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I had to transfer the Tropheus to that tank because I have a johanni that teared the tropheus fins apart. But I noticed that the tropheus fit well there so I left him.
The Wood is not miraculous. It will lower it a little bit but it won't lower the PH from 8 to 7. It is going to lower the PH few points under. Test the PH 48 hours after the water change and there you'll notice if whatever you take from the water stopped the PH from raising.
Hyrules I have the same issue on my tank and believe me, the vinegar test it's true but not always the right test to do.
I have a PH problem on my tank due to my sustrate and the vinegar didnot showed me the sustrate was buffered. Take out whatever you think is affecting the water and wait...
Go find a tree of Almond, fetch the dried leaves from the floor and insert one dry leaf for every 10 gallons. It is going to lower it in 24 hours. warrantied. ;)
I think this is a misunderstood. I'm not talking about reducing time changing water. I'm talking about water parameters, temperature, treatments etc. All the things that need to be done in order to not affect the fish each time you change water. Even a monkey know how to take out water from a...
Many people, like me, are new into fish hobby and don't know the Do's and Don'ts of the hobby.
One of the things I've been thinking a lot is the best way to perform water changes. Some people do it one way, some do it the other way. I'll like to read how you guys perform this so important part...
I already did a DIY background from Styrofoam and Concrete but did not used because it altered the water parameters a lot. I want to have Discus in this tank and thats why I discarded the background.
Thanks teamgs for the link.
I contacted a guy from Aquatic Eco
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AQUATIC ECO-SYSTEMS
1767 Benbow Court, Apopka, FL 32703, USA
Tel: 00 1 407 886 3939
Fax: 00 1 407 886 6787
Dry Goods
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He told me that he could get me one of those but the piece was going to...
Any of you guys know where can I buy one of this great fish tank backgrounds?
http://www.tmc-ltd.co.uk/aquarium/natureform-backgrounds.asp
They are the best thing around and the best part is that they are non toxic and do not alter the water parameters.
Your help is much appreciated.
Regarding your wonderful idea, I was thinking about how to maintain it underwater. The plexi works for not to damage the back of the aquarium and may be it could do little help about floatability but I don't think it may be heavy enough. I was thinking about using some kind of hook to hang it...