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really? what the heck.. I wonder what's going on then. I have had to prune my Dwarf Amazon sword of browning leaves (they were older leaves on the outside of the plant though so I'm not sure if that is normal?) and some of its runner babies have holes in the leaves. Hmmm...

Hello, First to answer some ?'s... I have a 29G freshwater planted community tank. 14 fish, listed below in my signature. Temp is steady 79 degrees, ammonia 0, nitrites 0, nitrates 5, not sure what pH is. Has been setup since the beginning of February. I have an Eclipse hood so I have...

fort, this looks absolutely awesome! I just set up my first planted 29 gallon in the beginning of February. I have a 65 watt 6700k light and am using Excel for co2. Last time you mentioned it, you said you had 74 watts in your tank. I am definitely not seeing the type of growth you're getting...

Here is an updated pic. Notice my Alternanthera reineckii ''roseafolia'' in the back left corner only has the top leaves left. I read on this site: Alternanthera reineckii ''roseafolia'' that the lower leaves will fall off in lower light. I have 2.2 WPG so I guess that makes sense... ? My baby...

Hey guys, Thanks for the compliments! No, I didn't use an image editor. Brutus, the one you posted looks a lot better.. not as bright. I will have to take an updated pic sometime this weekend.. I was able to plant one of my dward amazon sword's babies.. and there are many more coming. I also...

I think I would have died. That really sucks. But at least we can learn from this and put the drops into a cup first. Sad that we have to do that and that they can't make the product better.

Alright, still no ich spots on any of the fish.. my light has been off since Saturday morning and I just turned it on and am leaving it on for the day. Do you guys think I'm in the clear? Thanks in advance..

fish well, here is my story about how i got into fishkeeping. when i was about 11 years old, i was having stomach problems which i now attribute to stress (you ask how was an 11 year old stressed out; i was involved in so many activities and under pressure at school). anyway, my dr had...

Oh, I just read your post bs6749.. I think I am going to wait until I see any spots before going to get chemicals.. I think most of my fish are in really good health so I would hope the ich wouldn't take them over.. such a hard decision to make..

Didn't see any spots this morning... I read that the tomites will live for 48 hours at a temp of 78-80 degrees, so I am going to leave my lights off until Tuesday morning, meaning my plants will be without light for 3 1/2 days but my LFS said they can go 5 days max. By then hopefully the tomites...

Hmm.. well, right now I am just really hoping it didn't erupt. She had 2 spots, which I THINK was ich - I wasn't even sure. She was acting totally normal but that could be because the disease just started. When I put her in the plastic bag I couldn't find the spots anymore. It could have been...

oh and missileman: i live in SE michigan too. where are you at? i am in wyandotte.

I see.. I figured the shrimp wouldn't do anything to do the bioload, but good to know. I will fill out my schools then. FYI - I tested my nitrates after my water change today and they were 0. I had to add nitrogen... so I think I would be fine with adding more bioload. Of course when the...

Hi everyone, Just wanted to ask about stocking for my 29 gallon tank. Keep in mind it is heavily planted and I change 50% of the water out once a week. So far I have: 6 swordtails (3 red wags, 2 albino pineapple, 1 dual band) 5 bloodfin tetras 3 glowlight tetras (waiting for fish store to be...

Not sure how to remove this post - stress coat has been sold. Please remove post