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"3 dKH is the bare minimum for safe CO2 injection." -what is the danger? Drops in pH (this certainly didn't happen to my tank when I introduced my half-arsed C02 process)? Is there an outlining of the dangers that can occur when messing about with C02 introduction? Thnxthnxthnx

I have a Coralife PC with a 50/50 bulb set and 28 watts (that's the bulb it came with). As I have a twenty gallon tank, I understand I should have a higher-wattage fixture (which I can't afford). Nonetheless, I've been told I should get a different bulb set for the benefit of the plants. But...

Thank you for the info. -pooliicat

PS How come you can say "poo" on this family oriented website?

"As for the stagnant water. Would you fill up a bathtub and let it sit for a month or so and then get in it??" OKAY, OKAY! Sheesh. Maybe THAT will be what I say to my friend. "WELL: Would you fill up a bathtub and let it sit for a month or so and then get in it??" Nobutseriously, thanks as...

My first thought was to basically start over, too. Empty out all the water, wash out the gravel in case anything evil began to grow in the stagnant month...but when asked, I did not know the answer. Any suggestions for smart-sounding things I can say to my friend as to why new water is better...

I set up a 10 gallong in friends' house. Ran it for a while. Got a plant. Eventually got one Zebra Danio. Then all was fine, Danio was healthy. After a coupla months, the friends went to Ireland for a month. I took the plant and danio and put them in my tank. Their tank sat lightless...

We're not, like, all related, are we? Ma? Is that you?

Some men (and very, very occassionally, some women) enjoy IMPOSING. Imposing and flirting are not interchangeable. When a person backs away, tries to terminate an exchange, looks uncomfortable, appears uneasy...a person merely flirting person can see these clues and back off. A person who is...

Check out the following link. It's great. http://www.qsl.net/w2wdx/aquaria/diyco2.html I am totally new to C02-ing. Thus far all my lazy...aspidistra...could be bothered with is a two liter bottle with a fermenting C02 mixture and a tube siliconed into the two liter's lid. The tube affixed...

Perhaps related, perhaps not: also, don't lights light coralife power compacts put out more lumens that standard fl fixtures? This came to mind because I, too, have a twenty gal and use a 28 watt light fixture...but it is a power compact. Does using power compacts change the two w/gallon rule...

Read around in a book and online and, yes, otos are the way to go. Thank you.

I am reading a little online now about algae eaters, how Chinese Algae eaters are only good at this task when they are young and how they grow rather large and can be aggressive. Are there algae-eater types that stay smaller and unaggressive? I do have two way wonderful synodontis cats that...

Wondering if anyone has ever done the wild thing in a fish store does not make me a pottyhead. And I did say earlier that happening into a conversation with another fish store patron, sharing information and enthusiasm, as Menagerie did, is great. I think one thing clear is that fish stores...

"Ummmmmmmm julicat...........If the question you can't ask is the question I won't let myself think about.............the answer is YES." YOU'VE *consummated a relationship*- actual intromitting carnal knowledge *edit* IN A FISH STORE????? If I did that, they would NEVER let me back in my lfs...