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I have 3, five gallon and 1’ ten gallon top fin tanks that have been fine. $65 sounds like a decent price. I just bought a 60 gallon Aqueon on sale for $99, no lid.

Thank you. Very useful information. What is the downside at running the filter at 50 gallons per hour? I am new at this hobby.

I have de*nitrate. Do you know the difference between matrix and de*nitrate? Why would a company sell two products that supposedly do the same thing?

My tanks are densely planted. I perform weekly 50% water exchanges. So my nitrate levels are never higher than the levels coming from my well water. However the well water has a stable nitrate level of 30 ppm. Thus the necessity for the filter.

Yes. You may be right. I’ll let you know.

Any other fish besides the johanni and zebra?

Don’t you need a storage tank. I thought flow through the cartridges was too slow to hose 30 gallons into my 60 gallon aquarium.

I have mentioned on the forum that my well water has a persistent nitrate level of about 30 ppm. My fish appear to be doing well but I am uncomfortable with the situation. You may say, “gwand get yourself a RO system”. Two problems. I am a bit lazy. And once my new 60 gallon tank is running I...

When I was a practicing neuroscientist at a high ranking academic institution we use to joke that it was much easier to get information out of Harvard than it was to get information into Harvard. Some folks think they know it all. C’est la vie.

Sounds like they’ve taken a page out of the playbook of Scientology.

Anyone on a crusade is suspect until proven otherwise. Unwavering dogmatic advice is usually wrong. I listened to one of his utube talks. My take away was that his model would only work for a small variety of fish. I don’t think his theory can be extrapolated to the general community of fish...

Your stand looks exactly like the stand I assembled over the weekend for my 60 gallon tank. Did you buy it from Wayfare?

That is a stunning fish.

Ditto to Magnum. I also have a tank with many neocaridina and multiple platy fry. Both of these guys gobble this stuff up.

Entry #9 Hurry up and wait. That is the theme for the next week. My pool filter sand is being shipped and there has been a delay. I purchased a product that supposedly needs little to no rinsing. That would be great if true. In the meantime, I am collecting rocks, and scrubbing them down, which...

I add Bacter AE to all my tanks.

Haha. My wife is too clever for that ruse.

I’ll ask my wife to buy me the book for my birthday. Although now that I am starting to build my sixth tank, she may execute me first.

This finding makes logical sense. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-50852-6

The book is for sale on Amazon for $60. Sometimes Amazon offers used copies of books, but not in this case.

Understood. Thanks. Does one pronounce Moliwe Moleeway?

Thanks. Do I need to bisect or trisect the 48 inch dimension of the tank with tall plants or other structures in order to cut down the line of sight? Doesn’t sound pleasing aesthetically but I do want my fish to be safe. Maybe I can be more creative.

I have Amazon in 5 and 10 gallon tanks for almost two years. Once it reaches the water’s surface the leaves curl over onto the surface. Shrimp love it. So do small timid fish.

G, 1. How many spawning flats for the three pairs of a. Thomasi? Of course, assuming I get three pairs and not end up with all males. 2. Should the spawning flats be widely separated from one another thereby keeping pairs separated by a distance? 3. Should the caves be widely separated from one...

Anacharis is growing like crazy for me. Never used fertilizer.

Almost certain, and also a shoal of Congo tetras.

Anacharis Elodea Egeria Densa

Truth is elusive.

Entry #8 With great care my wife and I transferred the 20 gallon tank onto the newly assembled aquarium stand. I removed 10 gallons of water before we did the transfer. We had placed “slippers” on the feet of the aquarium stand so we could more easily slide it across the room to its new home...

I’m setting up a 60 g, 48 inch wide tank that’s 16 inches high which will house Congo Cichlid and tetras, and Guinean a.thomasi group. I know in aquascaping l will need to block the line of sight in several places along the 4 foot tank to help keep the cichlids peaceful. But I also want the...

What is your take on buying wild vs tank-raised fish when the option is available?

Entry #7 The next step in this multistaged process is to remove the 20 gallon and 5 gallon tanks off my desk to make room for the 60 gallon tank. The aquarium stand which will house the two tanks arrived today. My wife and I assembled it over the afternoon. The next step will be delicate: moving...

I bet Gary knows all about this specie.

Check out this Leopard Bush Fish at Dan’s. Looks like your kind of guy.