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That was an older pic when i had an undergravel filter on it. I've taken that out. I bought a new light today. the one that was in there was probably over 2 years old. I picked up a K 18,000 Power-Glo 20w bulb. Do i need more light than that? I was looking at one of these. All-Glass...

Thanks for the help. :good: My tank isn't running with a carbon filter and i will keep the light on for a longer period of time. The tank is 46cm high and i also have 2 hygos and some type of sword. I want to make sure the the plants will do well.

LFS said it was Cabomba but I think you are right and it is a ambulia. I was given the tank so am still learning all this stuff. What do reflectors look like? the light is housed above the tank in a all white enclosure. I'm guessing there isn't enough light for the size of the tank? How much...

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So i've had my aquarium up and running since mid-November. One of the first plants i bought was a cabomba. Now it seems to be dying. Turning brown at the outer areas then they break off and the next section turns brown. I have a 30 gal tank with one light that says Eclipse F18TD Natural Day...

I was using those dip strips. They weren't very accurate and they didn't have ammonia on them plus you only got 20 in a kit. I used them all up and am now using the API Master set which gets you something like 800 tests. Takes me about 10-15 min to do the three test daily and they are more...

Sorry a little more info I'm in Canada. Not a lungfish Arowana. They were more like a parrot platy but with these mustache like things coming out of the side of the head, not really around the mouth more towards the top. A lot like the golden wonder link you sent but the things coming out of the...

Ok... I saw this really great looking fish at the LFS about a month ago and didn't write it down. I'm hoping one of you might be able to tell me what it was. It was about 3-5 cm long yellow and green shinny body. the shape reminds me of a minoe. But the cool thing was it had these awesome...

Sarah, I belive both the red platies are male i'm not sure about the wagtail or sword tail. Is the cross breeding something to be concerned about? I really like the idea of the Christmas moss. I'm don't reall want to jump into the whole CO2 thing with the plants yet until i get everything...

It is an undergravel system. I put it in when I first set up the tank. There is also an external filter hanging on the back. Is it too much substrate? Should I take the undergravel out? Someone told me i might as well leave it until.l the tank is fully cycled.... almost there.

My plan is to get one more Platy and two more Tetras. I'm more thinking about what can i do with the aquascaping? Anyone have any design ideas? Cheers photoj

My mistake I meant a Clown Pleco. Will he be ok?

This is my first tank it's a 30gal. For fish I have 3 Black phantom Tetras, 3 Black Tetras, 2 red Platy, 1 wag tail platy, 1 sword tail and a clown pleco. I'm feeding them tropical flakes and the loach is getting Hikari tropical wafers. For plants 2 Hygro, 1 green Cabomba and a piece of...

I am doing water changes every other day of about 30%. Nothing in the filter but a mechanical and a Biological. There are four small plants in the tank so i don't think it's that. Should I be worried about the musty smell? Cheers Photoj

Hello everyone. Happy Holidays. How am I making out. It feels like it's working. The only concern I have is there is a musty smell from the tank. :sick: Here are my numbers let me know what you think. Dec 23 :X Nitrate 0 Nitrite .5 Ammonia 0 Dec 25 :( Nitrate 0 Nitrite .25 Amonia 0...