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It definitely looks like Alternanthera reineckii to me.

Very nice. I'm a little jealous I must admit. I been wanting to keep dwarf cichlids for some time! Hope they spawn for ya.

Hey sebek. Welcome to the forums. Sorry to hear about your unfortunate experience in the past. Maybe this time you can set up a small quarantine tank to temporarily house new purchases until you know they are safe to add to your community aquarium.

Nice shrimp! I like white clouds too! Where do you get them for 35 cents a piece?

Beautiful Dwarfs Jayba! I'm totally jealous. And wow that is one massive yolk sac!

What is the third fish?

Beauties!

Congrats. wigglers are always fun!

Not sure about the anubias but in my experience the swords have a rather large root system and your substrate looks a bit shallow. Maybe a couple more inches of sand or fine gravel?

Lookin good bro! I'm lovin your wood arrangement.

So awesome. I hope to experience this one day myself!

Congrats FCG! Finding fry is always exciting.

In my experience the cyano doesn't have much of an odor at all and believe me I am a pro at growing the stuff.

Sounds and looks like a nice slimy layer of cyanobacteria.

Anywhere from $2 to $20 ...pending size, quality, and health. Oh yes and who you buy them from..

THose are worth 20. :thumbs: They definitely don't come lookin like that from your average LFS.

I seem to recall paying 7-8 dollars each in Edmonton a year or so ago.

Love your setup.

That video was beautiful.

Glad to see this tank being put to good use. I LOVE your aquascape. You did great with it.

Lookin good bro! Those rocks look familiar

What are your water temps like. Possibly the light is providing enough heat?

I used to use marineland stealth pro heaters and I had a Hydor ETH as well but the past couple of days I have discovered that ALL of the stealth heaters were recalled. Yikes! Hydor ETH is great. I am considering trying the Marineland visitherm but I really would like a shatter proof.

Are the ebo jagers shatter proof?

Thanks a bunch Mark_N and Rainbowric! Your replies and advice are much appreciated. I will keep you updated.

Well we are currently renting so I think anything past the 8 tanks I have planned is unrealistic and the landlord wouldn't be too impressed. So I am pretty sure the 8 tanks will keep me busy and occupied and give me enough variety in what I would like to keep. I am 99.9% sure I will not be expanding but I hear ya. Best to dish out for what I will eventually want instead of keep ugrading and spending even more. Kind of like my computer.:P

About the diaphragm pumps. Are they hard to service? How often to they need maintenance? Are there parts and fees I will need for maint? The tanks will be in the basement so noise is not much of a factor but obviously quiet is better.

I'm not sure a 10g tank is well suited for cories. They should be kept in schools and usually reach a couple inches each. I would say if you absolutely insist on having cories you should get one of the smaller varieties.

All my air pump problems went away when I got my first Hi-Blow pump. First one I got was the Hi-Blow 20 which handled a quite a few tanks. Eventually bought a second and now never run out of air. Very quite and no maintenance in two years. You can order it on line at JL and because it is over $100 ...free shipping.

http://www.jlaquatic... Air Pumps.html

You may be better off with a good quality diaphragm pump if you are only planning on running those tanks alone on it without adding on later..Unless you have a larger central air system already you can tap into?

http://www.jehmco.co..._air_pumps.html .

Something along the lines of the DAPMH 8 or 15 will work fine ..I am currently running 30-35 tanks on a jehmco LPH26.

The LPH26 runs 8 of my tanks ranging from 10- 30 that have HMF's in them.The rest of the tanks ranging also from 10-40 gal have ATI pro's..something to think about if you ever plan on expanding.It will also benefit you by using a good quality airstone.Aquatic ecosystems carries the sweetwater AS-1 which is great for using in your uplift tubes in your HMF tanks seeing it is slim..They rarely ever clog.I haven't changed my stones in over a year and seen no air loss.

http://www.aquaticec...r-Air-Diffusers

Thanks a bunch for the replies guys.I am not planning to add onto those tanks for many years if I ever decide to and I do not have a central air system. I'm hoping to get away with spending only around $100 bucks but I would spend more if need be. After reading a bit I am wondering if it would be worth while to dish out the extra money for a LPH26 or a hi blow.

Hi guys and gals. I need an airpump suggestion. I need one that will drive 10 air powered Hamburg Matten Filters across 8 tanks all under 20 gallons. I have never used HMF before or air in the aquarium. Suggestions on what I need please.

Ok after seeings Ron's Simple Shrimp rack and having owned shrimp in the past I am thinking of a bit of a new idea. I want shirmps! 2 20 longs on top lengthwise and 6 10 gallons on the bottom widthwise. This will give me enough variety to keep me busy.

Back on the topic of the HMF's. I have never used an airpump in aquarium before. I have no clue what I am going to need here. I am assuming your cheapo 30 dollar LFS model isn't going to cut it?

If I am to go 6 10g's and 2 20 long's that would be 10 filters in total across the 8 tanks. Can anyone suggest me an air pump that will be sufficient but not completely overkill? I am assuming I will just have to use a bunch of splitters to run it to all 8 tanks?

Would something like this be ideal? http://www.petsandponds.com/en/aquarium-supplies/c5943/p16942851.html

Or is that overkill? or too weak?