Recent content by Skyfish

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Rotting leaves under rocks can be really bad.

Hi Bob, thanks for your note. I have just added a 20W GE bulb, don't know the temp but it says Aquarium bulb. It does say wide spectrum tho. My tank now is on the slight yellowish side, the pics I see around look so naturally green. Perhaps I need 10,000K bulbs. I don't live in the US so I...

This morning 6/18 when I got up to feed them at 7:30, I saw that the fishes were badly gasping for air, problem for a week now. First my reading: Morning: GH - 11 KH - 8 PH - 7.25 NO2 - <0.2 CO2 - 14 I fed them and the angels would not eat. I started thinking about doing something drastic like...

Here's my evening reading: GH - 12 KH - 9 PH - 6.7 No2 <0.3 I have ordered the NO3 test kit and I should be getting it tomorrow. Doing another water change in the morning. I have also called our local water authority and they are faxing me their figures on Saturday.

TG - I understand now. I don't have a NO3 test kit yet :oops: *runs down to the shop*. My NO2 says 0.3mg which is good. I'll do the others tests again tonight and report back.

A truly beautiful tank and what a great job you have done.