Recent content by Schwendy22

Our well water goes through a double tank water softening/purification system. The first tank is the softener, and the second tank is an RO filter. We have naturally occurring arsenic in our ground water as well as very high iron, so this is the reason for both tanks. The RO system does...

Thank you Aiken & Colin. This is all really good info. I am planning to add additional rasboras, but the glo tetra was a leftover from a tank in my daughter's room - not really interested in getting any more of those. I use my RO filter because my well water goes through a water softener/RO...

I was seeing new growth on both the java fern and the water sprite but that has decreased on the java fern and completely stopped on the water sprite. I purchased the java fern from my local fish store and it was submerged. I can't speak for the water sprite as I ordered that off of an online...

Hello all - I'm new to the advice forums and hope someone can give me some things to consider when dealing with high nitrate levels. Here are the details on my setup: I have a 55 gal tank with one 5" golden algae eater, two plattys, one glo tetra, 6 cardinal tetras, 3 rasboras, one danio, and...