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So the silica will disappear over time ? I am using pool filter sand and I have also noticed brown growth on the leaves of my java fern and ludwigia. I can scrape it off with my finger and it looks a lot like these diatoms you are describing. The thing is these started to appear when I put...

I'm no expert, but I've heard that flourish excel can kill off moss because of something inside of it. Not sure if you're using that.

So I got my co2 tank in, as well as my regulator which you recommended. I'm still waiting on my drop checker and such, but I have it running into my eheim for now. That seems to be working really well! I just wanted to thankyou for your help! I really appreciate it :)

that looks amazing! probably should go with the bell for now hahaha :) looks like we might have almost the same kind of tank design tho :)

I'd love to see a picture of this

would it be a better idea to just run my co2 line into my eheim 2215 rather than getting a diffuser? I'm thinking this might be my best bet.

wow thanks for your help :) I really appreciate it

That sounds great! :D so as far as a drop checker I'd just want something like this? http://www.amazon.com/Drop-Checker-Indicator-Aquarium-Plants/dp/B005C74ZCA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1325037783&sr=8-1

Hey everyone, I was hoping that you could help me out with setting up a pressurized co2 system. I thought I knew what I was doing, but the problem is that I'm starting to feel like it's greek. So far I have decided on a 10 lb co2 canister from ebay.. And I know that I need a regulator, needle...

how do you "turn off" the co2 at night?

I am no expert by any means, but I was like you and very shy to start with live plants. Good plants to start out with even with normal aquarium lights are java fern and anubias.. I haven't seen much growth from the anubias, but the java fern has definitely taken off. Check out the links above...

It's been a while since I updated this, but these are some new photos I took tonight. I've learned a lot since the last time I posted in this thread, such as... how to kill java moss LOL. Yes it can be done, but I can burn water too while we're on the subject hahaha. I acquired quite a few...

Really? That is awesome! I definitely need to look into this as opposed to buying an expensive system. I just bought some T5HO lights for my tank and I'm probably going to need to do something along these lines to prevent algae from building up.

I may have missed it, but just wondering.. how big is your tank? I was thinking about doing this on a 55 gallon tank but.. from what I've read it would take a serious amount of bottles to keep this sort of thing going. I don't really want to spend a lot of money on a co2 system.

I'm not really a fan of fake plants after seeing how pretty live plants are in tanks, but man but you did a great job of making it look gorgeous! :D I'm jealous!

Just bought a dual t5ho deep blue light and I am well on my way to growing plants better. I'm so freaking stoked! This has been a work long in progress and I have angelfish, Kerri tetras, clown loaches, hatchetfish, a couple of swordtails, and some oto cats. ;)

I think you are right because it is fluffy. Now to find out how to treat fungus with plants. And thanks for all of the links!

I posted another thread. But I think I accidentally posted in the wrong area. But I noticed these white marks/spots on my swordtail and she looks kind of droopy with slightly raised scales. Another member suggested it might be ich but it sort of looks like a fungus to me. Ive started...

Wow that is absolutely beautiful

It almost looks like her scales are damaged. It's so wierd. But looking down on her she has the white spots on each side of her body.

I'm not really sure. I thought dropsy had like symptoms of a swollen belly. It kind of looks like a fungus to me but I am no expert. I did take another couple of pictures tho. Hopefully they will show up better.

This actually only popped up a couple of days ago. :(. I have been slowly raising the temperature and I decided to go with ich attack rather than the salt approach due to the good reviews I've seen on this forum. I'll be sure to keep you posted.

I actually did just do a water change last night so it's odd this is happening.

Wondering if anyone can help me figure out why my swordtail has white marks on it's body. Doesn't really look like ich to me. But I did notice that she also has raised scales slightly and looks droopy. She's breathing rapidly as well. I can post a pic.

Awesome! Thanks so much for your time!