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First THANKS for the link, awesome, from it I gather I DO have an iron deficiency… Just one more thing: on the filter, I gather that lowering the spray bar eliminates my CO2 problems, I happen to have an Emperor 280 on hand, and wonder if this could do the trick? (Provided that I turn the...

Okay, so I should remove the biowheel in the short-term and replace it with a canister in the long-term then…just before I do, do you think that removing my biowheel would kill my biofiltration? Isn’t it the power filter in general and the circulation it provides that is causing CO2 loss and not...

My water is good old Indiana well water, so since I’m clueless, it’s probably better to leave it alone, right? My water parameters are pH 8.0 and 20 kH out of the tap, and pH 8.5 and 14.5 kH in the tank. Do you mean replace my filter with a canister or just rip off the bio-wheel...

It's been awhile since I've been here, and I'm glad to see everythings going nice with AC... Anyways, I have a few questions that pertain to plants: 1. In the Fertilizer FAQ it says to dose Epsom Salt for magnesium, however I didn't catch it saying anything about dosing, what's good for a...

I recommend Bolivian Rams, Microgeophagus Altispinosa ( I think I spelled that right...) They're similar To German Blue Rams, M. Ramirezi, except MUCH more hardy. They'll grow to a maximum of 4", and are peaceful and ideal for nearly any community tank. They aren't very common, but if you can...

Forgot some details that would help... I already have the Banana Plant in my aquarium, It's made it for a year and continues to do so, although I must confess it is not exactly thriving hence the reflector's light boost...and the fertilizers listed...The Java Fern's already in there too...

I'm about to begin planting my 15 Gallon tank (24"X12"X12"), something that’s been in the works for a while now, and the plants are on their way. I was planning on doing a low-light tank with a single tube, 15 watt light. I did plan on giving my lighting a little boost by installing AH...

I've had bolivians for a while now, and they've done well in my water. It has a pH of 8, and the KH is around 20, while my GH is next to nothing...(water softener) Really nice fish, in my experience very hardy, although less flashy then German Rams. As far as bioload goes, Bolivians only get...

:( Unfortuantely, they died last night I changed out a full quarter of their water with RO water, and they continued to get worse. I'd like to at least LEARN from this experience, so that perhaps in the future I could keep them, but for now, maybe I should just stick with Gobies :(...

Okay, so I'll lower the pH, and the KH. On the temperature exactly what should I shoot for? (Keep in mind, I have livebearers in the tank as well...) The saltiness of the water could cause gill damage? wow, If that's so I'll fix it by the end of the day! Jeesh, I didn't know salt bothered...

My Java Fern's older leaves have Brown Spots on them too. I'd leave them, they are older leaves, but in my experience, the leaves aren't dying until they start to turn yellow, then I'd reccomend just pruning them off at the base, since the plant will waste energy on supporting a dying leaf...

My tap water's pH is 8, the KH is 20.5 degrees dH. My GH is near zero (water softener...). We have an RO unit, I'm not sure if I can use it too much for water changes or not, but the pH that comes from it is 6.5 and the water has near zero KH and GH (of course). I have started mixing the RO...

I was talking about M. Ramirezi, although they share the tank with M. Altispinosa, my other fish have had no problems. The tank was well established, up and running for a year, so I saw very little ammonia or nitrite, just the smallest 'bump'. Around 0.25 ppm for ammonia and I could barely...

From Bigal's it was a Tetra Test kit ~$7 Any help with my Rams?

I haven't had my Rams for long, so I'm not sure if my Rams are having breathing problems, or if they breathe this fast normally. This morning I fed my fish like normal, and I noticed one of my Rams in particular, was breathing quite fast, faster than once per second. The other was breathing...

An interesting noctural fish for you might be an Upside-Down Catfish. I've got one, and he never shows his face during the day...but will come out during the night. I manage to catch him about an hour or so after lights are out when I flip the room lights on. Just a suggestion, sounds...

Alright, a Single Strip it is! Thanks for the input guys...

I'd just ordered plants online, and am expecting them in about a week, but after checking my water's hardness (don't ask me why I didn't do it before...I don't know...) I've discovered a problem. :( My water is rather unusual. It's well water that goes through a water softener first. It's...

Thanks for the tip Carpguy! After looking into that reflector I've decided It's what I want to get, It'll give my low light tank a nice boost of light to ensure the plants grow nicely. Again, thanks Goby

Petsolutions.com sells the stuff, if you look for it there, you'll find a pic (greatly magnified) ;)