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Thanks! With the rest of my current stocking as is, how many do you think would be a good sized school for a tank this size? I’m thinking of potentially adding a few more small top-dwelling fish as well down the road, but haven’t made any final decision on that—maybe some type of rasbora or more...

My dad helped me do it! It’s just some pieces of conduit stuck into a couple of 2x4s which are then screwed into the framework of the stand. An elbow joint at the top to attach the horizontal pieces and then the light is just zip tied to that. Pretty low budget lol! but I’m happy with how it looks.

My fairly well-planted 75gal has been running for about 6 months, and I’m considering upping my school of corydoras either by adding more of the same type, or getting some of a different species. Current stocking: An obscene number of cherry shrimp 14 rummynose tetras 9 celestial pearl danios...

Thanks, I actually have some Seachem purigen on the way! In the meantime I took out two of the filter cartridges to increase water flow, and there’s been a lot of activity this morning already. Cories and pleco both looking for food and the Cories particularly are very active! I’ve been watching...

Thanks for the detailed reply! I looked at the AC110 when I set up the tank but the Penguin had good reviews and was cheaper so I went with that. Seems like the AC110 might be the way to go though…do you think there are any issues besides the filter that I should address?

I have a 75 gallon tank that’s got quite a few plants, a long bubbler on one side, and a Marineland Penguin Pro 375 HOB filter. The flow on the filter is turned up quite high and I currently have 4 cartridges in it because my water was a little cloudy. Temp: 75 pH: ~7.3 Ammonia: 0ppm Nitrate...

Thanks for the replies! Yeah, I think I’ll end up bringing him back. Too bad because he is an awesome fish but I don’t want my shrimp to get obliterated.

Hi everyone, I recently set up a 75 gal planted tank, into which I transferred everything from the smaller tank I had previously. Included in that transfer was a large population of cherry shrimp, several hundred at least. While at the fish store to pick up some fish for the new tank, I got a...

Excellent, that’s great to hear. I think I’m going to go with the Aquasky 2.0. Thank you so much!

Yeah, I’ve done some research on Fluval vs. other brands as well and people are always talking about how you get a “yellow tint” such and such which is a nitpick in my opinion. I’ve ruled out the much more expensive RGB lights for the same reason—I’m not looking for an ultra-perfect coloration...

What’s the difference between this and the Fluval 3.0? I’ve seen a lot of recommendations for the latter but the only readily apparent difference is that the 3.0 can get to a higher wattage (for like $100 more…). With the types of plants I listed, could I make do with the 2.0?

Thank you both for the great options! I’ll definitely look into some of these. A lot of the designated “aquarium” lights are pricier than I was hoping to get, especially since I’m not looking to do a super high-tech tank. These seem like some great more budget-friendly options

Currently working on setting up a 75 gallon tank (standard dimensions, 48x18x24) and I'm wondering about recommendations for a hanging light setup. The tank is going to be planted with low- to medium-light plants: crypts, swords, java fern, etc. However, I am also planning to go for a more...

Thanks PeteStevers! I had about seven stems that I separated and planted individually. I’ve been giving them fertilizer and root tabs if that’s what you mean by feeding them, and I’ll try to give them more light. Thanks for your advice about the anacharis as well

Hey everyone, I’ve had some ludwigia (minI super red) for about a month, and the bottoms of several of the stems are turning brown and seemingly falling apart. Initially the plants lost quite a few leaves but I figured that was part of the acclimation process since a lot of plants do that when...

Hey everyone, I have three C. trilineatus in my 15 gallon and one of them is acting a little strange. The other two are as rambunctious as Cories normally are but the third, who is a bit smaller, doesn’t often take part in their games of “follow the leader” around the tank. He still forages...

So I’m just noticing a few (about 5) tiny brown snails that have mysteriously appeared in my tank. Probably eggs stuck to one of my live plants? ID please if possible and advice on whether they’ll become a problem!

Beautiful. It’s really ironic because there’s almost no roots at the base of the stem but then whole clumps of them halfway up, lol

So I’ve read that you can trim Alternathera reineckiI into smaller bits and plant it to encourage more horizontal growth instead of vertical. My plants have all these “above-ground roots” and I’m wondering do I just cut it off below the roots and plant the piece? And then will the part that’s...

Yes exactly, I was just wondering if anyone had one they no longer wanted that would be cheaper