Forum: Lighting
03-23-2013, 12:43 PM
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Replies: 267
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One company will build an 18 watt led fixture...
One company will build an 18 watt led fixture using six-three watt emitters, another company will use 36-half watt emitters. Are there advantages of one build over the other? Does one have better...
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Forum: General Planted Tank Discussion
11-26-2012, 01:18 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 633
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Forum: Equipment
04-16-2011, 10:39 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 312
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Forum: General Planted Tank Discussion
01-27-2011, 11:09 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 1,662
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Forum: Substrate
11-14-2010, 01:46 AM
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Replies: 2
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deep substrate
I am setting up a new (to me) tank and am using flourite as the substrate. Over part of the tank the flourite will be 6+ inches deep. Is the depth of the substrate of any special concern? Plantings...
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Forum: Tank Journals
08-15-2010, 01:43 AM
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Replies: 56
Views: 5,189
It's gonna be cool. I like the rocks in the...
It's gonna be cool. I like the rocks in the foreground. You might tie them together a little more with a dark, solid background. It also sort of make the colors of your plants "pop". Nice job.
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Forum: Lighting
12-18-2009, 02:38 AM
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Replies: 2
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Bulb Changes
When you change out your fluorescent bulbs because of their age, do you change them all at the same time or do you do some sort of rotation. I ask because I've been doing a rotation but a friend who...
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Forum: Aquascaping
12-16-2009, 01:26 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 10,392
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Forum: Aquascaping
10-11-2009, 06:20 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 1,728
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Forum: The Lounge & Introductions
08-25-2009, 12:49 AM
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Replies: 44
Views: 2,257
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Forum: General Planted Tank Discussion
08-10-2009, 12:02 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 177
That is very low light. You might try some...
That is very low light. You might try some Bolbitis, or Anubias, or maybe some of the Cryptocornes. Some of the Java Ferns and mosses attached to driftwood look alright. If you were to try some of...
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Forum: Aquascaping
06-10-2009, 01:29 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 588
aquascape rock
When you use a large rock or rocks in your scape, what, if anything do you put between the rock and the bottom of your tank?
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Forum: Plants
04-04-2009, 07:00 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,177
Ambulia-Cabomba
What are the differances between the two plants? I supposedly have both in separate tanks and.....they look the same. Did I get the wrong plant from one vendor or are they that similar. If they...
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Forum: Equipment
03-18-2009, 01:42 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 611
I've got another question. Do you shut your...
I've got another question. Do you shut your filter off when you feed? The agitation from the spray bar makes the floating foods sink too fast and then it gets sucked into the filter. Or am I doing...
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Forum: Equipment
03-14-2009, 02:18 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 611
Spray Bar
I just set up my first cannister filter and I am using a spray bay on the return. I have it attatched to the back of the tank shooting up and towards the front so that it roils the surface at about...
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Forum: Aquascaping
01-30-2009, 12:36 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 959
Nothing macabre! More of a Nebraska version of...
Nothing macabre! More of a Nebraska version of Texas holey rock. Where chips expose some of the soft center, a place for a stem. Holes and bridges for the fish to swim through. They would really...
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Forum: Aquascaping
01-29-2009, 09:05 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 959
Bones?
Has anyone tried using old bones in an aquascape? I have access to some old cow bones; femurs, jawbones, spine, and some cool looking bits of pelvis. These bones are years old and very weathered. ...
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Forum: Plants
12-27-2008, 09:27 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 426
Mosses
How should you trim a big clump of moss? Do you rip it apart, tease it apart, wack it with a shears, or attack it with a cleaver? I don't want to destroy it, I just want it smaller. Thanks
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Forum: DIY
12-19-2008, 04:34 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,575
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Forum: DIY
11-24-2008, 01:33 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,575
Maybe one of your vents in the top of the hood...
Maybe one of your vents in the top of the hood would work but I would hate to see you cut into that fine looking hood without being pretty certain. Could try a mock-up made out of cardboard, seal...
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Forum: Plants
11-22-2008, 12:07 AM
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Replies: 76
Views: 5,602
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Forum: Fish
11-18-2008, 02:31 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 1,753
Fish for the middle area? My water is pretty...
Fish for the middle area? My water is pretty hard with an 8 pH and my cherry barbs and glowlight tetras seem content to fill the middle nitch. I do have some plants that top off midway up the tank...
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Forum: DIY
11-16-2008, 04:01 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,575
For about $8 you can buy an aluminum brooder...
For about $8 you can buy an aluminum brooder light reflector the has a pretty fair polish. The ones at Walmart and Bomgaars work pretty well with the Y type sockets like you are using. I use a...
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Forum: Equipment
11-16-2008, 01:04 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 337
Tank Repair
I have an older pair of Perfecto tanks(circa 70's) and one of them has a small leak. I don't want to replace them, I want to use them. They are nostalgia pieces, about 30g, chrome frames, a...
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Forum: Fish
11-14-2008, 01:31 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 1,753
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