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I have eco 2 substrate with tabs. I move slow on ferts because of the inverts. The plants show great growth. Though but I think with all the light I was hitting them with and I bottomed out with nitrates that maybe they weren't out doing the algae as best they could. I think maybe I hit a lock...

Actually let me elaborate too. I checked Nitrates and Phosphates both at 0. Maybe because I left a nitrate/phospate media in the canister for way to long. Actually complete forgot about it. So my reasoning for the algae becoming a problem was just to much light. Is my logic correct ? --Kev

Yeah I went to one light 8 hours a day see what happens PH target is an even 7 it hovering around 7.1 from light off 7.2 at 1 bubble/3 seconds so I'm close. Get I'll get it stable then see how the plants do and where the algae goes. I was probably 3 weeks away from algae becoming a problem...

35 gallon. Yes even with all the research I did still fell into the newbie trap. ;) I'm down to 8 hours and one bar. I think I lost the guppies because they were the inbred kinda so they couldn't take the constant .5 ph shifts. When I saw my PH go up while the lights were on IE co2 value open...

That to much light Really can mess things up even in highly monitored chemistry tank with co2 injection... Lost two fancy guppies. Because of my battle with algae which wasn't out of control but I wanted to address it before it got out hand and it was headed that way. I had the tank on a 10 hour...

Yeah I let the Water sprite plant splits float free on the top. Usually not that much but I have a little Guppie fry that uses it for cover so he doesn't get eaten :) But the Beta fish has been loving lounging around on it too. --Kev

Great Thread ! I got into this hobby not to long again also. Been about 7 months the knowledge I've soaked up is wonderful. The Chemistry & Biology I forgot from HS. ;) Here is my planted rimless ~35 gal custom tank. The lights on the tank the Marineland double bright LED bars isnt what is on...

Thanks for the advice ! I think I over fed Him. I hope he pulls through.

I just don't get it ! That water is stable. I recently added a CO2 diffuser to the tank for the plants. I even removed a Java Fern from the tank cause it looked like had some growth on it only to realize it was growing roots ! Tank stats as of today and logged. 0 ammonia 0 nitrites 15 PPM...

I have a planted community tank. The water if pretty basic. As I think the plants have used all the co2. I have a PH of 8.1 via the digital meter and between 7.4-7.6 via an api test kit. The tank is about a month old fully cycled with Ammonia/Nitrite at 0 Nitrates at 25ppm. I'm using that 88gram...

so I have some mopani wood boiled for two sessions and my tank is almost done a fishless cycle but what I didn't expect it to be alkonline general planted tank was not out of control on any side but was expecting more acid. can anyone explain ?

aka my gateway fish is at http://beta-pi.susti.us a RasberryPi hosted web cam hehe he's waiting with his two shrimp friends.

Patience Patience I had a 0 amonnia 0 nitrite and 30 ppm test and I thought wee time for the fun part but I re-dosed to 2ppm nitrites sat around for a while not ready yet. My sponges are sopped with ammonia hungry just need to wait so we can process the nitrites why stress a fish if you can...

Oh ok so basically even though I can build the colony up to process 2PPM in 8 hours once I go live it will just balance out to process what the beta and shrimp produce ? Thanks !

So I have had a beta fish (My gateway fish) :) Moved him to a 5 gallon tank which is in the process of cycling. But now I have a 25 gallon home for him to live in and intend to do a fish less cycle with. My question isn't about the cycling process that I understand completely. My question is...