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yep, you and I are in the same boat. Mine looks identical! I just read a post by djlen that said his bubbles coming out of his reactor are almost imperceptable. He says he has to look hard to see them. I think maybe you should try a larger sponge and squeeze it in the end of the reactor to...

I have never used a reactor yet, so you need to hear from someone with experience. One thought that comes to mind is maybe you had too much flow going through your reactor, or maybe too coarse (large holes) of sponge on the bottom so small bubbles were being released. I don't know what other...

I do not believe it is pearling. Pearling would be obviously coming from the plants themselves. I have the same issue as you do. I am piping DIY CO2 into a Duetto DJ-100 Internal Powerfilter. It is a very fin mist that comes out, but it is not FULLY dissolved. It is just blowing around the tank...

Oh, almost forgot to mention that I seem to be sucking up some serious phosphate in this tank. I dose to between .5 to 1.0ppm P, and by the next day it's almost completely undetectable. It might stay at .2 in a day, but isn't this STILL a bit fast? My Fe drops from around .7 to .8 to below .4 in...

I have been trying to recover from having my plants (mostly crypts) melt and lose leaves/stems. I had added too much crushed coral to my tank about a week and a half ago, and it rose my KH fairly rapidly from 2.9 to 5.4 in two days. I also added (at the same) what I thought was KNO3, but was...

I have a 20 gallon planted tank with: 1 Betta 10 Neons 6 Corys (3 bronze, 3 albino) 6 Ghost Shrimp 4 Ottos I have had two different Bettas in this tank at different times and neither of them have harassed the other tankmates. I would be very careful about adding Bettas with fin-nipping...

I have been most worried about my Crypts, which are quite melted! I am doing OK with everything else. I'm sure once I stabilize everything they will return, but how long does this take? Just estimate in general. Week....month? I did a large water change and added all the DIY ferts to the...

I'm starting to feel like maybe I'm trying to micro-manage my tank. Micro-managing is NEVER a good thing! I think I'll just let it ride.....

I'm sure it's not anything bad, but just wondering whether you "cycled" your tank before adding the betta. A five gallon is a decent sized tank for a betta! Good for you! He should enjoy the tank, but They generally prefer a calm water surface. You should adjust things so that he can make a...

I have had some alive for about 2 months, maybe a bit longer. I have them in a planted tank. The largest has been carrying around eggs under her tail for quite a while now. I wish I knew how long it took for the babys to hatch (become free swimming). I did have one die just the other day...

I don't see a problem adding a couple root tablets (one under each plant), but you definately do not want to add fertilizer to the water without using CO2. You have to understand that fertilizer does not make up for the lack of CO2, it is simply another thing needed for fast plant growth. You...

Thanks, but I'm pretty sure it's fine. It has been very stable and has reacted predictably to adding crushed coral. Each of my tanks always measure the way they should, which is different from each other.

Well my pH only got down to about 6.9 without crushed coral in it and using DIY CO2. I cannot afford a "real" CO2 system yet, so that is out of the equation for now. The thing is, I'd like a 6.6 to 6.7 pH (don't mind a bit of a swing from morning to night) but I can't allow my KH to drop low...

My KH in my aquarium was dropping to below 3.0 and I wanted to raise it, and added a bit of crushed coral. It worked, but with the added KH, the pH as correspondingly risen (as expected). Is it senseless to add peat in an attempt to lower the pH while keeping a decent KH? I want to lower the pH...

I agree with the last post. If you can't keep the room temp above 70 degrees (day and night), then you need a heater. Bettas are actually from rice patties, which are in pretty slow flowing, hot areas of the Orient. He is not FINE in 60 degrees. I have my Betta in a 20 community with a few...

AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH! Why me GOD?!!! LOL. It figures that I had something that isn't right. Man, I looked all over the place for something saying specifically "Greenlight Stump Remover" and couldn't find it. Finally found this stuff and gave it a try assuming it was what everyone was talking...

I went to Walmart and was looking at Fleets Enema, but there was also the "generic" brand called Equate Complet Enema. It has exactly the same active engredients, and both that and Fleet are both latex free. The Equate brand was about 50 cents cheaper and was in the exact same bottle for...

I'm already adding PO4 via a generic version of Fleet Enema (same stuff though). I did cut way back on the amount of crushed coral that I added though! My KH rose to well over 5.0 (almost doubling in about 2 days!) and my Crypts are letting me know about it! It's funny how I've seen a growth...

I have had this tank running with averages of 7.0pH, CO2 has been steady around 10ppm (DIY) and the KH has been slowly dropping to 2.9 (most recent low). Yesterday I added about 1/3 cup of crushed coral to my internal filter to try to raise this level. After several hours the KH reached 4.8 and...

Thanks for all the input! I'll pick up some Epsom Salt, but why do I need Flourish Trace when I have Flourish (regular). I understand the only difference to be that Flourish is a broad spectrum fert while the Trace gives only those essential for growth. I'd rather cover all my bases and make...