How often should continuous pH probes be cleaned and with which solutions? How long do you leave the probe in the cleaning solution? Should you place the probe in a storage solution after? How about refillable probes and how often do they need refilling? How do you calibrate yours? Nikki

Hello, I have recently added a Diatom filter to my 29 gallon tank.. The output of the diatom pumps through a Turbo Twist UV Sterilizer. Although the Diatom works FANTASTIC, it clogs within 2-3 days.. That's a little too much maintenance for me.. Right now, I'm running the diatom without the...

I'm looking for some info on drip irrigation parts. I'll be setting up a continuous water change system down the road (tank needs moved first), so I'm doing a bit of research. I've seen that some people use a pressure regulator valve and others use a "drip irrigation controller". I gather the drip...

I have a DEEP 42" High tank that I would like to plant with North American Pond Plants. I understand the 2 - 4 watt per gallon rules for standard height tanks. This one is 1000 gallons, I cannot even dream of providing 4,000 watts of light. I think my biggest concern is getting light to...

This past week I launched the electronic magazine Wet Thumb Monthly, an online ebook with a collection of articles from people all over the internet. The first issue includes an original indepth, scientific article by Roger Miller on the chemical compositions of aquatic plants, complete with graphs...

I have a DEEP 42" High tank that I would like to plant with North American Pond Plants. I understand the 2 - 4 watt per gallon rules for standard height tanks. This one is 1000 gallons, I cannot even dream of providing 4,000 watts of light. I think my biggest concern is getting light to...

Do you spike your PMDD after a large water change? Boring background follows: I've been adding about 2 ml a day of PMDD to my Plant tank (75 G -eventually community tank) for 6 months. I add N separately, so this is not part of the mix. It tested at .1 FE a few months ago, but I have not tested...

Was it spiral who was making a dry ice cylinder? I forget his handle but the saga is more interesting than who will get voted off the Apprentice! dwhite

I have an acid neutraliser on my water system. We are on a well which is fairly acidic. I am thinking about using the calcium carbonate from the neutralizer to raise the ph in my tank. Currently it is at 6.2 which seems a little low. Does anyone have an idea for how much to add at one time. I have...

I am updated the plant care sheets that we hand out to interested customers at work. I was hoping that someone could clarify the measure of kelvins, light spectrum, and how they relate to growing plants. I thank you in advance for your help on this.

Any suggestion for flowering aquatic plants that are not too demanding?

Although, the site is not much...... Check out the picture of my tank. Feel free to comment. some links/ect don't work just yet. http://www.geocities.com/spiral_72/Spirals_page.html I just installed my homebuilt light hood (which isn't in the picture) with 160W of light. The fluorescent tubes are...

Yup, this topic again.... real quick. I just bought a 5100K tube, GE T8 32W and a T8 32W 3500K. The 5100K is a very slight blue-white-ok the 3500K is a slight pink. HUH!? I thought it would be yellow, y'know, warm temps mimic incandescent lighting? The 40W T12 4100K's I have are yellow-ish.

Finally it exists!! IF YOU PLAY GUITAR, YOU NEED THIS BOOK!! Listen to my story: In the process of teaching myself guitar, I went looking for a book that simply had the all the chords, scales and modes, and nothing else. I was totally surprised to find that such a book didn't exist. There are...

Alright, I've got this idea. Boy, that sounds like the beginning to an end. I figure I can drop dry ice in a tank, cap it with a regulator and have CO2 for some period of time for my planted aquarium. Obviously it will require more than a handful of dry ice and chances are it ain't quite that...

Hi all, I would like to think I have an OK plant tank. I have read articles, watched videos and monitor the parameters of my tank closely, but I am still yet to see pearling on a regular basis. I understand that it is where the plants continue producing o2 after the saturation point of the water...

Hi Tom. In my last reply to you regarding algae advice (under the old thread algae control poll), you said: "Try adding proper CO2 levels and keeping that stable. Do some weekly 50% water changes. Dose good CO2 and nutrients levels and you will none have these problems and much better plant...

Hi Tom, I made the reactor at long last and it's only been running about 12 hours. I have a quick question: Is it normal for tiny little CO2 bubbles to come out of the bottom of this unit? I presume the rest of the CO2 that's whirling around up the top eventually

Hello Fellow Fish Enthusiasts! It's time for another great meeting. This month our speaker=AD will be Dick Au giving a talk titled "Ultimate Discus". If you have=AD ever wanted to know about these fabulous fish and how to keep the=ADm this talk is for you. We will also have a raffle and...

OK, so moving on to plan B. I am finding the control of BBA extremely time consuming. It's the most tenacious algae. Hell, I don't even get green spot algae anymore. BBA grows very slowly, but it still bugs me as it excludes me from keeping very slow growing plants. I have a spare 110 litre...