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I'm beginning to suspect I have whatever the opposite of a "green thumb" is when it comes to freshwater planted tanks. 55 Gallon planted, high-light, CO2 injection, PPS-Pro. I've struggled with algae... well, thought I was struggling because I had noticeable stag-horn and green spot algae on...

****. I thought that two 50% WC would do the trick last weekend. It started as I noticed that there was too much GSA growing (Green Spot Algae). That's not the worst thing in the universe, so I didn't think too much of it. I rechecked my ferts, and realized that I'd been underfeeding TE...

I just added these plants on Saturday afternoon. They were basically unblemished then. Now you can see lacerations forming in the leaves. In the first two pics, you can see a sort of cut in the middle of a leaf, and a cut at the outer edge of a leaf further back and above, with smaller...

Looking for advice on dosing my plants in a 55g high lighted CO2 injected tank. Links to something I should read to educate myself welcome. :)

Trying to figure out what the green spots (cultures) is? I need badly to get rid of this stuff!

I've got my first CO2 system going. I'm old enough to just be able to afford the good stuff: COMPLETE ULTIMATE Co2 SYSTEM (best of the best)($600+ VALUE ! ) Sadly, that system doesn't come with anything that one might call "instructions." But it's not that complicated, just a tad overwhelming...

My ammonia is zero, my nitrite is around 0.5ppm, and my nitrate is around zero. Planted freshwater, low-light. My tank was doing okay, but I put a much stronger light on, and I got some crazy algae growing on my plants and tank sides and rocks and etc. (the water itself was still fairly...

What the blazes causes that? My water went from crystal to having a rainbow colored skein of what I assume is an oil based substance on it after running for about a week from a rebuild (planted, fish, thoroughly cycled). I did a 25% WC focused on skimming that oil off the surface, which lasted...

I'm struggling with a 55g that used to be a low-tech planted, froze due to loss of power during winter two years ago, I recently emptied & replaced with new plants, waited 10 days, then began adding new fish a few at a time (monitoring ammonia / nitrites - all zero). However, I noticed that...

Does anyone have experiences with these products? Pimafix claims to be from West Indian Bay Trees, and treat fungal infections. Melafix claims to be a tea tree extract, and treat bacterial infections. Are they the homepathic of fish meds? Or do they have actual capability to treat either...

I don't know why tinypic rotates my images... seems retarded... :( Same fish, largish white thing near mouth. I have several other of the phantom tetras with much tinier white spots (only a very few on each - not even certain that they're much of anything). But this one is clearly something...

Sorry about the image quality - phone camera. Basically, it's the white - clear stuff clinging to that leaf - reminds me a lot of a spider's web. whispy, whitish/clear material. I've probably got some small colonies of a cyanobacteria, definitely some algae. My tests are 0 ammonia, 0...

I've got a dual T5 light that is billed as "HE" (High Efficiency) 2x28W. Most of the stuff I read about lighting uses W/gallon as a rough metric for low/med/high lighting. But do the T5's punch above their weight? Is 1W of T5 == 1W of T8? And how does one work in the difference between a...

Rivercats mentioned that he thought there was cyanobacteria present in one of hte photos of my tank, here. I wasn't sure at first, but now I agree - that was / is cyanobacteria. Since then, It hasn't grown much. But there are little colonies distributed around the tank, and they're growing...

Freshwater Planted Aquarium - Cloud Mountain | I've seen other videos like it from professional aquascapers. But I don't yet get why their substrates seem to be bubbling, unless their plants are that productive???

I hope I'm not violating any rules by naming a commercial product! :hide: Just curious whether folks here sneer at such a complete (and $$$) system, or whether there are folks here who've had good experiences with this and would recommend it? Product Link...

It's always ridiculously hard to say for sure with the color tests... it could be as low as 80ppm, or as high as 160ppm.... the water is candy apple red. My fish are showing mild signs of stress (some aggression). Algae is definitely growing. I will do a WC immediately... or I could add a...

Hi - new member. Been lurking for a few days - great site! I'm looking to try to understand better why my tank tends to grow too much algae and not enough plants, and what I can do to improve things for my fish and plants. Quick History: I have a 55g planted freshwater tank that I've kept...