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Set up a dirted tank about a week ago using sand as a cap and miricle gro organics as my soil, and everything seems to be going fine, some plants even starting to make new sprouts? just moved some stems around and im seeing leaves and stems js kind of withering off it in my hands atp. black...

i heard about using flood lights as well, im looking into them ill experiment around and see what works, ty for explaining it a little better for me

im making a new build in a 55 gallon tank, and im trying to budget on lighting for when i do plants in here. Im wondering about using led light bulbs attached to pendulum fixtures that will hang above the tank, doing the math based on some info online i reached the approximate that i need...

alright, i guess ill see how it goes.

heard about pfs too, although ive looked around and the quikrete might just simply be close and easier to obtain.. rinsing shouldnt be that much of a problem but ill still look into pfs

im ganna rinse it only because i dont want to deal with the cloudiness lol sounds perfect tbh ill probably buy a bag of that too

sounds good thanks for all the info

sounds good, thanks. its only temporary so ill def take your suggestion into accouunt in the future, def ganna upgrade my heaters

got a good sponge filter in there, same with a small internal filter which ill put on opposite ends to get good circulation

true, i mean if it saves me money and looks good then no problem using it lol, ill take a look at the gravel too, is it more on the pea pebble kind of size?

im planning to either put them towards the center and right near each other, or on separate sides.. i used the heater calculator on here and since my entire house is already about 76-77 degrees and i only need the 2-3 degree increase, it said 100w heater was fine? would you suggest its just...

I have a 27g tote i need to keep at a stable temperature of about 78-80F. i have a 100 watt preset aqueon heater thats preset at 78, and a different adjustable heater thats only 50w, as far as i know the 100w might have a hard time keeping up with keeping that much water stable without having...

oh yea. ganna be rinsing for hours :confused:

Looking to get some sand for a new build im making but im going the real money cheap way and heard some very good things about quikrete and that apparently alot of people here use it? Opinions? Is it worth it and safe?

i wasnt talking about taking off the rim or modifying it, the tank i have just doesnt have a bottom rim. i was asking about if its safe or not to use or if id need to buy some kind of mat or rim for it, came to conclusion to just fix up the top rim best i can, and double up a few layers of 1/8"...