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I have a 10-gallon tank with no hood. I had an idea for lighting it. What if I get 2 light aluminum light reflectors that are really cheap and clip it onto the aquarium? I'll put 2 20-watt bulbs in each or 2 10-watt's. The thing js that all the aluminum clip-ons I find say up to __ watts for a incandescent bulb. Can I still buy it and put flourescent bulbs in it? Or do I have to find a specific lamp that holds flourescent bulbs only?

I Want to plant my tank with low tech plants. Mostly Amazon Swords, Java Ferns, Anubias etc.. I do not want to use dirt, I've had a bad experience with them before. Is there anything I can use that isnt dirt?

Instead of a full blown hood on my tank, I was thinking about just putting one or maybe even two of those clip on light reflectors and putting a 20 watt bulb on it. Would this work enough to grow plants or is this even possible to do? I will do only low light plants mainly Amazon Swords, Anubias and maybe some Java Ferns. Something like this http://www.amazon.com/Bayco-SL-300N4-Clamp-Aluminu... Is this even possible?

I want to get this M9/92F http://www.airsoftmegastore.com/5592-m9-full-metal... but I really want another magazine and can't find one for that specific gun anywhere. I found this one http://www.airsoftmegastore.com/2086-taurus-24-7-2... Do you think it will work? Or do I have to find the specific magazine for it?

What do you guys think about Discus in a 55 gallon? I see people saying they need 60 gallons and thats only a little 5 gallons. I know they are shoaling and expert only.

I want to play Pokemon Diamond on my pc. I've tried before but it always crashes. The game came out 5 years ago, is there a way I can play it without any codes or anything? No crashes or nothing. I've tried and seen so many people on youtube play it fine.

I want to know some plants that will do well in Medium light , and regular sand substrate. I dont want to try dirt again because its just so messy and ruins everything. I am going to have ofcourse Amazon Swords. And a lot of them. I really like Amazon Swords, but wont mind having any other plants that dont need that high of light. Can you name some ? Also what can I put in the sand to make it better? Instead of putting clay in dirt and stuff can I use it in just sand ? And what about fertilizers?

I dirted my tank about a month ago and now I just noticed bubbles coming out and it has a very faint smell but I could smell it just a tiny bit when I put my nose just before the bubble pops. I now know this is H2S. What should I do? Its a very faint smell and its the first time I seen this since its been dirted. Im going to do a 50% water change and poke into the substrate to try and release some of them.

I have a 10 gallon tank, cycled since July. So for a few months. Its a dirted, planted tank. It contains 1 Angelfish (Temporary of course, this is why I want to cycle my 55 quick to avoid stunting) and 5 Peppered Corycatfish (Also babies to avoid overstocking). The tank has an Aqueon Quietflow 10 (For up to 20 gallons, 100 GPH flow rate. I want to know whats the fastest way to cycle my 55g. The 55 is going to have a Top Fin 60 thats for up to 60 gallons and 300 GPH. Whats the quickest way to cycle my tank? I was thinking to take my currents filter cartridge and place it in front of my Top Fin filter, kind of like just a regular cartridge change. Do you think this will work? I will also transfer everything from my 10g, to my 55.

I have had a mother Amazon Sword and it had 3 runners. I clipped the other two but I left one on there due to it being so small. The shoots got so tall that it shot out of the water, I didnt think it would be a problem so i left it. Soon I seen the part that was out of water started rotting, and spreading lower onto the runner. I clipped it but it spread a bit to 1 of the leaves of the runner. It has been there for like a month and still hasnt changed? No root growth, leaf growth or anything. What can I do?

Ok so I have:

Top Fin Power Filter 60 (Up to 60 gallons, 300 GPH) & a Aqueon Quietflow 55/75 ( Up to 90 gallons 400 GPH. So up to 700 GPH.

Planted, maybe dirted, still dont know but going to plant it. ALOT OF PLANTS. Sand Substrate.

Stocking is:

1 Angelfish

5 Peppered Corydoras

5 Bronze Corydoras

10 Cherry Barbs

2 Bolivian Rams

What else can I add? I dont want any Guppies, Platties or anything like that. I want a single fish. Was going to add a Redtailed Shark but AqAdvisor said they could get aggressive with my Cherry Barbs.

