Recent content by errien75

You can check www.drfostersmith.com if you live in the States, if not, i dunno. But www.drfostersmith.com has a few choices, or if you have a canopy or would make your own, you could go to www.ahsupply.com and get the power compact bright retrofit.

I can't seem to see your fish in your sig, but for my tank, which is a tropcial community (tetras, rasboras, etc.), my stats are pH 6.8, Nitrates 0ppm, Nitrites 0ppm, and Ammonia 0ppm. Ammonia and Nitrites are the most toxic things in the water for your fish, so keep em at 0. For lowering...

Hey there, I had the problem not long ago. It was everywhere, driftwood, walls, plants, gravel, you name it. It's like the wood is shedding, and is normal. It clears up in about 4-7 days.

Went to LFS other day, said my levels were way outta whack, so to do water changes fro 3 days straight. I use Seachem Flourish 5ml tw days a week (bottle Recommendation), just picked up Iron as well.

Thanks for all the replies! As for which substrate I use, it's just normal gravel....how difficult would it be (without replanting everything) to mix in Flourite/Laterite, without "disturbing the peace?" The only current fertilizer I have would be Seachem Flourish, going to to the LFS...

ahhh, thanks for the clarification, will try the ferts daily, and then post progress.

Howdy, I have a 65 US Gal tank with a 96 watt compact fluorescent bulb, which is about 1.5 WPG and I do not inject CO2, and I add Flourish Excel twice a week. My plants are growing extremely slow if at all, and can't beat the algae or look halfway decent. I've read alot of articles, and I can't...