Recent content by gd007

Quick status - I did get some additional plants (anacharis) and I orders some mangrove online. I researched RO systems and RO water.... sorry, I'm not "into it" that much and I do not have the support of my wife in this hobby. Sooooo.... As well, I contacted my water company (Aqua America)...

Ok, will add more hornwort and wisteria...looking for it locally Sent from my DROID RAZR HD using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Ok - here is the water today with the tap water on the side. Thoughts? I did buy the prime. I did a 50-60% wc yesterday evening.

ok - 60% WC just completed. Was out getting Prime and, unfortunately, came back and 1 guppy and 1 more panda have passed. The panda had snails on him and no fins left. I did not take a picture. No red marks. <sigh>

..an image of my substrate can be found here: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f129/does-a-water-change-bring-out-the-shrimp-288726.html

Hello - this morning I found 1 of my 7 Panda Cory's dead, near the surface, among a small amount of water lettuce. I have attached a few images of the Panda Cory as well as my water results from this morning. This is how I interpret them: pH: 7.4 Ammonia:0 Nitrite:0 Nitrate: 30-40 (there is...

Water change. Your pH dropped from 7.4 to 6. That's HUGE (and not good). You must have a very low KH which simply means your 'buffers' are rather weak to begin with making the 'fight' against pH changes difficult. A high or strong kH keeps pH 'in place' easier and less susceptible to...

...here is a clue, but maybe I'm racing, one of the guppies gave birth. I cannot see the fry in my plants. Is it possible this one ate too much? Sent from my DROID RAZR HD using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Here is the male. Any clues? Sent from my DROID RAZR HD using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Unfortunately, when I got home from work today, I found one of the male boesemani rainbow fish dead on the bottom. Everyone else seems fine. Water is fine. So I dunno.. Sent from my DROID RAZR HD using Aquarium Advice mobile app

understand. I think i'll just go with the more frequent water changes and I'll test my tap water for kH and GH just to see what those are.

I'll be interested to see/hear what happens as well. I have guppies in the same situation and don't know if I should add salt ( I have a lot of live 'hardy' plants and I'm a newbie). -GD007 aka.I kill plants..

Thank you @masha Sent from my DROID RAZR HD using Aquarium Advice mobile app

So far so good. I check this morning and all appear alive though I could not count all 7 Panda Corys ...noone was stuck to the filter inlet. At work today so will check again when I get home. -GD007

Excellent - I have bookmarked it and shall be reading it over the holiday. -GD007