Recent content by MichaelButera

  That's what I am doing. I am consulting people that are a lot more knowledgeable than me so I can get a push in the right direction, so I can do my research on a group of species, not learn all of them.   Thanks for the input Byron, I appreciate it. I'm looking into the water data.

Thanks for the replies.     I just did the test again, this time on the water coming from the tap too. My lighting must have been poor this morning when I was looking at the strips. The GH is from the tap is between 75 and 150, closer to 75. From the aquarium, it is looking like it is sitting...

This is my first tank, and like many others I had made the mistake of keeping fish in the tank before it was cycled, should have done more reading before jumping in. Anyway:   Almost 2 months ago, I bought a 20gal tank. I planted it with three Amazon Swords, and stocked it with 6 Platys and 3...