Recent content by jpmcca01

My shark.

One of my redeyed tetras

One of my clowns..

Thanks everyone for the input, especially ostrow. That answered my question perfectly. BTW i am located in Louisville, KY in USA. I am still going to do alot more research before dabbling with SW reef tank as there is alot more to it than Tropical. Think I will look into my local SW aquarium...

Intro: I am thinking of starting a reef tank, but I really dont want to buy a bunch of LR because by buying LR you are helping to destroy the world's aquatic ecosystem. I have read about buying regular limestone and putting it into a tank with just a little bit of LR and eventually it will seed...

If you want algae in your tank then slightly overfeed the tank while giving it decent lighting. :thumbs: I dont know why you want algae in your tank since it produces nitrate or nitrite (cant remember which). If you want natural greenery then get some plants. laf. Just becareful overfeeding...

Update on my tank: Well some of the anarcharis are branching off into seperate shoots already! Not even a week yet. This seems like a good thing considering what I have read about plants getting shocked like fish. Just thought I would let you guys know :P Only problem i have is my clown loaches...

Tank dimensions are 30x12x12... about 20gal US. I have 2 lights on my tank a 20 watt (Which came with my hood) and a 15 watt(Which I bought from Home Depot, says its for aquatic plants). I also just got some Anacharis and was wondering with a total of 35 watts will my tank be ok? Not to...

Sounds like I will try that, I have a small extra portable light that is 15w. I think I will try like you said and add that to my existing lights. Just have to figure the best way to mount it without the hood blocking it.

I just bought some Anacharis for my 30gal. Only problem is that everyone keeps saying at LEAST 1 watt/gal for most plants and Anarcharis are med/high light lvl plants. But my hood on my tank only has one light slot and my current light is a 24in, 20w bulb, I think its 6500k. Well I went to the...

She seems ok except for being so round. She eats normally and interacts with the rest of the school. She doesnt look luppy, just bloated looking.

I feed the fish Omega One Tropical Flakes mostly. They get bloodworms every now and then, but the clown loaches eat most of those. Clown loaches get sinking pellets usually. Need any other info?