Recent content by ncutler

Thanks all for your replies. Part of the reason I got my aquarium is to learn as much as I can, so I've found it easy to learn the theory, but lack in the practical still. The theory of KH is driving me nuts, because it seems to go against my observations - That having 0 KH won't necessarily...

Since nobody brought up Blue Ram cichlids - I've had a lot of luck with them in a small fish community tank (cardinals, harlequins, corys, ottos, glass cats, female betta, etc). Very colourful!

Thanks three-fingers, I was starting to conclude exactly what you said. But if I stop using the KH buffers, it will drop to zero pretty quickly. I'm having difficulty understanding the actual important around Carbonate Hardness - especially since tap water here has 0 KH (from the tests at...

I'm fairly new into the hobby, as a child I grew up with aquariums, but only now am I really learning the scientific portion. My tank has just completed cycling (6 weeks old). But I've noticed my phosphate levels are through the roof. At first I thought I was simply overfeeding (which I'm sure...