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dosing ei, and i have pressurized co2 i just keep it green to the drop checker sticker, im not actually exactly sure how much i is im guessing 3 bubbles per sec....guess but its a low bioload couple of angels, guppies, bala shark (small angels and im overflowing with guppies hehe they wont touch...

thanks so much River :) nice to know even our godly Rivercats, seriously makes me feel better ! has some plants who say no too hehe. i have alkaline water i guess im hoping someone here will say ooh Red Myrio works in my acidic soft water, i have harder mineralized well water, though i can get...

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Keep wondering what I'm doing wrong for red myrio, tried more co2 more lights, cooler water warmer wAter,, in a world where the golden nesea is fine and myrio is dying...I dose very little extra fert, I'll have to up it soon. Any ideas? Also dwarf baby tears keeps floating and growing like a...

sorry to hear that so sorry to hear about your angel, that sucks you will be ESTATIC about the plants from peabody's he is the freaking best. having now ordered from so many different suppliers im pretty used to getting dried out, limp, or just mushy plants. i have too had some really good...

Play sand disaster Not saying I don't love the tank, but its a vision of months yet not quickly realized, I lost a few plants lucky I didn't loose more. I need less play sand and I'm replacing gravel cap I might top with sand again when established !

I have to say I went with play sand I washed it, it was a nice rich color and it almost cost me all my plants ! It was so fine it coated everything, I got pool filter sand from ace and it was so much more sturdy, very easy to brush of the leaves when I did touch ups. The moral is ...... Look at...

thank you thank you thank you searched the web for answers and found this, had covered lots of things EXCEPT the actinic lights still on my reef hood, whilst im waiting for the 67k geismann bulbs and 2 65k starcoats to replace the reef t5 x 4's that came with it :) i have NEVER seen algae like...

Lets thank River The more posts i read River the more i love your mind ! great artistry, a sense of humor in this hobby, not going to serious at times (for others, with yourself as serious as you feel you need to be) is just a gift. :thumb: i have some friends who love a good debate with you...

for my 90g plants coming tomorrow saw about texas greensand somewhere online cant find it, in a bit of a rush but does anyone know how this works? going to try it for the 90g because locally i thought there would be plenty but there isnt of stuff to add under the soil, as per the great...

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where they are at now

Hurrah !!!!! :dance::dance:fish2::dance: craigslist finally delivered, i wanted a 125 (was it only 3 months ago i was dreaming about a 55g ?!) but just couldnt find one for under $1000 anywhere and then bam all at once on craigslist there was a complete set up for $950 but.......they also had...

great question hope you get a bunch of answers !@! im learning about lights, i thought the only difference with T5 was that they were smaller so you can get more of them in the space.....be nice if they had more *punch* but i couldnt find any evidence of that in my research, i wasnt looking at...

blue ghost babies love them !!! i too got blue ghost veils x blue smokey actually, and they are just adorable so i share in your enthusiasm whole heartedly :D

eep ! thanks, id be willing to do that once i learn how to get the ones i have and a couple more very happy, without taking on so many new learning curves i screw it up so thanks for the heads up ! i do the water changes which are easy compared to discus daily changes :) much appreciated

so looking into T5 ho x 2 and 2 65k *pink* bulbs?

Hey Guys, these are GREAT suggestions, thank you all so much ! i have dwarf sag in the foreground which should fill in the front a bit, though i love the idea of four leaf clover and crypt larva, River thanks ! love the crypts and you were right in the beginning, not one *melted* stupid bala...

really good advice ! very good advice ! its a learning curve alright, doing is the best experience i spent months reading (which i still think is totally essential and cannot be skipped) and now only 3 months (?!?! is that right) doing, im on my 3rd 55g and a nano 10g and growing out discus...

it was my FIRST properly planted tank, with dirt, low tech, only one T8 light 40", dirt substrate with gravel cap, threw in a few root tabs in month 2. im deliriously happy looking at it every day, but i want to get better and starting a new tank same size 55g. but i did have i think a bala...

wow awesome deal !!!

congrats ! welcome to your new addiction :)