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You think the other fish are stressing it out? They are all peaceful community fish. Tetras, Rasboras, platy, Guppies, barbs

Im contemplating getting rid of the large piece of wood in favor of some longer slightly straighter pieces. That way he would not be completely out of sight all the time.

I actually thought of that. But then it occurred to me that the place he chose to hide was directly in the path of one of my power heads. I have one on the bottom right in the back just to keep the water moving behind that wood.

Don’t want to write a book here with all the specs and tell my fish keeping story. Here is my situation. I have a 55g long tank. It is a well planted, well established community aquarium. I have several different peaceful fish. I have a beautiful Blue Gourami who has taken to an area behind a...

The diffuser I use is very efficient. I made it myself. This last bottle lasted 3 times as long as before I made it.

So what are my options moving forward? I do regular maintenance. Anytime I see plant matter has made it to the bottom I remove it immediately. Im sure some have managed to hide though. What do I do? My Co2 was running non stop (which is why I ran through what was left of my 5 lb bottle so...

What I don't understand is why it's been perfect for 8 months and suddenly it's a problem?

Ok. One day not running the HOB. PH = 7.45. Co2 bottle is now empty. Not good. Using seachem flourish excel to maintain a somewhat normal PH. This is starting to worry me.

I do 50% weekly. Too much?

The rock has been in there since I set up the tank 8 months ago. This problem only started happening recently

Thank you all for the advice. Wouldn't have got as far with this aquarium without everyone on this forum. I will try and remember to upload a photo.

It takes about 2 days for the PH to rise to 7.3. The Co2 system I have is automated. It is set to maintain a PH between 6.8 & 7.0. When the PH rises to 7.1 it releases Co2. If it falls below 6.8 it turns on the air pump. So it is basically running non stop. The bps has stayed the same at...

I use CaribSea Eco-Complete substrate I have rocks. Dont know what type they are. Got from my local aquarium store. Also have driftwood. Other than that it's planted.

True. But I mix my water in a barrel before hand. I run an air stone and circulation pump running in it for 24 hrs to make sure the levels are good. Then I add to tank and a couple days later the PH is climbing. I don't understand why.

I haven't recently calibrated the probe but it's readings are verified by the master test kit.

The brown algae has finally started to subside also. I will add a pic of the tank tomorrow

I did trim it but not much. There are a few green blades here and there but they a few and not propagating at all from what I can see

I am using pressurized Co2. It's a automatic injection system from Drs Foster and Smith. With the exception of the hair grass, everything else is booming.

That is AWESOME! It's also a fairly close likeness to me.

I have a 55 gal long planted tank. Its well established and been running for around 8 months. I do regular 50% WC every week. I use RO water and add minerals to adjust the GH/KH. I use Co2 and have a PH probe. Lately I have noticed my PH has been rising considerably. This is new as my PH is...

So I have been dosing for 2 months now and no new growth. Im at a loss now. Don't know what else I can do. Ideas?

It appears my Peppered city's have bred as I have seen a few little ones hiding amongst the moss. Can anyone tell me an average number of young Cory's I might have as they are all hidden and I cannot get a count?

That is a great point about the power outage possibility. I have been considering a battery backup for my filters and air pump. Sounds like I need to pull the trigger on that. Also what are you referring to when you say frequent larger water changes? More than the current 30-50% weekly I am...

A pacu? Isn't that a large piranha like fish?

My question is this, having seen many instances of people overstocking their tanks without water quality issues by adding more filtration. I have a 55 gal planted tank. I am currently running the following for filtration: Aquatop CF-500 with UV. Additionally I have a DIY Co2 diffuser which is...