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The recommended fast growers to use would be: Ceratopteris thalictroides,Or commonly known as Water sprite Hygrophila polysperma, Also known as Dwarf Hygrophila Bacopa australis, No known alias Egeria densa. or commonly known as Anacharis These plants don't require an insane light setup...

Silent Cycle Okay after some thorough research I found the method as I described above and the one I was taught to use are identical and is referred to as a "Silent Cycle". I was skeptical about the Tank actually being cycled this way by the plants alone. Never realized the plants job even as...

"You can increase the effectiveness of both filters if you hook a canister or a hob into your ugf. Get a piece of lift tube long enough to break the surface of the water and insert the intake siphon of a hob into it. Or direct the output of a canister down the lift tube to get reverse flow."...

Quite correct you are I totally wrote that down all wrong now that I'm awake and looking at it lol. You won't pull out your colony as I wrote hehe What I was meaning to say and had total brainfart in writing it was: Be certain that when cleaning the gravel that you do not move the gravel off...

Hehehe touche' Here's a method I just heard about and though the theory seems sound it may just be a pipe dream. I have heard a few people mention that they have always cycled their tanks using live plants. At first it sounded crazy but somewhere in there it makes sense. I have always used...

Undergravel Filters The tried a true UG, there's a lot of love hate relationships with these filters and it is the filter a lot of people started with, at least before the other styles became cheap enough to compete. . This filter consists of 1 or more...

Betta Pugnax are a wicked cool relative of the Splendins, and what's really bazaar about this species is that the males don't build a bubble nest, The male takes all the eggs into his mouth and hatches them inside the mouth then releases the fry. Gotta make sure he's fed really good before...

Either method works just fine it usually comes down to preference. As for the wait and see method hehehe look around I swear whoever began that advice was a complete twit. I have read that insane advice in other chat rooms and in websites though I think now that were onto them they seem to...

Welcome all. I'm starting this thread in hopes that it will aid New Aquarium owners as well as those who are considering starting an Aquarium. I also hope experienced aquarium owners will aid in this thread with any and all helpful tips/advice they wish to share. The Aquarium Filter. One...

Yes The Aquaclear 20 would work wonders for you and you can always use it on a 20g if you ever upgrade from the 10. The AC20 would alllow you to add some fluval water polishing pads to give you crystal clear water and if using live plants allows you to keep your filtration and not keeping...

Yes Rbishop I apologize as the Fishless method I was referring to was the common misconception to let it stand for a dozen weeks and hope and pray the bacteria culture will appear lol. The ammonia method is great unfortunately I think for a newer owner it might be far to intensive of a way to...

I was talking specifically in regards to newer aquarium owners so I apologize for the rough draft on my previous post. However I totally disagree with any method of adding ammonia unnaturally as the work load for the newer owners out there would be too much. Adding ammonia then testing then...

Okay please remove this sticky as the initial cycling information is so wrong it should be banned and made illegal. You NEVER cycle a tank without fish for ANY REASONS. Heres why: 1st : When your cycling a tank you are actually cycling your filter. Seeing as there is 0 ammonia in any water...

You can try these both work well for what they are regardless of opinions to the contrary. Yes more expensive units are better and some DIY kits might work better but like I said these kits do work well and you can use your own recipes in place of buying their media packs but that is another...

You can always order brine shrimp eggs they are mega cheap and go a long ways if your only feeding 2 Angels. You can hatch them very easily using a variety of DIY methods a slew of which you can locate here or on you tube. The sets you can order come with their own salt mix and make it easier...

!0 gallons are to small for anything larger than juvenile Angelfish. The cramped quarters will cause them stress and conflicts may arise. Good call separating them, all you can do now is hope the other one heals fine. You can help by giving it some live foods which will aid in recovery if...

Good point, A good intake prefilter in a planted Aquarium is a must. Although in my 30 gal tank I never needed more than 1 AC50 sponge in the bottom. Carbon is okay but I do agree with Purigen being better. Bio max will hold much more bacteria than the sponges and if kept from being fouled...

Platytudes is right on that. However some people do prefer the intakes to be low in the tank, it's all preference. If your doing regular gravel vacuuming then your filter intakes won't need to be low in the tank and as mentioned by Platytudes making sure your filter turns over the water...

Great list you covered the bases. I see live plant items in there and if that's the case your gonna want more lighting, but other than that your off to a good start. P.S Keep the salt, mind not the bad advice on "Get rid of that" Even freshwater in the wild has some salt content to it...

I have 2 AC 50's and never had to use 2 sponges in them things I can only ask What the heck are you people putting into your tanks that you need 2 sponges? 1 Sponge, Biomax on top of that and if needed a fluval Water polishing pad between the Sponge and biomax media will get your water...