Recent content by mrmaronick

High light and just upped co2 and fert for increased light. Went from 5 ml dose to 15 ml fert. Dry fert btw. And co2 2 ml to 8/9 ml. Sent from my LG-E980 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Hey guys I have a 30 gal. I started off with low tec plants and light. Loved it so I upgraded to med/high tec. Keep all the same plants and got some that needed the light and fert of med tec. I upped my fert and co2. For the new system and 4 months later all the low tec plants have pretty much...

air stones affect excel very little to not at all. dose recommended amount and slowly go up if you want/need. just plants you get more leeway. watch fish for signs of over dosing. hard/fast breathing, lofting to one side, no appetite, etc... its a slow death vs co2 suffocation. I have not found...

Add some old media into new filter. Run both for couple weeks. That will drop the odds of a cycle Sent from my LG-E980 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Inhabitants are a 3 inch marble angle. 5 inch iredesant shark. 5 inch armored bichir. 6 inch common plec. 5 inch rainbow fin shark. And two tetras. 50 snails. Plants are. Sword. Java fern. American weed. Spiral fern. Coco fern? Pennywort. And 4 others I can't recall. They get liquid fert weekly...

Sorry should have mentioned in first post that On the low light system I was dosing 5 ml. Directions say 1 ml for every ten gal. How would I test glutaradehyde? Sent from my LG-E980 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Hey guys I have a question about liquid carbon. I have a 30 gal medium planted medium light. upgraded to a proper LED light for the plants. And now I'm curious I fixed the light and went from low light to med light. Do I need to increase dosage for more light? And is it possible to over dose and...

Only when filter was off and I left off till they were done. He def was not laying eggs but didn't see any white out of it either. Could have been that many eggs I lost count after 300.I have not had to treat tank for anything but dechlorinate And thanks I'll read the thread soon Sent from my...

Depends a lot on humidity and temp in house and tank temp. Seal/cover what can. No prob good luck eh Sent from my LG-E980 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Hey trkchezz I just thought about it today topping off the tank. And thought you might wana know but you might have some really bad evaporation with a sump. I keep my house at 68° year round and the tank at 78°-80°. I lose an easy gallon of water ever 48 hours to evap. The up side i can do a...

Wasn't trying to breed them. Just happened. The silver I got my wife for her mothers death.. The marble I got her for Valentine's day. Tryed in the same tank but did not go well. Silver got territorial in the tank by her self for the 3 months. So I put them in 2 ten gal tanks side by side for 2...

Silver angle is the female forsure. Watched her lay them and looks like a little marshmallow (pencil eraser). Marble kinda like a really dull pencil instead of sharp/pointed. He always followed behind her and looked like he was doing his duty. Have had both for over a year. Plano the marble is 3...

Top pic is Clara. female. Second pic is plano. male in question. I can't tell maybe im looking to close but look the same to me and wife. so I looked at their private parts and his it triangled while hers is rounded. Looks like a little marshmallow Sent from my LG-E980 using Aquarium Advice...

I can try and put pictures up later tonight if they'll let me. I know one is the girl watched her lay them. The guy looks like a guys part but never gave a good enough look. He'll follow right behind her Sent from my LG-E980 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Kinda what I was thinking Im going to let him heal and try again if its good its good. If not he'll have a new new home in the 30 Sent from my LG-E980 using Aquarium Advice mobile app