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okay let me know when you figure that out. if you can use different filters than that will be my system. otherwise i will be getting different one.

thanks for the info. i have been thinking about purchasing and ro unit for a little while. my tap water is already pushing it for shrimp so that will be needed but my real problem is the rocks increasing the gh and kh are increasing significantly. so i need to prevent that from rising. i have a...

after looking around for hours i have found that krylon clear polyurethane is aquarium safe after it has cured. my plan is to seal the rocks with this stuff to prevent it from effecting my water. I'm going to test it on a small piece of rock and after it is done curing i will soak it in water...

has anyone heard of ion exchange resin to soften aquarium water or have any experience. all i see is people being skeptical and no one giving parameters of there water when they used it. what is everyones thoughts on the resin?

my tap water is 6gh and 5kh, this is straight from the tap. what is the significance of waiting the 24-48 hours before doing these tests? i ATO with distilled water and I'm looking into an ro unit. so there isn't mineral build up due to toping of with tap water I use GLA PPS pro fertz EI...

so i have some bad news, all of the shrimp have died. i didn't know what the problem was until it was too late. the seiryu stones are raising the gh and kh extremely fast. in 24 hours the gh raised 1 degree and the kh raised 2 degrees. at this rate in order to keep shrimp i would have to do...

What type of fish is this? I've looked around on websites to try to find it but can't find what it is. I'm not very good with freshwater fish identification. saltwater is more my thing. thanks for the help.

Week 2 on plants: And my painted fire shrimp came today from Alpha Pro Breeders. I highly recommend ordering from them. Great packaging and no doa. They even gave me a free extra shrimp

Day 10 on plants. Growth is good although In the past few days I haven't gotten much pearling, I haven't figured out why.

Plants are doing great! Day 5 on plants I'm thinking about adding some dwarf hair grass behind the rocks on the left. But I feel like if I put some grass behind the rock on the right it will look odd because of the small size of the rocks. What are your thoughts and any other plants that may...

Pick this build up on my other thread: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f12/iwagumi-308835-3.html

4 days in the tank and a bunch of the plants are pearling!!!

just finished setting up my diy auto dosing system. it consists of a small peristaltic pump, a dc cord and a timer. each doser costs a total of about $35. all I had to do was solder the power cord to the contact points on the pump. in order to use the timer to time in seconds there is a simple...

Just planted the plants yesterday, I plan on getting painted fire shrimp in a few weeks, once i get the co2 and ferts stable. Sent from my iPod touch using Aquarium Advice

my budget really depends on the betta

I am looking for a red Cambodian crowntail betta that is similar to the one in the pictures. also any other unique, one of a kind, rare, beautiful, stand out bettas. pm me if you think you have some i might be interested in, thanks.

This is the initial start up. I have all of the gear for auto dosing, co2 and auto top off, I just have to set it up. I am waiting until the first of the year to get the plants and shrimp. What do you guys think? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I plan on getting a pretty good population before i introduce any fish Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

i am currently starting up a 12 gallon long iwagumi aquarium with bloody Mary shrimp and tetras. i also have a 90 gallon reef tank so i wanted to make this tank "automated" (minus water changes) but keep the cost relatively low. i will have auto dosing system, co2 on a time with lights, and...

Thanks for the info guys. I think I'm going to get some more critters to stir it naturally. I have read that most snails and critters "stir" the top inch or so. Are there any that go down deep? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

In stirring up the sand bed this prevents the build up of hydrogen sulfide. And doing this little by little prevents a large release or the gas, correct? Also on occasion i see a small bubble of gas come out of the sand bed. Also up against the glass under the san i can see little bubbles. I...

Thanks for the idea. I will most likely get a few in the near future. Will i see them much? When i feed the tank will the pop up like my other snails? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I have about a 5 inch deep sand bed in my 90 gallon reef that has been running for about 10 months. I have heard about stirring the sand bed to prevent it from building up harmful stuff. some have said it is a must do and others say that you should disturb your sand bed as little as possible. i...

Today or tomorrow i will be ordering dwarf baby tears and gla ferts. I am going to keep the substrate damp and plant the plants and in a 2 weeks maybe more i will flood the tank. Would it be a good idea to mix in ferts with the water i use to wet the substrate?