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I think I'm going to remove the anubias totally from the tank (relatively simple, as I just attached them individually to flat rocks..) and OD it with Excel, so I don't have to worry about the riccia I have in there, and can make sure the anubias are getting both barrels.. How much should I...

I read they can wreak havoc on fine-leaved plants.. Do those 2 qualify? How big do they gey. Was thinking of getting one or 2 for my 75g, as the BN and ottos (4) that I have are proving useless against the string algae..

How do I get rid of it? It's in my tennelus, as well as the anubias..

Thanks to the CO2 injection I have my hard tap water (7.8) down to a SA fish friendlier 6.8.. BUT though I added peat to my canister filter (about half a loaf of bread worth), it doesn't seem to be bringing the hardness down (GH 9-10). I only added it a few days ago, mind you.. How long...

My tank is 4 weeks old.. I don't have pressurized CO2 going yet.. I've been using Flourich Excel in the interim.. I also have been adding Flourish, and Flourish Iron. Substrate is laterite covered with Eco-complete. Lights are 220w or 3.9wpg (75g), they are on 10 hours a day.. Here's a...

Having a heck of a time figuring out how to position the suction/discharges for 2 eheim 2217 canisters in my 75g.. ONE set I could handle, but both is proving problematic, placement-wise especially.. My plants are getting blown about, the substrate directly below the spraybar is disturbed...

I'm wondering if you can trim the tops of it? Or does that kill the plant? I want a nice, compact "lawn", but this is how I got this tennelus (installed 2 weeks ago). A bit long in the tooth.. :(

There's no current or anything bending it like this...

I have frogbit in my 75g tank, covering about 1/4 of the surface area.. If I move them out from directly under the lights, will they be ok? ie. How much space do they need between the surface of the water and the aquarium light strips to get enough light? Does it have to shine on them...

I have placed mine horizontally along the back wall of my tank, and even after drilling wider holes in the spraybar, my plants in the back and corner especially are still getting knocked about.. Maybe I should go with something that sprays closer to the surface, like this: Eheim Outlet Pipe...

I'm inclined to order one for my 75g, due to a laterite incident.. Diatom D-1 Filter I was wondering if others have any experience with these.. I was wondering wether they might be a better alternative, used intermittently, than putting carbon/Purigen in your filters..

Maybe this should be in the showcase section.. But it's far from finished.. This is what I managed to get done yesterday.. Not very Earth-shattering, I'm afraid.. I know it looks odd with only one rock, but I couldn't find any that were right.. All of them ended up as focal points, and I...

**Que Beethoven's "Ode to Joy"** Got my plants today!!!!!!!! Filling up my tank as we speak.. Will it be ok if I plant them, even with the water being so cloudy? Do I run my filter now, or wait till everything settles? I should have planned better! I didn't stock up on...

Anyone use it in their FW tanks? A fellow aquarist with decades worth of experience with heavily planted tanks swears by it, and uses it in his tanks to keep the algae at bay and improve clarity by removing excess dissolved organics. He even doses with liquid ferts (small doses of Flourish) at...

CAL AQUA LABS Inline CO2 Diffuser | 17 mm | Green Leaf Aquariums They look pretty neat, no? Anyone have any experience with them? Was thinking about getting an ADA Beetle 20, but I dunno now.. Wonder what diameter my Eheim 2217 hose is..

Anyone have some pics? Googled them, and came up empty.. They guy I'm looking at getting my Pandas from has that kind.. How do they differ from "regular" fin Pandas (besides the longer fin )? Hoe long a fin are we talking?

Wow! Put my plant order in, after looking at 3 different places and weighing the pros and cons.. 40 plants at $10 a pop.. $450 with tax.. Am I ordering too many plants?? Here's the breakdown, for a 75g. 3 Bolbitis heudelotii 5 A. reineckii (pink) 6 A. barteri var. nana 8 C...

Just got back tonight.. Man, I'm wiped! Good time had by all, but now I can finally get going on my tank!!! Gotta see about ordering my plants within the next couple days, getting my aquascape done, ordering a CO2 diffuser.. So much to do!!!!!!!!! Anyhoo, just thought I'd chime in, in case...

I don't know if any of you recall the problem I had with the Eco-Complete I had bought: http://www.aquascapingworld.com/forum/substrate/139-using-activated-carbon-substrate-additive-3.html But the rep from CaribSea, Jud McCracken, really came through for me.. It's here, all 5 bags...

I've been discussing with Mr. Barr the benefits, or lack thereof, of using cable heaters for your substrate. The argument of the cable-users is, to quote one such advocate, Jeff Walmsley: Heating cables create classic circulating convection currents, drawing cooler oxygenated water into the...