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I wouldn't be concerned. The carbon in the Excell is probably causing your plants to pearl a bit, which is the explanation for the bubbles. The film, I don't know but, I wouldn't worry about it if the fish don't mind. Keep overdosing. I just got done. I don't remember how long it took but...

I did that awhile back and, just changed it back to normal tonight. I lost a TON of filtering performance by havinh 2 filters running as one.

Thanks. I'm trying to keep things going and grow the plants as best I can right now. The 55gl will turn into a 90gl in bout 4 months. I have the 90gl in the basement but I am waiting to move in a few months to set that one up. Until then, the 55gl will grow what will be transplanted into...

Here's my 55gl community tank: Here's the right side of the tank. The sword there had 22 leaves on it but got a HUGE haircut tonight due to bba.: Here's the left side. All of the wisteria in this tank came from 3 shoots of the stuff about 2 months ago. I have it trimmed pretty short...

No salt for guppies. Mollies are also livebearers and need salt to be in a brackish environment. The people telling you otherwise might be getting them confused

Am I the lucky one that has 5kh tap water??? I have been tinkering with this for a day and a half now and, it seems I get 5kh on the nose every time out of my tap.

for a true community tank with 2 shoals in a planted tank, I can't think of 2 better tank mates than a large shoal of neon tetras and a shoal of about 10 harloquin rasboras. This will add a ton of color to the tank, the neons will hang out at the bottom and mid of the tank and the rasboras will...

I'm pretty sure it's not staghorn. I've seen that stuff before but, it's nothing like this. I'll try to get pics tomorrow if I can.

i can't seem to use the kh/ph table. I have too many natural buffers in the water and it throws the scale way off. I'll have to see if I can give the drop checker a try I'm also having a bit of an algae prblem. I've looked and looked but, I can't find this type of algae. It's black in...

I just got a 5# Co2 tank and regulator. I have it hooked up now. I have : 55gl tank: PLANTS: 3 sword plants 2 java ferns some ludwiga some rotila??? Some hornwort alot of wisteria FISH: 6 harloquin rasboras 6 neon tetras 6 black skirt tetras 6 phantom tetras 5 pepper cory catfish...

donb't know if I'm right but, I would personally go with 2 of these: http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/Prod...p;N=2004+113350 and 2 of these: http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/Prod...p;N=2004+113350 put one of each on either side of the aquarium

I posted this in the buy/sell area too. I need a Co2 regulator to make the jump to a presurized system. I am looking for a cheap, working, used one if anyone has one lying around. I live in Washington st. so I think it would have to be in the US for shipping to be reasonable. Have cash and...

You're sure? I don't want 90gl of water on my floor. I am thinking about doing it anyway, just to be sure. Not that I don't trust you but, my wife will make me do it I think. How should I do it?

As you can see in the first pic, the frame on teh bottom is laying in pieces next to the tank. There is no frame attached to the bottom.

I just got a 90gl tank for free. Since it was free, I would have been crazy to turn it down. The only problem is, while the silicone is perfect and intact, the moulding around the bottom of the tank is missing. I know it is not water safe without the moulding as it helps to hold in the...

Whatever. Sure it works. I whole heartedly give my glowing endorsement to the great cycle. My eyes have been opened by the one person I have ever heard of that got this product to work. I will now start to pay good money to own a product that is not needed because nature takes care of it on...

Still using them and their still working great. I guess you missed the point of what I was saying. Everyone will have different results to every possible variation out there. And what test have you done that I have not? You've used Cycle and found it to work. I've used Cycle and found it to...

Here's a graph of my golfing ability when I do eat a peanutbutter and jelly sandwich and when I don't eat a peanutbutter and jelly sandwich. As you can see, My golf game greatly increases when I eat a PBJ. This leads me to believe that everyones golf game would instantly get better if...

How long does a 5lb Co2 tank last at 2-3bps assuming it would be on 24hrs a day? What are your experiences with how long tanks last? Thanks

All I can say is it's a great idea that I, and others, have used for years without a problem. If you want to have a "Holier than thou" attitude about the way you keep your fish, please find another thread to do it in.

