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I have a plant that I cant seem to keep the bright green allege from covering the leaves. I noticed that it is very red, would this indicate low nitrates? My test kit is hard to read but phosphate should be about 1 and Nitrate is around 10. The nitrate gets used up pretty quick so I may try...

I just got a new computer and it is a Mac so I cant use my old calculator program. I swear there is a online java version but I cant find it. Anyone have the old link?

I have done everything I can think of and I am about done. I am not sure what to do now. I have green cloudy water that will not go away. I have done two complete 4 day blackouts followed by a 75% water change and it only takes a matter of hours before the water starts clouding up again. Due...

Broke out the tripod and tried pretending I was a photographer :D This fisrt shot is with a 16X digital zoom. You see so much more algae zoomed in :lol: Linked becasue of the size. http://images.ibpwr.com/aquarium/shutter/close_up-2.jpg...

Thread algae. It isnt as bothersome as the BBA it only takes about 10 minutes every morning to remove it all with a tooth brush but DANG! this stuff grows fast! I will remove it all and the next day there are several 6" threads going from plant to plant. So at plant geek it says excess iron...

Do you need to prune? If so how the heck do you do it? My glosso is so thick right now I cant push through it to the substrate with my finger. It isnt spreading anymore but gets thicker every day. Looks kind of cool too :D

But I am having a real hard time with telling the colors apart with my test kits. I have tried tetra test, JBL, and now I have seachem. The colors are just to hard for me to tell apart. I need to get fairly accurate results for nitrate and phosphate. With my seachem nitrate kit I have a hard...

I seem to have picked up some hitchhikers. Best way to describe them is small and cone shaped on both ends. Are they friendly or should I pluck them out whenever I see one?

I made some moon lights with 9 jumbo blue LED's a board and an old cell phone power supply. Turned out real nice. I cant find my tripod so the moon lights are a bit blurry but you get the point. I used to hate lights out time now I can look forward to both day and night time :D Enjoy

I was advised to turn up my CO2 until my fish start gasping at the top then turn it down a notch. Well it is at 6.58 right now the fish still are acting normal and my KH is 8. I had reported 7 before but I was not adding the correct amount of water to the test tube. I have some Angels, SAE...

I am looking for some suggestions for some more colorful plants that dont require low NO3. I went out and got Eusteralis stellata it is growing well but it is not coloring, probably because I am maintaining my NO3 at 15-20 ppm. Any other suggestions?

I am impressed :D Didnt seem to bother the plants one bit!

I found some. They where $3.50 each or $30 for 10. Coolest things I have ever put in my tank. As soon as I dropped them I had all 10 attach to one of my plants and start ripping away at the algae. Until one decided to land on my angel fishes nose. evidently this pissed off said angel fish...

All I did was take the pressurized CO2 line and push it into the inlet inside the tank. The filter sucks up the bubbles and thats it. I was expecting some sort of bubble output but noting comes out but water. The filter is not stalling burping or anything. Strange I was expecting to be able...

I need to start over fresh and resent the tank so to speak. I noticed my water clouding more than usual so I did a water change and my floss was bright green. I decreased my lighting from 12 to 10 hours and thismorning the clouding was even worse not to mention the fine green algae all over...

I have a fluval 204 canister filter for my 42 gallon. Currently it has the four sponge blocks, in the bottom I have floss and the top I have the fluval biomax. I have a couple empty baskets that I could add more if need be. Now I am noticing my water is never crystal clear. It is always...

I originally posted this at plant geek but didnt get much of a responce so I figured I would post here and see what some of you guys have to say. I upped my nitrates a bit and am thinking of reducing my lighting period from 12 hours to 10 or 11. Also, I am a bit confused as to how upping...

Does it matter?

According to my test kits my KH is 7, PH probe is 6.8 so my CO2 should be 33 ppm. Now what is strange is either my plants are chewing up nitrates like crazy or my test kit is funky. I am dosing 15ppm of potassium nitrate every other day. Each time before I dose I get a reading of 0 nitrates...

It started in the Java moss but seems to be spreading to plants near by as well.. Here are my numbers PH - 7 FE - .2 NO3 - 10-15 (need a better test kit) PO4 - 1 CO2 - 21 Should I lower My iron dosing? I am using a mixture with plantex and iron chelate every other day. Any advice?

I am using this thread as a guideline for dosing. http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?p=411374&highlight=#411374 I dont have any way of measuring for potassium though so I am unsure how much I should add or what it is even for. Are there any more guidelines or recommendations for...

I have A clear lacquer and Poly urethane which will work best to seal the wood? I am afraid condensation will collect in the fixture and drip bad stuff in the tank.

I woke up today and saw that allot of the leaves of many plants are covered with a hairy/fuzzy brown stuff. I am not sure if this a diatom or not. In my SW tank diatoms where more of a slime you could peel away. This is more of a growth and it is only on the plants. Any ideas what it is and...

Well, all of you have been listening to one dumb question after another and all happily replying. THANKS! I go lots of good advise and am starting to feel comfortable with things. Here are the specs: Planted for 1 week. 42 gallon Fluval 204 canister Dennerle pressurized CO2 with PH...

Its me again :D I have a 42 gallon tank that is close to 16" deep with about 3" of substrate. A PC 96w Bright kit has been shipped and I currently have two 30w NO lights. For the PC bright kit, how far should it be from the surface of the water? Should I just go with a box that sits on top...