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Just to confirm, you do have a filter, right? Just making sure, because no one mentioned it specifically, and you said you were avoiding electronics. It's not just water level, it's the ripple caused by the filter output when the water is low enough.

Not an expert, but my power was out for 67 hours a few weeks ago, and no fatalities. I was probably lucky, and my tank is also understocked and planted, but I think 4 hours would be OK. Maybe change some water halfway through to re-oxygenate? -P

Thanks! Yeah, those are snails :lol: Have had more than usual lately, but I siphon some out each time I do a water change. They've been in there for a looooong time and the population fluctuates, but lately I've seen a ton of eggs. Not sure why. And to think, we thought it was cool when we saw...

Well, it's been three months since the last photos. (Tends to happen to me during the summer... spending more evenings outside than by the fish tank and what not.) Not much different--planted some of the Egeria densa in the back right, but it's not "growing" on me yet :lol: so I might replace...

Thank you! :good: Looking good!

Has the corymbosa grown out enough to see it well in pics? If so, I'd love to see how it looks! -P

Amazing, on both the plants and fish. Well done! Is that the pearl gourami in the second and third pics of your latest round?

New pics! Though they look a lot like the old ones, they're mostly for me, so deal :lol: As before, this is two weeks from the last set. Mostly just a little more dense in the elodea forest, and the hornwort seems to be doing well. Both took a hefty prune on Friday, as they were reaching across...

Thank you! :good:

I think bunching the stem plants, like you are doing with the cabomba clippings, will help the back. I don't think you necessarily need broad-leaf plants, just denser groupings of the existing plants. Which one is the water sprite? I don't see any that look like "a hot mess." :lol: I'd have...

Thanks! :good: I'm either lucky or have fancy tap water :lol:

Interesting, thanks! I might just remove the small piece of wood in the center-right. It was for my bristlenose, but he never went in and is probably too big now anyway. How bad is it to uproot swords to move them forward a bit? I was surprised with the extent of the roots under the smaller...

I do! 'Tis here: http://www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/390913-first-shot-at-a-planted-tank/

Looking great! I have to say, I was shocked comparing "before and after" pics of my tank too. The gradual change is almost not noticeable until you see it in a side by side. Love the wood, by the way! -P

Top notch! :good: What's in the back left? Also can't wait to see the corymbosa when it pops up.

Now I'm a little confused, lol. Which one are you calling hornwort and which cabomba? I thought the one on the far left was one or the other, and the stems behind the wood were something else entirely, like elodea maybe. Either way, I hadn't thought of planting tall stems on the right, mostly...

A quick update! Pics are two weeks since the last set. I haven't been out to shop for new plants, but I did plant some of the floating stems I have (hornwort?) in the back left corner. I like how it looks by itself, but I'm not sure I like it next to the other stems behind the wood. Maybe when...

Thank you!

Thanks Biulu! The H.corymbosa looks great, I might have to find some of that. Also considering just planting some of the floating stems, which I think are hornwort.

I've sloooooowly been adding live plants to my tank, and I finally have something that resembles a planted tank. Here's what it looked like in June 2009. Don't the plants looks so healthy? :lol: Sometime in 2011, I started adding real plants, and hair algae took over. Here we are in...

Would the pulse dimmers work with a timer? I haven't found any type of dimmer that can run on a timer to either ease up to full light or dim to off. I don't really see the value in a manual dimmer (who's really going to slowly turn it on and off every day?), which is why I'll probably go with...

Not what I wanted to hear, but thanks! Any idea why there seems to be a sudden explosion in snail eggs? I know overfeeding, etc. will cause the population to increase, but I've never seen these before, even during periods of snail population growth.

Hello-- I've found a number of egg-like things in my tank, but I'm not sure what they are. I was hoping they were cory eggs, but they seem way too small compared to what I've seen online. I also have two kinds of tetras (can't find good pics of those eggs to compare) and a single bristlenose (so...

Well, I was playing devil's advocate a bit, but I wasn't suggesting that your weight would change. Rather, I was referring to the weight of the box. If the BOX were on a scale and you jumped, what would happen? I would be interested if anyone does this experiment with a bucket, though. I...

Consider this, though. . . You are standing in a fully enclosed box on a scale. If you jump, won't the reading on the scale go down? What's the difference between you in the air and a fish in the water? -P

Just get some lizards, as illustrated below :) Skinner: ahh, but as it turns out the lizards were a godsend since they've eaten all the (fish). Lisa: Isn't that a little short sighted, what happens when where up to our ears with lizards? Skinner: Ah, well we shall simply release wave after...

Works for me, thanks!

I need to upgrade the lights on my 75 gal, but my research isn't giving me quite what I need. I want enough light to keep some basic plants without using CO2, which I've heard to be about 1 watt per gallon. However, one place I read that 1 watt per gallon is for T8, another said for T12...

Thanks, Snowflake. How long is your hose? I found some hosing at Home Depot that was just basic vinyl hose, but the salesman told me the max length was 20 feet. I need more like 50-60 feet, unfortunately. -P

Thanks, Tolak! Anyone have recommendations on hose diameter? Or does it really not matter, as long as I have a connection for it? -P

I've decided to make a DIY python, but I've got a question... Anyone here from the US make one? Where did you find your hose? I've checked Home Depot and came up empty and the prices at the fish stores are high enough that it seems like I might as well buy a pre-made one. Also, what size hose...

I have cories though, so they love the sand! I just hate to think what it's going to be like when the tank is fully stocked. -P

My fish are poo machines. I have a seriously under-stocked and over-pooed 75 gallon tank at the moment, so I'm cutting down on feeding. Is every-other day OK as a regular schedule? Can (should) I do less? I have sand as substrate, and my 3 platties and 7 cories manage to keep it covered in...

So I was just hitting the Googles for a refresher on the "acceptable" level of nitrite when doing a fish-in cycle (assuming zero is impossible, that is) and found this: http://www.ehow.com/how_2252098_get-lower-...evels-fish.html. Possibly a nitrite/nitrate mix-up? But still frustrating! I've...

I don't mean to sound crude, but how long could the fish survive if the nitrite was off the chart? Honestly, I wouldn't have expected them to survive very long at all in that condition. Is there something else I'm missing? With that in mind, have you confirmed that the nitrite test is...

Thanks! So far so good on the remaining fish... hard to say about separating any, because none appear sick. -P

Hello, On Monday I picked up 4 new sterbai cories to go with the 5 I already had and 3 platties. One died sometime on Wednesday, and another was dead this morning. The first one had a blood-red patch on his side, just behind his pectoral fin. When we had gotten him home, we noticed that he...

Interesting! This is the first I've seen anything like it. I've never seen underwater mold before, but this didn't strike me as looking like terrestrial mold. The "hairs," or fuzz, were very fine and uniform. I do have cories! They've never laid eggs before that I've known (had them since...