Recent content by wdcolo

I have Seachem Florite in my tank, and there is no getting away from the dirt .. you cannot wash it totally clean.. Even though the tank looks all muddy when you put it in, it clears up within a few hours, and the plants really seem to like it. All my plants are growing good strong roots in...

Great Article! Being new to CO2 and Plants, it was very informative. It certainly explained what was going on chemistry-wise in my tank, and now I have some new tools for monitoring. Many Thanks! :D

Here are the current figures on my tank Sorry.. forgot to put in the Phosphate results: Phosphate = 0 mg/L _____________________________________________ I did a 33% water change on Thursday, and so my chemistry changed a bit. I decided to run the tests again, and see what happened. Here are...

Many thanks for all the advice from Malkore and Jchillin. It is very much appreciated. I was aware that with plants, that Nitrates might not show up in high concentrations, but it didn't think this meant they might end up being zero. I should have a Carbonate Hardness (Alkalinity) test...

I will give the tank a check as you suggested above, and get back to you. I will have to go out an get a test kit before we can discuss. By the way, I checked the Nitrites today, and found out they went back to zero as expected. The bacteria appears to be doing its job. I am looking for...

The tank was established about 30 days before planting: Substrate installed, filters / Heaters running, Lights installed, natural CO2 system installed, but not turned on. The tank was planted about 3 weeks ago and CO2 was started. Fish added a week ago -- the tank has not cycled yet so am...