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Your posts crack me up. My wife was not a fan of me getting my first 20 gallon for the kids, then my 75 that was supposed to be mine...well she goes to psmart usually 1 time a week (sometimes more). And never comes home empty handed

It has been a while since I updated. The current inhabitants are 8 neon tetras, 5 ember tetras, 4 male guppies, albino bristle nose pleco, regular bristle nose pleco, clown pleco, 4 skunk cories (had 6 lost 2). Things seem to be going well and will add to the cories soon.

My cycle in my 75 was taking forever! I started using Stability (I think from Seachem) and they seemed to really kick start the nitrite yo nitrAte part of the cycle. I did a fishless cycle dosing ammonia.

Thank you! I am ok ( well slightly ok) with waiting lol. I am thinking about a school of cardinal tetras, rummy nose tetras, rainbow fish (not sure which species yet) and would love a couple rams. And certainly some Corys (not sure what type yet. I kind of want something like the oranges...

Hey all. So I have been doing a fishless cycle. I dosed last night 5 m/l of ammonia in a 75 gallon tank. This morning I tested and got the following: Ammonia 0-.25 ppm Nitrite .25 ppm Nitrate 40-80 ppm What is my next step? Is the cycle complete or wait until ammonia and nitrites are zero...

Thank you I will work on testing that and trimming back

Any advice would be much appreciated... what should I cut off and/or what should I let stay and see if it comes back?

Well the cycle has started! Ammonia has turned to nitrites and some nitrates are showing. I re dosed ammonia tonight and will check again tomorrow. I have added seachem stability as well. Getting close and now to try to figure out fish. I have looked at the suggestions and am leaning twords...

Should I do anything with the browning leafs or just let them be?

Hey all! I’m just starting out my 75 gallon tank and am currently cycling it. I purchased plants and planted them with root tans (fluval) into my bdbs. I have also dosed with liquid fert. Is it normal for the plants to brown as they adjust to my tank and then start to grow? Thanks for your...

I have been thinking and discussing with the family. My wife is in love with Dalmatian molliies, so I was think a large community tank. Would German blue rams, maybe one or two go with a community tank?

As much as I would love discus I’m not ready to take the plunge with them lol. 2 young kids prevent that at this point. But I will have them in the future!

Hey NC122606 I’m not sure for stocking. For sure some sort of cory’s, a couple schools of fish, but really I’m all over the place lol. I will take a look at your suggestions tonight though.

Thank you I am liking how it’s coming together!!

Plants added! So I purchased some plants and added them to the tank today. I added the following: Christmas Moss on a coconut rabbit (for my daughter. It was that or a mermaid cat from petsmart lol) Java Fern Micranthemum Umbrosum MinI Bolbitis (baby leaf) Dwarf Sag I put root tabs (fluval)...

Hey there! We had a green algae break out in my tank. Water was green everything. We tried using apI algeafix and it killed all our fish within 2 hours! Do not use the stuff. I wish I had read the reviews as a lot of them said the same thing. Silly me to think apI (reputable company) would...

Thank you! I will take a look and see which of those fish will work well!

As I have posted before I was infected with MTS. We started off with a 20 long that Santa brought the family for Christmas. I have experience from about 15 years ago. I have learned a lot from this forum and our 20 gallon. I purchased a 75 gallon from my LFS and picked it up yesterday. I...

ShamFish97 thank you! How much do you personally use per gallon? Most responses I have had is 50 lbs will be plenty for a 75 gallon planted tank is this your experience?

Do they make black pool filter sand? I wanted to go with black substrate. The bdbs is $10.00 for a 50 lb bag