Your just jealous

Im joking

I didnt take that into account. Wouldnt the malasian needle snails (which burrow) cause slow release of these gases and prevent any buildup?

Its been more than a month and here is what my tank looks like:

(Nothing in it but 9 congo tetras, and a few juvenile malaysian needle snails from a recenetly died adult)

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Uhh a new problem. Now the water has developed a greenist tint....

no, i figured natural sunlight would aid in plant growth.

That makes sense about not wanting fish messing about the flourite making a bunch of mud if they go to the bottom. In some areas of the tank I have noticed the flourite is a bit thin. I suppose I will have the limit any bottom dwelling species to being small so they wont mess things up. Would a ...

Well, were could I purchase a stining catfish?

Ive recieved an email from a very knoledgable co worker, I will put her response here:

Have some patience
and it will clear- there is nothing stopping you
fromadding plants at this time except that the water
is murky right? Then let nature take it's course and
plant up a storm...by the time your ...

And i know thats not the right way to be using a heater but i dont have the mounts and it was my guess heating the water would help the bottle o' bacteria i added. I will buy a new heater soon.

Okay I got some crappy pictures. It looks worse than it actually does in the pictures because of bad lighting.

I didnt have a ruler on hand so I got a pack of playing cards to scale the depth of the soil.

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I think i exageratted when i said 4 inches. I would say 2 inches.

I have about an inch to an inch and a half depending on place. Towords the back of the tank there is even more flourite. The tank is slowly clearing, I can see through the tank now but its still cloudy. At the rate its going now i suspect either tomorrow or the next day it will be clear. I will take ...

So i am getting conflicting reports here. What should be done!

So i suppose i have no choice but to do a water change and then add all the chemicals and so forth again.....

Well, back to work to buy more stuff!

Well thats convienient. I just happened to own another 55! Thats aedquete for a 20 inch long fish?

From the information on this page this guy gets 20 inches long. I am not a fishmaster but I do know my present tank would be inadequete from somthing that big. How big a tank is recomended for a 20 inch long stining catfish? Moreover, where can I get a stinging catfish?

I would simply do 160 water changes but Ive already added ammonia, amquel, and bacteria starter to it.

and conflicting information does not help either, this info I read contradicts what i read elsewhere. Unngg
http://aqualinkwebforum.com/eve/ubb.x/a ... 6006071522

Okay. As i said in an earlier post working at a pet store has stirred my interest in the hobby. I recently bought a 75 gallon tank (used).

Let me cut to the chase. I want it to be a planted tank.

So i bought flourite...

After I got some pete moss and topsoil and put a few inches on the bottom of ...

Working at a local aquarium store has recently kindeled an interest in owning an aquarium. Being the water testing guy and learning from my knoledgable boss and co workers I am confident in starting the hobby full blown. I recently bought a used 75 and 55. I have always been interested in animal ...