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    Recommended tank size for beginner planted tank?

    in Plants, Algae, and Fertilizers

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    If you already have a 38 gallon, then you are used to tanking care of larger tanks.  You will actually have less maintenance with a planted tank because the plants do a lot of the work for you.  The only thing about size is that the bigger tank you get, the more plants you will be getting and you will need a larger light.  So, the larger the tank, the more you will spend on "accessorizing" it.

    As for schooling fish, you will have a ton of options.  Harlequin Rasporas are good looking.  We have some longfin Zebra Danios that act like they are ADHD 😁, but they school really nicely.  Although very small, but they are eye catchers, we have some glow light tetras (these are not glofish).  Their bright orange colors really pop.  And our Albino Cherry barbs are really pretty, both the male and the female.

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    Fishless Cycling

    in General Discussion

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    On 9/14/2020 at 8:28 PM, RovingGinger said:

    I sometimes use Marimo moss balls for the same purpose as a sponge. I don’t think it’s as instantly effective as adding a properly sized and seasoned sponge filter but it seems to be a good way to add some bacteria fast. 

    Today, I was just listening to @Cory talk about how much he likes cycling with moss balls....good timing.

    How to Cycle an Aquarium Fishless, With Fish, With Plants. #27

    What is everyone's favorite hang on back filters?

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    I have 3 Aquaclears, a 70 and (2) 20's.  The 70 is a little noisy (the top has a rattle), but the 20's are very quiet.  I like the Aquaclears becasue they are so easy to modify.  For instance, in my 70, I have 2 sponges and Purigen (to take the tannins out) on the inside, but on the 2 20's, I have 1 sponge and a Co-Op pre-filter.   Also, "parts" are VERY easy to get for the Aquaclears.  I'm setting up another tank in November and I'm torn between the Aquaclear 30 and the Tidal 35.  I don't think I've seen a bad review on the Tidal.  Depending on the day, I go back and forth.

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    Staghorn/BBA algae and carbon additives to treat

    in Plants, Algae, and Fertilizers

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    I didn't realize that Excel was the same as Easy Carbon.  If it's the same, next time, I'm giving my money to Cory....lol.  I had a case of staghorn that was getting pretty bad and I dosed Excel and it worked great.  It was all over my Java Fern and my Christmas Moss Bridge.  After a week, it was all gone.  But, I don't think staghorn and BBA are treated the same.  This is the article that I read that helped me Identify and Destroy Staghorn Algae In Just 2 Days

    I hope this helps.

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    Fishless Cycling

    in General Discussion

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    2 hours ago, RandyH said:

    Ryan squeezing the filter into the tank is not helpful. The beneficial bacteria lives on the filter. It should br placed in the new tank until some bb can grow in the new tank.

     

    That explains why the cycle never completed.  That's what I did the first time.  

    34 minutes ago, RovingGinger said:

    I sometimes use Marimo moss balls for the same purpose as a sponge. I don’t think it’s as instantly effective as adding a properly sized and seasoned sponge filter but it seems to be a good way to add some bacteria fast. 

    I might try that.  I have quite a few of those.  Thanks.

    Fishless Cycling

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    2 minutes ago, Bill said:

    Did they have under gravel filters? I've heard gravel won't have much BB without the flow. Angelsplus also sells sponges, I used two in a 30 gallon, worked great. You may get some snails though (I didn't). 

    Thanks Bill, none of my tanks have undergravel filters.  I have HOB's on everything except this and my QT.  I'm not too much of buying preseeded media.  I'll squeeze a sponge from one of my other filters.

    Fishless Cycling

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    I'm trying my first fishless cycle.  It's been going for about 4-5 weeks now.  I feed it every 2-3 days with various fish food.  I'm stuck on nitrites for about 2 or 3 weeks.  I've tried daily 30%-40% water changes for about a week with no luck.  Besides nitrites, ammonia is 0 and nitrates are 20-40 ppm.  Any suggestions on what I can try?  I'd like to get this to work.  All of my other aquariums I've put something cheap in the tank when I get close, but it would be nice if I didn't have to use fish in the future.

    Ryan

    Quarantine with vs. without medication

    in Diseases

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    I understand the argument against medicating quarantine fish for no reason.  It's sort of like a human randomly taking antibiotics for no reason.  But on the flip side, I look at like a vaccine.  I don't know where the fish have come from and I don't want to throw them into a tank full of fish and I don't want to wait 2-3 weeks to put them in my display tank.  So, I medicate my fish in quarantine.  My fish aren't going to leave my house, so I'm not worried about creating a super virus.  That's my reasoning for quarantining with meds.

    Breeding Mystery Snails

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    Mine aren't as pink as the ones here and the ones I've seen in videos (they are much more pale in person).  It's been about 10 days now and no activity yet.  I'm not sure mine are fertilized.  This is a clutch on a AC70, for size reference.  I have them floating in a container with holes in the top and a damp and dry paper towel inside, like Rachael O'Leary suggests.

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