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From the article on the drop checker, it said that the solution turns green at a pH of 6.6. Even if I did misunderstand, a drop of 1 degree from 30ppm CO2 would still put my tank around 6.5. These levels are too acidic for the snails in the tank (I'm pretty sure). I would add a pH adjuster...

Thanks for the information! So more judicious pruning and more fertilizer should keep this rooting in check then? I had no idea the tables were so inaccurate. Unfortunately, I think a drop checker is out of the question for me, at least for the moment, because there are a number on...

Hey all, I hope this finds you well. In both my potted tanks my stem plants are sending out roots from midway up their exposed stems. At first I thought the cause was a lack of nutrients in the substrate, but after a little research it seems they do this if they grow too high in too much light...

I have acquired a new 10 gallon tank that, once cycled, will house a crayfish of some variety. I have another tank in which I am keeping an assortment of shrimp, but is mainly a semi-aggressive fish tank and the shrimp could thus be more confident. I was thinking of throwing them in the tank...

Thanks for the advice! I did some more research and went with a pressurized canister instead in the 10 gallon. I was getting some hair algae over night (or spyrogyra or something, growing like crazy with the texture of fine human hair), hope that the CO2 will help there. I'm leaving the 3...

My 10 gallons has 30 watts (3 watts per gallon), and my 3 gallon has six (2 watts per gallon), and of course neither tank is particularly deep. Ten gallon stock: pygmy chain swords dwarf anubias and something that looks like it could be Needle Leaf Ludwigia (will try and take a picture later)...

Hey all, I have 2 planted tanks, a 3 gallon and a 10 gallon, and would like to put a homemade CO2 system in each (those systems made from bottles, yeast and sugar.) My reasons for this are two-fold; first, I want my plants to prosper, and secondly the pH in my area is around 7.8, which is too...

Today the situation is still the same (4 alive but one struggling). I did not feed the tank this morning, and I don't plan to tomorrow either. I am doing daily 50% water changes. I went out and got the API master test kit, but the results for that tank are going to have to wait until...

I want to thank both of you for being so helpful! I should have been more specific when I talked about cycling: I had set aside about 5 gallons of water from a cycled tank to fill the new one with, along with some used filter media and gravel. I saw no reason why this would not work, but it...

Hey all! I've been keeping a ten gallon for about a year and a half with a reasonable amount of success and I've recently decided to get a couple more tanks. To that end, I picked up a 3 gallon Eclipse with the goal of planting it heavily and keeping a few tetras. Set it up cycled about a...