise.

Get a net. The canals in south Florida are teeming with exotic cichlids, plecos, and other released aquarium fishes. The less-impacted areas have many beautiful native fishes. If I were you I would set up a sand-bottomed planted tank with native schoolers such as: KILLIFISH Fundulus...

The turtle is Asian, the guppy and tetra are Latin American. So number one doesn't belong!

Those are beautiful shots, especially the fish.

Very nice! BTW your 'pine beetle husk' is actually from a cicada. Here are some from a local swamp: Burrowing crayfish, out prowling on a rainy day Flower beetle on goldenrod Meadow katydid trying to hide from the paparazzi Planthopper Little brown scorpion Paper wasp...

You don't need to paint the cement. You can cure the surface with vinegar or other acid; hopefully someone else here can give you detailed instructions. You can also just fill the pond, let it sit for a few weeks, then drain and refill it. Check the pH daily for several days; if it continues...

Nice sunnies, Caity and Doo! I think Jaysen is right, your brighter sunnies are Pumpkinseeds. The short opercular lobe and 'Indian corn' pattern are distinctive. Only if it's a private pond, isolated from all other waters. It is illegal in most US states to return captive fish to public...

1) A 55 will be OK, but a tank that is wider would be better; a 65 or 75 would be ideal, and you could even add a third goldfish. 2) Your little guys will do fine on flakes; just upgrade to pellets when they get bigger. Be sure to use flakes meant for goldfish or herbivorous fish; ordinary...

Powerheads are pretty cheap; you'd only need a tiny one, which should run you under $15. I think if you were lighting multiple tanks, straight-tube bay fixtures would make more sense than that spotlight-type bulb (unless you are going for some dramatic lighting effect).

That's a handsome leech!

I give them yeast periodically, but they seem to do just as well on filter rinsings and green water.

The tank needs that rim for structural integrity. Removing it is likely to end in disaster. However, there are tanks made without rims. Glasscages makes them: http://glasscages.com/?sAction=ViewCat&lCatID=46; there may be someone closer to you who makes them as well. They're not cheap, but I...

I'm not sure where halogen is coming from; that sounds like a description for a regular CFL. It would be fine for your tank. I wouldn't fool with halogen lights.

No, you would actually have about 4 wpg. So here's the rundown: The watts per gallon rule is based on the wattage of straight tube fluorescent bulbs; so, a total of 36 W of straight tube fluoros over your 20 = 1.8 wpg. Incandescents put out way less light per watt used than fluoros, so the...

I haven't specifically cultured copepods, but they thrive in my daphnia colony. Let us know how your experiment turns out!

The white appendages on the copepods are egg sacs. Good luck figuring out which species they are; there are a ton of them and most are very similar to one another. If you really want to know, send them to a specialist.

Just net out the excess little'uns and toss them in your 55. That should be the end of that.

You'll just have to see how quickly it gets clogged up. I have polyfil in my biggest tank; I have to rinse it about once a week and change it once a month, but you may not need to be so rigorous.