Recent content by cole_russell

Turns out not enough co2 is my issue, with ph being so high it's hard to get enough co2, is what my lfs expert said. Also it's hard to determine what "bright yellow" is on the API tests, so I could have given completely inaccurate kh readings. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Well I found an old salifert phosphate test amongst the 180 salvage scraps and if it's right I've almost certainly found my problems 40ppm kh, 180+gh, 7.6ph (did a w/c earlier today with "liquid rock"), Edit: 7.6 didn't seem like it could be possible so I retested and got a 7.2 result and the...

It wasn't api they were out of api and only had salifert brand left. :/ Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

If anything it makes it more interesting, things are often boring without a challenge! Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

The only phosphate test they had was like almost $40 at my lfs so I'm going to have to take a sample back to them to test. I guess in the meantime I'm patiently scrubbing it away Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I have no clue what it is I just know it quickly covers the glass and is covering my plants and is unsightly. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I actually don't have a phosphate test, was going to head over and buy a couple things today that being one of them Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

It's been a minute since I've posted anything and unfortunately it's not good news this time. Tank is completely being overrun by brown algae and I have no clue where to start making adjustments to slow or even stop growth. I dialed my lights back an hour down to 7 hours and that seemed to help...

Thanks man, I got lucky and found it at one of my lfs. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Water is a bit lowand the glass is speckled because I was working in there earlier, but figured I'd throw up some updated photos anyway, really liking how it's growing in.

They're in a corner with some good cover, plus the parents have been taking shifts on baby watch. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

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Cool thanks guys hopefully I am able to get a couple to survive in my community. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

So this is my first batch of fry ever and I don't quite know how to go about feeding them, the parents are very good it looks like. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I've been doing daily 5g water changes the last 3 days in an effort to buffer my ph back up and remove any residual ammonia, scrubbing glass every day it seems to fight off the algae off. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice