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Water change - How to
This may be a silly question ... When doing water change, can you use tempered tap water directly from the tap? AFAIK there can be more bacteria in the tap water when it reaches a certain temp - ie...
View ArticleCo2 injection
Is it better to flood co2 to get PH down to 6.5 and let controller keep the PH 6.5 or wait for PH to lower slowly it now takes over 3 hr to shut off solenoid ?
View ArticleGoldy Upgrade Time. Good luck plants.
After saving 2 comet Goldy youngsters, they've been living in a temporary 4 gallon as unfortunately I didn't have time to plan ahead. But it's time to create them their forever home - and would love...
View Articlehow to deal with being away and power outages
i have a 55 gallon planted tank with hopefully co2 supplementation soon. we have been getting lengthy power outages lately which has made me nervous about vacations i have planned. we have a house/pet...
View ArticleNeed help with finding a good place to sell excess aqua plants
I have a massive excess of aquarium plants from my two tanks, and I need to know places to sell them. Preferably other aquaria businesses, as I really don't feel comfortable with selling on social...
View ArticleSeachem Safe after bleach soak for Purigen
Oops-I kept referring to Seachem Safe as Start in my other thread. Old and tired brain. What I would like to know is when using Seachem Safe instead of Seachem Prime after the bleach soak when...
View ArticleHOW DO YOU MAKE AQUARIUM SALT WATER
Hello y’all, It’s been several years since I’ve had a saltwater aquarium but wanted to keep some plants and am needing to know what is the best way to make your own saltwater. I also need the...
View ArticleExporters for Plants
Hello, I am a bit obsessed with Bucephalandra and am bored of the types available in the states. I was wondering if anyone can suggest legitimate Buce exporters? I have my import permit from the USDA....
View ArticleGoing all out on my 1st Planted tank. lots of questions...
Been waiting to get in to planted tanks for years, almost did 2X even set up a WB 2420 then went back to SW. so I have a nice seahorse tank going and I have a 200 gallon 275 with sump peninsula tank I...
View ArticleCo2 dennis wong method
Hi I've heard about dennis wong method of adjusting co2 being the most correct one if u are within 1-10 kh, what is your opinion on that? I've read "A general good range to target is a 1 full point pH...
View Articletoo much bioload?
I'm trying to figure out if this is too much planned bioload for the community tank in the pic. It's about a month old and cycled. Tank specs: 70 gal filled to about 60. The plants I plan to let grow...
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planted my first ever tank!
hello everyone! i’m new here and new to the hobby and yesterday i planted my first tank! i got this UNS 60u bundle for $300 on facebook marketplace. everything came brand new and it included a Current...
View ArticleLooking to start my first planted tank.
Did saltwater starting in 1999 but it got too expensive. I have a 22 US Gallon tank with an overflow and sump. I want this to be ULM (ultra low maintenance). I have lights, powerhead, heater, automatic...
View Article2.5 gallon tank help
My wife picked up a tiny 2.5 gallon tank the other day off Facebook. She wants to do something cool with it but she’s not sure what. She was thinking a betta but I absolutely hate the idea of a betta...
View ArticlePlants struggling
54 gallon corner tank. CO2 18 juvenile cichlids and 10 plecos 3 finnex led strips running about 9 hours a day. 0 ammonia 0 nitrites 5 mg/L nitrate I had to completely break down my tank after a leak....
View ArticleOld Newbie
Hi PTers, Ive been away a long time. Planning on getting back in the hobby. I rememver there was forum on here for members of the community to sell or trade plants and equipment. I no longer see it....
View Article3 Gallon, Plants, Pests etc. (Questions below)
Hello! First post, just had a few questions. I have three tanks and two of them are infested with seed shrimp. The established plants do okay with them however they are quick to consume any new plant...
View ArticleaDA 60p questions
Hey guys!! Im setting up my ada60p, I’ll have a centrepiece type of driftwood with anubias on it, and some Val and crimum and other stem plants around too, along with some smaller nano rocks with...
View ArticleTips for New & Returning Members Before Posting
TL;DR: This is a long one. It's about thinking before posting. Most won't read it because social media has killed their attention span. If you've read this far? Woohoo! Just be kind to others and use...
View ArticleNew planted tank help
I am setting up a 25 gallon Innovative Marine reef tank it will be converted to a plant tank I would like to do potted soil with a sand cap any help on what type of soil to purchase and what kind of...
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