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I have what looks to me like pond snails in one of my little planted tanks and not only do they eat algae, but some of the plants as well. I wouldn't purposefully add them. Also, they do not eat hair algae. They walk along it but don't do any damage, or at least, not enough to notice. EDIT: I...

So...easy to get in most any neighborhood, huh? That sounds good to me. What store would I get them from? I have a home depot near me and never even considered it for fertilizer other than the garden outside! $20 for each one would add up to too much at once, though.

They stock the bulbs from the first three links in the Walmart near me, although it is a super walmart, so I'm not sure if that makes a difference. They are not in the pet section, but back with all the other light bulbs. They come in packs of two. For anyone looking to buy these, I would...

According to that calculator then, I need to overdose the flourish in order to get a high enough ppm? Is that right? Those numbers are terribly low. And why is there so much chlorine in it? I'm going to do some reading to see if I can figure this out for myself before I open the bottle, but if...

I was by the pet store today and picked up some flourish while I was there. Eventually I will likely get some dry ferts but since they are not available right in the store, I figured I would get some of this. Unless someone has a better idea, I guess I'll just go with the instructions on the...

That looks like sound advice to me, JDogg. I think I'll take it. I was feeling nervous about changing too many things at once. So I've replaced that 3000K with a 6500K and will order some ferts. I'll let you all know how it goes. I'm sure I'll be back with more questions.

OK so I'll replace the 3000K with another 6500K and see if the vals won't do better. I looked at them again this morning and it looks like there are two more plantlets starting. Its certainly not hesitating to spread. It still doesn't look any taller, though. Each plantlet (besides the two new...

Hmm...well, if I didn't need much in the way of ferts and the lighting is OK then why am I having so much trouble? I def. need some ferts (not sure how much), but the question seems to have changed to do I need more lighting as well, and how much. Maybe replace one of my bulbs, too. They're...

They worked fine for me when I cut and pasted into the browser (just the part in the middle between the two sets of brackets) I just put the first bulb into a fixture over a two gallon the other day. :oops: We'll see what happens. Would you be using two of them over a ten gallon? I guess even...

Rosy barbs should ideally be in larger groups, not pairs, but with an equal or lower number of males than females. Cherry barbs, however, are one of the few types of barb that are best kept in trios or pairs. The males do not tolerate each other's company very well. As far as nipping goes, it...

No, any type of barb is probably going to pick on the slower-moving bettas long fins.

Thank you both very much. :) Nitrate is plenty high enough for now, around 40ppm (higher than I'd like for my loaches). I am not sure what would happen with nitrites if I started dosing other ferts and ended up with more growth, and possibly doing more frequent water changes if I get that...

Hello all. Its been a long time since I've looked in here. It looks like a lot of you have some very nice low tech tanks so I thought I'd see what you can do to help me with mine, which is certainly lacking something. The tank is 55 gallons, no CO2 injection, 2 32 watt T8 tubes, clay based...

What type of gourami do you have? If you only had one male and one female, there is a good chance that he was stressing her out quite a bit. If you have a male gourami it is a good idea to get him at least two females, to spread the aggression around so the one isn't constantly bothered. This is...

Looks like green spot algae to me. Can you scrape it off? You wouldn't be able to if it was. If it was hair algae it would look like green hair and you would be able to easily pull it off.

Adorable. :) A couple of days ago I actually bought my first snail because my 2 year old daughter fell in love with it.(a black mystery snail) I am surprised at how quickly it gets around! Before, I wouldn't have believed you that it crawled up there while you were preparing to take the picture...

I am making a diy canopy and was planning on putting a glass top under it to reduce evaporation and condensation within the canopy. Now I hear from you guys at this forum that gas exchange at the surface in a non CO2 injected tank is a good thing and I think you have a point. So, I am wondering...

I will raise the temp in the plant tank, too. It may be a new plant that introduced it into the tank in the first place.

I was thinking about mineral buildup and stuff of that sort. Your comment did make me laugh :) Good idea. The thought had entered my mind. If I can't get another heater tomorrow I will turn it back down.

I used to get warm water out of the tap when I was in high school but this time around I've been using the cold tap and boiling enough water to get it to temp. I was afraid of scaries that might be growing in the hot water tank. Ours isn't that old, though. Maybe I'll change tactics for the sake...

I should add that I moved the plants to another tank because they were suffering from the salt. I hope the damage is done and they don't decline any more. I would be so disappointed.

I understand that Excel gives the benefits of CO2. Is it actual CO2 that might end up escaping into my room through surface agitation? I ask because I'm wondering if I would just be wasting it by letting it escape through my HOB filter.

Unfortunately its a little late to avoid adding salt. I just finished doing it! I can't do another water change right now, it takes me forever to get the water temp up and I need to go to bed. (It comes out of my faucet at 45 degrees F!) Hopefully the plants will be OK. I'll change some more of...

I'll be putting 2 48" T8 bulbs which will be a total of 64 watts I think. I will have room in the hood to easily add more in the future but I was thinking I'd be conservative with it at first because I want to try to avoid algae problems. Without Co2 I am under the impression overdoing it on...

I wouldn't have thought that but you may be right. I was thinking the surface agitation would just be adding oxygen to the water.