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the source water has 0 nitrates the tank registers less than 20, but I figured the plants were using them? (I'd read that...)

I tried play sand last year, it compacts to much for me, I stir (seemingly) all the time, but now I'm having serious problems. I luv the kitties in your pic! :)

oh nice!

stopped the pH up, it slowishly raised the pH to 7.6 (I only 2 tabs and hours from each other) then 2? weeks later it crashed to 6 (it had been lowering slowly but then went down suddenly. my poor fish! :( ) I had forgotten to add the nitraban the last several water changes, it really does seem...

I started rinsing the intake sponges 2 and 3 times a week, sometimes they need it sometimes they don't. I only got test strips (jungle) a couple weeks ago, as far as I remember generally ph is 6 - 6.4 alkalinity 40ish to 80 but sometimes less than 40 hardness usually around 75 give or take...

source water (i have previously tested a dechlorinated jug that had been sitting out for a day but i didn't write it down) this was taken a few minutes after pouring and dechlorinating pH 6.8 alkalinity 40 hardness 25 nitrites 0 nitrates 0 ammonia 0

I can't get youtube on dial up, are there written instructions? (thanks for the link though :) )

I only got test strips (jungle) a couple weeks ago, as far as I remember (and yes I'm thoroughly embarrassed but I have been trying to fix and find out what is wrong) generally ph is 6 - 6.4 alkalinity 40ish to 80 but sometimes less than 40 hardness usually around 75 give or take (has finally...

I went to Lowes last night, they didn't have the same stuff in store as online (???), and I feel so stupid, I think I got the totally wrong thing. I can't find it on their site or anywhere on the internet to find out more about it, maybe someone here has heard of it. It's called 'American...

this one runs 6 - 6.4

Ok, I just don't want to shock/harm them, but they seem to enjoy it so maybe it's fine. (?) I went out to see them today, I've got 2 little plant shoots yay!

I don't need hard, but my water is very soft (generally 25 - 75 using jungle test strips)

Would hermit crab or reptile sand be bad for the aquarium? It's calcium carbonate. (carbonate makes me picture it just fizzing right out like soda lol)

I have large gravel, regular gravel and sand, I'm a little worried trying to sift through a colander would crush the smaller snails (not to mention the worms). How does the lettuce thing work?

Thanks for the thoughts y'all. :)

Did the couch survive? I'm lucky, I didn't have any furniture ruined when my 14.5g leaked (and of course the filter exploded at the same time :nilly:), if I had it would have been the tv since it was right next to it! It been going on for a few hours before I found it. The fish weren't too hard...