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Melting or nutrient deficiency? 60 gal. (227 L) frameless low tech 14 hr. Photoperiod Dosing with Seachem Flourish twice a week No CO2 injection Two internal filters (without activated charcoal) Substrate mix: 50% Fluval Stratum, 40% MG Organic potting soil and 10% red clay; capped with pool...

Can you help me identify if this is fungal or bacterial? started about two weeks ago and is quickly moving to the entire tank. I tried to quarantine the “patient zero” fish (second photo) but it seems I couldn’t catch it fast enough. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I also have some mystery snails in there so I might put a handful of Nerite snails and an assassin in there to keep the mystery snails in check. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'm thinking fancy guppies. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Just set it up. I have a dozen ghost shrimp at the moment. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Home sweet home for me is the Southwestern US. That means lots and lots of red sand, lava rock, and sage brush. I have studied the Virgin river, a local river, and made an attempt at recreating an aquatic desert oasis. All the hardscape is local; desert sage for driftwood, red sand, and two...

Yeah, It seems like a good thing to have on standby. The next most humane suggestion to anesthetic overdose was blunt trauma to the head (i.e. literally smashing the poor things with a large hammer!). :( As effective as that might sound, I just don't know if I have the stomach for that, not to...

Well it's done. I am not looking forward to the next time I have to do THAT! Amazingly, however, the clove oil is quite peaceful. In the tank he was twitching and thrashing around violently. When I put him in the solution, he calmly swam around once and then just stopped moving. Sent from my...

Yeah I read that article. I guess you can put into a slurry that is already at 2C and they'll enter a dormant state before respiratory systems fail entirely. No worries, though. Thanks for the help. Sent from my Huawei-U8687 using Tapatalk

On my way to the pharmacy for the oil right now. I called and they have it.

I've never euthanized anything. How do you even do that to a fish in a humane way? Sent from my Huawei-U8687 using Tapatalk

No his behavior is notably different from his fellow Tetras. He can't keep up with them and can barely even swim in a straight line. It seems like he struggles to keep himself upright. I wish the pic cam in clearer but the white patch on the top of his tail fin/dorsal fin area is not fuzzy but...

Did that video even load? All I have is the audio of the TV in the background. :-(

Terrible video quality, but can someone identify what's wrong with this Buenos Aires tetra? Specs are 210 liter tank filter is API filstar 400gph Lighting is fluval led 48w 600 led full spectrum bar Plants 1 anubias 2 Argentine swords, java fern on lava rock hardscape is a piece of desert sage...

That is one happy fish! What else do you have in there with him? Sent from my Huawei-U8687 using Tapatalk

*seachem* Sent from my Huawei-U8687 using Tapatalk

This article and the subsequent thread has been THE single most helpful source of info I've found. I'm a low tech/Walstad fan and want to know if the same principles of water changes and dosing apply for my three tanks. I change monthly but have noticed brown algea and hair algea creeping into...

Wow! I would be all over that if I wasn't on the other side of globe. Sent from my Huawei-U8687 using Tapatalk

Thank you. That should be good for them. They're already talking about an upgrade as they love the rasboras. This time they'll use aqua soil and plants [emoji6] Sent from my Huawei-U8687 using Tapatalk

Thank you. Water was changed and and feeding reduced to once a day. I think he could benefit from some bottom feeders but am concerned about bioload. Do you think bottom feeders are a necessity in a non planted tank? Sent from my Huawei-U8687 using Tapatalk

What would that be, though? I wondered if it was a water quality issue from the breeder. Sent from my Huawei-U8687 using Tapatalk

Yeah. None of these guys have caught it either. Nephew is from Ogden UT so I wonder if you're right about, them coming from the same distributor. Sent from my Huawei-U8687 using Tapatalk

He did a water change and treated with salt. The line has gotten smaller. Same story, fish happily swimming about like nothing is wrong. Sent from my Huawei-U8687 using Tapatalk

This book opened my eyes to many possibilities. I think the biggest thing of value that I have taken away from it, is the fact that you don't need to have the expensive CO2 if you use this method. Two of my tanks are Walstads and happy, active fish inhabit both. :-)

He went to one of our local chains with his mother and the associate gave them some "advice" on setting up a tank. He spouted something off about the easiest beginner tanks are smaller tanks without plants. From what I gather from the story, he convinced them that plants are nothing more then...

