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Ahh I see. So that's good to know. I'll definitely do that then. Thanks for your help :)

Ok that makes sense. So grab the tap water and see how much baking soda it takes to raise the KH to the tank KH?

Ok sounds good! Thanks a ton for your help! :)

Ok thanks! That's a good idea. So add half a teaspoon to the 9 gallons of water I add to the tank after the water change?

Ok so would there be a harmful effect to the fish if I use my tap water for a water change. The tap is 7.2 and the tank is at 8.2 with the rocks. It would a weekly 25% water change.

Thanks. I do not think that its necessary to raise the pH anymore than it already is though. I just wanted to know if the pH is still going to climb up after a few days and if it is harmful to my fish if when I do a weekly 25% water change I use my tap (7.2 pH) and my tank is 8.2pH.

Hi, so I am setting up an african cichlid tank. As many know, they prefer harder water in the 8.0ish range. Unfortunately for me, my tap is 7.4. Just recently after setting up the aquascape, the rocks I added raised the pH to 8.2. The perfect condition! Not knowing the rocks were going to raise...

Just threw together another scape. How do you guys like this one?

I'm very sure that there is a design like that, but I thought for iwagumi there should be an odd number of rocks as a guideline. ;)

Thanks for your input!! I have posted this new setup on some other fourms and I have all heard the right side looks uniform. Im glad that you enjoy it and I appreciate the positive feedback! :D Im glad that I could inspire you! :) I got my rocks at a local garden center. They were selling them...

Hey everyone! Sorry for not posting earlier; life got in the way. By using your opinions, I managed to create another rock layout. Please comment and give me your personal advice :)

Oh wow that sucks! I hope that your scape turns out the way you want it ;)

Thanks :)

Wow! I am glad you enjoy the tank and that I helped inspire you for your shrimp tank! I'm interested in seeing how it comes out. Do you have a pic??

Thanks for your support :)

Thanks for your replies! Yes I have considered adding dwarf hairgrass in the back. Do you have any recommendations? The tank will be co2 injected. Thanks for the picture! I have been doing research into iwagumi but I kind've wanted to stray away from the "common layout" appearance and instead...

Hello everyone! I have finally come around to starting my own aquascape! The tank is 20 gallons long. This is my first aquascape of any kind so I really am looking forward to your critiques. I want the aquascape to be iwagumi and I plan on the carpet plant being HC. I am open to anything though...

Where did you order online from if you remember? All the sites that I have found only give a weight amount that you can buy! :X

larger rocks such as iwagumi rocks. Thanks! :)

Have you ordered online before? If you have, how big are the stone sizes? Thanks for your reply! :)

Hey! I am starting to aquascape and I need to get some rocks for the job. The thing is, there is no store around me that sells rocks, so I have to order on the internet. Most sites give me an option of how many pounds I want, but I have no idea the scale of the rocks and if they will fit in my...

Ok everyone thanks for your replies. I will try to do more PWC to remove some of the BGA. I know what you said is recommended but will hydrogen peroxide work? Thanks a lot everyone.

Hello everyone, I have a blue-green algae breakout and I want to get rid of it. It was really bad until I lowered the light down to 4 hours a day. I read that you can use hydrogen peroxide, so I was wondering if any of you have had any experience with it. I have taken pictures of the progress...

Hi everyone. Recently I have found what I think is blue-green algae in my freshwater 10 gallon aquarium. I took some picture for hope that some of you can confirm it and offer me a solution on how to minimize/eliminate it. Here are some pictures of the tank. Any help would be...

Okay, thank you both for your advice! I think I will try that if I do not see any process with my DHG. Right now I am starting to see a bunch of runners after I added the DIY Co2, liquid ferts, new lights, and root tabs. :D