Recent content by DN530

Very awesome tank. What kind of fertilizers/nutrients do you use for the plants?

I set up my discus tank about 14 months ago and it is doing awesome. I keep 4 discus as well as a small school of neons and rummy nose. I have a few corys to clean the bottom, and 2 siamensis to eat algae if any pops up. I wish I would've set up a 125 gallon! My recommendation is, GO BIG! The...

I bought an orange belly newt a week ago. It has its own tank that has rocks and plants for him to sit on if it wants to get out of the water. It isn't eating. I've tried to feed it frozen brine shrimp and newt pellets that I bought at the pet store. I've dropped the food right next to it and...

ph 6.8, nitrates 0, ammonia 0... not sure about water hardness

I just recenty bought a full size siamese algae eater (Crossocheilus siamensis) to help clean up some hair algae on my plants. it does an AWESOME job. the only thing is that 4 of my fish have died since i've put it in the tank a week ago. i am positive that it is not a flying fox or a false...

perhaps a lack of iron... my plants looked thinned out and had brownish tips. the lady at the aquarium store told me to try plant tabs that contained slowly released doses of iron that lasts about 3 months. about 3 weeks later, my plants were significantly fuller and no new brown tips or spots...

on my 29g i use a 55 watt power compact light made by all-glass. my sword plants have light green leaves and some are turning brown. the big sword isn't as full as it should be. i thought it also could be the water temperature, but it holds steady between 77-80 F. is it because there is too...

I had a dwarf puffer... it seemed really healthy. it ate snails and bloodworms daily. i found it dead today. it was puffed up and floating. i heard puffers can die when they puff up because its unhealthy for them. is this why it died? just curious. :dunno:

I have a 55 watt power compact light on my 29 gallon and it works ok. I also have a co2 diffuser in the tank. It works out great.

This is my planted 29 gallon tank. I recently got hooked on this hobby through one of my friends. This tank has been running since January. The equipment I use is a 55 watt high-output light, aquaclear 200, and a hagen co2 system. The long stringy-looking things on the left side of the tank...

I'd just keep the betta, frog, and 2 otocinclus. 5 gallons is kinda small. you could set up a 10 gallon for the same price so you can keep a few more fish. I remember when i set up my 10g, i also considered a 5g because of space. 10g cost the same, plus the bigger the tank, the easier it is...

i think i am going to use an extra 10 gallon tank for 1 or 2 newts. i want to get firebelly newts. i know that half the tank should be water and the other half land. i have no clue how i would filter the water since the water level would only be about half-way up the tank. any suggestions?

Do you think a male betta would get along ok in my 29 gallon tank? The fish i keep in that tank are listed below.

Hi, its cool that you're getting back into keeping fish :D To answer a few of your questions.... its 1 inch of fish per gallon of water. If you want to keep more fish, try aiming for smaller fish, since you its a 10 gallon tank. One of my tanks is a 10 gallon which is a little over-crowded...