Recent content by fishfinatic89

Yes I have dirt in the aquarium with a gravel cap. I've only had this setup for about 3 months or so the nutrients in the dirt should still be good... I also have tried the diy osmocote works well actually! I'm thinking of sticking some in here or bad idea?... I just wish my s repens would...

Yes I run two 2Liter bottles in the 55 so I'm sure that the co2 adsorption would be even lower then your 20long plus running the aeration.. I will try the co2 overnight will the aeration at first and then compare it with out aeration and I believe all my plants are pretty simple I have crypt...

Yeah I'm not sure what defines what category your in it's three separate LED strips on the tank Sent from my LG-P769 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Wow seems like you sure know your stuff. Well I run a diy co2 that I change out weekly that I also disconnect every night (yes a waste) but I dose excel and seachem flourish and do about 40% water changes weekly's. I run one of those 48" national geographic programmable lighting strips. I...

Yes it is a 55 and Oh I did not know that plants used phosphates well I guess that would makes sense since algae is also a plant but I will remove the phosphate remover. Do you have any suggestions to how to keep the phosphates down other? But I do put two caps full of the seachem excel...

Well it won't hurt to try I have it on a timer which makes it easier but thanks for the suggestion. I dose co2 booster and have diy co2 what's your opinion on that Sent from my LG-P769 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Six hours don't seem very long at all. But I will try having it on less Sent from my LG-P769 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

I have an algae question. A few months ago I started having hair algae issues. Well anyways I started dosing co2 booster and changing out diy co2 every week. I keep my lights on 10hr a day. I run a phosphate remover. All ammonia nitrite and nitrate are perfect. I do weekly water changes but it...

Yes it's freshwater they are keeping it in... I'm assuming the conversion from fresh to brackish is gonna probably a week or can I just use the drip method? Sent from my LG-P769 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Hey everyone. I couple days I was at my LFS with my wife and she spotted some Figure 8 Puffers and really wants one now. I did some research I found out that you can keep puffer in freshwater setups but will live longer in brackish. So all in all I have a new tank setting up with platys cycling...

A semi aquatic I don't like that. Thanks tho! Sent from my LG-P769 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Hey just bought this plant that a little bit purple on cause it had some cool colors on it but I'm not exactly sure what it is actually I need some help Sent from my LG-P769 using Aquarium Advice mobile app Sent from my LG-P769 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Hey just bought this plant that a little bit purple on cause it had some cool colors on it but I'm not exactly sure what it is actually I need some help Sent from my LG-P769 using Aquarium Advice mobile app