This tank is a new setup. Has been cycling for about 5-6 weeks now and has no plants at the moment. It's going to be a temporary setup for my nephew who is very new to the hobby. He's stocked a little heavy for the tank size which is a 75l 50cm x 33cm x 43cm. Stocked with 1 Dwarf Flame...

A single celled organism that is our best friend AND worst enemy in the fishkeeping world? Sent from my Huawei-U8687 using Tapatalk

You could keep bacteria in there! That's an animal, right? [emoji6] Sent from my Huawei-U8687 using Tapatalk

I don't know about that small, but I've seen some around 5l be done. If you do, get some pics. That would be neat to see. Sent from my Huawei-U8687 using Tapatalk

I did a water change and pulled it out. It has come back in almost no time. I'll keep siphoning it out. Thanks for the read, btw. Sent from my Huawei-U8687 using Tapatalk

Is that something I should be concerned about? Water is still cloudy as well. Sent from my Huawei-U8687 using Tapatalk

Just set up a 260l hexagon. Filter is Aqueon power filter, 400gph. Substrate is CaribSea complete mixed with peat organic potting soil. Light is marineland 6 watt led strip in whites and blues at 5000K and 3, 4 watt led puck lights, that sit at about 3000K. These lights are dimmable and...

My favorite is when I'm watching the TV late at night and have the lights off. I'll hear the splash of my Giant Danios jumping. Occasionally I'll hear a thud when one of them jumps too high and hits the lid. It's funny but sometimes I worry about them getting hurt. Sent from my Huawei-U8687...

That's a beautiful setup. I have a Peace Lilly in the filter box of a 10 gallon. I would love to have a setup like yours. :-) It looks like we have chlorine, chloramine, fluoride, and heaven knows what else added to our water. We have really hard, alkaline water 160mg/L total metals...

The light bar is actually up underneath the and behind the black 2x4 on the front picture. You can't see it in the picks, sorry. Intensity cannot be adjusted so I've had to leave the trash bags up until I know if the Cardinal Creepers will fill in.

I'll give it a read, thanks! I appreciate you relating your experiences with co2 I'm sure I'll love it when I take that plunge. :-) I'm gonna need better ferts though. Just looked at the liquid stuff I'm using... only K and chelated iron.

All pictures are present except for the attached at the bottom. That one was taken before the algae outbreak. Only growth is the first few cm on the Wisteria. This led is not dimable. :-(

All pictures are present except for the attached at the bottom. That one was taken before the algae outbreak. No growth on the swords yet, I added them only a week ago, when I completed the rescape. The Java Ferns grow consistently but very slowly. Those ones I've had for two years and they...

The one thing I didn't get a good deal on was that light bar. I was naive and bought a really expensive light bar, before I knew what I was doing. It's dumb, I know, but I was one of those people that you guys talk about. You know, the kind that worry about having enough light......and get...

Two years ago I decided to piece together a 55 gal (262ish Liters) showtank. I bought it as a dollar for gallon sale. I have no idea what that translates to in your currencey but those tanks are normally $175-$200 so I took advantage of the opportunity to get one for $55. I figured I'd look...

I'll just leave it right it is then and be happy with what I have. At the very least, they have lush green leaves without the flowers. In the future I'll stick with aloe and cactus. Hard to kill those :)

A greenhouse sounds like the best option, then?

From what I've gathered online, despite being tropical, these plants will still do well in cooler temps and don't necessarily need direct light to flower.

