Recent content by ksimmons8001

Very lucky. It's an uphill battle with my water.

Possibly. I haven't settled on anything yet .

My phstays steady at 7.6. I have crushed coral in my canister as it is below 6 out of the tap. We have well water here with a lot of pines around. Our well is only 40 feet down.

It is the midnight black. The last little leaf on the front says may raise pH: may not be suitable for discus and some freshwater shrimp.

I have a 30 gallon planted tank with caribsea floramax substrate. My pH stays around 7.6. I saw the warnings on the floramax bag that says it is not compatible with invertebrates. Does anyone here have success with amano or cherry shrimp with this substrate?

I went from sand to caribsea plant substrate and also traded a PlayStation game for Christmas moss. I am trying to create a moss wall on the back of the tank. I created a few trees with driftwood, Christmas moss, Java moss and super glue. I'm hoping everything takes. I purchased endlers from...

Even with media from a cycled tank you have to establish the bio filter in a new tank. You will still have to go through the cycle. It will definitely shorten the time. From the comment above they are seeing a nitrite spike which means the tank has not cycled. It is smart to feed the BB with...

a good way to lower your PH is to use peat moss. Soak it in a bucket for a day or two so it doesn't turn your water a yellowish green color. Put it in a filter bag and drop it in the filter where the water flows over it. That will help drop it naturally and you do not have to worry about it for...

Keep an eye on it and be cautious of the nitrite spike. i would test the water and if the nitrite stays at .25 and the ammonia is at 0, I would do a 30% water change and add a bit of prime to it if you have it. I just recently went through a mini cycle seeding with ammonia and the nitrites and...

Sandstone. I live on a big sandstone mountain at the foothills of the Appalachian mountains. Got quiet a reserve here.

My tank just recently cycled on Friday, March 2nd, 2018. I previously had a tank with co2, dirt substrate etc. I got out of the hobby for a bit and then just now got back in. I have a few anubis, java ferns, guppy grass (hear that this will be a pin at some point) and have java moss coming to...

My 29 gallon IT just got done cycling on Friday. Nice to finally have some fish in there again.

The crushed coral has definitely held the PH steady. I have a strange cycle going on. My ammonia stays around 2ppm and does not drop. I have 0 nitrites and 20ppm nitrates. Is this a normal thing?

It is finally starting to move a little. I tested today and the ammonia that I dosed is still at 4ppm, however, the Nitrates have come up to .25 ppm from 0 and the nitrates moved from 5pm to 20 ppm. The PH is 7.6 at the moment, but I think it is fairly inaccurate due to the amount of ammonia in...