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I collected a large piece of driftwood from an access of my local river, the Lower Cape Fear River. It was too large to boil or sterilize in any container I had--it barely fit in my 75-gallon aquarium. So I prepped it by brushing it, sanding sharp edges, and removing bark or other pieces that...

I have a ten gallon aquarium that I'm trying to set up as a ghost shrimp tank. I got some plants for it that I rinsed under water but now there is an infestation of small bugs in the tank. They're less then a centimeter in length, swim around and sit on the plants and glass. Could someone please...

So.... I seem to have acquired a number of aphids in one of my emersed tubs. My guess is they came in as eggs with one of the plants that was outside for the summer. They weren't there two days ago, now they're all over my Crypt spiralis and Bacopa caroliniana... Anyone have any good tips for...

Hi everyone, Just wondering if anyone can help me with an issue I've been having. Recently, I noticed tiny holes appearing in my crypts. It didn't really look like nutrient deficiency, but I couldn't see anything obviously eating the leaves. Fast forward about 2 weeks and now it looks like the...