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So, I tested our water a few days ago, and the dKH reading was 25. I bought another test kit and it arrived today and it was 23. This seems to be off the chart for most scales, so I was wondering whether this was an issue? The pH of the tap is 7.4-7.5 and I have a well and a water softener.

Hey Guys, Some of you might know who I am, but given the typical forum turnover rate, that might just be a few. I was pretty active between 2004-2009, but college ended up kicking my butt, and I didn't really have the time to keep up with forums. I graduated in May, and am finishing up an...

Hey guys, I'm not necessarily new to the forum, but college has taken up all my time, and I haven't really been able to keep up to date, so I thought I'd reintroduce myself. I started keeping fish way back in middle school (~9 years ago) because my gouramis were dying of ammonia poisoning (I...

Hey guys, Yesterday I picked up a fluval 205 for $60, and some gbr's for 3$ at Petsmart. It was the first time they were carrying GBR's, and the filter was a pretty good deal. The GBR's looked pretty healthy as well.

Hey guys, I just got done with finals, and I wired up the light I was making. My problem, I think, is that I don't have a dimmer for my meanwell, and I believe that's why it isn't turning on. Is there a way to make the meanwell work without a dimmer or is there some other problem with my...

Hey guys, I bought a roll of galvanized steel chicken wire today, and I was wondering if it leeches anything significant in freshwater? I know in saltwater, the zinc will end up leeching and killing stuff, but most of the stuff I've read was something like "any metal anywhere near your tank will...

I just realized that you recharge zeolite with salt, so what happens if you put 1 tablespoon of salt in a 10 gallon with salt? Is it not high enough concentration or will it start leeching the ammonia back into the water?

Hey, I caught some fish in a river near me, and they're a little hard to identify because they're so small.

So, I'm moving back to school in the fall and I'm wondering if I should expect to lose fish this way? There's the trip there, winter break, spring break, and trip home for the summer (I might take weekend trips home, but those are short enough not to matter). I'm thinking of just using like 2 5...

I think it's about time I finally started this. I'm probably going to be running 12ish 3w leds (3.7v ~800ma) for a total of ~3.6wpg and diy co2. Since I can't take my 29 or my 40B with me to school, I want to be able to continue my planted tank at school, and 10 gallons don't have very good...

Hey, I finished my cardinal school today, and it seems that one of them has a white patch on his head. My first two thoughts are either fungus or hole in the head, but I'm not sure. It's not "spongy" or stringy that I usually associate with fungus, and I'm unfamiliar with hole in the head...

I'm wondering, what would be better? I'm realizing more and more that even though this light is rated for 130W, the bulbs are really close together, and I think there's alot of restrike. I'm wondering if I do a AH supply retrofit, would I be increasing the light, decreasing, or just reducing the...

I was wondering if anybody has any experience with keeping a semi-aggressive small fish with tetras, or a "seemingly" aggressive fish (in the eyes of the tetras) to try to get closer schools? Even without any physical aggression from your "anti-dither" fish (What would it be called?) would this...

I'm wondering what the difference is, and if they're related somehow. I know that higher velocity water=low pressure, but that doesn't mean low pressure=high velocity. Due to Bernoulli, the faster water travels, the lower the pressure is, but can't pressure and velocity both be used to the...

Would it be possible to reduce the post cooldown after a certain number of posts and/or approval from some admin/moderator? I'd assume it's to keep bots from going rampant, but I don't think the bots stay around long enough to get past post 50. Just wondering, if not that's fine.

I guess this is a good a time as any to start my first build thread. I will be using a Mazzei injector for co2 injection into my 29 gallon (possibly my 40b once I get it running). The concept behind the Mazzei, is the volume of water running through is compressed into a smaller space, and when...

It seems like she? is sitting on the bottom of the tank, seeming "tired". I've never had danios spawn before, but is this possible that this is spawning, or should I be worried? Edit: She's back on the top of the tank, so I guess that it may not be as bad as I thought, but I'm still thinking...

Hey, I'm getting one of those (I believe it's jebo or odyssea) lights off ebay, and I'm wondering what would be the best option. One t5ho light with 156w (4x 39w) 1 t5ho going 78w (2x 39w) or 2x lights of (2x 39w)? These will be 36", unless a 30" 96w (4x 24w) would be best. The tank will be co2...

Or golden pencilfish vs rummynose tetras? I just got a 40 gallon from petco, and I'll be setting it up as soon as I get a light/filter for it.

My camera only had macro OR no flash, but I think I ended up with some nice pics :) Forever buddies :D Random SAE group hug

Hey, I got some nerite snails a few days ago, and they're sort of trying to get under my gravel, and are about half covered right now. Should I be worried?

I saw them at the store, and I've become wary of buying stuff I've never heard of before. Then I saw them for sale on this site, and read around, and I'm wondering if the rabbits have a similar personality to nerites? They eat gsa, and I'm assuming they don't eat plants. I know they're...

I'm not sure, and I don't want to jump the gun, but I think one of my badis might either have mouth fungus or might just have an injury to the mouth, which is healing. Since they're so tiny (about 3/4"-1") it was hard to get a good picture, but I tried :| For these pictures, please...

I was talking to a Hagen rep the other day, and suprisingly he didn't sound like a brainwashed idiot. One thing he did mention was that the "new formula" of cycle is basically the same as the new version of bio-spira (the non-refrigerated "shelf stable" one). Does anyone have any thoughts?

I love my SAE's, but every time they go sideways/partially upside down to nibble on a leaf or something, I see that flash of silver and gold that I've come to equate with dying/dead fish. Then I see them flop back over and move on. Does anyone else have experiences like this?