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I have a 7.8 pH from the tap, and this comes down to 6.8 to 6.9 after it has been saturated with CO2. I have never had any problems with my fish due to water changes that I have ever noticed! I do 50% water changes weekly, so I'm sure with the disturbance of changing all that water (surface...

I believe it's a light intensity thing. Of coarse all nutrients/CO2/etc must be in proportion, but for some reason in higher light tanks (with more CO2/Nutrients) my plants stay more compact and grow longer leaves. The internode (between the leafy parts) are shorter in high light tanks also...

Thanks for the amounts, Len. The peat is used for nutrients in immature substrates. Plantbrain has talked lots about it.....I'm sure you've read it before, but maybe just forgot. He talks about using mulm from a disease-free tank and a "handfull" (I think that's for 20 to 30 gallon tanks) of...

This substrate is a bit to expensive to buy as an exclusive substrate for my 55 gal and "try it out".:) I may buy 2 bags and then add 3 bags of Flourite. Can't really mess up too bad, then!;) BTW, does that sound like it's going to be about the right amount of susbstrate? I would like to...

Good questions, Len. I have asked about Flora Base in a different post!

Thanks for all the info so far! It would be interesting to see any more experiences with carbon. I wonder if Plantbrain, with all his plant experimentation has personally done some research, or know of reasons why he hasn't even attempted it? I have also read something talking about the...

Well I went to my LFS and asked them to see if they could order them on Tuesday. They ended up arriving at the LFS today! I specifically ordered 2 pairs. I have two tanks I can separate them into if necessary! Anyways, when I looked at them in the tank, the LFS owner and I only found 3 in a very...

I have been reading adds (there's the problem;) ) and looking at prices and such in catalogues (Dr. Foster/Smith), and have seen that Flora Base by Red Sea is the most expensive substrate out there! I have Flourite Red mixed with sand in one of my tanks, and have heard numerous raves about...

This may sound silly, but I'm just wondering if this has ever been attempted by anyone with a planted tank. Many planted tank substrates that are used in aquaria have high "CEC" (I think that's what it's called). Whatever it's called, it's the ability to bind up minerals and nutrients into the...

Good question. I also plan to add Apistos to my tank when I upgrade to a 55 gallon.

Is it important to have some floating plants in the tank? I don't currently have any.

Wow, that was a very informative article......thanks! Do you suggest I get a pair, then? Where is the best place to buy them online? I haven't ever seen any around here in the shops. I noticed them at Florida Driftwood.com's site, and they sell a minimum of 3 fish. Should I just get 3? Do I...

I am interested in possibly getting one or two of these fish for my 20 gallon planted tank. I have been having algae problems with green hair and Black bush algaes. I am addressing the root cause, which I believe is under-dosing some ferts, so the cause is hopefully going to go away. I would...

My tank is very clean all the time with the EMP 400 (with all 4 baskets filled with polyester batting) and Mag HOT, using only the filter sleeve. I have wads of polyester batting I can add if things don't remain this way, though! I have chosen to keep my media basket empty for the time being...

I have a Magnum HOT Pro on my 55 gallon, along with an EMP 400. I have also had another MAG HOT which was given to me before. I think these filters are great for having the options of varied filtration. You can use the media basket (with filter sleeve around it) as your all-around filtration...

Seems like a big waste of space and electricity.....but "whatever floats your boat....":) Two large HOB filters and a large, quality canister, or two canisters and a large HOB filter are plenty enough to heavily filter a 6' tank!

Good luck to you on your minor move.

I would, Steve. I moved my 55 gallon across the room from where I originally put it when I moved back in November. I ended up completely draining it and getting rid of the gravel this time, too! I would have done exactly as I did the move cross-city, but I happened to be changing to sand...

I'm starting to think so, too, Tom! So, I guess the Pro series comes with spraybars.....great!

I am refering to the same piece of equipment (spray-bar)that you are, Jschmidt. I own an ECCO, so I KNOW they don't come with them. My LFS had just received a shipment of their first Eheim supplies, and I just happened to arrive when they still had all the boxes out in the open. I told the owner...