Recent content by Yellow Eye Tang

I had an ugly spurt of hair algae growth in my tank by using DIY CO2. I was using the 2 liter setup and mixing my own warm water/Yeast mixture. The problem was I could not maintain the proper levels of CO2. It continued to fluctuate the CO2 levels up and down and it caused the ugly outbreak...

Thanks Jim,... WOW that is simply a SWEET setup you've made!!! I'm gonna start a DIY CO2 setup tonight and see what happens. Last time I couldn't stabilize it with my DIY and grew some nice funky hair algae. Gonna try again, get a test kit, and see if it blooms like I've always wanted...

I've been reading some of the forums and thought I'd throw this question out. I have been replacing regular carbon filters in my 20g tank. Recently, with the laterite, liquid ferts, and root tabs I am starting to see plant growth for the first time in a LONG time. I am starting to get a bit...

Almost makes me want to start a new thread! I have carbon rolling in my filters in my tank and have had a terrible time getting these plants to grow. I've done ferts and have API root tabs everywhere. There is growth but it is very slow. Now you got me wanting to pull the carbon filters out.

Thanks guys... I have 6 of them buried and so far so good. I do have about half a bag of eco complete left and was thinking of throwing down a thicker substrate. It was hard for me to get the roots buried with the new plants I got. Do you think 2'' is not enough? A lot of my plants are just...

Well, all excited as I got home with 3 new plants, a bottle of Florish Excel, and API root tabs. I jumped online quickly to get more details on the depth of the substrate and all the sudden run into several forums saying these have made others water turn murky brown. My substrate is about 2...

Thanks Mfdrookie, would you suggest me throwing back in my DIY CO2. You know, the regular 2 liter bottle with sugar/yeast mix into a 20g? The reason I pulled it long ago was that I got a big hair algae outbreak after about a month of using it. I'd be willing to buy a CO2 test though and try...

Sorry, my son is out here distracting me! LOL I meant to say that maybe I have not planted them "Correctly" into the substrate. Also, I'm throwing in the ferts weekly.

Ok, as fort had suggested I have been treating my situation with doses of API Leaf zone. I have not had a chance to get up and grab the Seachems Florish yet but I have a Nutrafin Plant gro fert I have been using for the most of the other elements that plants require. (Mostly Iron, and...

Thanks so much, Fort... you are so helpful. Pardon me for my noobness but when you say K and N, what am I looking for there? The algae shows but no problems with it at all. That Bull-nose just eats it up and even if he wasn't, a little scraping from time to time is all. Thanks for all you do...

Updated Tank Specs... Ok Fort, I have my updated tank specs and was getting ready to go in and redo the substrate. I'll wait a bit and see how this goes. You had asked me about the nitrate levels. Here are the specs: Ammonia - < .25ppm Nitrite - 0ppm Nitrate - 5.0ppm High PH is at 8.0 This...

Marc Weiss Coral vital is good stuff!!!!

The mushrooms are pretty hardy. Have no fear. If you see its foot grab to a portion of rock he is good. The hard part is it will want to blow around in the current and wont grab hold unless it is calm or it is stuck. Keep in mind if the conditions are right eventually it will divide.... into...

IMO, I had the same thing happen in my reef. My fish did not die but were visibly covered in ich. I tried some different treatment as I did not have a QT tank. What save my was rasing the temp to 92 degrees F for 3 weeks. It's stressful on the fish but the Ich cannot survive in it and it...

Mr. X is exactly right! If money is of concern on a tank that size, freshwater is gonna be better for you.