[Hello Ladies & Gentlemen]

Welcome!

[So glad to be part of this community]

Cool betta! Welcome to the forum!

[New tank idea]

I’m not sure if the 4 ottos would have enough food in a 17 gallon

 

[NERM Plays Chess]

Baseball, soccer, basketball, fishing( ice, fly, surf, and normal) and snowboarding a little.

[Anyone Know What This Is?]

Yep probably a little pond snail. 

[Fish Room/Office Journal]

Looks like a cool office!

[Fish knocked itself out?]

I have never heard of this happening! It sounds like the fish should be able to recover on its own. I have no clue how you would fix a head injury on a guppy. I hope it gets better soon!

[What should I do with my fish food]

I am just starting to have this problem lol! This thread is helping me too! Thanks all!

[Please Help!! Crayfish Claw issue!!!]

I would suggest that you just leave it as it is and it will grow back. If you think about it, they fight and hurt each other in the wild all the time. Hope this helps!

[Transporting fish 3-6 hours]

I agree with @Daniel . I have transported 4 in plecos in relatively small bags for 4 hours with no problems. 

[Cory's new video on cleaning sponge filters]

18 hours ago, quikv6 said:

I lift the airline very slowly with a steady hand. Minimal gunk gets released. For me, the zip lock bag isn't really a necessity. I prefer the bucket method.

I do have a related question though:

When should the co-op sponge filters be cleaned? I literally never notice any diminution in air flow from them. I have cleaned them, but can't really articulate if it was necessary or not.

Is there any harm in just letting them "build-up" if the flow doesn't diminish?

I would suggest that you clean it about once every month. That is what I do and it works out fine.

[Get an aquarium, they said]

Super cool to see this coming along! Thanks for sharing!

[Does anyone know what this is?]

34 minutes ago, Marnol D said:

Possibly could be Fontinalis antipyretica or possibly christmas moss

Thanks!

[Guppies having problems]

Just now, Brandy said:

You don't dose liquid carbon do you? Once I OD'ed a tank accidentally and that was the symptom set I saw. I had almost instant response to a 50% water change. 

I don't. That is good to know though! thanks!

[Guppies having problems]

4 minutes ago, gab said:

can we have the photo of the entire tank?

in the photo u posted before i see there is a ton of duckweed, maybe that is blocking out quite some of the oxygen exchange, but if you have an airstone running should still be fine, or also move the outflow from your filter over the water surface to brake it. how is the tank filtered?

 

I am using a sponge filter.

[Does anyone know what this is?]

This is the best I can do without messing up the tank. Sorry @Streetwise

[Guppies having problems]

I have had the aquarium going for about 2 years.  The temp is at 75 which is normal. 

[Changing Tank Inhabitants]

1 hour ago, Medkow74 said:

This does all help. I am going to use live plants but of course it will take time for them to grow in and fill out.

So this leads to another question. Anyway to keep this sand after removing? My thought would be that it'll eventually stink to high heaven after the live bacteria in it and the BB it's built up dies? Or should I just trash it? It was expensive.

I would keep it in 5 gallon buckets with lids in your garage or basement. I have not had problems with the substrate smelling, but I have never tried it with sand.  You might as well try to save it and if it smells bad you could probably sell it on craigslist or at a local aquarium club.

[Does anyone know what this is?]

3 minutes ago, JettsPapa said:

In the picture it kinda sorta looks like Süsswassertang.

I have never kept anything that looks like that in the aquarium excluding some java moss. It doesn't look like java moss though. Thanks for the input!

[Changing Tank Inhabitants]

I agree with @ColuI would change the sand to something inert. I would also suggest adding some sponge filters in tandem with the 406 until the bacteria has had a chance to colonize on the sponge then you could remove the 406 assuming you don't have too many fish and do have lots of live plants. I hope this helps! Good luck!

[Guppies having problems]

13 minutes ago, Colu said:

It be could something got in to water  I would do a 30% water change and add an extra air stone what are your water parameters

40 ppm nitrate

.2 ppm nitrite

160 gh

150 kh

7.4 ph

I already added an airstone thinking there wasn't enough oxygen in the water. I will try a water change too. Thanks for the input!

[Guppies having problems]

The aquarium was doing great then all of a sudden the fish started gasping and some died. The water also got a bit cloudy. All the water parameters are the same as they have always been. Any help will be appreciated! Thanks!

[Has anyone else had this problem with the San Francisco Bay brine shrimp hatchery?]

The attachment spot for the airline broke off on mine after only one use. I was able to super glue it back on. Just thought it was unusual considering I have heard that it is such a great product.

[Does anyone know what this is?]

This plant or algae (not sure which) is growing from my hang on back. It looks cool in my opinion just wondering what it is lol thanks for any input!

[Lighting for new planted tank]

I would start with one light and if you need more light buy a second.