Recent content by Jerry Sem

i do 30% when my NITRATES hits that 40ppm mark. my tank is heavily planted and this seems to work just fine with me, oh a the fish seem just fine too. my water is : PH 7.4, AMMOMIA 0ppm, NITRITES 0ppm and NITRATES 20ppm-40ppm. and it's kinda been this way since i set this up, the 1st week of Sept.

Slaphppy 7 I was using SeaChem's PRIME but I'm going to give API's TAP WATER CONDITIONER a try

I got a Python Water Changer for Christmas, so now I don't have an excuse not to do Water Changes. I have read several opinions online but I return to the TROPICAL FISH FORUM, to the experts. Just kidding, I really do get the best advice here, but anyway, I have a 60gal tank and am planning a...

I have a question about my Vallisneria Italian. I planted alot of these about 6 weeks ago and they are growing and spreading very fast. Some of the young plants, off of the shoots have rooted into my substraite (90% of them) and some have rooted, but the roots are far from my substraite (3' or...

sorry forgot to include a few pics

What do you all recomend as a water conditioner. I don't want anything that will "neutalize my fertilizer" I'm now using a 3/4 dose of Aquarium CO-OP's Easy Green on Sundays and a 3/4 dose of API's Leaf Zone (for the Iron and Potassium) on Wednesdays. Why, you ask, Well for 2 reasons. First...

Byron, with the Seachem's Flourish Comprehensive Supplement, directions state, once or twice weekly. What do you recommend for starters. Also, cutting back on my light's brightness by 20%' was that ok ? It does look nicer and not so intense. I did a 30% water change Sunday and haven't fertalized...

Byron, I use AQUARIUM CO-OP's EASY GREEN, dosing as recommended on the label as "1 pump per 10 gal, twice a week". So, 60 gal, that would be 12 pumps per week. As for my lighting. I have backed off on the intensity a tad, say from 100% to 80% (it actually looks better) and cutting back on my...

additional pics

this is the worst of infestation, but a good example of what I'm talking about