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Bwood22 Nice work linking that thread. That sounds failed to me.

Hi all, This is an interesting discussion. Firstly, there are many ways to get the same result, some are easier or safer than others though. When I started keeping aquariums again after moving around for awhile I did fish-in cycles in two of my 10 gallon tanks. brand new matten filters...

10 gallons might be a bit small, but it can handle the bioload with a good filter. Freshfishguy's suggestion is pretty solid. Platies, a nerite or if you're into Malaysian Trumpet snails a few of those, and some shrimp; also consider neocaridina, they're a bit smaller. If you're only doing...

If you have any interest in cool water fish you could try any reasonable combination of, Pygmy Sunfish - need lots of hiding places/ dense cover; very small 1-2" fish. Also, not a schooling fish a male female pair would be fine with a school of other fish. Small Killifish (many are annual or...

This is quite the interesting conversation. In regard to turnover volume or flow rate through a filter I have never attempted to measure it, but now I'm also wondering what is adequate. I've tried a wide variety of filters. I've found running the size filter or combination of filters...

I've been looking at setting up a vernal pool 10 gallon. I want to make sure it mimics a natural environment as much as possible. Culturing pond water with micro flora/fauna sound like an exciting idea and a possible solution to my problem. I'll have to start taking samples from local ponds and...

This is a good question. I'd like to know. I'm getting ready to start a vernal tank with a mix of fresh water inverts. If they do well I'll put some in my main tank and gather some of the substrate after they pass to see if there are any eggs.

I'm looking at setting up a 10 gallon planted tank for tripos, fairy shrimp, and clam shrimp. I plan to use the hatchlings as live food like brine shrimp. I'm thinking of using a layered substrate of about 3 inches using soil, coarse sand, and a few large lava rocks. I want to include macro...