Aaron

Hey thanks for the quick reply! I have a 65 gallon tank, with a DIY CO2, and dual 42" LIFE-GLO 2 bulbs, the water is about 74* F, but the plants do not seem to really do anything, granted - they have only been in there for maybe 2 weeks. Is this good enough? Or at least, adequate to keep them alive for a few months until I can really get something good?

Looking to get either one, or two 48" power compact lights to really give my aquarium plants a boost. Does riverfront sell these? Picies? Private sale? Thanks!

I have just taken my clams indoors (they were in a pond before) and one appears to have died. It's shell is open about hald a centimeter, and I have never seen it do this before, so I'm sure it's dead, plus, when I picked it up to see if it would close, it didnt. I'm suspecting there is not enough food in the tank to keep these guys alive, any suggestions on what I can feed them? Thanks in advance!

Is there anything I could do to improve it further, by say, getting new, brighter lights? Nevermind! Thanks for the info, I will look into this.

I have a 65 gallon tank, and have just bought some new bulbs to try and improve plant growth. I am a bit confused as to how much light, is too much light. I have two 42" lights for the tank, one is a fairly dim white light, and the other a blue bulb. I decided this was not bright enough, because I want a nice, bright tank. I went out and bought two 'Life Gro 2' bulbs. The stats of these bulbs are: 40 W each, 6,700 K each, and 310 LUX each. If both of these 'Life Gro 2' bulbs are on at the same time, in a 65 gallon tank, will this be too much? I have 6 - 7 plants growing right now, ranging in size from about 6 - 12" each. I want to have a nice rich looking planted tank. I have a handful of Neon Tetras, a few Zebra Danios (I'm the ultimate beginner!) and one Electric Blue Crayfish. I have good water quality, and have added what I think are the neccesary chemicals suitable for these plants & fish. I have a ton of rock work, lots of little caves and such, and a good deal of driftwood, which appears to be satisfactory for the fish. Everything has been living happily for a while, but my main concern is the plants. I had some before, and ended up taking them out because they never grew, partially because the temperature may have been too low, and the lighting (before) was certainly inadequate. Now that I have new plants, I really want to ensure that they take off and grow well! (Hence, the new light bulbs). I have been reading articles that say 3 - 10 watts per gallon, which, if correct - would mean that what I have is wildly inept, although the tank is brighter than the sun when they are turned on. So, in short - should both 'Life Gro 2' bulbs be on, or should I just use one? Or do I need something different altogether? Also, I have bought a timer. It is set to turn on at 9:00 AM, and then off at 9:00 PM. Is 12 hours of bright light too much? Is this a decent schedule? (Note: the tank recieves no real sunlight. It is in an office, which has a window, with drapes that are usually shut. So, there is 'light' and you can tell if it is daylight outside, but there is no 'direct' sunlight.) Guidance for a beginner please! :bang1:

I have a 65 gallon tank, with a handful of live plants, and small tropical fish. I also have a very tiny air bubbler running right now, and my question is - is it worth it? The bubbler is hanging into the tank about 5 inches, and I figured I would add it a bit of extra oxygen for the plants and livestock, but I have heard that this can actually be detrimental because of the surface being disturbed and loosing CO2, so - should I use an air bubbler, or not? Advice appreciated!

Not so much of an emergency, but something that appears to have killed a snail of mine: It won't keep away from the filter! It keeps kind of wrapping itself around the intake, and when I came home today the poor thing was almost sucked right out of his shell. The other snails I have stay away, but more than once I have had to pry this one off the filter. Annoying! Stay away poor snails! -01-

Hey thanks degrassi, I might just do that. I really don't want the fish to be stressed out at all, I'm going for the whole relaxed, community feel ...

Well I will keep you guys posted on what exactly hatches out of them ...

Hmmm .... I was afraid of that! But now I don't want to return any of them to the pet store to the barren, REALLY crowded tank ...... from their lavish life they have become accustomed to in the pond. Any suggestions on what I can do? I feel bad .

Okat thanks for the replies! I think I will move them around a bit so they can get into an area with a bit more flow to it. :thumbs:

I have 5 of them right now, and they all seem to be alive. Would moving them under the pond's filter, where the water is failry ... turbulent, help them at all? Right now they are located by a bubbler which seems to move the water around in their area preety well. Maybe I should just return them?

My pond is 150 gallons, and is holding about 40, one-inch goldfish. There are plently of plants, and rocks for them to hide in - is that overcrowded?

Hey jvision you have jogged my memory. When I bought the plants, the store employee mentioned that they often have snails with them, and when I was reading about pond maintenence, it warned of plants carrying snails. We had a snail infestation before, but they never seemed to do any damage. My fish are much smaller than the ones I previously had, and I have live plants growing now, is there anything to worry about, or should I leave them be? Thanks for the quick response!

Hello, I am looking to see if someone can answer some questions about Golden Filter Clams, namely, what tempreature is best for them? My outdoor pond is around 62 - 66 *F right now, and I was woundering if that is suitable? If not, what are the requirements? I can't seem to find any information!

Today I noticed some some wierd looking stuff stuck to the inside areas of a water lettuce I have floating around in my pond. They are little red spheres, surrounded by clear goo. There are maybe five of them in total. It looks exactly like the floating food I feed to the goldfish in the pond, but slightly water-logged, and covered in snot. It's either that ... or some kind of eggs ... insect maybe? Can't get a digital picture because my digi-cam is in Edmonton! Any thoughts? :beer:

Hey everyone, thanks for the warm welcome . I'm actually just setting up my indoor aquarium, because I really can't decide what I want to keep in it, and I'm trying to look around and find what I like, because every time I go out somewhere to look, I come back with a million new ideas. My pond has little goldfish right now ... more to come soon .

Hello everyone, I have two projects on the go, an indoor tank, and an outdoor pond. The pond is fully set-up and working, just stocked with a few goldfish for the moment. Looking forward to learning more, and expanding my collection of fish