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Did you boil the wood before you put it in your tank? Generally with bogwood you want to boil the wood for 30 minutes to an hour to bleed out the tannins (sp) which turn you water a dark brownish organgish color.

Hey guys! Thanks for the tips on the yeast mixture. I did in fact get it going (finally!). I think that there was a problem on my seal at the top of the 2 liter bottle that i was using, but im not for sure. What i ended up doing was completely removing my gas seperation chamber and running...

Around what temperature do you think the water that will be mixed with the yeast should be at?

Ok...so. Ive just recently set up my Co2 generation system for my new 10 gallon planted tank. The problem is that i can't seem to get the yeast to react and create a constant flow of Co2 into the tank. I have checked my tubing for leaks and none exist. I have tried a bunch of different...

So i just set up my DIY Co2 system for my 10 gallon planted tank and was just curious about how long it takes for CO2 to start being produced and make bubbles at the bottom of my diffuser.

Thanks for the info guys! I decided to go against using an undergravel filtration system for the tank. Although I did buy one, just in case i changed my mind, i did in fact use it. In order for my air supply tower to not stir up any dust with gravel layer i used the undergravel filter locking...

So I just started my 10 gallon planted tank today and am going to install my DIY Co2 system tomorrow. I am just wondering what type of sealant / adhesive some people used to run the tube to the separation chamber.

I am rather new to fish tanks, but I am starting a 10 gallon planted tank. I just wanted to know if i should use an undergravel filter with my planted tank. I also bought an air pump for the tank and am considering splitting the lines to run both towers if the undergravel filter is used. But...

Sweet I'm gonna give that a try tonight. Ill let you know how it goes.

So I just started my new 20 gallon tank last week. When I bought my first round of fish i got 4 tiger barbs (2 albino and 2 normal), one red tailed shark, and one twig cat. Since then I have gotten two more tiger barbs to incite schooling behavior. The addition did in fact make the tiger...