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Seachem phosguard will help with both IF you have high silicates and phosphates. Brown algae is caused from silicates and diatoms. So this should help that. I would test your tap water before AQ use then after a few days in the AQ to see how much of a change there is. My tap water runs at 2ppm...

this can be true BUT twice in my life i have forgot to plug in a filter after a water change and low and behold the water in the filter had neither methane or hydrogen sulfide and NO nitrates if it's off long enough it actually can be benificial, BUT i would not take this to the bank just my...

I would use both filters. Make one a Bio-Filter and make the other carbon or other media filter. I do not use the XP piping just do not like it. But when i do water changes i use my power head with a hose to fill the output side to push ait out the intake side. just get new piping to make your...

one of the reasons i paint my tank bottoms. Gravel,sand and other just grabs to much muck. I would stir it up well syphon all you can off the top when settled and do a big water change any gases would be removed mostly with the WC.

after about 6mo old you'll be able to tell. Some Female DO get the bristles just a few and smaller bristles.

not until extreme amounts will it start to kill fish.

True but you are comparing apples to oranges....Our AQ are a CLOSED system..Fish in the wild are in a OPEN system. Dave I do agree it can make it difficult to identify a problem.

Yep a Marineland scientist explained to me. Step back and just think for a minute, all air purification filters have a very fine carbon dust that is used. Air must flow through it. By your explanation all those carbon filters hanging at the LFS in plastic bags and cardboard packages would...

had a snail... good stuff will kill them in 24hrs

if you have a planted AQ you should. I test all my city water for phosphates so I know the parameters of the water. My city water will hold about 2mg/L constant and can go higher. Phosphates do go up in the AQ from feed and other things and will cause alage blooms/problems. It's really up to...

This above statement is untrue Carbon used in air purification is much different the only thing they share is the name Carbon. Carbon used in water purification has much bigger pores that are completely useless in air purification Completely agree have not used carbon for years at a time. I...

I've kept African cichlids with a high ph 8.8+ and concrete water. I have used Lime away on my glass lids with no loss of fish. I have also used it in my tanks(with no livestock). Lime away is an acid and what counteracts acid? A base like say Baking soda.... no worries rinse and you're done...

how old are they sometimes they just need to mature a little. Before you know it you'll be seperating them to keep them from breeding

I tie my Anubis and Java Ferns to small pieces of sinking driftwood and then set it and the plant into a clay flower pot filled with small gravel and let the roots grow into that works well for fertilizing. Let me clearify by saying that nothing is buried just wood and plant on top of the gravel.