Thank you! Will do. I'm assuming aphids are prevalent everywhere regardless of climate?

That is very impressive! I love that red growth you have in there. What kind of LED bar is that. I have a Fluval 48" bar and that sucker is BRIGHT!!! Yours looks great, though. Nice job! :-)

Does anybody have experience growing hibiscus? I've had one for a year and I can't get the thing to bloom. I put root tabs in the topsoil and have it in filtered sunlight. I had to move it inside for winter months but what about summer. St George, Utah is crazy hot and dry. It will hold at 44...

I love em, and my daughter would to! I wonder if they are sold exclusively over there or if they have them over here too?

My favorite LFS closed. Huge selection of aquatic plants and fish and hardly ever dead fish (I think I saw maybe two the whole time I have been going there). The guy who ran it was a fishkeeper and ran his own little tank cleaning/maintenance business in the evenings as well. Those were the...

I agree. I've always had a great sense of joy and happiness when I have a responsibility and stewardship towards others, including animals and critters. I like to provide as good a habitat as I possibly can for them and watch them live longer (and I really hope happier :-)) lives than they...

That's interesting. My Hygrophilias started doing the same thing. My tanks are low tech assumed so I just assumed that this was a normal result of non-CO2 injected tanks but you're using CO2. It'll be interesting to see what you find out.

My four are fully grown. The smallest is about 4.5 inches and the alpha boss is probably a little over 5 inches. All discussions that I read suggest a group of at least 8 for peaceful results. Might be time to add a few more of the giants.

Sorry about not posting the dimensions.Tank is 121cm long, 30cm wide, and 76cm tall. I had been concerned about putting too many giants in because of the size, do you think I could add more giants? I really enjoy their energy and hyperactivity. Interesting that the article that was posted by...

Tank has a tight fitting lid because of the giant Danios and no cat (landlord won't allow :-( ) so it looks like they died of something. All the other fish look very healthy and well so I'm wondering now if there are any diseases that would be specific to only them? They all appeared very...

Could the Cory's have eaten the bodies before I had a chance to find them every time? I wouldn't even know what was killing them in that case.

I've only been able to put bottom dwelers with them.

I have a very unusual mystery that is beyond my skill level. I have a 260L tank with an API Filstar canister filter. Tank has been operational for about a year now and was originally stocked as follows: 4 Giant Danios 9 Longfin Danios 6 Black Neons 9 Glowlight tetras 5 Emerald Corys Plants...

Sorry, yesterday's post wasn't worded very well. What I was trying to ask was if mosses are more difficult than ferns to grow?

I've had some success growing Java Ferns on my rocks. Is the Stringy Moss significantly harder to get going than Javas?

This is really cool! I've wanted to try this with my tank, but the desert where I live offers little in the way of plants. I want to add some lava rock to my tanks (It is EVERYWHERE here) and there is a very dense plant that grows in the river near my house. I will identify the plant first...

Hello! I wish I had found this site before I set up my tanks. It's nice that you get to start a tank with access to this info.

Well I'm very new to fish (and photography :)) but the goal will be to switch this tank over to a high tech tank. Right now I have no CO2 and am not using any ferts. That's next on the to do list! Btw thanks for the welcome everybody.

Hello!

Did I get it right this time?

Sorry, I'll try it again

The tank is acting as a room divder between the living room (you guys call it a lounge, right?) and the dining room. There are windows on both sides that tend to pour light in all day long. Photo period is 6 hours from 6pm to 11pm. I have no soil, just gravel right now. Ok, so these are...

Hello. My name is James and I am from Saint George, Utah. It is a city in the Southwestern United States. I started the hobby in ignorance three years ago and had no idea what I was getting into. My first tank was a Marineland 10Gal (about 38L) which I still have today. At the time I put...

Google search....This was the first QUALITY forum that I came across. I'm from the Southwestern US and not many people over here are into aquascaping, it seems.