For Most aquariums :  Maximizing the amount of light plants recieve has a beificial effect, but the are many ways in which light get lost in the aquarium as well.…

        Hey guys, I originally posted this in the DIY forum but because of all the spam nobody can ever see it so i decided to post it here as well. Anyway I am getting ready to set up a 20 gallon tank (with dirt) that I have just sitting around, and since it has no light with it im going to use some CFL spiral light bulbs because of how cheep and effective they can be. What I want to know is how you guys have done it, show me some pictures, what does your hood…

We Finally got the bins in held up by 3"PVC! Still Working On The PVC piping/Plumbing! We have also started working on the intake! we are using 3"PVC pipe for the tubing and a shut-off valve. so far the build has cost around $80 a little bit over of what i hoped to spend but it will be worth it in the long run!…

Heres The Beginning Of The Sump! a 80 Gallon Tub, some scrubs (media), and a PVS Switch Valve:)

We all know by now CO2 makes our plants grow like crazy, but how??? Carbon dioxide (CO2) is 100% essential in plant growth whether they be on land or under water.  CO2 is present in all of our aquariums whether you have a CO2 producing system in place or not, it is present no matter what due to water surface absorption from the air you and I breath. So here’s how it works, following the light reaction in a plants chloroplast, witch generated small amounts of ATP and the high energy electron…