The wood going straight up like that is jarring.

Flytraps require a winter rest period.

Steal it lol, I don't know who made it but it does get most of the topic right.

The fire equipment place has alway refilled one of my tanks and also hydrotested the tank for me.

I use both a sump and canister filters on my large tanks. If you are serious about this hobby you really want to get a CO2 system. I gave a talk about this a while back, CO2 is more important to good plant growth than light intensity in our aquariums. Even low light tanks benefit from CO2 injection....

One other option, the Penn Plax Cascade canister filter. I got one of these when Scales was in business and it hasn't had a problem yet. I have since bought 3 more and they are all quiet, dependable, and pretty easy to clean. I am surprised not more people use them. The 1000 can be had for less than...

scientist0724 wrote:

halak wrote:Thanks, Cristy, for clarifying it. It's a shame that Arlene doesn't know her new president's name.

Ooops, sorry about that! Total brain fart!

Arlene

Don't be too hard on yourself Arlene, it's Viktor's fault for having an odd user name.

It looks like they sold you the correct plant for the name based on the flower. The leaves should have blades that are more ovate. it must be because they extend above your light. The flowers with the green centers are female. Male flowers will open higher up on the raceme (flower stem) and will hav...

I think some of the dosing guys add a little muriatic acid but I'll let them chime in. The distilled water suggestion up there ^^^^ is the first place to start. You could microwave the solution before you put it into a sterilized bottle as well.