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It's been several weeks since I noticed some jelly-like whitish stuff which smells fishy inside my CO2 reactor. I kept washing it off, but it reappears after a couple of days again. Interesting thing is that it always happens around the nozzle (air stone) where CO2 bubbles enter the reactor...

I'm trying to figure out the way the CO2 calculation works, and I have my serious doubts about it. Here is the formula: CO2=3*KH*10^(7.0-pH) There is also a table based on this. It appears to me it has an empirical background, but that's OK. What bothers me is that it's based on a single point...

I've never been able to achieve 30 ppm of CO2 in my tank. I have a DIY CO2 with power reactor, which I would assume is working correctly (plenty of CO2, all dissolved), and is running arround the clock. The problem in mind sits in tap water pH and KH not allowing higher concentrations of CO2...

Hi All, I need help with my plants. In the last few days leaves on some plants (ie. Hygr. Polysperma, Bacopa Car.) became shrunken, cupped or curled if you wish (see the pictures below), so I suspected the Calcium deficiency, according to what I read about it on the net (including this site)...

I know it may sound silly, but I was wondering if there is some software around to help with laying out planted tanks. Something similar to the ones made for landscaping, where you place your plants, watch simulated growth over time, etc. All I found about aquascaping are rules, such as taller...

I went to a beer/wine making store to get some wine yeast for my DIY CO2 and found stuff called "Potassium Metabisulfate", which is used for sterilizing beer/wine making equipment. Now I'm wondering if this stuff is safe/efficient for sterilizing aquarium plants. Has anybody used it for this...

I've been trying to find Potassium Permanganate to sterilize new plants, before I introduce them, but no luck so far ... The last pharmacist I asked about this stuff told me I was the first one to ask him that question after 15 years of his career. Where do you guys find this stuff? Or maybe...

I have a platy with a pretty swollen belly. So I'm suspecting she's about to give birth. Are there any particular signs (ie behavior, appearance ... etc) to determine when the time has come ..? I would like to catch the moment, but suppose my family and my boss @ work would not tolerate me...

Can anyone give me an insight on "overdriving" fluorescent light bulbs term. What does it mean technically and practically?

I'am thinking of retrofitting my existing light fixture on a 29gal (24"/18W)tank with a compact fluorescent bulb which I already have (Coralife 21"/55W). Now comes the tricky part. I need a straight pin socket and a ballast. To be gentle on my budget I was thinking of getting this stuff from a...

Need an advice ... I was going to plant my 30g tank with natural plants, when I discovered my fish has Ick. So, I started treating the water with Quick Cure (malachite green, formalin). Now I'm in a dilemma ... should I postpone the planting, or it doesn’t matter? I don’t have a separate...