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Absolutely agree! I'm not angry or anything. It's not like I have you guys on the payroll or anything!!;) It's just one of those things I've noticed! Anyways, I'll check out that link .......thanks!

Doesn't anyone know how much of each of these products raises the nutrients to a certain level? Man, it seems I always ask, get no real response, then take a guess and try my own way. Then I get 5 responses the very next day on how I SHOULD have done it!

For my 20 gallon standard tank with DIY CO2 (~10ppm), 40w/gal light and pretty fully stocked with plants (but not crowded), I just bought some DIY fertilizers from various stores and I'm wondering how much of each to dose? KNO3 -"Green Light Cut Vine and Stump Killer" (from Walmart): I hope...

I have been considering dosing calcium. I don't know what I need to do it though. Could someone help me with a product name (generic) and chemistry name please? I read that one of the signs of a deficiency is twisted, irregular, or yellowing growth, and some of the edges of my leaves are a...

thanks, maybe I'll try to find Nusalt, then!

hah! forget it! I need something that will max at about 5-6". What about a bristlenose? don't they max about 6"? Will a Bristlenose be able to take the abuse?

How big do CAE's get -max?

I will go broke trying to use enough Flourish Potassium to keep my levels at 20 ppm. What is the cheap "generic form" of Potassium Sulfate, and where can I buy it?

I appreciate you looking into it a bit closer, and yes, they are much more like convicts than BP's. They stay small (this one is about 3 years old or more, but they can be quite territorial! I have heard many times that CAE's get a little territorial when larger and I've heard about the slime...

I have a 10 gallon with one single Jellybean Cichlid (maxed at about 2 1/2" overall length). She is very territorial and lays eggs about every 3 weeks. Anyways, I have grown tired of the setup and wanted to add plants like Anachris and Java Fern. I won't add any CO2 and probably wont dose...

Thanks for all the advice and experience. I would love to get a printout of my tapwater and see what's in there! I have most basic test kits, but a few I can't get my hands on without ordering them online somewhere. I don't want to do this for the simple fact of cost, convenience, and if I run...

The best way to get them to eat all their vegetables is not to give them dessert until they do!;) Seriously though, don't feed them for a couple days and use something like zuccini or squash, or even try a variety like zucc and fresh spinach leaves at the same time. Don't add any more food...

Of coarse they "can" mate, but it doesn't normally happen in the wild. This is how we have Flowerhorns and many other hybrids from peoples' "community" cichlid tanks. It's not normally promoted by serious aquarists, but it does happen sometimes when different (even completely different) species...

I have not really been wanting to try phosphate additions yet. I know they can be beneficial to high light developed tanks, but I think it would be too risky to add something known to be a problem with algae if not kept very close control of. I'll probably try using the basics like I have for...

I ended up going with Silver Dollars, which are similar to Pacus. They seem to be doing really well, and I'm feeding more veggies so they and my Blackbelt are getting a better diet. Of coarse, my Jack Dempsey would rather wither away and die than touch any greenery:rolleyes: It has been...

They are very similar in requirements to your Blackbelt. They are both Veija sp. (Maculicauda, Synspilum)-sp?

I have had my planted tank up and running for a week and a half and already have grown about 2 to 3 inches on my Micranthemum umbrosum. My Anubias nana has started 2 new sprouts, and has almost fully rooted itself to the driftwood, and some of my Crypts have had new sprouts and distinct growth...

Thanks again for the info. I just tried adding squash to the tank tonight. My Blackbelt has already taken advantage of that and hasn't really let them near it. We'll see what happens.

Well I ended up going with 4 x 2" Silver Dollars. So far things are cool, but the cichlids are trying to establish their "dominance". Especially my Blackbelt, since he used to be the underdog. He looks like part of the school because he's riding them so hard, but they seem to be dealing with it...

What are "red hooks"? Are they the SD's with red fins? I ended up getting 4x2" Silver Dollars (with red fins) today and they seem to be doing OK considering. They haven't gotten bitten or anything yet, but my cichlids are definately establishing dominance over them. My Blackbelt is all over...