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I haven't posted a picture here forever so I thought I'd share one from my latest tank. This picture shows a male Saulosi becoming a man (hes halfway through his color change from yellow to blue/black). It also shows a holding female in the bottom right corner. I was quite excited to find her...

I have a bristlenose pleco in my heavily planted 75g. He doesn't bother anything. He mostly stays around the driftwood during the day, and explores at night. You might run into problems with plecos in small tank like that, they are pooping machines. :)

My tank is heavily planted with vals. I have both corkscrew vals (Vallisneria Americana) and contortion vals (Vallisneria Asiatica). I have recently cut my lights in half to 1.73 wpg cf and am running pressurized co2. I dose 1/2 the amounts of the EI and my vals are growing uncontrollably...

I have mine set right at 30 psi and its been pretty constant, at least more than the needle valve has been.

I currently have the Milwaukee MA957 regulator. I cannot get a constant BPS no matter what I try. I am almost positive this is where my BBA problems are coming from. I am done with this and am looking for another needle valve. I am also willing to ditch this entire product and get a whole...

Looking back at the situation I wish I would have just let him adjust in the new tank. He is doing well back in the QT, and I think he would have been fine in the 75. He shows no signs of illness whatsoever. I shut the lights and co2 off because it was my first reaction and I wasn't really...

OK, I was just making sure moving him back wouldn't be too much more stress. The pH is the same for both tanks as the water for both comes from the same tap. It is around 7.4. Of course, the pH in the planted tank is lowered by the co2 injection. Water parameters are good, 0 ammonia, 0...

Tonight I acclimated a 3" boesmani rainbow I've had quarantined for a couple weeks from my 10 gallon to my 75 gallon planted tank with co2 injection. I was stupid and wasn't thinking that bigger fish require more oxygen than the smaller ones I have. As soon as I put him in the tank he began...

I originally bought an "oak" stand from Petsmart for my 75 gallon. After putting it together and realizing how it was nothing more than predrilled pieces of particle board, I decided to take it back. Some of the holes didn't even line up correctly, and it didn't feel sturdy at all. I then...

I recently acquired two male American flagfish from the LFS. I had never even heard of them before but thought they looked pretty neat, and read about how much they love hair algae. They are currently in my 10g quarantine tank. I also have a red glass barb in the tank. In a single night the...

The fish in your picture are red glass barbs. You are right, there is little information on the net about them. My LFS sells both red glass barbs and rosy barbs. I currently have one of each. They are very different in their coloration. They do school together, and I've had no problems with...

I had diatoms covering a big portion of my substrate, my filter intake and output, and some plants for the first few weeks I had my tank setup. I purchased two golden algae eaters (which i believe are chinese algae eaters) and all the diatoms were gone within two days. I have not seen diatoms...

I bought some corkscrew vals from the lfs a couple months ago, and was told they would grow the top of the tank. They are now about 10-12 inches and looking very healthy, but they don't seem to be getting any taller. After some more research, I've found that they probably won't get any taller...

After some more searching on eBay, I found the Red Sea Co2 indicator. Hopefully it will be here by the end of the week. Thanks!

Anyone know where to buy a good drop checker in the United States? The only ones I can find are sold out or shipped from overseas. Thanks. :)

I've tested the pH and kH in the tank before i started co2, but never after letting it sit in a cup for 24 hours. My pH was 7.0 and kH was 4 before co2.

I find it hard to believe that my co2 is that high. I run a powerhead that gives me a little surface aggitation. I was assuming I would lose a little co2 because of that. My plants are not pearling, and my fish seem to be acting normal. I'm only running 1.73 wpg for now, and started EI...

Yikes, I tested my pH and kH today and got 6.4 and 4 respectively. This gives me 47.8 ppm for co2. Is this possible. The bubble counter has been at 2 bps for the last 2 days. I used the API drop tests for both. Is it possible that my co2 could be this high? I was thinking I would have to...

Its actually as quiet as it was before. Doesn't seem like the flow has decreased too much either. I'm happy with it so far.

Turns out I'm just stupid. I installed the reactor backwards. When you install it correctly it works very nicely! Who woulda thought? I also kicked it down to 2 bps. I'll play with it more tomorrow. :)

Hello, I just installed the AquaMedic Reactor 1000 inline with my Rena XP3 filter. I have set my regulator at about 25psi and dialed the needle valve into about 5-10 bubbles per second. I can't see any co2 bubbles in the reactor and there are just short bursts of co2 that come out of my...

Well I ordered a 5lb co2 cylinder, Milwaukee ma957 regulator, the AquaMedic 1000 reactor, Azoo check valve, and 10' of co2 tubing. I also ordered all my ferts from Greg Watson. I should be starting my journey into the world of high tech planted aquariums by the end of the week. I'm excited...

Is a check valve required with the AquaMedic 1000? If so, any particular one you guys recommend?

Wow, very nice. I think you've persuaded me to go with the AquaMedic. I was looking at your other post and had a quick question for you. Was there a big difference when going from 1 XP3 to 2? Thanks alot for your help! :)

Oops, sorry about that. I just edited the post to show the different links. I do like the idea of having the reactor out of the tank. Is there an easy way to get that reactor to fit the tubing of the XP3?