I think I may have a big water quality/treatment issue and am confused about what's happening. Googling has just added confusion, especially as it applies to a low-tech NPT. I fear I might have screwed my tank up royally, unless I didn't. I may just be impatient and/or overthinking it all. I...

Dimensions: 27x20x20cm or 11x8x8" (10 liters) - Optiwhite Lighting: Chihiros C-Series C301 14W Filtration: Eden 501 (sponge, ceramic rings, Purolite) CO2: Pressurised 1bps thru glass/ceramic diffuser Substrate: ADA Aquasoil Amazonia, Quartz sand Hardscape: Glimmer wood rocks Fertilization: PPS...

I sincerely admire the work of Dr. Walstad (the only flaw would be the units...) Finally after reading her book 3 times and waiting for a long time for a lot of reasons, i have been able to set up my aquarium. The plants arrived on Friday and as soon as I got back from work, I set up my tank in...

Hi there, I'm new to this forum and to aquariums in general. I read Walstad's book and am about to attempt her method with a 30 gallon tank. I was wondering if you guys could help me out with a few things. I bought a 20 W 5200°K fluorescent bulb (long). Will that be enough? The tank will be...

Hi everybody!:D I am completely new to fish keeping, and my mom says that I can get a betta fish at the end of the school year. I don't have any stuff yet, so all of it is open to change. Because I am going to boarding school next year, I am putting my betta in a 5-gallon tank, because it will...