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Lunar lighting... Been looking into this lunar/moon lighting thing for a while. the ones im looking at are on big al's [link=here]http://www.bigalsonline.com/BigAlsUS/c...	joenewbreed	12	27-Dec-2006 22:14
Fertilizer Substrates are there anay good, cheap, fertilizer substrates out there? it's for a 10 gallon tank with a sand substrate.It's home to some feder fish for now,...	oldpro	1	20-Dec-2006 17:26
Is this driftwood bad? Last week my SIL and I went driftwood hunting and I came across this piece. We almost got ticketed for removing wood off of State land, but that's an...	Doedogg	10	19-Dec-2006 22:57
Disruptive Fish = New Surroundings? Howdy, I have a Dojo Loach. I know my tank is a bit...small...for him, and he has a few tankmates (6 at last count). He tears up my tank. I don't rea...	Silver_Fish	7	18-Dec-2006 20:08
Rock Terrace ok i have seen a lot of planted tank pictures, using rock and drift wood. ok hers the deal i have rocks in my tank, they have been there for a while w...	sodaaddict84	8	16-Dec-2006 08:00
Well Any Rocks Do? Hi I am new here and like the site so far. I have a question about rocks. I found some nice size rock around my home and in the woods That I want to p...	fishfry	1	08-Dec-2006 08:09
Is it Ok to get drift wood from the river? What do I do to cure it? Also, what types of plants should I get, I need fast growing ground coverage?...	tarahardt	7	05-Dec-2006 07:51
First try... I've been interested in naturalizing my tanks(my family is fanaticly insistant that this can only be done with saltwater tanks). Now I have 2 tanks, a...	shinagurai	2	04-Dec-2006 23:07
Ideas for a hermit crab tank Ok ok, i'm being really naughty, but I don't want a typically saltwater setup. Technically its esturine anyway so I'm sort of ok... right? Anyway, he...	Callatya	2	25-Nov-2006 14:47
Java Moss? i posted a couple of days ago about converting to a planted tank, but i was wondering how to get the low lying grass look? and im not sure what it is...	sodaaddict84	8	23-Nov-2006 02:52
Decaying Drift Wood Hey, i was curious if all driftwood, after like a month of being in the water, getsto be liek play-do and peel off. Both of my driftwood logs complet...	aquapickle27	11	22-Nov-2006 19:25
Where To Go From Here heres my ten gallon so far, its about two months old now http://s129.photobucket.com/albums/p229/DrewKline/ let me know what you guys think about the...	oooodkoooo	9	21-Nov-2006 03:16
Fish People in the Northern Houston Area --> I have a small question for the people in the northern Houston area. Where do you get your driftwood? I cannot seem to find any good pieces around h...	MoFish	3	18-Nov-2006 21:44
How To Tell?! How can i tell if a piece of drift wood is good, and won't decay and go brown in an aquarium?? Thanks! Ku,...	ku5626	2	14-Nov-2006 01:33
Looking To Go Planted i have a 29g i have gravel, plastic plants and some rock, i was looking to keep the rock but i want to go with maybe some heavy wheight sand and live...	sodaaddict84	6	07-Nov-2006 06:52
Themes.... Okay, so I'm going to be getting a 55g soon(Early January) and I was wondering about themes. IT will be a community tank with an assortment of fish(to...	Fishrockmysox	10	02-Nov-2006 16:58
How?? As I have seen pictures on hear before of plants on logs I have instantly fallen in love with the idea. How do you get the Plants with roots to stay o...	ku5626	5	01-Nov-2006 21:09
How to clean rock? Freshwater tank: I have a large rock thing in my tank & was wanting to know a safe way to clean it. I don't know what it is & can't remember where I...	fish patty	5	31-Oct-2006 03:26
Algae In my 10 gallon tank i have this weird algae that are these little round dark-green dots. they are not the easiest to take off, and especially not on...	ku5626	4	30-Oct-2006 03:07
Critique My 20g Tall! I recently setup my 20g tall after an incident with some cactus compost (long story ). This tank has been setup (with plants) for about a week now...	MoFish	6	28-Oct-2006 14:50
Styrene plastic models as decorations? I'm relatively new to aquariums (I set up my 8-year old daughter's 10-gallon tank last year, and it's been mine for about 11-1/2 months), but I got th...	ccrdrjo	3	27-Oct-2006 08:21
Best Way To Clean Plastic Plants I have three tanks and all the fish are types to eat and move live plants. What is the best way to clean algae, etc... off of the plastic plants? I...	bmcelfresh	1	26-Oct-2006 03:29
If you are into DW http://manzanita.com/ I know that there are quite a few of us plant geeks here at the FP that are into the stick like DW. I do not know...	Wingsdlc	1	24-Oct-2006 02:14
Tank pics wanted hi could u post some pics of your tanks as i want to see what they look like and maby get some new ideas for mine....	juwel-180	5	11-Oct-2006 01:29
Lava Rock Q Hi I know i need to wash the rock befor i put it in my tank but can i wash it in tap water or should i take some water out of my tank and wash it in...	juwel-180	8	10-Oct-2006 12:03
