titiklabingapat
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Hey harazo, is there any resources in getting lights for smaller tanks? I'm trying to convince my brother to convert an unused 20g into a planted one, but he keeps saying that lights are expensive.
Hazaro said:Dwarf baby tears is a high light plant that needs rich soil and CO2 to look really nice, what is your setup?
A T5 setup can run anywhere from $60-150, LED even more than that.titiklabingapat said:Hey harazo, is there any resources in getting lights for smaller tanks? I'm trying to convince my brother to convert an unused 20g into a planted one, but he keeps saying that lights are expensive.
Hazaro said:A T5 setup can run anywhere from $60-150, LED even more than that.
For a lot of plants a simple spiral CFL fixture will produce good lighting. I had it running on my 10G you saw on the other page and it is currently on my shrimp tank.
That generic 2 bulb hood is fine. Just put in some 6500K spiral CFLs. 13W/14W maybe more if you decide to run CO2 or a high light plant. Keep in mind a lot of hobbyists will plunk down massive change on bigger tanks so someone can tell you T5 is totally the way to go because they are more efficient and run cooler.
http://www.petco.com/product/7395/A...ts.aspx?CoreCat=LN_FishSupplies_HoodsLighting
No no no.titiklabingapat said:So you actually made that hood, by replacing the incandescent with simple spiral cfs? Huh, never thought of that.
Changing your water and having a good filter might help? Keep temps constant and know your water parameters. At least the pH.besiktas1 said:My fish keep dying. not sure what we're doing wrong
All my native fish died, including the half-platy-half-tetra guy. He was a tough cookie.
Now I have a mix of tetra, platy, and mollies. The mollies seem to have brought a lot more energy to the tank without bringing aggression. I like that.
Quiet thread.... either way.
Noticed last night that two of my fish are breeding. They're easy breeders, but its still kinda cool. If you notice the orange patch on the bottom-right of the rock, those are their eggs.
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Hehehe that's amazing man, a lot of people go crazy the first time that their fish breed.
Sadly, the hardest part comes later... hash and keep the fry alive.
Might as well ask here.
We used to have an aquarium back at my grandma's, but with my uncle leaving no one took care of it. It made me wonder - I kept seeing this simple fish bowl setup with no filter, oxygen or heater needed. How does it work - does it only need some plants to provide oxygen?
It doesn't work. Without constant water changes, water in a fishbowl will quickly become toxic. Fish shouldn't be kept in a tiny bowl with no heater or filter. People do it with goldfish and bettas which tend to be more hardy, but it is unquestionably bad for the fish. Aquarium enthusiasts will rage at people who keep fish in bowls. I personally understand why everyone has this misconception though I try to explain it to people when I can. I don't understand why anyone would find one fish in a little bowl a desirable thing to have though. I wanted a tank full of stuff.
What's stopping you? Need to find something that doesn't leech into the water though.Id like to set up a tank with an X-Wing model sunk into the middle of the tank, with some small twigs and stuff around it and a lot of moss to recreate Dagobah.
Here's a shot I just took. Quite a bit different now. Needs time to fill in.
I would like a very small tank with some neon tetras. It'd be my first aquarium so I'd like some recommendations as far as a decent tank and some beginner tips. How frequently would I need to clean the tank?
Most Petco should have a 15 gallon kit for $40 right now. It has a filter, fluorescent hood and heater. Not bad for a beginner tank. I keep thinking about diving in..but I would probably get lazy and not take care of it. And I don't know where I would place it. So far, my 2 cats are enough for me.
As someone who has kept his tanks overstocked with guppies I'd say it is fine as long as you keep on water changes. I had about 40 fish in my 10 gallon and tank was perfectly fine since I stayed on top of it. Too much I think comes from people not doing the things they should be for their tank IMO.Would this be too small for a small school of tetras and a few guppies?
The reason I'd say 10G is because of the 20" length. If a 6 gallon is shallower and thinner I think that is fine since it is 24".Yeah I personally would say so. 6 gallons is not much at all. Go for a 10G in my opinion.
http://www.gtaaquaria.com/forum/index.phpDoes anyone know where I could go to learn about keeping an aquarium or reef tank? I had a fish tank as a kid, with filters to clean, etc. but it was freshwater, and I was looking at keeping something a little more difficult and finnicky. I'm in Toronto if that makes a difference.
Based off no research I'd find out how long it takes for eggs to hatch, then move the parents over near the nd of that.I hope I'm bumping the right thread my search brought me here... I need some fish advice.
I got some kribs in my community tank, and the little boogers laud eggs! I knew it was a possibility, but I honestly didn't think it'd happen so soon.
Should I move the parents, and eggs over to my empty 10 gallon to be alone? Or should I wait until after they hatch? I'd rather not witness a massacre of the babies.
If so, how should I go about doing this?
Don't know how many fish you have, but you should have been changing the water say 30-50% a week/two-weeks if you have a decent amount in there >10.man, i'm really having trouble with my 10 gallon tank. it's just platys, but it gets dirty so quick!
during the summer we had problems with the heat, so i unplugged the tank heater and turned on the ac to keep everything normal. it's gotten cold enough lately where i plugged the heaters in. My water is getting so dirty so fast now and the platys are slowly dying off. I'm basically to the point where I have to change the water in the tank every week, and usually more than half of it. The same tank last winter with the same fish almost never got dirty. so weird i dont know what the issue is
Isn't that more sensitive? Plants can take time to adjust to new water parameters and often can melt or die before small bits grow.So the Hornswort that I bought online for my new 20gal basically disintegrated and at least 95% of it's leaves fell off... So it's basically dead except for like a bit of the tips that's growing. Pain in the ass to clean up all the dead leaves. Ammonia is starting to form. Hopefully it'll go down now that I did a partial change and got rid of as much of the leaves as I could. Also my Anacharis has also mostly died except for new growths. Trimmed it and tossed the dead parts. Wrapped the new sprouts together with a lead weight and hoping it'll keep growing. Other than that my other plants are good. Hopefully I can get a good pic soon. My old SAE from my 10gal tank seems happy in his new home, just got 6 new Cherry barbs to keep him company