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sorry to hear about your aquarium getting sick. plant bulbs and LED lights all come in different color temperatures, but isn't there a variation in the light spectrum each bulb bring out, depending on quality/manufacturer, eventhough they might be the same color temperature on paper?

then america has different root tabs than europe. i purchased root tabs only to realize it was a ball of clay with added chelated iron. was pretty disappointed about that.

yes it does. phosphates also comes from fishfood.

root tabs are basically just a ball of clay. Clay is negatively charged, which means that the nutrients which are positively charged (like magnesium(mg++)) will get stuck to the clay. And since the clay is below the echinodorus, it's roots will consume the nutrients and use them as building...

Co2 is only for plant enthusiasts. The reason people add it is to: 1) improve plant growth and 2) being able to keep more "demanding" plants alive. you sould add fertilizer after every change of water, though. the basic idea is that you add nutrients through fertilizer, the plants consume what...

i use hand soap and rinse it off thoroughly. furthermore my hand soap is without perfume or colour additives so there souldn't be any problems.

that looks quite good, is that natural rock slates you've found and thrown together? what adhesive have you used, aquarium-proof silicone or something like that?

i was under the impression that this was already well known, there's been several threads about it. the search feature is a helpful feature.

in my 55g tank i used to have a internal filter running, it wasn't that great, it was actually ment for max 45g but i had a small one running besides it. the big filter "disturbed" the surface, it caused small ripples but it didn't make any noise, and i never had oxygen problems. i'm not sure...

this site provides good information on how to plant and prune the different types of plants, if the pictures aren't enough to go by i'd recommend using googles full-site translation solution (i don't know what it is called, i havn't used it myself.)

me favorite all time movie would have to be super hero movie. it has great actors, great jokes, a good storyline, and best of all leslie nielsen. it is the pinnicle of hilarious movies, in the style of leslie nielsen classics such as the naked gun series and Spy Hard.

i use a aquamedic reactor 1000 on my 55 gal tank, it works like a charm. the only issue is that the non-return valves are all broken, i guess the pressure is too high.

leave it on all day long, if you are worried about a build-up of co2 during the night you can have the outflow from a filter or a wavemaker hit the water surface, this will aerate the tank and make co2 disappear.

stores underrate DIY co2 by a ton, and overrate aquarium additives like tap water and test kits. usually i steer clear of testers, but when i added DIY co2 i gave in and purchased a small device that sat on the inside of the tank with liquid in it, to tell me the level of co2. after a mere 3...

this is OPs pics, so people can see them easier. you can put pictures in your posts by going to the album where you can view your picture. copy the "BB Code" line in its entire length, and paste it in the post.