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Oops, I can see where my point might not be clear. I'm trying to increase KH and GH. My plants could be doing a bit better and my fish could live a little longer. Maybe they were stressed by the pH swings of adding tap water at pH 7.5 when the tank pH was down to 7.0 at the end of the week. I...

Maybe this was unnecessary, but I've been a bit bored with my tank (26g BF) lately. My low light plants seemed like they could be doing better and I feel like I should have been able to keep some fish longer than a year or two. I considered the following possible reasons: 1) No nutrients in...

For those of use who like or are already running Finnex lighting, what would be the effect on PAR value of adding a second fixture? For example, if we assume the following: Fugeray - low to med lighting Planted+ - med to high lighting Ray2 - high lighting Monsterray - high lighting Would...

Really? Beard algae? It's not threadlike at all...

Can you see where there are no spots on the parts of leaves that are under the others? That is partially what made me think algae.

So I have the black spots. I'm wondering if I also have a phosphate and/or potassium deficiency because I get small brown spots and a gradual yellowing and browning of leaf parts that eventually are resorbed? I could go back to the dry ferts and add the micros and macros aside from the KNO3...

Bump. Anyone?

It's an Anubia. This also happens to my Amazon swords and ludwigia, etc. It's almost like a slime, but it doesn't wipe off.

My 26g bf tank has been running for about 9 months and I've been finding that most of my plants have been getting small blackish spots on them and looking dirty. Is this a type of algae? My water parameters seem fine to me, except for phosphates possibly being a little low at 0.25ppm. I used...

I just discovered my GBR pair has successfully bred and now I have a ton if fry with aggressive GBRs in my 26 gallon tank. All the other fish are so stressed out! What do I do?

I'm running a Fugeray on a 26g bf and have low light plants (ludwigia, anubias, crypts, and swords). I have otos, guppies, hatchets, rummynose tetras, and a pair of GBRs. I'm excited to realize that I can pretty much slow everything down for the duration instead of worrying about asking...

I'm going on a 10 day vacation in a couple of weeks and am wondering about the best way to keep things going while I'm gone without coming back to an algae farm. We will likely have someone stopping by 2-3 times for other pets and plants, so I can get this person to do whatever is needed. I...

I have a 24" Fugeray on my 26g bf. The depth to substrate is about 18". I added some Ludwigia a few months ago and it grew slowly at first after dropping some leaves after the initial planting, but since then it has reached the top of the tank and even taken on some nice red hues. I haven't...

Great! The dry ferts are still on the way, but I did receive my test kits. After a 30% PWC and dosing 2.5 ppm Comp and Excel this morning, parameters are: Nitrates - 0 Phosphates - 0 (even more brown in color than the slightly blue strip on the card) Gh - 3 KH - 3 I guess I was a little...

Sorry, I could have been more clear. Essentially, I would just put the K2SO4 and KH2PO4 in a separate bottle with 500ml water, right? If I break it down, on the GFA blog (Our PPS-Pro Fertilizer Pack … Just Mix & Dose | Planted Aquarium Blog – Green Leaf Aquariums) the directions for a 500ml...

I just found a similar link to your suggestions for dosing PPS-Pro. Would this be correct with the 3rd bottle you suggest? 1st bottle - Micros (Plantex CSM+B) 2nd bottle - Potassium Nitrate (KNO3) and Magnesium Sulfate (MgSO4 - can be eliminated unless really soft water, but can't hurt...

Ok, I've been able to cut out most of the BBA and I've ordered a phosphate test kit and PPS-Pro Fert Pack! After I start dosing the dry ferts, I'm assuming that my nitrate and phosphate levels should essentially correct themselves. However, how does one adjust the levels independently if...

Thanks, Rivercats! How can I bring my nitrates up? My tank has only been set up for 2 months and I was running 5-10 ppm Nitrates for a while until it went down to 0. I guess that might have been around the time I noticed the algae. I will try the H2O2 dosing you suggested, and I should...

My lighting is a 24" Finnex Fugeray LED fixture running for 3 hours in the morning and 5 hours in the evening. My Nitrates are 0 ppm. I've never tested Phosphates. How do I get rid of it? I can trim these few items, but that won't get at the real issue.

I have a sprout from my Amazon Sword that is at the surface and very close to the light and filter output. I've noticed short bluish black hairs are beginning to form on the leaves and roots. Is this BBA? I fertilize my 26g tank with 2.5ml of Flourish 2x/week and Excel 3x/week. I've noticed...

Oh, that's interesting. I'm glad it's not BBA. I'll just let it do its thing. I only have medium light and this has been growing very slowly. Thanks!

This java fern arrived with some black spots which were going away, but I returned to this after a quick business trip. It looks like small plants (note the leaves) have sprouted on the larger leaf. I side Flourish 2x/week and Excel every other day, except I missed a couple times during my...

Clearly, everyone does this differently, but I want to make sure my friends are getting enough of what they need. I just finished cycling and added the following to my 26g BF planted tank: 4 Rummynose Tetras 2 Otocinclus 3 Guppies I have New Life Spectrum flakes and small pellets and the...

Fantastic!! This is exciting news! I may pick up an API kit for hardness just for informational purposes, and I'll definitely keep a close eye on the pH. Thanks again for lending a hand to someone just getting started!

The pH of my tap water after standing 24 hours is 7.5, but what does that tell me? Thanks so much for your help!