Recent content by rwutang

i have to agree with you on the red sea kit, it seems like no matter how much ammonia is in the water the color indicator always seems to be yellow and never any shades of green... but thanks for replying, i guess i won't worry about being so accurate, i'll just dose 4-5 drops of ammonia per...

i'm trying to find an accurate (ie. easy to read) ammonia test kit but the ones that i have tried so far have been all over the place when it comes to readings. with the red sea kit i have tried, i can easily tell the 0 to 1 ppm of ammonia (yellow to yellow-green) safe levels, but i'm trying to...

thanks for the reply aaron i've been looking around for a 24" T5 fixture, reading reviews and such and am thinking about getting a current nova extreme http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod...mp;pcatid=16770 my only concern is that the wattage for the included lights is 2x24w = 48w...

hi all, my second post :) i'm a planted tank noob and have been reading all i can about this subject for the past few weeks. i recently bought a used 35g tall (24" long, 24" tall) acrylic tank and am now trying to figure out what kind of lighting to get. i have two questions i was hoping you...

thanks waterdrop! i'll go and post my question over there and see if anyone knows... and about the height being a problem, i figured i wouldn't have to mess with clean the substrate that much since it'll be planted... i could scrape algae using a magfloat and get a long vacuum. i never really...

rick! nice to meet you all :hyper: i was real excited to find these forums, there seems like a lot of nice ppl and a plethora of knowledge related to taking care of fish. i have been interested in upgrading from my freshwater eclipse six for some time now and just couldn't find all the answers...