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My Neon Tetras and Blue Ram don't even gor for the flake anymore. They just wait for me to feed the wafers to the Cory's and then eat from those. Is this ok?

Do you guys have ideas of creating good hiding places for my 6 Cory's? They are getting chased by the Blue Ram.

how many pellets should i feed my betta a day?

I know I love the way it looks! Just too much for me with 2 kiddos.....

Update: 75 gallon upright - In my adventure to keep trading up for my ideal tank and equipment I came across this tank. I cleaned it up and went to test the filter and placement in the house. It just turned out to be TOO BIG. At this point it's back to the 55 gl. long

The location I'd like to place my tank is is a large room that gets a lot of natural light from windows? Will this increase my algae or cause any potential problems to my tank? What is the ideal positioning of a tank when concerned with outside light via windows?

Alright! Alright! Thanks for breaking it down my brother. It makes perfect sense to me now. I'm shooting for a SA theme, with maybe some others (fish & plants) mixed in, so basically a community tank. Therefore, I'm thankful all of these numbers check out. It's nice that my city provides this...

Hi Everyone, I'm getting closer and closer to getting my tank set up and I'm trying to head your advice to know as much as possible about my water conditions before I actually put plants and fish in and get it running. You guys are the first place I go when I need honest and truthful answers...

Awesome. So how does this all relate to using Co2? Thanks again for your in depth answer!

What does the soft water mean? I believe we are coming off an artesian well at about 7.5.

Yeah I have a 75 gallon tank and it's 25" high. So I don't know properly how to purchase for that. One concern I have is getting deep enough into the 25"

Does anyone use a CO2 system in their live planted tank? Any recommendations on a good system?

Yeah, from reading online I think it might be typically used as a saltwater tank. It is a slightly older model, but the one I got is in great condition. The 15" wide gives me a couple more inches to scape, but not much more than the 13" in the 55 gallon I was going to use. However, I guess the...