As stated above, I had alot of need with the amount of filters I had to set up. I also pass alot out to friends and it allows me to give them a basket of mature media and not have to worry about getting it back or swapping filters or any of that crap. Cost is a factor. If I can pay $5 for...

That's your call. I have done it for years without a problem. DIY Co2 has been a hit for years and I don't see "For fish tanks" printed on the yeast package. Sometimes, using ONLY stuff ment for fish tanks gets really expensive. If you can save a few bucks here and there without harming...

I posted something in another thread that I thought was common knowledge but, I have been told 5 or 6 times that people were suprised at this. You can go to Lowes or Home Depot and buy a 20lb bag of lava rocks from the gardening center for about $4.99. I did this years ago and have filled 6...

I picked it up on a turtle forum years ago. It is the same as the ceramic bio spheres and such. It has tons of little holes and crevaces for the bacteria to live in. It is the perfect bio media and it's cheap. Check it out: $17.99 for 1 liter of bio rings or $4.99 for 20lbs of lava...

Rena Filstar XP2 or the XP3 if you have the cash. 1 should be enough for a 55gl tank. I personally have 2 on mine but, that's just because I had 2 laying around. Great external canister filters and, for the money, a better value than eheim IMO. They come with all of the mechanical filtration...

http://www.applesnail.net/ look in the disease section. It appears to be nothing of any concern.

The black on the sand sounds like algae to me. No more shrimp. The fish you have, in my experience, love to snack on them. Angels especially. I had 60+ ghost shrimp in a 55gl tank and got the bright idea to add 2 angels that were about 2 inches from top to bottom. 3 days later, not one...

Maybe it's just you.... or something

Test kit is about 2 months old and is the AP liquid kind. 5 days ago, there was 5ppm and today, there is 0 but no nitrites either. Just to make sure, I tested it 3 times.

I am now on my 4th java fern. I just can't keep these things alive!! I have had them attached to driftwood and to large rocks, never in the substrate. All other plants seem to do just fine. 110wt over a 55gl tank. Flourish once per week added to the tank although, I have tried it as much as...

OK, 5 days ago, I had readings of 5ppm of ammonia, 0ppm of nitrite, and 10ppm of Nitrate (Imported from another tank). Basically, it's an uncycled tank. I have added a few plants to the tank since then. Today, I post readings of 0ppm of ammonia, 0ppm of Nitrite, and still 10ppm of nitrate. I...

That's exactly what I did but, I got no bubbles. I added the heat and it's working great now. The heat wrap should be used up here in a few hours. I'll see then if the bubble flow stops or not. I have a good plan in mind if it does stop and it becomes obvious that I'll need to keep the...

I guess it was temp. I placed a Thermacare Heat wrap around the bottle and within 5 minutes, it started bubbling away!!!

I had the thought that maybe it's temperature. My house stays between 67 - 72 F. Is this too cold for the yeast to do their thing?

I can't get anything from my yeast. I have been very careful in my preparation but, there are no bubbles. It has been 2 days now. Am I just being impatient? It just looks like brown water in a bottle. I was expecting a big reaction full of bubbles and action. Any ideas?

I was refering to chlorine and metals that are at an "acceptable" level as far as the city testing is concerned. I tested the rain water and it scored 0's in ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, copper, phosphate. It has a Kh of 5.6 and a Ph of 6.9 edit: Kh is actually 2 to 2.5. Screwed up the first test

I'm assuming that rainwater is ok for the fish tank? It's natural and has none of the nasties that tap water has. Reason I ask is that it has been raining a ton here, like 5" in the last 48hrs and more on the way. I have 3 rubbermaid totes out back with about 40 gallons of water collected so...

OK, I snipped off the leaves at the substrate. Also, what kind of sword is this? It was sold at the lfs generically as "sword plant"

The only fish like what was mentioned above are some oto cats. They spend a fair amount of time on the leaves but I don't think they did this damage. I have a few other tabs in other areas. When I last looked, the roots were about 6" long. It's a 55gl tank with 110wts total of light, 2x40wt...

Below are a few pictures of a sword plant I'm having trouble with. 1. What kind of sword plant is this exactly? 2. What the heck is wrong with it? What is it missing? I have a Flourish tab right under the root ball. 3. there are some newer leaves that are in good condition. Should I...