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    Additional light options for my 55 planted

    I was hoping to not spend that much, but I'll check it out! Sent from my SCH-I535 using Aquarium Advice mobile app
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    Additional light options for my 55 planted

    I have a finnex fugeray on my 55 gal.. I have mostly low light plants but am not getting much growth. I dose glut and pps-pro. Should I had another light fixture!? :hide: Looking for advice whether I should increase lighting? Was looking at ray2 or a T5 or t5ho., but then I wonder if that would...
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    JUST discovered a slow leak :( :(

    thanks.. well i chose not to reseal it.. I bought a brand new one.. i could of tried to reseal it but I guess i took the easy way out. and when we emptied tank and lifted it.. it started leaking everywhere around the base.. That small leak could of been a disaster, if I hadnt noticed it and...
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    JUST discovered a slow leak :( :(

    help!!! bottom corner of my 55 is wet.. I thought it was from doing a WC this morning.. It is right at corner of tank, and if you put towel on water, its comes right back.. what do i do? do i have to empty it entirely? All i have set up right now is a 10 gal beside my 55gal..
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    My 55 planted build!!

    tank as of today! still trying to figure glut amt and light hrs! still have a little bit of BBA I'm reading algae on glass is from not enough light . is that right?? what's the max glut and PPS-Pro for a 55gal
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    My 55 planted build!!

    so how many ml of PPS-Pro do you suggest? and tomorrow I will up my glut 1ml per 2gal
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    My 55 planted build!!

    I do test weekly phosphate. 5-1.0 nitrates 5 so i went down to 5ml PPS-Pro bc of algae.. probably shouldn't have? what should I dose
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    My 55 planted build!!

    still can't find 6500k.. but i'm not giving up!! need some encouragement with my plants!!! tips are starting to brown.. its the start of BBA right? why? I currenty dose 10ml glut, 5ml each of pps-pro...(i was dosing higher ml of pps-pro but it seems to make it worse) I just added a ton of plants...
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    My 55 planted build!!

    I'll def check back for 6500k!
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    My 55 planted build!!

    in an attempt for more lighting, I went to Lowe's and bought 2 work lights with cfls.. i can't remember the bulbs I bought but they didn't have 6500k. I'm already noticing a HUGE difference! it's been 3 or 4 days and alot of new growth... is it sleek and attractive no, but this stay at home mama...
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    The fish at the zoo in MN!

    it's probably been 5 years since we went, but we really liked it!!
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    My 55 planted build!!

    ok that's good! it's only been alil over a week!
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    My 55 planted build!!

    That's what I was afraid of :-( I love my fugeray, but I kinda wish I got the ray2..
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    My 55 planted build!!

    I also want to purchase Rotala mini butterfly! do you think it will do well in my tank? I love the red! or barclaya longifolia?
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    My 55 planted build!!

    Hello! my water wisteria is growing great!!! i am getting alot of stems coming off them! I have read to trim top and replant, but i also read that leaving the bottom cut off isn't good. One post said to throw away the bottom part! Should I do this? Also my ludwigia broad leaf has lost all...
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