So when you do a water change or are setting up a tank, you typically buy a bottle of some brand product to get beneficial bacteria into the tank that will eventually settle in and get ammonia and nitrite under control... what product do you use? I have used a large bottle of an API one and its...

I have a 37 Gallon (30 1/4 wide x 12 1/2 wide x 22 3/4 tall) tank that I am heavily planting with plants that require high light. I am looking for recommendations for T5 lighting (24"). I have a wooden canopy that is above a glass fitted top. I would like to know what brand of T5 lighting is...

Do brands really matter? I currently have 2 Giesemann in my Tek fixture and i think it's time to change them. What is the differences? How is , say, a Giesemann bulb better than a Coralife or a Current bulbs (beside that some brand has some particular colors that the other don't). Does it...