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Was wondering could anyone here tell me what my ram is suffering from. Firstly let me say he is eating normally and swims around regularly. It is a male. What is wrong with him is his appearance. He is really bloated in the body area and if you look at him from a top view, his scales are...

Dosing phosphates got rid of all my spot algae problems. The only time I scrub my glass now is for the occasional brownish film.

I have an ahsupply 1X36 watt light in my 10 gallon hood. Fits perfect, but it is DIY meaning you have to do "some" fitting. Not much other than drilling 2 mounting holes and minor wiring up. Check them out at www.ahsupply.com. With that light, you should have 3.6 watts per gallon. Also you get a...

They will fill an entire space and then begin to creep into your other plants as long as they get what they need. Its not an overwhelmingly fast process though. With the correct nutrients c02 etc, it should take about 2-3 months to get a full carpet. Acicularis isnt that short of a growing plant...

And it works too!

Cool beans! I set up a dual 2liter today using rexx's method. It took me 5 minutes tops and there are no leaks! Works great. That info should be in a sticky somewhere. My silicone days are over. Also now that im running two 2 liters, I have my c02 levels about where I want them.

I never tried it without silicone but now just for the hell of it I am! I wonder would it still hold a good seal on a dual 2 liter setup?

Wasnt the water temperature too high?

The way I defeated thread algae was to remove it like you are now and let the plants catch up. Basically I got all my eye could see at the beginning of the day and at the end. I let the plants grow as normal. After about a week I noticed a whitish looking fuzz on some of my plants. The fuzz was...

I grow vals in a tank with the "stock" lighting setup so im sure lighting isnt your problem. It has to be ferts if you have 2 watts of light.

Hi. I dont think the loss of light intensity would hurt your plants that bad. I have a 72 watt PC that ive had for about 2 years. Im not growing anything serious with it, but whatever I put under the lights grow fine. I think you may have a nutrient problem. I had a nice set of vals once, but I...

Well, today I woke up and turned my lights on, added my daily dose of potassium, and in about 5-8 minutes my plants were bubbling as hard as they were when I turned the light off last night. Could it be my test kits are indeed wrong and my c02 is higher than I thought? Also, my rams look much...

I believe if you float that plant, it takes on a different look?

Betowess, yes its a 2 liter setup. However, ive never measured my water. I always just fill it about 8-10 inches from the spout. Also, I use half a teaspoon with 2 cups of sugar. Perhaps my recipe is off? Also, I thought those ladders went for about 20-30 bucks? Can you point me in the direction...

It looks like water sprite to me, but I could be wrong.

hmmm, either my reactor isnt as efficient as Chucks, or I need to switch to pressurized. I can tell a difference in the plants after using the reactor, but numbers wise, it isnt doing its job. Just to be on the safe side, Im gonna pick up another ph test to make sure this one hasnt gone bad.

oh ok. I had a light that gave off that red effect before. I didnt like that very much, so I might as well keep 6700. By the way, it came in today and I got it in the hood. It doesnt look as bad as I thought. The only concern I have now is the rumors ive heard about 65-6700 kelvin not allowing...

The tank size is 10 gallon. This is the first time ive tried the reactor and unless my test kit for ph is broken, Theres not much if any c02 saturation improvement from when I was bubbling it into a powerhead. Rex, I tried the baking soda, and the kh rose immediately. However the ph also rose...

Thanks Malkore. I wonder could I find a comparison somewhere on the internet? Ive always wondered how people achieve the "dark hole" look in some aquascapes, yet the light is so bright in other places.

I recently ordered a bright kit for my 10 gallon from ahsupply.com. I ordered the 1X36 model. I chose the 6700K 36 watt bulb but I really didnt put much thought into it. Was the 5500K a better choice? I heard that sometimes 6700K doesnt output all of the colors in the spectrum as accurate?

betowess, I am injecting via DIY yeast. The characters in my sig mean Grass :) Rexx, the only fish I have in the tank are 2 rams and 1 pleco. I reread the part on your site about kh&gh and to experiment, I tried the baking soda. Im gonna give the water about 12 hours and check it again to see...

I change my water about once every 2 weeks in about 30 percent increments. With the info you just gave me, ill probably drop it to weekly and 40 percent. I am currently bubbling 1-2 bubbles per second into my reactor. Shouldnt my ph be somewhere around 6.8-7 by now instead of 7.2-7.4? Also...

Awesome! You guys n gals dont know what this means to me. I was having a panic attack here because I couldnt test my water parameters. I should be in business now, unless I mess around and lose my copies :D Thanks very much