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Hey folks, My first attempt at a planted aquarium turned out somewhat ok, but not great. BGA took over the tank. Plants got out of control so I got rid of all but a few. I'd like to startover again, but wanted to get some advice on whether or not it's practical. There are basically 2 reasons...

I noticed the other day that there is a strange filmy substance floating on top of my water, looks kinda like an oil slick and I've never seen this before. Does anyone recognize it? Tank is about 7 or 8 months old, I recently experimented with a dose of a tetra product designed to kill algae...

Ah ok thanks for the heads up on the java fern. I'll find something to tie it too.

lol, no the anacharis was just something I put in it when I set it up originally, I'm still in the process of plant selection, I'll post a pic of the several plants I put in it from petsmart, they are mostly temporary plants until I compose my final list and get to order them. *update* pic...

Got my test kit today, got to say it is a GREAT kit for a planted tank owner, thanks Hagen. Ok when measuring KH, what do you guys mean by "degrees", is that a format that some test kits come in, or some sort of shorthand like 1 degree = 10ppm? My KH tested today at 40ppm, so what does that...

I'm looking for knowledge and advice for the planting of my 46 gallon bowfront tank. I'm going to use this thread as a journal so to speak as I progress. I bought my tank back in March (06) and it was a pretty simple setup, some fake resin decor, gravel substrate, hob filter and 30watt single...

Went to a saltwater specialty shop in my area and they gave me a pound of cc, they were going to charge and then he said, just take it and remember me "when" you go to salt. Lol as if it was only a matter of time before I crossed over to the other side of the hobby. :twisted: My hagen/nutrafin...

Awesome, thanks for clearing that up you 2. and to answer your question, purrbox, my tap water measures 7.0ph, 0 kh and gh. Either that or the little test strips I use suck, my test tube kit does not have gh/kh tests so I had to use some strips I found sitting around. I just ordered a really...

What's the safest way to increase the buffering ability of my tank. I recently got all the hardware/lights to start dosing my tank with co2 and have about 12-14 plants in it right now (waiting on next shipment at petsmart to get more). Water to start was ph 7.4, kh 0, gh 0. I ran co2 for 1...

Ding Ding Ding. =) I dub thee Sir BubbleMeister!

ah yeah, algae. Thanks for reminding me. And it's pretty standard to have the diffuser placed beneath the filter intake right? For some reason i was thinking it should be about 6 bubbles per 10 seconds, but not sure where I read that and for what reason. Now what is funny is it makes a...

I just got the semi-auto co2 system from foster & smith, and bought a 10# co2 tank. System comes with regulator w/solenoid, bubble counter, timer, and a diffuser. I'm currently sorting through which plants I want to order. Should I start dosing before I put plants in, or wait until I have...

can't get her to eat anything, peas or flake. I found a page on the net that suggested the following and wanted to get your guys opinion on it. Is there any other diseases or a virus that would include no eating as a symptom?

Yes, stopped using the nitraban, and now that you mention it, I have not seen the little strings of poop on that fish in a while that I used to see. I'm not familiar with the fish enough to tell if he's bloated, but no scales are poking out. You think she's constipated? Is there anything I can...