Drift Wood Everyone swears by driftwood, but how do you keep it from floating?...	phishin09	10	08-Oct-2006 04:57
Dorm/Species Tank Today I bought a 10 gallon tank for my dorm (going to pick it up on Saturday), and my sister is going to breed me some Tanichthys micagemmae t...	Natalie	8	06-Oct-2006 22:42
Driftwood Colors Hello, I have had a nice piece of selfsinking driftwood. I got this about 2 months ago and there is a problem. It wil NOT stop changing the water colo...	Garofoli	5	30-Sep-2006 04:50
Lake Tanganiykan setup. How can i do a Lake Tanganiykan setup in my 5 foot tank?. Please give me your ideas about Rocks, hiding places, substrate & plants. Thanks alot in ad...	jasonpisani	5	14-Sep-2006 08:36
Diy Background ok tell me if im crazy but ive always wanted a background like this but cant afford to buy one.. i was considering putting a background together usi...	carpe_diem	11	12-Sep-2006 13:25
Sand amount? Does anyone know of any calculators that will calculate the amount of sand i will need to make a depth of X inches in a tank Y inches by Z inches. Lo...	bonny	10	06-Sep-2006 06:53
Keeping Sand Clean Pages: 1, 2 I'm interesting in using sand as the substrate in my 30 gal instead of gravel and was wondering how you go about keeping it clean. Can you vaccuum it...	sophiecat22	37	02-Sep-2006 03:18
Redid my 4ft. Now prepare for discus - With Pic Now Pages: 1, 2 Well, the saratoga is sold. I took the 4ft apart yesterday, everything out, another mini cycle. Currently only driftwood and rocks in. Temperature se...	JQW	20	24-Aug-2006 03:17
Backgrounds.. ok looking at pics of everyones tank and getting jealous ok thinking of slowly redecorating both my tanks slowly.. first off my 55g needs a backg...	carpe_diem	13	14-Aug-2006 01:53
How Much Substrate? Hello people haven't round here in AGES! all looking very good. I am re doing my 35G tank, with gravel instead of sand. I have ordered a 10kg bag...	goldfishgeek	4	14-Aug-2006 01:45
New Mopani Wood I've recently acquired a nice, intricate piece of Mopani Wood. Here are some shots of it before the soaking process began: [link=Photo 1]http://commu...	Calilasseia	3	29-Jul-2006 11:48
What do you do with your plants when you clean the tank? I was just wondering more for my sake, but when i clean my tank, i find it hard to clean out without first removing all the large plants and then doin...	chelaine	5	26-Jul-2006 17:43
Attaching background - tips please I want to attach a black background (LFS bought) to my tank. I've been reading previous threads about this and it was mentioned to use vaseline. Do...	crusha	8	25-Jul-2006 06:20
Beach sand as a substrate I am currently down on vacation on the east coast of Florida, and the sand on the beach looks as if it would make a nice aquarium substrate. It is n...	Little Caesar	7	25-Jul-2006 01:24
Peat gravel at walmart! If anyone whants peat gravel, get it at walmart!! It was SOO DUMB though, In the Gardening dept. they have a huge bags for like $1.97 or something......	blazeybird	3	15-Jul-2006 05:46
Sand not sure how big the bags of sand are, but generally at a petsmart, how many bags would be enough for a ten gallon....	bettachris	4	15-Jul-2006 01:10
New mossy design 15G Update Day 10 Here's some photos of my new mossy design 15G. Photos taken on day one of setup, light is 72watt (just for photo) Hard ware plan is as followings: 55...	JQW	12	09-Jul-2006 12:13
Painting glass instead of fim backdrop? My LFS has beautiful looking tanks with black backrounds that are painted on. I think it looks sharper than the film I am currently using. Any suggest...	DarkCichlid	11	03-Jul-2006 04:48
Would This Work? ok i have this idea of making a sandbox and put it on my 40 gallon tank, i'll make it about an inch deep and a 12"long &6"wide. i wondering if this wo...	rocker23	4	30-Jun-2006 15:58
How To Make Normal Wood Suitable For Aquarium? I am planning a tank to be set up in about 6 months and part of the aquascaping requires a few large branches. I was wondering what process can I do i...	Ethan14	6	29-Jun-2006 04:14
New4' asian setup Well, here she is. The stem plants are all over the place tryin...	Callatya	10	26-Jun-2006 19:13
Wood!? I found a really old fallen over tree in the bush today, it had a great looking root sysem on it. I took the saw down and cut a nice piece of the ro...	coop	10	20-Jun-2006 09:34
Bones would there be any way clean animal bones so they're suitable for my 30g? im getting 2 red devils tommorow and i dont have any decorations in the tan...	pastor of muppets	6	18-Jun-2006 05:39
Backdrop I recently bought a backdrop for my aquarium. Do I just cut it and use tape to put it on? What kind of tape should I use?...	eogle	5	13-Jun-2006 02:50
Advice need for granite prep I'd like to decorate my 55 gallon aquarium with some pieces of granite that were taken off of a larger boulder. They don't have any sharp edges that...	KariLyn23	1	10-Jun-2006 23:12

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