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Thanks Tanker. For some reason since the site moved my "Always log in" will not work. ( tried everything I could think of, deleted all the cookies I could find and retried but to no avail. Must be one hidden somewhere that I can't find.) But the "quick log in" keeps my name and password. Andy

Any chances of moving the " Quick Log In" button to the top of the page? Andy

Milan, as I mentionned in an earlier post, your NO3 is a bit on the low side. You should aim for a 10-15ppm. Now I'm not saying that you have an NO3 deficiency but, it may be a limiting factor to the uptake of some of the other nutrients. If you decide to up th no3 have a look at the following article. http://www.csd.net/%7Ecgadd/aqua/art_plant_nitrate.htm

It's normal behavior. They'll usually go for the easiest food source. If flakes are readily available, he'll go for that. As far as adding another to your tank, again no problems there they usually do better in pairs and seem to compete more for the algae. ( depending how many other fish you have in the tank(bioload)) They usually grow like crazy until they reach around 3" then growth slows down. As far as hair algae, from what I observed with mine, they'll will not touch the long stringy stuff but will feast on the shorter algae (1/8-1/4") I've read that the Florida Flagfish will eat the long stuff but they can be quite agressive towards other fish. Unfortunatly no experience with these. For the long stuff, manual removal is usually the best option. Hope this helps, Andy

I also think a variety of wendtii or perhaps broad leaf undulata.

I use the Hagen ladder in both my 20 & 50. ( one in each ) They work great, bubbles usually shrink down to about 1/16" by the time they reach the top. The drawback with them is that they have to be perfectly level to work properly. Also the ladder has to be greased up usually with a slight film produced by either the CO2 of algae for the bubbles to flow smoothly. This usually can takes up a couple of weeks to happen. ( Before this you just get accumulating bubbles that suddenly release in one large burp ) As with Valerie, I use a couple of 2 1/2 liter jugs that I rotate every couple of weeks. I had no problems maintainning 25-30 ppm CO2 in the 50. Andy

Milan, here's the other info page I found. Hope it helps. Andy http://users.ev1.net/~spituch/Chemicals/ch...cular%20Weights

I saw a similar tread listing K2SO4, once I find it again I'll post it here. Andy

Milan, Garhan. I don't know if you guys have already seen this but it has some good info on the concentration of various chemicals in some of the ferts we use. http://www.thekrib.com/Plants/Fertilizer/dosing.html

As long as you get the true SAE, you should'nt have any problems. I've got 2 (3") in my 50 with Neons, White Clouds, Dwarf Gouramis, Otos,and Corys. 2 (4") in the 30 with Rams, Otos and Corys. 1 (1.5") in the 20 with Neons, White Clouds, Otos, Corys and a Dwarf Puffer. Al;most forgot also a pleco in each tank. The 2 4" were in the 20 with the DP. It was funny to see this little 3/4" fish bossing those two around.

The Minwax your're talking about is a mix of stain and acrylic varnish. Like rahim said, do a light sanding with 180-220 grit sandpaper or 00-000 steel wool. One coat of primer sealer ( BIN 1-2-3 works good for this as it will stop the stain from bleeding through) and paint away.

Looks great, plants seem to be recovering nicely. Keep the pics coming Andy

Anyone else having problems with the new site not remembering their login from one session to the next. Either the site is not sending out cookies or my computer is not remembering it. ( I did check the box on the login screen)

Milan, you can safely dose 3-5 ppm of K2SO4 every couple of days without overloading your tank. Target levels for K is around 20 ppm, NO3 10-20 ppm, PO4 .5-2 ppm. I try to maintain a 10:1 ratio on NO3/PO4. Hope this helps, Andy

Thanks DJay & Valerie. DJay, I picked up the moss on Aquabid from Aquaticmagic. I'm getting Mini & Taiwan moss. The mini will be used for the lawn, the Taiwan probably for moss wall.