SomethingIsFishy

Welcome - FYI that's a Rena filstar filter- I have three of them (easy to maintain)...

ADA and Fluval. I also like Flourite. I won't ever use aquarium gravel again....

Nah, compared to some members I've got small tanks. My dream would be something over 65 g but not more than 125 g. I took your advice and put the lighting up to 60% for 10 hours.

Once my 45-P cycles and I transfer the Celestial Pearl Danios then I will play with the lighting on the 60-P. When it's all settled then I'll be looking for a betta. Cabomba is the one plant I can't grow. I might try it again in a low tech environment. Right now I have tiger lotus, crypts, Hydrocotyle cf. tripartita, Ludwigia, and staurogene (that I'll probably lose).

I'm using a shorter light period on these low tech tanks mainly to avoid algae. I'm using Finnex 24/7 LEDs on my other two ADA 75-P with CO2. Its quite nice to view the tanks when I want. When I used Fluval LEDs I could hear the fish splashing when it was lights out. I think in going to try the myriophillum - it sounds like a nice background plant for my bigger tanks.

Sounds like a great project. What have you programmed your lights to? I have the same fixture on a 60P ADA low tech tank and use the warm day button for about 6-7 hours.

Could bamboo be a problem? I didn't know that.

I had 6 bamboo in the filtration reservoir under the 10 gallon. They went immediately from the 10 gallon into the 55 with much of the water from the 10 gallon. So theyve been immersed in an aquarium for a little over 8 months now. It did well in the 10 gallon.

Check this youtube out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tqy9jBDGsk0

I wonder if it was the bamboo plants once they were disturbed. Did you keep them emersed?

You could probably google it but I think there's one called BCAquaria

Isn't there a rinse agent in the dishwasher?

So I've had several male bettas and they haven't been lasting very long. The longest I was able to keep a betta (from the Market Mall pet store) was about 1-1/2 years max. That tank was low tech. My other bettas all lived in 5 or 10 gallon planted tanks with pressurized CO2 and had short lives. These bettas were the fancy ones and the common type. At first I thought maybe breeding and genetics played into it. Now I'm wondering if it was because of the CO2. Any suggestions?

Welcome to Calgary Benny - best off luck in your Canadian aquatic adventures!

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Are you dosing Seachem Excel in lieu of CO2? I use diluted Metricide 14 that I picked up from a NE Safety store.

Nice job cleaning up your equipment. Looks great!

I seem to be having luck with my two Rena XP M. It's easy to disconnect and clean.

Doesn't everyone have a 10 g stashed away... Lol

^^^ what he said

I have a specific day and do 30% on some tanks but 50% on others. HOB filters cleaned weekly and canister filters monthly.

Can I add that Fluval stratum for planted or shrimps is nice too?

Great deal ~ an old Aqueon for an AC 20. Sweet :-)

Petland advertised a deal earlier - bring in a broken filter and leave with an AC110

Thanks for sharing :-)

I remember seeing something on Facebook - only it was for Eastern Canada - it included red eared turtles too....

Just finished a WC and cleaned my Rena XP2 canister filter. I greased the seal with some Fluval lubricant but am wondering what do you use? Can I use Vaseline petroleum jelly? Thanks...