svachon9

Seems like CO2 art and FZone are very popular and comparable in price. Too bad Aq Coop discontinued it's brand. Anyone opinions on these types?

Can someone recommend a good CO2 dual stage regulator set up?

So would raising the light say 3" help disperse the light around the tank or does the height make the light less intense at the bottom or both?

I have a strong ACO light

In my planted 90 gallon, is it better to let the light sit about 1” from the glass top or to get it up a ways? If so how far?

Glass

I have a 90 gallon tank and I don't know the glass thickness. I want to get a Flipper glass cleaner. Standard (up to 1/2") and Max (up to 3/4"). I don't know if the bigger and more expensive is better or not or if the smaller is powerful enough. I appreciate your opinion.

I have well and RO water

I've researched and cannot find what my phosphate levels should be for a planted low tech tank. I've read 1-2 ppm and I've read <.5. ppm and I've read 3-5 ppm. So which one is it? I tested high over 5 ppm but I just scraped my tank for algae and probably had some of that in the water column. Would that possibly cause my reading tio go way up?

I would still like to know if this is Green Spot or Green Dust algae?

I have a no CO2 tank. This algae is all on my walls and does scape off with a razor scraper. Is this Green Dust or Green Spot algae? Is it good to scape it off since it seems to go all over all though my HOB filters go seem to clean it up fairly quickly?

I have a no CO2 planted tank and use root tabs and Easy Green fertilizers. I can test for ph, kh, gh, nitrates and nitrites and ammonia. What else should I test for? Iron, phosphates, TDS? Are these really necessary if I'm dosing with an all in one fert?

When I turn off my Tidal 110 and start it back up it spews out terrible water. So do I have to empty the out of all the water and medium, every time I turn off the filter or am I doing something wrong?

Is there a way to clean algae off the back of my tank without it spreading everywhere? I’m thinking turn off filter and a water change will help some. Any advice/ techniques?

I use a combination of RO and well water. I currently don't test for iron. Should I get an iron test kit or is it unnecessary? Also what about TDS?