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Thanks Rookie and BigJim! "You can spot treat it by injecting hydrogen peroxide near the BBA with a syringe." Will this harm the plants or the fish? How much and how often should I use the peroxide?

I am dosing with ferts, I have Phertz Root Tabs in the substrate, and I dose every few days with Flourish and Flourish Excel. I don't inject CO2 very often anymore (I was dosing with CO2 until about a month ago when I had a mishap with my homemade CO2 and ended up losing a few fish) so I am a...

Lately I've noticed green spots on my broad leaf plants I'm thinking it must be some shot of algae but it doesn't come off if I wipe it. I've also been getting hair algae on my plants too, could this be causing the green spots?

Thanks BigJim I think I'll be able to use these ideas. Very nice build Viper! Any problems with chemicals and the fish?

I am building a 57 gallon tank and want to create the look of a river cove underneath a tree where the river has eroded away the bank enough to expose portions of the roots. I read some of the posts on building rock walls into tanks and I was thinking that I could do something similar with...

Wher can I find Walstads book? I've read a bit of her stuff online. Very interesting! I like the idea of going the natural route too.

So to build a T5 HO canopy light will I be able to find the supplies at my local Home Depot? Why is the HO ballast different, is it the pins or the amount of power they supply?

I have heard that peat can help keep the ph low and discus prefer low ph. I have city water and it tends to be on the low side anyways. 7.2 is the highest its been but I thought if I could maintain a ph of around 6.8 it would be a bit more healthy for the discus. Thanks again for all your...

Thanks Marconis, any thoughts on peat mixed in with the potting soil? What about rinsing the soil really well do you think that would help keep the tannins at bay along with the chemicals that leech out.

Thanks Big Jim, That will be a very helpful site when I'm setting up the tank. I am going to go slow with this tank and make it a project. I'm anticipating getting discus sometime in mid to late summer. I am going to shoot for the most realistic flooded Amazon basin aquascape that I can...

Hi All, I just got a 57 gallon tall tank and am planning on building a freshwater planted tank to house Discus fish. I was thinking that I could use organic potting soil mixed with peat as the substrate with possibly a thin layer of sand over top of that. I read a few of the other posts and...

Thanks for the advice on making foodnfor the fry. Unfortunately I think I killed the eggs before they ever had a chance. I wanted to get a good photo of them so I adjusted my strongest light right over them and shortly after they turned solid white and then nothing... I later read that Tetras...

So I found tetras eggs and managed to get them into a breeder box before they were gobbled up. We'll see what happens with them...

Update: OK Now I know they are spawing I just watched two of the rasboras drop about 5-10 eggs. Light brown...

I have recently set up our first aquarium, adding many plants, 10 Teon Tetras, and 5 Harlequin Rasboras. Although my tank is still cycling the plants have helped to keep the water parameters pretty good. Currently Ammonia 0, Nitrites 0 and Nitrates 10. I have my tank sectioned off into a...

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Forgive my ignorance... why is most of the light from the cfl's wasted? They seem to be much brighter than the fluorescent.

Thanks! This helps a lot!!

Thanks for the quick response!! I really like the carpet type grasses but most of those are strong light right?? If I ever go to strong light plants should I add another light? I also like the tiger lotus and many of the sword plants. Possibly some java moss...I saw a cute 4 leaf clover...

Hello all, I am setting up my first aquarium, a 29 gallon that I would like to plant heavily. I have been lurking around on the forum learning tons of information from all your posts for a week or so. :p The question I have today is about lighting. My tank came with a 24" 17 watt T-8 with...