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    Tissue cultured plants

    Can anyone recommend a good online source that sells tissue cultured plants?
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    Lowering the ph in my RCS tank

    I've got a 5 gallon Fluval spec shrimp tank with red cherries I've got some Java moss, peacock moss, hornwort, a Java fern and wisteria, 2 anubia nan petite, and some driftwood. The plants are thriving. PH is almost 8, TDS is 622 tonight. I've ordered a gh and kh test kit so haven't tested...
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    eheim/jager heater calbrating issue

    I have anEheim 100 watt heater and it worked fine for many months. I unplugged it in the summer and left it in my 40 gallon tank because in Southern Califronia we don't need a heater in the summer EVER. A couple weeks ago I plugged it ini And now it won't calibrate. It stays around 80 degrees...
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    floating debris removal

    When I vacuum my gravel i sometimes kick up debris that floats throughout the tank. Also there's a couple hard to reach places I can't vacuum without moving everything or uprooting plants. Sometimes when pleco gets moody because the rabbit snails or nerites are too close to him he starts...
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    Fluval spec 5 gal shrimp tank - ferts?

    I have a fluval spec 5g with some red cherry shrimp and 1 red spot nerite. Right now i have 2 anubias nana petites, 7 stems of wisteria, 1 java fern, some java moss and some peacock moss. I want to make sure the plants get the nutrients they need to flourish. I cycled the tan km for 6 weeks...
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    question about Nitrite and Prime

    Not having a nitrite issue but got to wondering how Seachem prime effects a nitrite test. The directions on the bottle say - "To detoxify nitrite in an emergency, up to 5 times normal dose may be used". My question is since Prime doesn't actually remove nitrites, it just "renders" it...
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    Rabbit snails in planted tank...

    Does anyone have rabbit snails in a planted tank? I have 2 orange rabbit snails that do get fed zucchini, cucumber, algae wafers and whatever else they scavenge from the bottom but ate al my jungle Val and Brazilian pennywort. They also just ate a water fern most recently. They eat till they...
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    alternative lighting for Fluval spec 5

    looking for an alternative light for the fluval spec 5 being setup as a planted shrimp tank. Right now I'm using the LED fixture that came with it and it also gets some ambient sunlight.
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    can't get my hands on dwarf hygro

    I've been browsing around to get some Dwarf Hygro (Hygrophila polysperma). Anyone know if their favorite online seller in the US has any? I've done a couple google searches and didn't come up with anything. Only ebay sellers i found were overseas.
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    Plants for flu all spec 5 gallon

    I have a Fluval Spec 5 gallon, with the original LED light that comes with it. I'd like to know what plants can be successfully kept in this tank with the light provided. I also don't really want to use fertilizers since I have cherry shrimps in this tank. Thanks Sent from my iPad using...
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    Mesh filter guard question

    There's a few online sellers that have a mesh filter guard that replaces the strainer. It fits onto the intake pipe just like the strainer. They are advertised in different diameters 10,12,14,16,17 etc. Can someone tell me the proper diameter to purchase to fit on the intake pipe of a Rena...
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    Green specs or algae

    These green specs of algae are appearing only on the front of my tank. It doesnt want to go away when i use magnet or the algae scrub brush. Id like it to disappear. Sent from my SM-G900V using Aquarium Advice mobile app
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    New shrimp tank

    Per the wife's request! I started cycling a tank for shrimp only today. I'll of course start with red cherry shrimp, but I'd like to know what other breeds I can keep that won't breed with the red cherry shrimp and will also coexist well with each other. I seen one chart that kinda shows...
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    Swap: Trade orange rabbit snails for RCS or...

    Local trade only please. Los Angeles area have 2 orange rabbit snails that I'm evicting. Willing to trade for a fair amount of red cherry shrimp or other breed that won't interbreed with cherry shrimp.
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    First residents of our indoor pond.

    There's about 25 red cherry shrimps in our 40 gallon right now. But one has gotten plumper and even a litter more red. I'm hoping she will be showing some eggs on her underside in the next few days. This photo was taken yesterday and today the red is even more vivid. Sent from my SCH-I535...
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    Snail identification

    There's 3 of theses guys in the tank. Possibly more. They've been laying eggs but the orange rabbit snails have started eating the eggs. Can anyone tell me what kind of snail they are? Sent from my SCH-I535 using Aquarium Advice mobile app
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    Looking for ivy type plant

    Im pretty new to planted tanks but not to Aquariums. Not sure if it exists so figured I'd ask here. What types of aquatic plants are like ivy? I'm looking something that creeps along like a vine. I have plenty of Java moss right now, looking for something else
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    need a light hood

    I acquired a Hamilton Technologies T5 HO Aruba Sun retrofit kit. It is too big to fit into my existing hood. Im looking for a hood that I can fit this into. If I put it in the light hood I have now, I can't slide the clear acylic piece into the hood to protect it from moisture. Any...
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    looking for good LFS in Los Angeles area

    My aquarium hobby got put on hiatus for a couple years but now I'm getting things going again. Looking for good stores in the area that have a good selection of freshwater fish and equipment. I'm in Glendale and there is one good shop here. I used to buy from a place in Burbank but they sold...
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    does anyone have this decoration

    Does anyone have this decoration? It's called Sporn diving helmet Sporn Diving Helmet Aquarium Ornament: Aquarium Decorations & Ornaments The reason I ask is because I want to know if there is a hole in the bottom, I want to add an LED light effect to it. Can't find this one in the LFS thanks.
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    need suggestion for moving tank

    ok so here's the deal it's a 75 gallon tank and fluval 404 filter. Its been running for a while with no fish in it, the last fish died off 6 months ago (parents are not good fishkeepers i guess). Since then I've done a few water changes, vacuumed the gravel, water treatment etc. since I knew...
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    re-introduction

    hello all, not new to this forum, but haven't been here for quite a while, moved to a place where aquarium was not allowed so my tank and all the gear went into storage. I'm moving again and I will be setting it all up soon. It'll be 75 gallon freshwater community tank. I'm looking for...
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    Bulkhead fittings

    the previoud owner of my acylic tank had drilled holes and installed 2 bulkhead fittings for his custom filtering system, I'm not using then becuase i have a fluval 404, so i just attched hoses with shutoff valves on them. Problem is fish have a habit og going in to one of them getting stuck...
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    Blind Cave Tetra

    Been looking at acouple local stores for Astyanax fasciatus mexicanus (blind cave tetra) Petco used to carry them quite often but haven't seen them for a while. I checked a couple of the online places i know but no luck. Any suggestions?
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    Nitrate Spike

    75 gal freshwater tank, 3 fish (2 buenos aires tetras and 1 common pleco) I did a partial water change 4 days ago checked PH, amonia, nitrite and nitrate, everything seemed ok. now doing water test tonight here's what i get Amonia 0ppm Nitrite 0ppm Nitrate 80ppm PH 7.6 have not fed the fish in...
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