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Hard to say with the phosphates in my water. They screw up all of the CO2 tables.

Hmmm...I'll have to look it up, but I am guessing they are getting close to a year old. They are CF type bulbs. Maybe it is time to replace them.

I have DIY CO2. I did successfully keep it for 6 months to a year, and only now it it dying off. Previously it grew and spreadout. CO2 is the same, light is the same, fertz are the same...only kH and pH have changed as mentioned above. Here is a pict of my tank from 7/25/06. You can see...

I had a decent glosso carpet for a while, and it has progressively gotten thinner and thinner, to the point where it is almost gone now. All other plants are flourishing. :? Only change I can think of is pH. I have very, very soft water(kh 3, GH 4), and my apple snail's shell was dissolving...

Any updates?

I would add a glass top. It will keep a significant amount of heat in and have minimal effect on the amount of sun you get.

All of you with agressive SAE..probably have flying foxes...not SAE. Store ALWAYS seem to have them labeled incorrectly. A flying fox will eat BBA when young, but stops and gets agressive when older.

Measure the nitrate and phosphate levels of your tap water. You may be adding them at every water change. You can't dilute it out if you have it in the dilutant. I have phosphate in my tap water.

An airstone would not hurt. My tank would not have enough O2 if my plants were not making it. I don't have much surface agitation as I try to keep CO2 that I am injecting in. If I left my lights off for more than one night my fish would most likely be in trouble.

I think you just made it angry! Seriously though, I hope it is on its way out. FYI..it's technically a red algae.