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So I think I might make the switch from DIY to pressure CO2 soon, but I'm unsure what diffuser to get, what does everyone else use? One thing that I am concerned about is noise from a water pump, are they loud? I also have a HOB filter, so I can't hook into a canister filter =(

Hi, I have a GBR that seems to have developed a whisp of fin around the anal fin. Is this fin rot? It's quite long. What can cause this? I know the PH of my tank is a bit high for GBRs could that be the problem? Should I medicate? If so with what? Thanks!

ok ok I hope it's clear now it's only unlevel horizontally :lol: thanks for the tips, I might leave it for a day or two and see if it settles into the carpet and levels itself out. If not I'll take some action! I do suspect that the tank is a little off manufacturing wise, but I'm taking...

2-3mm over the length of the tank (29G so 30"). So the water on the right side of the tank sits about 2-3mm lower then the left side. Yes sorry I meant width wise it's level. Only horizontal is off D= I almost wonder if I should leave it and see how it plays out, or maybe try adding some...

So I'm looking for some opinions here 8O I just setup my 29G tank and it seems to be slightly unlevel horizontally. Length wise it's level but horizontally it seems to be about 2-3mm off. I have tried measuring the defflection of the legs of the stand and they seem fine, but I don't know...

ya you can even do like 4 hours 130 then 2 hours dark and 4hours 130 again. Just try and break up the photo cycle in the middle to try and kill the algea

thanks for the help guys! I got the stuff today, I actually went overkill on the lights and got 130W of CF. They also had a simple CO2 system (not red sea it is a nutrafin) that was pretty cheap so I jumped for it. It's basically like a homemade kit except it has a diffuser and hopefully...

ok so I've been reading and such, but if possible I'd just like to confirm my thinkings: 29gal tank, thinking about 110W of CF Now this gives me a high amount of light. the CF strip has 2 bulbs in it, if I just ran one (for 1.8WPG) would the tank be ok without CO2? I'm a little worried...

i have a german ram, looks like 'em! another vote for german ram

no offense, but your 29 seems way overstocked :o

common plecos are pretty niffty.. or go exotic =) i *think* they all pretty much do the same thing... eat algea and grow huge :O

Hi thanks a lot in advance for any advice : ) i have 2 german blue rams and 1 otto in my tank.. maybe a 2-3 weeks ago one of the rams started to develop a white puff spot on his face. i didn't know what it was, and it didn't really fit any discription... so i gave it a best guess and treated...

what is the PH of the water out of the tap? that's what you have to look at to determine what u can do about your changing PH D: if the PH out of hte tap is low, and the KH is low as well.. you can use a PH adjuster.. these products are full of buffers, which will help you raise your PH, and...

or just mix RO with your tap water? that's what i do. i end up doing about a 50/50 mix to get PH/KH/GH all right.

thouse kits that "set the ph" are full of buffers. you might one of thouse. they have a veriety of kits to "set" the PH. just pick one that you like and give it a shot. that's what i would try next anyway =/ good luck!

hmm alright : ) i've heard of some people doing some nice setups with beta's in a 10g with some dividers. the 10g is what i have to work with =\ it's got filter/heater/gravel/everything though : )

i don't know much about SW (just reading here, i have a FW currently) but R/O water is readily available at most super markets where i live (MI). you can bring in the big 2.5G jugs, and fill for like $.50 a gallon. i'm not sure how much RO units go for, but that might be cheaper, atleast in the...

ya 7.6 is nothing to sweat : ) chems are a bad way of moving PH anyway. to lower it start doing a few small water changes with distilled water. that'll help bring it down naturally : ) but i wouldn't sweat 7.6

i currently am home for the summer, and have a pretty good 10g tank going at home. i am going back to college in a month or so, and i really would like to have fish in my dorm. i was thinking about getting a 29g for the house, and just put a few fish/plants in there. then take the 10G up to...

i'm curious as to how your lobser turns out, because i have seen them at the pet shop, and they look awsum. i have read they like to make a mess out of plants and such though =\ i'm not sure about angel fish and bettas together =\ i think angel fish like to nip at other fish... i wonder if the...

i like liveaquaria.com for fish info, here's what i found: http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?siteid=21&pCatId=1173 http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?siteid=21&pCatId=1174 they look like interesting fish, but like u said, expensive! the site says they adapt...

you only need them when you don't have enough aireation. they cause surface agitation, which helps the exchange of O2 to happen.

i got 3 of them yesterday, all 3 are doing fine today : ) and they have made a big dent in my algae already =D

i think they should be avoided unless absolutly nessesary. try using some algae eating fish, and changing your lighting habits before using chem's. there's a lot of good algae removing info on this site/forum that doesn't require the use of thems : )

that'll give you 1.9 WPG. that's a decent amount. if you are serious about adding a lot of plants you might wanna up the wattage a bit however, and try to get the WPG up a bit. sounds like a killer setup :D