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http://www.bigalsonline.com/BigAlsUS/ctl3684/cp19175/si1380839/cl0/aquariumpharmaceuticalstapwaterfilter Does it really work? I saw it at petsmart the other day for somewhere around $26. It's from API, so I would think it would be fairly decent. Does anyone have experience with this? I'm...

alright, thanks for all the great info. Where could I get 4, 7 and 10 pH solutions? And I'm pretty sure my pH is fairly stable, but not certain. I haven't gotten a chance to test my tap water's pH yet, but will definitely do that.

I'm not sure. It came with a pH 7.01 solution that you use to calibrate it, and I think that's it. Is there another good way to calibrate?

so, CO2 injection lowers pH? Thanks for all the advice, I really appreciate it. I'm considering doing CO2 injection on my tank as well...

Hello all, I love this forum, but I don't have a reason to post very often. However, my roommate recently bought an electronic pH meter so he can run CO2 injection, and just for fun I checked the pH of my tank. It was at 8.1. This seems pretty high to me, but all of my fish (neons, plecos...

Hemmer- You're in Iowa too?! That's cool. This thread is kind of fun. I'm currently a college student studying mechanical engineering, but will be graduating in May. I'll be going to work for Lockheed Martin Space Systems doing nondestructive testing. I still need to figure out how I'm going to...

can you have puffers in freshwater? I thought they were only brackish. sorry for the noob question.

I'm not exactly sure. I think he's the most common, because he wasn't very expensive. Is there a good guide to fish out there somewhere? So far the best I've found is Badman's tropical fish. Thanks for the advice.

Hey all, I'm fairly new to the hobby, but so far have been enjoying it very much. I have a 55 gal. freshwater tank, and I was wondering how much capacity I have left, or if i'm already overstocked. The tank has been set up for about 3 months, and all nitrate/nitrite levels are extremely low, and...