Recent content by LithiumAndGold

Thanks guys I will take all of your suggestions to heart you have all been so helpful!

Thanks for your help, btw. I do have a "bunch" of hornwort in the tank, as Petsmart sells it by the "bunch". And it is processing some nitrate because I do a nitrate test before a water change and it's always less than after the change. It takes up about a 5th of the 2 gallon tank for size...

I don't think the plants are enough like I don't think I can put enough plants in a tank that small to deal with the problem. It MAY work itself out over time I guess if I stopped doing so many water changes. I've read that bottled water isn't good for fish so other than testing a relatives...

Oh yeah and the hornwort in the 2 gallon pregnancy tank is THRIVING it's nice and green and lush. I had put 2 hornwort plants in the 10 gallon and I'm guessing because it's newly cycling that there isn't enough nitrates to feed it so those plants are shedding everywhere. I took 1 out and put in...

I've been reading this site for about 3 weeks now and I have found everything very helpful! I had (gold)fish once when I was young and found them to be a pain because my mom would make me completely break down the tank once a week to clean it. She didn't know and neither did I that you're not...