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I am thinking of doing another African Cichlid tank with Frontosas. I've never used R.O. water for a cichlid tank, but since I now have an R.O. unit, I was considering it. I guess my question is does anyone on this forum do cichlids with R.O. water? If so, what products do you use to...

A couple weeks ago I posted a thread about Black Neons and Rainbow Furcatas not eating. I am still having the same issues and was wondering if someone could throw some suggestions my way. I am super concerned about the Furcatas because they are so awesome. The Black Neons are very picky, but I...

The title pretty much says it all here. I have had a group of black neons for about 3-4 months now. I haven't lost any to death and they are active, but they BARELY eat. It isn't that they don't go after food, but they are the pickiest fish I have ever had. They have remained the same size...

Hi all Simple question really...I am currently growing your typical anubias. I am not sure exactly which kind it is, but it is a usual 'PetSmart/Petco'. I was wondering when pruning if one should just snip the stalk at the base of the rhizome. I assume this is the only way to do it, but I...

I currently have three male Dwarf Gouramis in my 75 gallon with a multitude of hiding places. My experience with these fish is that they are highly aggressive with each other, but pay absolutely no attention to other species of fish. In my case, the gouramis are mixed in with Glowlight and Black...

A lot of the plant tanks on the AGA Aquascaping contest have Seiryu Stone for decoration. Does anyone have any info on this stone (where you can get it, does it increase hardness/ph, etc) It looks beautiful, and it seems Amano uses it all the time as well. Thanks

Large pH swings due to a low KH/pH crash and KH in general are some of the most useful concepts I have learned since joining this forum 150 posts ago :cool: However, I have never actually experienced one of these swings first hand. So, I guess my newest round of questions are these: If/When...

Sorry about the Cicklid/Cichlid typo in the title... Recently, I posted a thread about R.O. Right and how it does not show up on test kits. I have tested R.O. Right with three different, up to date test kits and each time I test there is no general hardness whatsoever. Tonight I took a sample...

In prolonging the agony of this discussion from the other thread, I am seeking the most dumbed-down explanation of this question: If CO2 produces an acid (I assume carbonic acid) then why is the KH not affected, considering the KH absorbs and buffers acids? I KNOW that CO2 does NOT affect KH...

I am wondering if anyone has used two test kits simultaneously and gotten different readings after testing the same source. In this case, I am referring to hardness test kits. Right now I actually have 3 hardness test kits: Red Sea, Nutrafin and Aquarium Pharm. The Red Sea and the Nutrafin...

This question is specifically for Purrbox because she answered this question before, but if anyone else has advice, feel free. Purrbox, you recommended a product for raising the GH, but I can't find the thread at this very moment, and I was wondering if you could post that site again. Would...

This is more an opinion question than anything... Does anyone see a problem housing Glowlights with Black Neon Tetras? Also, does anyone see a problem housing either one of these with a few Dwarf Gouramis? All of the above would be in a 75 gallon with lots of hiding places. I figured keeping...

This stuff is simply unbelievable. I had a plant tank a few years ago, and picked up some brush algae off some plants I bought. Of course it got everywhere, and I took down my tank because it simply got everywhere. Anywho, it got all over my driftwood. When I took the driftwood out, the brush...

I have a Carbo Plus and I am interested in doing a plant tank. I have used the Carbo Plus before on a previous plant tank and my plants did fine, but based on some other comments about this product, it doesn't seem to be the best. I am wondering if anyone else has used it, and I am also curious...

jsoong (or anyone else) take a stab at this one... I decided to try out this new Microbe Nite-Out to start my tank cycling. My pH was holding steady at a 7.2, added the Nite-Out last night and today I am getting different readings for my pH. Any thoughts?

One of the more useful tidbits I've learned on here is that the pH is lower out of the tap because of the CO2 trapped in the water, and that you have to let it sit out or aerate it to get the 'true' pH. Therein lies my question: Is my 'true pH' (for lack of a better phrase) the water straight...

This is a weird one. When I add R.O. Right to my R.O. water, it does not show up on the GH test kit whatsoever. It doesn't matter if I add a quarter teaspoon or if I add 4 teaspoons, it simply does not read. I know it is not my test kit, because I use it for testing my tap and it works fine. The...

Has anyone had the 'pleasure' of getting grit in their biowheel motor so that it grinds incessantly? If so, any idea how to correct it? I am seriously about to write a letter to Penguin about this issue considering this has happened numerous times to me. The filter motor is like Fort Knox to...

Gold Nuggets can sometimes be picky eaters. Coupled with the fact that they are nocturnal in many respects and other fish often get to the food before they do, it can be a wonder sometimes if they are even eating at all. If you are having these issues and you have a Biowheel-type filter, try...

Does anyone own this? If so, do you know how much CO2 is injected for each setting on the dial?

I had a 10 gallon in which I used 100% R.O. water. At the time I was even less educated about KH, and didn't even realize that KH is what gives you and stabilizes your pH. Well, then answer me this one...I was told by a local fish store employee that all I needed to use was R.O. Right for my...

Since I am mixing my R.O. water with tap water and still not getting as low of a pH as I want, would a pH down product be more effective as lowing my pH safely and keeping it down, considering I won't be fighting against the buffering capacity as much?

I was wondering--amongst the myriad of questions I am bringing to this forum :D--if Limestone can be used in a plant tank and, more specifically, if it can be used as a buffer for straight R.O. water. I know it is probably not 'recommended' to use Limestone, but I already have it available to me...

What is the least amount of KH one should have in their aquarium water for stability, etc. Also, which degrees of KH should correspond with a particular pH? (eg 4 degrees kh, 7 pH)

I recently filled my 75 gallon. My tap water is a 7-7.2pH. I mix 4 gallons of tap with 1 gallon R.O. in a 5 gallon jug. I'm confused because all the water I added had a pH of 6.8, but now it is reading much higher at a 7.8. I haven't added anything other than Prime to the tap water, and my decor...