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The last one is cool but he will not survive for many days as he can’t eat

Hi @Fishdude i am looking to do the same here (install the RO after the water softener). Were you able to finish your setup and did you decide to install it after the Water Softener? Is it working fine ? thank you

Hi Paul, based on the level of nitrates means keep it at about the 20 level right ?

Hi Everyone, I am having some issues with algae so I am revising everything and I have a question related with fertilizer: 40 gal breeder, nitrate 20, KH 89 ppm, GH 60 ppm, 7 hours of light and injected CO2 with pH dropping about 0,6 points (I know it should drop 1 point but ….) Here you have a picture of my tank so you can see the quantity if plants I have. how many drops of Easy Green do you recommend per day ? THANK you VERY Much

Good Thread !! 3 phases here … My dad had an aquarium probably back to 1990 or about that and I started to like the idea. This was in Brazil. I remember going to the LFS with him and my brother. He had a lot of neons. I had mine in 2010 also in Brazil: My first planted tank with dirt, laterite and sand + injected Co2 and etc, neons, angel fish, Corys and some tetras. I terminated my tank about 8 years later due a lot of professional travels. Fast forwarding, to last year, I started a new one here in Florida. I love this hobby.

Hi, do you believe I should try increase or decreased the water flow in this area ?

Well, I am trying to made a hair grass carpet in the that substrate island I mentioned and I now I am concerned these trumpet snails will churn the island too and mess with my future carpet 😳

I have 5 nerite snails and 2 Chinese algae eaters 😳 and they don’t show interest on it 😜 - I will research this Malaysian trumpet ! Thank you

I forgot to send a lic of the Algae … here we go

Hi, I use HTH pool filter sand in most of my tank and have a land with active substrate kind of in the middle. I have noticed more algae in the sand in some places of the tank, more toward to the middle and one side of the tank. In the other two corners, not at all. I am wondering if this could be the light or maybe the water flow ? I can’t figure out the reason. Do you have some suggestion ?

@K McZongo I was researching about Khuli today …so you know if they mess your plants and substrate ?? I am working on a hair grass carpet and bushes and they don’t have a very strong root …

@Bev C @TOtrees @Colu and @Flumpweesel thank you Very much !! Many good ideas

Hi Everyone, Hurricane Ian is coming to Florida and as I am in Tampa, I am looking for what to do with my canister and I found this article on Facebook and with all respect for Mr. David Estes (I trust you but it is always better to check) I would like to double check his recommendation. He says on lost power: Canister filters can go anaerobic quickly when the power goes off. I know a few local hobbiest who got their fish through three days after the storm only to lose them within a hour of the power coming back on. When the power goes off, unplug your canister filters. You are going to need to clean them prior to using again. If you must evacuate, you will need to make the decision on if to unplug them prior to leaving. If the power is off a few days and comes back on before you get home, it could be disastrous to your tank. Buy a bottle of 3% strength hydrogen peroxide. You want the kind you buy in any pharmacy. If you stay home and your power goes out, add a teaspoon of hydrogen peroxide per 20 gallons of tank water once a day. It will help keep up the oxygen levels in your tank. The important thing during a long power outage is to agitate your water every few hours. If you have a battery powered air pump. It should definitely help with this. You will not need to run it all the time. A half hour at a time every two to four hours should work. If you don’t have a battery powered air pump, a large glass, the bigger the better, will also work. Just scoop up glass fulls of your aquarium water and pour back into the tank 20-50 times every few hours. Try to agitate the surface as much as possible when you do this. For my Floridian colleagues, stay safe.

Hi Guys, First of all - I loved the Discuss idea from @Fish Folk and still researching. And about Raimbow fish ?? Would them be a good idea ?

Let’s go And the second one

Hi Everyone, I am looking for a suggestion of a *center piece* fish - a big one - or max of two. My tank is a 40 gal breeder. KH 71 ppm and GH 4.5 dGH pH about 7.2 I have 8 neons, 6 tetra harlequin, 6 lemon tetra, 1 female betta and 2 killifish. Many small ones. I have plants and i am working to have a not so density planted tank (carpet). I have injected CO2. Do you guys have some suggestion for this “big center piece fish” ? Look my tank. thhhhhhannnnkkk you very much

It looks like a Chinese Algae Eater ! does he/she stays shuffling the substrate ? Google Chinese Algae Eater pictures and see if it matches yours ================================================= My Website: www.cheapplantedaquarium.com Cheap Aquarium in 7 Steps: www.cheapplantedaquarium.com/aquain7steps Tank types and sizes: www.cheapplantedaquarium.com/tank-types-sizes-etc Learn about Water Hardness: www.cheapplantedaquarium.com/water-hardness/ 1 Reply Share SaveEditFollow

Hahahahah Cool , are they dating already or still in conversations. ?? You know fish is kind of “open relation” right 🤣🤣

Months ago I was using another liquid fertilizer but I changed to Easy Green as my nitrate was very low (almost zero). Even using easy green( 6 drops per day in the beginning and 8 drops since weeks ago) the maximum I can have is about 10 ppm. My concern is increase even more to get more nitrates and have by consequence, a lot of other things like phosphate and other stuff.

Hi Everyone, 40 breeder gallon tank with 6 hours of light and pressured CO2 (about 100 BPM). I am using 8 drops of Easy Green per day but I think it’s too much as I don’t have many plants. what do you suggest ? I am having issues with Staghorn algae so I am trying to revise all my actions and fertilization is an important one. thank you very much

Thank you !!!!!!!

Hi @nabokovfan87how are you increasing your Nitrate level ? I saw you wrote “dosed”.

Hi All, And ……… they are back. Even keeping Seachem Excel and not changing anything in terms of parameters , light , etc - they are back. The said thing is I was very happy with my Hair Grass grow and now, after 3 days, the new leaves are covered. I will read the full post of @nabokovfan87and see what I can apply here AND will try a 3 days blackout.

No, I don’t have a moss.

Look this baby (bearded dragon) looking my fishes 😜