Recent content by Chippers255

Ok, thanks again for all the information! I have one last question if you don't mind. Do you know any good resources I can use to learn more about planting and lighting requirements? This is my first aquarium and I plan on upgrading to a much larger planted tank next year after I feel I have...

According to the cities water quality report from April 4, 2017 my tap water has the follow parameters. Alkalinity 84.3 mg/L April 4, 2017 Hardness 115 mg/L April 4, 2017 pH 8.09 April 4, 2017 E. Coli Not detected April 10, 2017 Total Coliforms Not detected April 10, 2017 Chloride 21.6 mg/L...

Thank you for all of the information! I will probably look into a different CO2 delivery method. I understand the daily small water changes is not the same as large ones and only holds off the inevitable large water change. My reasoning is that my available tap water sits at a pH of 8.0 and...

Do you know what your PH was before and after? I found adding Fluval Stratum drastically dropped my PH. You may not be seeing a fluctuating PH any more but the initial shock to the fish could be lingering.

I believe I have figured out what happened. When I changed the gravel I placed the fish in 3 separate buckets for an hour. The barbs where in their own bucket which is what led me on this thought path. The bucket used is an old brewing bucket a friend gave me. He would have sterilized it with...

Sorry if I was misunderstood but I meant 3G x 5 times a week is 15G total which is is 37% a week, I basically do a bucket of water a day to spread out the load. For my tank size Flourish (nutrients) is recommended dosing 5ml a week which I do on a Saturday. The Flourish Excel (CO2) is 5ml a day...

As the title suggests I have a community tank but only my Tiger Barbs are dying. I woke up this morning and everything seemed fine, an hour later 2 were dead, 1 died this afternoon, and 1 died this evening. Does anybody have any idea what could affect my tiger barbs only? So you have a bit of...