Recent content by Alkane

Thanks for reviving my joke thread.

Yep did that with the 2x dose today. Used half of it in a spray bottle mixed with water and sprayed areas exposed to air during a water change. Thanks!

After some reading I'm going to reduce lighting to 7.5hrs, co2 is as high as my fish can stand it. I am going to have it turn on 3 hrs before lights on instead of 1 hr. Going to add the small power head for better circulation. Reducing the temp a few degrees. Also going to dose 2x excel for...

Hard to say specifically. I have two HOB power filters. An AC 50 on max flow and a smaller power filter that just runs without media or floss. I do get micro co2 bubble on the water surface. I have an air pump if needed. Also have a nano powerhead I could put in, but I think it's a little...

Increased co2 slightly, drop checker is green-yellow. All Rummynose are gasping at bottom of tank and have lost some of their color. Apistos and otto.s seem unaffected.

Ok I'll try that. I'm using a drop checker with a 4KH solution so the measurement isn't exact. The Solution is light green and on the opposite side of the tank from the diffuser. Co2 comes on 1 hr before lights on and shuts off 1 hour before lights out. I do have the option to switch one...

Just noticed I have some bba growing in my tank :banghead: I'd like to nip it in the bud before it gets any worse. 25g Lights are 4 months old pressurized co2 30ppm Phos 1ppm Nitrate 5ppm Ammonia 0 Light duration 8 hrs 10 fish under or around 1 inch in size It's moderately planted, not heavy...

Thanks yah, I don't have personal experience with melon's I have only seen them in the store with emersed grown leaves. The smallest leaves+stem are around or over 2ft.

Thanks for the replies and links. I did search for an ID before posting and was originally thinking Echinodorus cordifolius aka Radican sword. My original thought was melon, but it seems too large. None of the stems are less than 1ft and the leaves are close to a ft. themselves. It was...

Anyone know the species of this sword plant. New leaves are reddish and mature leaves are green. I can get more pic.s if needed. Thank you.

Yeap it's real. I never dosed vodka when I had my reef tank running a few years back, but several of my friends in the local club did. Here is a good article to read. Vodka Dosing by 'Genetics' and 'Stony_Corals' - Reefkeeping.com

So say you have 50N nitrates and you do five 10% water changes. The first change (0.1*50N) will lower it 45N. The second 41.5N. The third 37.35N. The fourth 33.62N. The fifth 30.26N. This is only works if the water changes are done back to back. If you wait a week in between you are...

There could be other reasons and I'm not sure if you are talking about nitrate or nitrite, but this should help regardless. Larger water changes will help bring down your nitrate/nitrite levels. Try 20-30%. Nitrate accumulates and is removed by plants and water changes mainly. Frequent small...

It's probably diatoms they will pass as your tank matures.

I have an aggressive Betta. The only thing he doesn't terrorize is African dwarf frogs. So I have him and 4 ADFs in a 10 gallon by them selves.