bcbishop

hey guys. Anyone here use Ada Amazonia? I have my 20g long with Eco complete and the water in that tank stays pretty hard. I do have some drift wood that lowers it a bit but my plants and fish are doing great. My 10 gallon has Ada Amazonia and drift wood as I was going to make it a shrimp only tank. The water in that tank obviously it a lot softer. I have noticed my plants don't do as well in it as they have been getting a lot of black algae growth. Anyone else here have similar problems with soft water? Are there any concerns when using substrate like this to buffer the water so much? Thanks

Can anyone tell me what this is and what i need to do to get rid of it? Its like a black algae growing on my plants. I do ei dosing with weekly 25% water changes. I have a Marineland Double bright that runs 10.5 hours. Thanks

Hey there. I have a 20g long tank that is planted. I am trying to grow a carpet of dwarf baby tears and also breed some shrimp. My problem is I have hard water (13 gh 9 kh) which in turn is keeping my ph around 7.8-8.0. I understand lowering the hardness will make my ph more unstable but I think getting my ph down will be better for breeding my shrimp. I have tryed putting a bag of peat moss in my filter and that hasn't really done much. Any ideas in what I can do? Thanks

Awesome. Never been there yet. Thanks

Good to know. Thanks

The water is perfectly clear. I've had this tank going for 2 months.

Ya it seems I haven't had good luck with big al fish for some reason. Should I try getting more neons or go with something else. I wanted them because if the blue color. But I do want a non aggressive fish because of the shrimp. Thanks

I didnt check nitrate. I will tomorrow. I currently have 2 neon tetras, 2 Red Cherry Shrimp, and 2 Red Chrystal Shrimp.

I do not have an airstone. I have the Co2 connected to a powerhead which is on the same timer as my light so when the light turns off the powerhead stops dispersing the Co2.

Yes i bought them from Big Als and i try and put as minimal bag water as possible.

Should it be cycled even if i didnt have fish it it yet?

Hello, So ive had my 20G long planted tank running for about 2 months now with lots of plants, and last week bought some fish and shrimp to get it going. I purchased 5 neon tetras and 2 red crystal shrimp. I did acclimate them properly and added stability correctly. I do run DIY co2 within the correct amounts. The first two days 2 neon's died. They are sensitive fish i am aware but i had no ammonia or nitrites yet. So i got them replaced. Next couple days 2 more died. It has now been a week and one more died yesterday. So i now only have 2 of them. Mean while my two red crystal shrimp are doing fine... I tested for ammonia and nitrites again today and still nothing. Do i not have enough stock to cycle the tank? I haven't seen it cycle yet. Any ideas on what i should do? I was going to look at purchasing more less sensitive fish to cycle with. I'm not gassing them out because they are swimming every where not just at the top and my shrimp are fine. Thanks for any info!

Anyone have any suggestions for a 20G long tank?. I purchased a aqueon http://www.aqueonproducts.com/products/standard-aquariums.htm and derimmed it, but it started to haze on the edges with water in it so i dont trust it. I think im going to stay away from derimming as it will be in a living room :S Im thinking of just buying another aqueon tank but was wondering if anyone else suggests anything? the one thing i dont like about the aqueon is the thick rim on it. May trim it back to its not as thick.

Did you sprinkle it on the glass before you layered your substrate? Or how did you use it ?

Anything wrong with the high boron? I dont know what brand or anything it is. I can ask them.