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Hmmm..... I use A UV sterilizer in my 90 galleon, and it removes all trace of iron in the tank!. I dont know what the reasons behind this are, but I swapped from liquid to slow release ferts and I have had great results and have never "daily dosed" again.

You probably should think about their natural behavior also. This interaction is natural and to be expected in such an aggressive species. By separating the two, you have certainly severed a relationship that is expressed by "butting heads" in this case. Was there any real damage being caused to...

I just updated my gallery. These were taken about 3 weeks ago, except the first which was taken before I added the lights and CO2. Fair results....but results! :) My levels sit around 20-22ppm but I have had it as high as 27ppm. Light is what I lack for the most. I have fitted my hood with 6X...

Hey! A few months back I set up diy CO2 on my ninety gal. (Now there's a lot of brew 8O )It was all going nicely then I went away for a week with work and my power head on the "diffuser" got an air lock. By the time I got back, it was an algae garden. (Which my wife thought looked nice!) All...

Will a submersible light benefit plants? Im looking at sticking in a 30w Halogen in the back of the tank for cosmetic reasons as I am already running 2.4 wpg of NO, but was not sure if this submersible would figure into the wpg equation

If possible, check all your levels and post them. Also, tell us what kind of lighting you are running. IMO, from the information you have given, the sunlight may be the cause, but there are many other variables to consider. What do you mean by soft sunlight?

:?: Phosphate? Are you thinking this is from the stones? FYI, I tested the water with the stones in it this morning, and the ph was up from 6.8 to 7.4. (after about 9 hrs) How does PO4 fit into this?

Nothing like this has ever happened to previous setups, and this one was going exactly the same till I did two things; Added CO2 and added these stones. Im checking out the stones. Just grabed a few and put em in a glass of tapwater overnight. If they do turn out to be the culprit, is it bad to...

I am pretty sure the ph is this high because of the smattering of 9mm white river stones (a product of india if this is relavent) I put in my tank a few months back. My tap water sits at 6.8 ph so this is the only thing I can think that has caused it. Fish and plants are fine. Ill do the test...

I read in another thread that, depending on what is present in your aquarium, (ie: natural buffers like rocks that leak calcium, which I have) the readings you get for ph and Kh may not give a true indication of CO2 levels. It was suggested that you remove a small amount of water and leave it...

People have 10-15x filtration! Wow! I have always run at 2-3x, but I always go planted setups

Its hard to explain, but it is part of the hood mold, and runs right along the lenth of the aquarium. It was a matter of sealing off the vents to the filter compartment, slowing down the powerhead and placing the injection stuff up the other end. There is no surface agitation in the aquarium at all

Yeah. Would of helped! Also, if I was sensible I would have tried it on a much smaller tank. Oh well! Success is imminent! My readings today are Kh:6, ph 7.2. This puts me at the bottom of the good range. This said, I dont think Ill bother with the balls or sponge at this stage as I am sure it...

Thats what I assumed about the weight thing, but like so many things in this world, I wanted to know for sure, not assume! Thanks guys. Greenmagi: Everything you suggested I am in the process of doing but I anticipate one problem. If I put the sponge in the bottom of the vac (Where the bubbles...

Greenmagi: Changed the set up.....again!!! Now using a gravel vac that is nearly as long as my tank is high. I have plumbed the CO2 into the venturi intake (is that what it is called?) of the pump. Distracts the eye far less than the last one and seems to be more effective. My Kh is at 5 my ph...

I would hate to suggest a way to dislodge anything incase it ends in disaster :( If this is the case, then he looks depressed because he is working on getting rid of it himself. He should be able to. How long has he been in the new tank?

Sorry guys, Im a little bit obsessed by the CO2 thing at the moment! I ask this question because my DIY reactor releases these tiny bubbles and no amount of re-configuring seems to help. Out of interest, I put my indicator directly in the stream of the escaping bublets and it went from...

Hey! I bought a bunch of clownies a while back and one of them, though showing healthy behavior, did not grow and was lacking in color. Also, although he ate, he always looked emancipated. Then I noticed his waste was white and knew he had some kind of worm. I looked at treatments and they all...

What ever the problem, rule out illness first. Are his gills working at a normal rate? Could he of got something lodged in his mouth? Whats in the new tank? (anything sus?) Are there plastic plants? (bits of these can get lodged). Check everything you can think of regarding things that can...