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I updated the post to provide more info. Didn't know if I could name drop brands. I'm using sera o-nip. The bottle with a German blue ram on it. This is only my second day. They all kind of school around a tablet until the tank boss comes around. They then go to the other one (I broke the half...

6 small dwarf rainbowfish 2 small German rams 2 nirite snails I stuck half a tablet on the wall and it's still there 10min later. Is this because I've given too much or is it because of the type of food? The up and coming GBR boss of the tank has had his fill and is chilling out back. The...

I've been giving them this look for almost 2 days. They have nerves of steel. I considered the paddling but fish+percussion would fix one problem but create another.

So I have 6 dwarf rainbow and 2 German blue rams. 2nd day. The ram fin nips at the other all the time so I got more plants to provide cover and break the line of sight. Is there anything else I can do for the fin nipping? Unfortunately the wimpy ram also appears somewhat stupid and swims up to...

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I used fish food, eventually went with a peice of tuna fir 48hrs....Yes yes I know mercury concerns. Its fine.

Alllrightly so I've built up ammonia, over a few weeks it turned into nitrites. Now nitrites are dropping and I have no nitrates. I assume the lack of nitrates is due to the heavily planted tank - 2 ozelot Swords Using an external pump I feed a planter with - 14 cloves of garlic - 14 chives -...

Yes diatoms! Thanks. I just found out about it after I posted. It is not that dark when viewed without a camera.

I was just reading a bit that it is likely something else...I just can't remember the name of it. But it's very common in new aquariums and will dissipate some time afterthe cycle completes.

A little info on the tank and it's condition. Ozelot Swords in there for 1 month. Tank has also been cycling for 1 month. I am just waiting for nitrate to turn to nitrite. There have been 2 water changes during the cycle to control ammonia levels. This black stuff is growing on my plants. You...

Should a 20 long be treated differently from a standard aquarium regarding the type of fish or its all generally the same?

This cleared up some things for me and will make it much easier for me to research. Thanks.

Now I'm just bouncing some ideas here and getting added input from some of the experience floating around on the forum. You guys/gals have really good input. Cutting down the number of species to make a good school while having a centre peice fish also sounds appealing. Perhaps I'm looking into...

Thanks for the input

My tank is currently cycling so no fish for a while. I have a topfin 20g with bubblewall, heater and a filter. It is planted with 2 ozelot Swords burried in smooth pebbles and some driftwood for looks. I have a second filter that pumps to an aquaponics planter stocked with 10 garlic cloves and...

Not slimy. It did have bubbles develop and I didn't clean them off....maby it's just from air pockets...darn It feels hard. I'll see what a razor does. Give me 20min Yup scrapes off. Some type of residue from tap water.

Why do I have a hard white patch on my heater? It's not even a month old...is it in the process of burning out? Still heats. Has always been submerged while on and turned off during water changes. Any idea what that hard white patch is?

Thanks for the input. Maby, once I'm cycled. I'll get 3-5 cherry shrimp and I'll use something as a basket to pull out the pebbles and soak up the majority of the film from the planter where it tends to collect....I don't hate it, I just hate how it looks. But it does settle fast, I have 2...

Yhe issue I'm having is that this film accumulates in the vinyl tubing and deposits in the planter. When the planter is distributed it will then go down the outflow of the planter and make its way in the aquarium. It's It's aquaponic set up with vinyl tubes that's creating this film inside the...

Ive set up an aquaponics planter using a separate pump and vinyl tubes. I've noticed the interior of the tubes collects a white slime biofilm. This film collects in my planter and when I agitate the clay pebbles I get a bunch of film into my tank (see picture) I have thought of some ways to...