[Mark on puffer’s face]

I’ll pick up some salt. Thank you 

[Mark on puffer’s face]

I was away for work for a few days and came home to my puffer having this mark on the side of his face/cheek.  He is the only thing in the tank so I guess he ran into either equipment or the drift wood in the tank.  Should I treat the scratch?  If so what should I use?  He ate well this evening and my wife said he ate while I was gone too.  Thank you in advance. 

[Is this Cyano?]

Should I stop doing both Carbon and Easy Green?

[Is this Cyano?]

No, it’s been running for about 6 months.  Nothing new added to the tank in the past four months and this algea started about 3-4 weeks ago.

I dose easy green once per week(10ml) and easy Carbon daily(10ml).  Both of these have been being dosed for four months since adding the plants. 

[Is this Cyano?]

No smell.  It is a black film on the very top of the sand.  When I remove it it comes up as one sheet of algea 

[Is this Cyano?]

I have these black spots that keep forming on my sand.  I will clean the sand during my weekly water change but within a day they are back.  Is this Cyano?  It’s more black than any of the pictures I see.

Thanks in advance.

[Flow in a 120g]

I have not.  I’ll look into it.

[Attaching plants underwater]

Thanks everyone.  I ended up using a combo of super glue and twist ties and all the plants seem to be attached pretty well. I’ll get a picture tomorrow when the lights are on.

Thanks again! 

[Flow in a 120g]

I have a 120g(48x24x24) that currently houses a fahaka puffer.  I have a Fluval FX6 on it for filtration.  The flow is good but it leaves dead spots in the front center of the tank and along the back glass.  
I have a second FX6 that I could hook up, but I was wondering if this would be overkill and I should just get a powerhead/wavemaker?

Any and all suggestions on best flow in this tank to keep the sand clean would be great.  

[Attaching plants underwater]

Good morning.  I am wanting to add some Anubias to the drift wood in my 125g that is already up and running.  What are some suggestions on how to attach the plants underwater?  
I have super glue and twist ties but wanted to get y’all’s feedback before I went and picked up the plants.

Thanks in advance.

[Puffer Meds?]

Thank you. I’ll keep an eye on him.

[Puffer Meds?]

We took in a 8-10 month old Fahaka puffer about 2 months ago from another local hobbiest.  Its eating great and everything seems to be fine with it, but I just found out that the original owner did not do any worm treatments(or any other meds) to it when it first arrived.  Should I take the puffer through meds now?  If so what meds?

The puffer is in a 150g tank by itself with some pants.  It's about 6-7" long and nice and fat with good coloration.  It eats everything I put in the tank(claims, muscles, frozen crabs, etc.).

 

Thanks in advance.

[Easy Carbon with Puffer]

Thank you Cory.

[Easy Carbon with Puffer]

Is it ok to use Easy Carbon with a Fahaka puffer?  I have used Eash Carbon to treat excess algea in other tanks, but those fish had scales.  I wasn’t sure if the carbon would affect the puffer differently.  Thank you in advance!

[Greetings]

Thanks everyone for the warm greetings.  

This evening as my son and I were feeding his tank we discovered several baby Panda Corys. The guppies reproduce almost weekly, but these are the first Panda Corys we have had.  They are small, but plenty big enough to not be eaten. 

For the big tank I ended up caving in and picking up a group of 6 1-1.5" Parachromis Multifasciatus like my son wanted.  We are going to grow them out and keep a pair and a few friend are waiting in line to take the ones we decide to not keep.  I'm sure the plants will slowly be picked off, but my son and I are excited to watch them grow and color up. 

[Aquarium Co Op Stickers]

My sticker collection

Fond 3 more..

[Heater for my 120g]

I went down to one heater and it is easily keeping the temps where I need it.  Thanks y’all.  

[Heater for my 120g]

On 5/18/2022 at 6:32 AM, TheBlueBeetle said:

Awesome! Sorry for telling you what you already knew!

No need to apologize.  I’m glad to hear others run it and enjoy it like I do.  

[Heater for my 120g]

Love the inkbird Wi-Fi temp control.  I run them on all my heaters as well.

[Greetings]

On 5/17/2022 at 10:35 AM, hannah662parker said:

You've obviously done a great job with your research before setting up and have a great eye for hardscape and plant placement! 🙂 Do you have any ideas on what you might stock for your 120g?? Best of luck.  

Thank you!  a LFS near us has a tank of Central/South American Cichlids that my son loves.  I know that this tank, hardscape, and plants are probably not the best for them, so I am researching similar looking fish that will work well for our system.  

[Greetings]

Hello everyone and glad to be here.  This past Christmas my 5 year old son asked for a fish tank.  This request sent me to YouTube to research what we needed and lead me to Aquarium Co-Op.  Watching the videos helped him and I setup a 20g planted tank with guppies, panda corydoras, and shrimp.  It’s a simple setup with a Fluval 3.0 light and an Aquarium Co-Op sponge filter, but the tank has been doing great with both the shrimp and guppies reproducing.  My son loves coming home from school and feeding his fish and even helps with some of the maintenance. 
We have had so much fun with the tank we decided to get a larger one for my home office.  My wife was onboard with the idea once I agreed to get her a new dining room table.  This weekend him and I setup our new 120g tank.  Still messing with it and the equipment to get it where we want, but so far so good.  It holds water.  
We are keeping this one simple as well and running a Fluval 3.0 light and 3 large Aquarium Co-Op sponge filters.  The only real difference between setups is we are running the new Aquarium Co-Op pumps on this tank instead of the nano air pump.

I’m looking forward to learning more about this great hobby from everyone and thanks for the help so far.

[Heater for my 120g]

Ill try out one heater first and see how it maintains the temperature.  

[Heater for my 120g]

My 5 year old son and I setup our new 120g(4ftx2ftx2ft) aquarium last night.  This is our first large tank so I had a question about heaters.  What size heater(s) would you recommend for this size tank?  We will be keeping Central American Cichlids, so the water temperature will need to be around 78.  During the day our house is around 75 and at night drops to 70-72 during the summer.  During the winter we keep it at 68-70 while we are at home and it drops to 65 at night and while we are away at work/school.  I have two 500w heaters I can use if needed, but wanted to get some advice from everyone.  TIA.

[Dosing Easy Green Daily?]

Thanks everyone!

[Dosing Easy Green Daily?]

I am setting up my new 120g tank this weekend and got my hands on a dosing pump.  Would it be ok to spread out the recommended once a week(or even twice per week) dose over the whole week dosing a small amount per day?  Thanks in advance!