Forum: Plants
11-21-2010, 02:37 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 620
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Forum: Plants
11-21-2010, 02:05 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 620
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Forum: Plants
11-21-2010, 01:30 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 620
Wild moss
On a trip to northern WI over the summer I picked up what appear to be 3 different species of moss from the woods. At the time I collected them, none were submerged (growing on soil, stones, trees...
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Forum: Tank Journals
11-15-2010, 02:46 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 5,213
Very clean setup, especially considering the...
Very clean setup, especially considering the addition of a rimless tank :) A word of warning for the halides though; you'll likely want them hanging quite a distance above the water's surface. I have...
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Forum: Fish
11-15-2010, 01:36 AM
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Replies: 104
Views: 7,017
As with other danio species (and other...
As with other danio species (and other scatterers?), the male releases a cloud of sperm at the moment the eggs are expressed. There's no delay between laying/fertilization as there is with egg...
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Forum: Fish
11-14-2010, 10:32 PM
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Replies: 104
Views: 7,017
Yep. I saw that on the same site when I was...
Yep. I saw that on the same site when I was getting ready to try them. The panels are sewn together with cotton thread. I found that the tabs at the top were a bit flimsy and tended to collapse...
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Forum: Fish
11-14-2010, 10:14 PM
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Replies: 104
Views: 7,017
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Forum: Tank Journals
06-23-2010, 03:09 PM
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Replies: 144
Views: 32,206
Try making your hill shape out of tiers of...
Try making your hill shape out of tiers of eggcrate. You could put a lip at the edge of each tier to hold substrate better. Then go over the whole thing with pond foam and embed some substrate into...
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Forum: DIY
06-23-2010, 03:31 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 872
Don't do this with a tank that has a plastic...
Don't do this with a tank that has a plastic bottom rim. Aus tanks are commonly made rimless or glass-braced on the bottom, US tanks have a plastic rim that should be set on a firm surface.
p.s. I...
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Forum: Equipment
06-20-2010, 10:35 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 418
Filtration choice is pretty much up to you....
Filtration choice is pretty much up to you. Either of those combinations would be fine.
An RO unit will save you oodles of money in the long run over the API tap water filter. Check ebay for...
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Forum: Equipment
06-19-2010, 04:55 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 8,149
Plumbing trip is always plural :hihi:
Nail...
Plumbing trip is always plural :hihi:
Nail polish remover may not be a good call, true. However the 100% acetone sold next to the nail polish in the cosmetics aisle works great :)
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Forum: Tank Journals
06-19-2010, 03:06 AM
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Replies: 220
Views: 17,533
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Forum: Equipment
06-19-2010, 02:48 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 8,149
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Forum: Lighting
06-18-2010, 01:30 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 527
I've never heard of that brand. That said, 3...
I've never heard of that brand. That said, 3 years ago I hadn't heard of fishneedit either and now I use their fixtures with good results. That's a very good price if the fixture turns out to be...
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Forum: Equipment
06-16-2010, 03:01 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,840
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Forum: Equipment
06-16-2010, 02:52 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 362
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Forum: Equipment
06-16-2010, 03:16 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 362
Easiest way is to tee off your return line and...
Easiest way is to tee off your return line and leave it that way. Have one line run through the reactor/diffuser and one not, then run both lines to your tank wherever you want (I'd place the co2...
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Forum: The Lounge & Introductions
06-14-2010, 12:50 AM
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Replies: 163
Views: 4,108
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Forum: Equipment
06-14-2010, 12:10 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 753
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Forum: Lighting
06-12-2010, 03:23 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 881
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Forum: Lighting
06-12-2010, 02:31 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 881
Try a single 175W in a lumenarc III.
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Try a single 175W in a lumenarc III.
http://www.aquacave.com/lumenarc-iii-large--mogul-brbase-reflector-1211.html
The reflectors are pricey, but replacing 1 bulb every 8-10mos instead of 2...
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Forum: Equipment
06-12-2010, 02:17 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,077
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Forum: Lighting
06-11-2010, 02:32 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 716
I think that will be too much light. You'll be...
I think that will be too much light. You'll be much better off with two 70s.
8" is just an arbitrary value that I've found results in good intensity from the 70W fixture/bulb combo I use. Raising...
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Forum: Equipment
06-11-2010, 01:13 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 588
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Forum: Equipment
06-11-2010, 12:22 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 588
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