Kittkat1981

I know stems will be abound. Looking to try and get some type of carpeting plant going. I don't intend on doing co2 injection unless it's a very low tech approach to it (see video of cory in the zero water change fish store) I have thought about a butt load of crypts as well. Thats why I'm open to suggestions

I wondered the same thing. ADA looks like little round pellets. Plus ADA is super expensive. ADA is very high in everything nutrients. Also. It can make you have ammonia spikes. I'm not sure it fertilizes the water column. I personally chose to follow MD fish tanks guide to a dirtted tank, but chose organic potting soil rather than ADA or "aquasoil" 4 tanks, all dirtted different.

Fire belly toads. In an above water area. Hence the plants that grow above water.

The tank looks great btw. Pretty heavy planted. Maybe dose 2 pumps every 4 days with the co2. I know they can burn through the ferts fast on co2. A guy here in wichita does a 75% water change through out the week because of his ferts. He runs co2. Is that extreme? Maybe but his plants are awestriking

Ive mentioned this idea on some other posts ive made but this is my journal for it so please bear with me. Also. This idea is somewhat hard for me to explain, so if you have any questions please ask. I am spending some real money here and trying to do the proper research. My idea is to have a 1.5 to 2 ft tall plexiglass hood with plants growing up out of the water line so that said amphibians have a habitat. There will be no co2 if I can help it but there will be excellent substrate and top notch lighting. I am trying to do a dirted and capped 75 gal. Setup info is below. I want to eventually have fire bellies or darts in the extended hood I am going to make. My question is. What plants can I have that would grow way above the water line? Flowering plants are a great bonus but not required Tank info. 75 gal framed tank. Fzone 15lt canister filter. Organic soil substrate in mesh bags. Either pool sand with pea gravel mix or blasting media cap (haven't decided yet) fluval plant 3.0 light and some manzanita going up out of the water. Fish stocking plans 3 to 6 discus. Some sort of cory and lots of them. A type of pleco. Not sure what kind, neocardina if I can, make suggestions here.

I think I found the regimen on fishlore. The carbon supplement i use is from the coop and I'm not sure how much glutaraldehyde seachem has vs easy carbon. If you are that concerned, you can still do the black out but just regular doses. Just make sure the tank is blacked out completely. No feeding. My experience with this method is with a 65 gal angelfish tank. 8 angelfish 7 green laser cory, 2 vampire shrimp, 1 bamboo shrimp and chompa.....the world's angriest bristlenose. I didn't lose a fish. They were ravenous after the blanket came off. My setup is 65 gal. Aquatop canister, 500w eheim heater and I have air stones in the tank as well.

I think the idea of drilling glass is daunting to some people. Mer personally I like sumps for really big tanks. 125gal or larger. Its proven awesome though. And super versatile.

Very good post. My question is for the eheim.classic. its pretty minimalistic, has great flow and you can load it with just about anything. So far for me, it is the clear winner. I'm always open for input though

While I havnt done a dirted tank yet I am getting ready to do a 75 gal mini paludarium, complete with dirt capped bottom. If you don't use specific aquarium dirt, you can use miracle grow soil. Just make sure it is organic and also sift it first to get wood peices out. You don't need much either. Cap it with the substrate of your choice and go. Look up the walstad method aquariums.

Does anyone have any experience with Oase, hydor or cobalt??

There is an awful lot going on here. The fact that we have both diatomaceous and bba tells me you had a cycle and lost it some how. The only recommendation I can give is do a liquid carbon black out. 7 days black out. Black out the tank, double dose liquid carbon for 4 days then regular dose for the next 3. Make sure you do it in the morning on the last day then a 20% water change for 3 days. Monitor the tank after that. Reduce the light period as well. 2 cents given. Good luck

I am not familiar with your type of sword but I have kept others and they get pretty big. That said. Betta are lazy and will LOVE to lay on the leaves. I have noticed that if you keep the root tabs to a minimum and lightly supplement easy green. It will stay small. Keep in mind, my experience is with different swords than what you have. Also. They were in a 65 gal It will definitely help cut down on water changes. Thats for sure

Yeah. Fzone is the "cheaper" brand but that word doesn't do much for them. Still expensive and it looks like the pump is external. Choose your own media. While the asthetics are really cool and I love stainless I can get the eheim 2262 (or what ever number) for less and last plenty long enough, but If I had a rimless cube or a center of the room showcase tank, I would go for the stainless.

You've brought somthing else up. Uv sterilizer. I've never had a need for one. No green water no mass bacteria or viral outbreak in my tanks. But. I've never done a 75. I should mention. It will be close to a window.

Do you have any experience with frogs?