Thanks very much Elaine!
"Elaine T" wrote in message
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Mr. Zee wrote:
I'll check out the potash but I assume it's in the Seachem trace
fertilizer that I added. My nitrates are from 5 to 10 ppm (I added a
couple of teaspoons over the week.) Also using Excel and as I mentioned
, the Fluorite gravel with 2 65 watt lights on 12 hours.

Things seem to be doing better with the added nitrates and added
iron trace from Seachem. Not much algae and the plants are starting to
look a little more green. The only plat I can't seem to keep is the
Val's. They just decay. (55 gallon regular tank, 81F very soft water
with ph about 6.2.) I can't seem to find ANY compact fluorescent lamp
over 65 watts in a 21 inch size. Anyone know where I can find one?
Thanks for all the help. It's made a difference.



Glad to hear the plants are greening up. IME val likes harder, higher pH
water. Try saggitaria instead. Not every plant likes every tank.

http://www.hellolights.com/ has a 20" Coralife 96W fixture and sells a 96W
6700K bulb to you can use to replace the 50/50 actinic bulb.

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