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Thanks to both of you for your reply. Hopefully I can find somewhere to get the tank filled tomorrow. I will definetly check for leaks. The system has been running flawless for 3 months. It probably runs so well I don't check the small things like I should. It was a costly investment but...

I installed a pressurized CO2 system 3 months ago. I have a 5lb tank, ph controller, aqua medic 1000 reactor, bubble counter and solenoid. I returned home from a 1 week vacation. Before I left I thought I had double checked everything with the 55g tank. Obviously I failed to make sure that...

Where is it located? I will be in Baltimore in 2 weeks.

Has your tank been cycled yet?

Re: 10 gallon Make sure it is a dwarf gourami. As cute as the kissing gouramis look you do not want them. I made that mistake once.

You might also want to consider ordering the optional legs for the coralife light fixture.

I am no expert, but the 1x65 should be fine. I have a coralife freshwater light on my 55g. It is an excellent light fixture. I also got mine from Hellolights.com. At the time they were giving away free inside digital thermometers. If the offer is still on don't miss out on it even if you...

I'll drink to that! Congrats

Zacdl, Try using the search engine for ammonia fishless cycle. There were several threads on this subject. I do remember you have to use a special ammonia. Don't put any in until you are sure you have the right one. I believe it is ammonia without detergent. Wait at least a day and someone...

I am also having a problem with FloridaDriftwood. I placed an order in January for some plants. They were out of stock so I cancelled the order via email. I received an email acknowledging my cancellation. Lo and behold 2 months later they shipped the plants to my home in the cold Northeast...

It would be nice to know for sure if the salt is damaging to the lawn or garden plants. I know it is highly advised to use the water change water for your lawn, household plants, or garden plants because of the nutrients in the water. So, I think the original post was a valid one deserving...

Fred, You might want to start thinking about CO2 for the plants. Post in the Planted Tank Section, there are quite a few members on this board who can really get you started in the right direction with plants. I received a great deal of information there and am quite pleased with my planted...

I forgot the link, but if you do a search for CO2 you will find several posts detailing the DIY. One post gave all the details of DIY plus a link on how to estimate the CO2 in your tank based on ph and KH.

I have a 55g planted tank with pressurized CO2. My tank is 3 months old. Now that I have my plants and CO2 what should I be testing the water for? I am dosing micronutrients, phosphate, and potassium. Should I also add nitrogen? I think at this point I should start testing the water so I...

Thanks black udder, great link. It sure answered my questions.

I ordered mine from AquariumPlants.com.

I just received 2 - Tiger Lotus, Red (Nymphaea zenkeri) bulbs in the mail. Which end is up when I plant them. Do they get planted completely in the gravel? I know I should be asking the vendor but this is the weekend and I probably would not get a reply for several days. For now I just have...

Funny you should mention that. I was in my LFS this week. People come from miles around to this shop because I believe they are the best in the state. What did I notice? All of the filter floss in the internal filters was in my opinion filthy dirty. So if it is a bad thing why don't they...

Thanks Fishy, I was changing the floss every 2 weeks simple because it looked "grungy and gross". Now that you mention that the flow meter on the Eheim 2026 never indicated a slow flow, which the directions say is an indicator the filter is dirty. I have only had the filter running for 10...

I have been using tap water. The Eheim uses the filter pads for mechanical filtration. When I clean the filter I always have either done a water change or topped off the tank and have added a declorinator. I just couldn't see keep buying the combo packs. In no time at all I will have a stack...

The Eheim 2026 Canister Filter comes with two filter pads. A course pad at the bottom and a fine pad at the top. Whenever I clean my filter I rinse the course pad with clean water and replace it. Lately I have been using filter floss instead of the fine filter pad. Since Eheim only sells 1...

I agree, the digital thermometer is great. I lucked out and got mine free when I ordered my pc light fixture. If I had to pay for one, I certainly would. No guessing with the digital.

My CO2 equipment was selected from information I received on this forum. Without the help of so many here it would have been a very tedious process. 1) Milwaulkee Regulator with solenoid valve and needle valve, and a Milwaulkee ph controller. From what I read I believe it is JBL who also...

Re: ferts Thanks for joining this thread JRider. Do you plan on getting CO2 sometime? I just added my setup and finally got it working right. It takes a time making the final adjustments for the bubble count and ph controller. I have seen some small changes so far. I guess like everything...

Also, what is your Kh in this tank? My Kh range is 4 to 5. I readjusted my ph controller so my ph will range between 6.8 and 7.0 which should keep my CO2 at a low of 12ppm to a high of 24ppm. Somone on this board referred me to Chuck's Planted Aquarium Pages. I found the CO2 levels in their...