I just read that CO2 can cause a drop in pH levels so buffers may necessary. I already add buffers and my KH is still only 3DH. If I were to buy a CO2 system, would I be putting my fish at risk for a pH crash? -Christie

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"It never ceases to amaze me, the different opinions that pop up out here on the net. I tend to agree entirely with Bill, and haven't experienced any of the phenomena that John speaks of ... started with some real lights ... 3.2 watts per gallon ... I was able to grow a veritable tarzanian jungle...

Hi Guys. I've always enjoyed aquatic plants in my aquariums but haven't really ever taken it seriously. Aside from some crypts and java moss that have been growing beautifully my other plants don't really do well. Even my java ferns have browned over time. Can you guys offer me any advice on how...

Tropica Master Grow is a good one. muddyfox wrote: Hi, Well, I finally got my planted tank set up and I'm now onto thinking about some fertiliser for it. Can anyone recomend some good products (both macro and micro nutrients) which I could use? (Available to the UK would be...

http://www.thekrib.com/Plants/Fertilizer/ This is an article at the Krib about PMDD - Poor Mans Dosing Drops - a home brew of nutrients used in place of commercial fertilizers - easy to manipulate to suit your particular tanks requirements, and a lot cheaper than sticking to commercial...

It's been several weeks now that I've started to use Seachem's Flourish Excel. The black sooty and the black furry crud are gone. They stopped spreading but did not die so I placed a clown pleco, a regular pleco and several ottos in the tanks with the problem. In days they cleaned this...

"muddyfox" wrote in message ... Hi, Well, I finally got my planted tank set up and I'm now onto thinking about some fertiliser for it. Can anyone recomend some good products (both macro and micro nutrients)...

Hi, I've looked for this info everywhere, and I'm getting mixed messages. I'm hoping someone has experience with it to tell me the real effects.. I have a fish suspected of saddleback disease (columnaris). I am in the process of removing the affected fish (2 gouramis) to the quarantine tank, but...

I'm starting a new 10Gal tank for Earl, my rope fish. I want to use live plants. So should I just use the potted ones from the my local garden center, where they are set in regular potting soil, have well established roots and need washing? or do I go to a pet store and hope they have non-potted...

"Thrifty" wrote in message ... I have seen these replacement bulbs for regular lampshades at the supermarket, those curly ones. 2 for 10 dollars, daylight it said on the box. If I remember correctly there were small ones (17...

In article , Thrifty wrote: I have seen these replacement bulbs for regular lampshades at the supermarket, those curly ones. 2 for 10 dollars, daylight it said on the box. If I remember correctly there were small ones (17 watts= to...

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My Amazon Sword (Rose) seems to be going all to stems. There must be at least eight inches between the substrate and the start of the leaves. There's not much in the way of new leaves, just the beanstalk syndrome. At this rate the fish will be climbing out of the basement. Could someone please...

kev wrote: I've currently got 240w of 48" T12 lighting (3 shoplights) over a 55g. Considering the poor reflectors on the shoplights, will changing them out to 2x55w Bright Kit from AHSupply.com give me the equivalent lighting power or should I get 4x55w kit? Thanks!

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Friends something has happened in the last months or so with my 55 gal planted tank. 2 Discus, 10 assorted neon's, 4 oto cats and three Cordy ones together with a dwarf flame gourmie. The fish seem and look healthy, but even with 30 to 50 % water changes every three days or so I can barley see...

In my quest to finally get my 55G planted tank up and running, I'm going to shell out the cash and just buy the hood that maches my All-Glass tank instead of making one. However, I'm not sure if I should choose the twin tube (2 x 48" T8 tubes with electronic ballast) or the triple tube (3 x 48" T8...

Zoo Med Flora Sun Arcadia Original Tropical Lamp These are the two bulbs I have in a Juwel Rio 240. Both are 38 watts and are new. Now the aquarium looks a lot darker than before but I was told these are good for both fish and plant growth. Can anyone confirm this or recomend alternatives, I also...

Hi, Probably nothing to worry about... Yesterday I transferred some Water Sprite from my Q-Tank-turned-planted tank to my main tank. The Loaches seem to find it quite tasty. Not bad for them? They surely get plenty of other food, including some Discus pellets they really groove on, algae wafers,...