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alright, with the CO2, I did not have too much experience with that. i did the 100 bubbles per min off of the bubble counter because of the heavy planting. second, i had this fish for ages, and they did just fine. i put them into two tanks. one tank had the corries and rainbowfish, while...

the same thing is happening with me... my parameters are good, but i've had a massive number of fish deaths.

alright, the CO2's down to a slight trickle, but just today another 4-5 fish deaths. ammonia and nitrites are still at 0, so i'm completely lost.

i changed a 3rd of the water out earlier today. alright, a few corrections first. i misread the nitrates. the nitrates are at 10ppm. as for the phosphates, i read them at 0.25ppm before the vile became cloudy. i used the tetra test kit for the ammonia, the API products for the nitrates and...

i have no clue what's causing all these deaths in my tank recently. first of all, the specs: 75 gallon 0 ammonia 0 nitrites 0.25 nitrates 7.0 - 8.5 pH (fluctuation because of CO2?) 2 full grown angels (4 1/2") 7 juvenile discus (2 - 3", 5 - 1.5-2") 3 emerald corries (1 1/2") 1 juvenile...

the amquel+ it be a marketing ploy for one. while what you say makes perfect sense, ultimately it's all conjecture. with the discus none of it has yet to be proven. yes, i agree hormones are important/responsible for all sorts of biological processes. however, we assume the hormones are bad...

breeding and keeping are two separate entities. i'm not so concerned with breeding. i'm more interested with the general upkeep of discus. for example, emperor penguins require extremely unique conditions found only in one location to breed, yet they're amongst the most hardy of animals...

the amazon river clean? are you kidding? do you know how many toxins are dumped or seep into that river from mining, foresting, cattle ranching, human sewage, etc, etc? there's a pending case that might cost chevron billions for polluting the amazon. species at risk because of the condition...

even then, consider their natural environment; exactly how clean is that water? i'm sure the water is full of decaying vegetation and contains a lot of run-off. i seriously doubt it's anywhere near the conditions we "claim" are the best. imho, until and unless this is proven empirically...

i think some of you are missing the point here. PWCs are not in question here. it's the frequency of water changes i'm asking about. it seems to be the norm from "expert" discus keepers that daily or multi-daily water changes are a must. i'm asking about the empirical evidence on this...

i hear lots of advice about how at least 30% of the water in a discus talk should be changed. and how the tank outta' be a bare bottom tank etc. my question is this: is this all urban legend? has anyone ever conducted a controlled experiment that's been published and reviewed by peers? i'm...

like today. i was looking at the hagen power-glo vs. the life-glo. the pg is 18000k while the lg is 6700k. earlier someone told me anything around 18000k was too blue and not effective for plants, but looking at the spectral diagram for both blubs shows the pg has much higher spikes in the...

i've read lots about looking for lighting that's between a certain K range; and i started thinking, is this an accurate way to determine the worth of a particular fluorescent bulb? unlike natural right, if i'm not mistaken, flourescent lighthing doesn't emitt light in all parts of the...