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Hi guys, I changed my CO2 from full time to solenoid synchronized with the timer controlling the lights. The timer is On 8 hours a day. I have 4 fluorescent supplying 110W and the tank is a 33Gal. I fert through PPS-Pro. Temperature is stable at 78. No ammonia, no nitrites, traces of nitrates...

Hi guys, since the intro of pressure CO2 (I opted for the RedSea system, works great for me so far), the tank looks GREAT, plants are pearling, no more algua, etc. I am using PPS-Pro ferts. But now I need to go on a business trip for 10 days... what are the best practices prior to...

Hi all, Just got myself a Hagen CO2 reactor, and it is set-up at one bubble every 2 seconds. And I have a very fine diffuser for it. My tap water is at 7.8 of pH approximatly. With this bubble rate of CO2, pH is down to 7.2 before lights are on, 7.4 when time to say goodbye (just tested 5...

Hi guys, at a newb at PPS pro, and I respect all that I've been told so far, plants seem happy, but regardless how much I shake the preparation, there is always a bit of un-disolved stuff in the bottom of the preparation jar (true for both preparations). And believe me I tried shaking like...

Hi all, I believe I have a Red Lotus (6-7 cm pinking red leaves, a few long stern with floating leaves, and a big bulb). The bulb is the size of a golf ball, and several leaf-root individual plants are growing from it, some barely holding on to the bulb. Do they need to stay attached to...

Hummm, I thought I had washed that new plant thoughrouly. Guess I missed a snail or an egg somewhere. It started by a few, then tens, and now 2000000 snails (this migt be exagerated, but then again...) It is a 33 gal, well planted, PPS Pro fert, feeding minimal 5 days a week, regular PWC...

Hi guys, had a peaceful 35Gal with a couple of Pearl Gourami, 2 Female Betta, and 10ish Neon Tetra. Wanted to add a bit more, and I love Dwarfs, and the local petstore had an over stock and were almost giving them away (2$ each). I read quite a bit and many source confirm that Gourami of the...

Hi guys, just back from 9 days vacation, my water is green, yet my PO4 readings are at 0. NH3 = 0, NO2 = 0, NO3 = 0 Temp at 78F (26C) Aquarium in s a 33 Gal well planted, 2 Pearl gouramis, 2 honey, 2 female betta, 10 Neon tetra and a bunch of yamato shrimps. About 10 hours of light per...

Hi folks, 2 quick one: 1- Can I keep a couple of Pearl Gourami in a well planted 33Gal, or it is too small for them? 2- Will they eat Tetra Neons...? Thanks

Hi all, I made a bit of room in my well planted 33Gal, and what I have now is a school of 10 Neon Tetra and 2 female Betta Splendens (and a bunch of yamato shrimps). And I LOOOOOVE Dwarf gouramis. But I remember my childhood where it seemed complicated to keep those. Of course my water...

Hi, I visually seem to be in a bacterial bloom (white cloudy), but yet all my param are at 0 (no ammonia or nitrite) Is this therefore really a bacterial bloom, or something else is causing the fog?

Hi guys, many of you know my story, but here it is in short. Yeast from my DIY CO2 went in the tank. It was was cloudy ans awful smell for a few days, until (after several cleaning and water changes) the bacteria took over. Ammonia increased, but the cloudiness was such that I didn't even...

Hi all, OK, the system was primitive, and I can't blame the cat... but the end result, a few weeks ago, yeast from my DIY CO2 when in descent quantity in the 33Gal aquarium. What I've tried so far: Several consecutive days of 95% water change. Water cleared up, of course, but some yeast was...

Hi guys, got a 33 Gallon, very well planted, DIY Jello-CO2, 120 Watts light. pH typically around 6.8 (yet my tap is at 7.6, so when I do water changes, it tends to go up for a while then back to the stable 6.8). Got 10-ish Tetra Cardinals and 2 couples of Honey Gouramis as well as 8 yamato...

Hi guys, I neglected to use an intermediate bottle in my DYI CO2 infuser (now I do have one!), and some yeast mixture went into the aquarium (directly in my filter intake). This has been around 10 days ago. Water looked, and still looks like somebody dropped a few glasses of milk in it...

Hi guys, Looking for new addition to my tank, and I am a long time lover of the Dwarf Gourami. Yet the only ones available within 400 miles from where I live are Singapore Imports. Now this nice article on Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarf_gourami clearly says that getting Dwarfs from...