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  1. Frank
    I think that you're on the right track with the 25% starting point. My guess is that you'll end up at around 50%; maybe higher if you add floating plants. Duration is important, as well. I think that most people are running their lights for eight hours. Mine is in a 12" tall, fifteen gallon tank. I'm running it for about 6hrs 20 min., at my highest settings, with very extended ramp up and down times. If you wouldn't choke at the expense, I think that you'd benefit from having two lights.
  2. Frank
    I succeeded in making some arrangements, should my unfortunate demise occur. My fish, shrimp, and snails will be taken care of. It wouldn't be right for them to starve to death, simply because I wasn't available to feed them. Most people might not understand this concern, but I'm out here by myself. My family and friends are two thousand miles away from me.
  3. Frank
    That sounds like an interesting idea! I hope that you'll keep us posted. I don't have any ideas, but tank size and your actual planned temperature would help others.
  4. Frank
    Cherry barbs? Lemon tetras?
  5. Frank
    Didn't make it.
  6. Frank
    The internet says that I can stop feeding overnight. I bet that I'd better be ready in the morning, though. I'm glad that I'm retired. Thanks for helping! I waited for a little while, before picking it up, but it's pretty chilly here.
  7. Frank
    I'm using an official, Aquarium Co-Op pipette. He knows how to eat, already. I just hold it and he shoves his throat up around it. I'm probably squeezing it more slowly than he'd like, but I don't want to go too fast. The internet says that I have to feed him every twenty minutes!!!
  8. Frank
    The little guy was flopping around in one of my shrubbery beds. I haven't found a nest, yet. He's in the bathroom at about 80°F. He's eating ground up, freeze-dried bloodworms mixed with water to a stew-like consistency. Does anyone have better ideas?
  9. Frank
    From what I've read, the lifespan of ember tetras can be as short as two years. Maybe they are getting old and the water change is enough to push them over edge? How much water do you change each time? How frequently? What is the temperature differential between tank water and change water? What are the other parameter differences between tank water and change water? How much Easy Green are you adding? Are you adding other products?
  10. Frank
    When I first got back into keeping fish, I was afraid of that. Even though it had never happened to me, nor do I remember seeing a tank leak. I have s fifteen gallon tank and, at first, I wanted to put its stand inside of a twenty gallon tub.
  11. Frank
    Sorry, but we've reached the extent of my knowledge. That was just something that I learned when I was busy killing houseplants. Other than that, I've learned that the lighting intensity and duration, that most on the forum recommend work for me. And, that the fertilizer dosing recommendations, on bottle labels, are just a starting point for me. I'm up to fertilizing at twice the suggested amount. Good luck! There's lots of good advice on this forum.
  12. Frank
    Now that you mention it, no I didn't stop. But, I'm being more careful about how much the fish get. Maybe that's it!
  13. Frank
    If they go straight from green to transparent, the plant is getting nutrients from them. I'm not so sure about yellow ones. Once a leaf is fully transparent, all of its available nutrients have been used up. Then, cut it off. If a leaf is removed before it's used up, the plant will simply start cannibalizing the next leaf in line. Meanwhile, you're being bought time to figure out what the plant needs.
  14. Frank
    I can't think of anything that I might have done, but it looks like it's going away on its own.
  15. Frank
    That looks pretty cool! If they get more in, I might have to try one.
  16. Frank
    I'm using one for 13 ember tetras, 11 green neon rasboras, and 2 scarlet badis. 250ml water, 2.25tsp aquarium salt, a pinch of baking soda, and 0.25tsp brine shrimp eggs. It lasts through three feedings in one day. Yeah it's much bigger than I need, but it's simple and convenient.
  17. Frank
    I took mine off the tank and set it on the floor.
  18. Frank
    It wasn't. But after 3hrs, with all colors at 100%, it wasn't hot enough to be uncomfortable.
  19. Frank
    I can't wait for the "How to Get Rid Of" video.
  20. Frank
    What size is your light? My 24" - 34", 32 watt light is barely warm to the touch.
  21. Frank
    The fish generally do a good job of picking up fallen food. Today, they weren't interested, after yesterday's live baby brine shrimp. I picked up the food during cleaning. The fungus, or whatever, grows on the glass just as well as on the rocks and gravel.
  22. Frank
    Could anyone please identify the white stuff recently appearing in my tank? Are there any known remedies? It's currently concentrated where I feed, but it's spreading. I can easily remove it from the glass, but not from the substrate or rocks. It grows so quickly that I can almost watch it spread. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Parameters: Temp: 74°F Nitrate: 20ppm General Hardness: 70ppm Carbonate Hardness: 30ppm PH: 7.2
  23. Frank
    I don't have first-hand knowledge of this, but I've read that, in office buildings, the heat is lowered over night and on weekends.
  24. Frank
    I didn't know that the forum was so young. In the future, I'll be able to say that I was here from the beginning.
  25. Frank
    The first two look like cryptocoryne. Third picture looks like the "Windelov" variety of java fern.
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