I have a 10 gallon that gets cloudy quick despite al of my water changes. Im upgrading to a 55 gallon soon, in a month maybe, but until then I have this. My question is, the Aqueon Quietflow 55/75 ( for up to 90 gallons) is on sale on Petsmart for 40 bucks! I want to get it for my 55 but I know it will be off sale soon. Can I put it in my 10 gallon or will this be WAAAY to much filtration? I feel like im overdoing it by a lot lol. But it solves 3 problems, my cloudy 10 gal, paying more for the filter later on, and not cycling the 55 since I will have that filter ready. Am I going overboard? Also I dont want too much water agitation. Will this work? I fill the water right until the little waterfall where the water comes out so it wont drop into the water and make a bunch of noise and water agitation. Should I just get a regular Quietflow 50? ( 50 gallons ) or go even lower into a 40 or 30?

Ok, I want to feed my Pepper's some vegetables. I have heard that they eat cucumbers, but I always forget to tell my mom to buy some. What another vegetable that they would eat? Ex: Blanched Lettuce, cucumbers etc...

I have a little Amazon Sword in my tank. I want to take it out, and put it in a 1 gal that has dirt, and capped with sand. No fish. I want to know if it will grow better than my plants with just regular sand.. sand light too. But I wont have a filter or heater, is this ok or will it be a fail?

Ok so now I know that I can actually sirt my tank. The soil is safe, I know where im putting my fish etc.. I just have a few more questions. When I put the dirt in a bucket to leech all the ammonia out, how long should I leave it there ? Im thinking a week to a week and a half. Also will my fish be fine in a 5 gallon bucket ?(regular orange Home Depot bucket). If so for how long because I know since Im adding dirt then sand to cap it, its going to get real cloudy. Maybe for almost a day, or a few hours. I might just do it in the night, and leave it overnight so in the morning my tank would be clear, or do it in the morning and at night or so put my fish back, or should I wait a few days instead of 1? I have a small Angelfish and 5 Peppered Corys. (only there until hes big enough to go in my 55 with 1 other Angel thats way bigger than him, I tried putting him in and he got bullied.) I know Angels are super sensitive so will the dirt change my water peramiters? Or will it be ok, I will acclimate them back into the tank slowly.

Ok so my mom bought some dirt for some plants she has and had some left over, im thinking of adding it to my 10 gallon to make the plants thrive a little. I have researched it and everybody said that the brand is fish safe. I have read that Its very hard to add to a established tank because the dirt leeches ammonia for a few days, is this true ? If so, can I just soak the dirt in a bucket for a week or so then add it ? Regularly rinsing it with hot water and taking out the floating specks? Also, im just going to put my fish in a 5 gallon bucket and add the heater and a bubbler for water agitation since my filter cant fit on the bucket. Will this mess up my cycle for will something spike on my parameters ?

Ok so my mom bought some dirt for some plants she has and had some left over, im thinking of adding it to my 10 gallon to make the plants thrive a little. I have researched it and everybody said that the brand is fish safe. I have read that Its very hard to add to a established tank because the dirt leeches ammonia for a few days, is this true ? If so, can I just soak the dirt in a bucket for a week or so then add it ? Regularly rinsing it with hot water and taking out the floating specks? Also, im just going to put my fish in a 5 gallon bucket and add the heater and a bubbler for water agitation since my filter cant fit on the bucket. Will this mess up my cycle for will something spike on my parameters ?

Ok so my mom bought some dirt for some plants she has and had some left over, im thinking of adding it to my 10 gallon to make the plants thrive a little. I have researched it and everybody said that the brand is fish safe. I have read that Its very hard to add to a established tank because the dirt leeches ammonia for a few days, is this true ? If so, can I just soak the dirt in a bucket for a week or so then add it ? Regularly rinsing it with hot water and taking out the floating specks? Also, im just going to put my fish in a 5 gallon bucket and add the heater and a bubbler for water agitation since my filter cant fit on the bucket. Will this mess up my cycle for will something spike on my parameters ?

I have seen a lot of people writing that when you first put a plant in your tank it could melt. I think that its when you put a plant in your tank, it has to adjust to your tanks chemistry, like ammonia, ph and stuff so some of the leaves turn yellow or brown and fall off, but they grow back healthier. Am I correct? If not somebody please define this word for me. Clearest definition gets best answer.

I have 5 Peppered Cory's, and been wanting to breed them. I have been doing large water changes ( No more than 50% ) and replacing the water with 2-4 degree cooler water. I do this atleast twice a week. The only thing I haven't been doing is feeding them live foods like bloodworms or blackworms. I heard that you can feed them High Quality Flake Food instead of that. I have been doing all this for like 2 or 3 weeks, and today after a 40-50% water change, I turned off the lights and left them in the dark. An hour later I checked on them and saw that someone was digging towards the back, theres a hole in my sand. Could this be the Corys cleaning spawning spots? Should I wait a little longer and see if they clean any other spots? The only other tankmate is an Angel.