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old fish food would certainly be a decent thing to add to soil.

looks neat, clean, and organized. wish the few local shops around me were that nice.

what kind of noise are we talking about, water gurgling, or aeration sounds, or plastic parts vibrating??

plants. with easy plants like java ferns, and anubias you really dont need fancy lighting. plants do lots of positive things for a tank, so i go with plants!

with this, i think you are on to something. keeping cooler temp tanks, i tend to get longer lifespans that what you normally see quoted for many different species of fish.

a good stiff bristled scrub brush.

the lift tubes on that green one remind of the ones in my dad's tank when i was a kid. so mid 70's time frame.

same stuff i use. works good, easy to control.

put it on the roots, not the rhizome.

im sure no expert, but ive always doubted the validity of claims guppies are born a certain sex based on water temp. my reasoning being, i keep lots of guppies, and i do so in unheated tanks that year round average 68-72 degree's, and i get plenty of both sex fry. whenever ive seen folks comment on temps affecting sex with guppies its below 74, or above 74, well im always below 74, and get both. totally non scientific, but based on 25+ years of observation keeping guppies.

newer , different things to play with, but likely the biggest reason is marketing.

yup, some real country!

oh yeah, the tv sized screens in cars are absolutely rediculous. all one needs is a radio with some pre-set buttons, and then keep your eye's on the road.

stick them in a bucket of water.

that looks like the leafy side. in a few days you should be able to tell pretty easily.

even just letting it dry out 100% will kill off most things that may be living on/in it.

i know nothing about blood parrots, but that is one obese fish!

we all get there differently, but if it were me i would start with knocking another half hour off the lights, and do the easy green every 3 or 4 nights vs every other. let that go for a few weeks, then decide if another adjustment might be needed.

pretty much any live bearer will overwhelm a 10g tank in short order. with a 10, one definately needs a plan on what to do with the fry. that red is stunning!!!

yup, cody jinks, and jamey johnson are about it for old style country being done now.

no one likes a quitter, so i never started! my phone plugs into the wall still. no texting, no this, no that, no people being able to bother me everywhere i go.