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I've only mixed one batch up so far...the smell of nuked spinach does linger a bit. lol I put one bit of the result into the shrimp tank...the snails loved it, the shrimp kinda picked at it on and off. While intended for the nerites in my other tank...I think my ram ate most of it. As a side...

Although some Japanese studies say brackish water, this guy disagrees and reports much better yields with full strength seawater: http://caridina.japonica.online.fr/English/Elevage.htm

LOL! Yeah I'm not too keen on spinach and seaweed anyway...I prefer my sushi without nori, too chewy! :yuck:

I'd definitely like to try this out because if it works well I'll order some to share between my boyfriend and I. :D I think coating some river stones with this stuff will be a easy way to give my shrimp and snails something to graze on. 1. Either mix is fine. 2. Snails (nerites, mts, and...

I try to make my choices appropriate for the tank dimensions, tech level, and energy efficiency. For example I wouldn't use high output T5's on a shallow tank, because even if I significantly raised the light up to reduce the intensity delivered it would be a waste of electricity. Various forms...

My blue ram kills and eats ghost shrimp larger than cherries so I wouldn't recommend trying to keep small shrimp with cichlids.

My boyfriend has one, and it's kept in a species only tank because it destroys plants by mowing them down, digs large pits in the substrate down to the glass, is an escape artist that has been found outside of the tank at least twice, and doesn't play well with others. It's an attractive...

Eventually plan to build a pendent fixture for easier tank access, but have been lazy so right now it's supported by "feet" (Altoid tins lol): Theoretically should be easy enough to take the original fixture out of the original hood and replace it however. What the tank looks like currently:

Most common snails prefer to eat algae, left-over food, and dead leaves over healthy plants. Malaysian Trumpet Snails are considered beneficial because they spend a good deal of time burrowing in the substrate. Pomacea bridgesii (Mystery Snails) come in a wide variety of colors, and can get...

Not really a hood, just the fixture so it requires a little DIY if you want a real hood. http://www.americanaquariumproducts.com/Aquariumbulb.html

I have one of those tanks, and yes the included fixture will grow plants (albeit very slowly), but you'll probably want to replace the bulb because the one that came with mine was very magenta colored. The most annoying problem with it is that a 15W T8 really isn't long enough to properly light...

They aren't pricey because they are new...they are pricey because they are attractive and highly desirable, but also rare, over-exploited by the trade, and difficult to breed in captivity.

Ah...well if you're looking for Mg and Ca : Epsom Salts = Mg and there are a few different sources for Ca: http://www.barrreport.com/showthread.php/4927-Calcium-Gluconate-vs.-Calcium-Chloride Oh, and a GH booster recipe: http://www.hardcoreaquatics.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2475

Potential CO2 problem. The warmer water is, the less readily it contains dissolved gasses like oxygen and CO2. Even if you've got a yellow drop checker...drop checkers are not precise measurements. If you haven't tried already I'd recommend slowly increasing the CO2. If you see any signs of...

Commercial water softeners make water more appealing for our uses (like showers) by replacing calcium and magnesium with salt or potassium. This isn't a tiny amount of salt either, considering people on low sodium diets are not supposed to drink softened tap water. It's a completely artificial...

Pretty decent article about different Trigonostigma species and breeding: http://www.bollmoraakvarieklubb.org/artiklar/Trigonostigma/trigonostigmaeng.htm

Looks somewhat like a female Apistogramma cacatuoides to me.

Nope, plant as heavily as you can from the start. Where healthy plants grow, algae is less likely to appear. That being said, if you can dry start the foreground stuff it'll fill in much nicer I thought it was a 20 gallon long? Try it and see if you like it? Colormax brings out reds in fish...

HC (Hemianthus callitrichoides) aka Dwarf Baby Tears will grow, but it tends to get leggy in lower light/non-CO2 situations from what I understand so it might not look as nice as you want.

Just found a handy trick one can do with the AquaLight that might be of use to you: http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/low-tech-forum/106842-putting-coralife-aqualight-legs-free.html#post1050463 Keep in mind how tall (or in this case short) your tank is, and consider that a few inches of that is...