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@utahfish @seangee Sorry for disappearing on you, I kind of wanted to do something instead of constantly asking advise but not following through. Ended up rescaping and adding an f ton of new healthy plants. Changed to RO water and stabilised my co2 output at 1 bps. Apparently did have a flow...

Good news on that one I guess, not a single shop, storefront or online, has excel on stock. So that's not in the cards. Have you had some experience the hydrogen peroxide method perhaps? My tank is fully cycled so there isn't any ammonia left in the tank, still doing weekly test to keep that...

Well if the anubias aren't right for this tank I do have another tank where I could move them to. The other tank was made with low light in mind so that would work. It's shame though, the anubias I have in the high light tank are growing about 2 new leaves per week. The ones in the low tank have...

I looked up the causes and an nutrient imbalance seems seems the most likely. I already posted and got replies back from you a few times before including a thread on the hardness of my water. I starting reading up on that and found an article that also said that during wc's a lot of the minerals...

Excel will cause fluctuations in co2? Even if I am injecting co2 already?

Yeah it kinda already spread to every plant in the tank. So it might be difficult for the plants to win the battle now if I don't kill the algae first. If you have some experience with using excel I'd live to hear it.

I kind of love my plants so bleach doesn't sound like the way to go. I have to rescape anyway to scrub off the algae on the lavarock and adding a piece of wood. Maybe I'll dip the plants in a hydrogen peroxide solution before planting them back into the tank.

Yeah I was afraid it was BBA but I wasn't sure. None of the algae is really black, even the algae on the stems of anubias does look black but it's becoming almost grey to white as it grows longer. The rest is leaning more towards a lighter green. So I wasn't sure it was green hair or BBA. What...

Hi guys, Sorry got a little swamped at work for bit. Thanks for all the amazing replies already!

Hi guys, Back again with probably yet another rookie problem. I saw some algae growing in my tank a week or 2 ago. Figured it was because I didn't have any algae eaters in the tank so I added some oto's to combat the algae. Fast forward to today and my oto's aren't actually eating the algae...

Yeah I managed to use everything I got from the diy setup. Just need to buy a splitter to make sure I can connect it to both my tanks. It is a lot more straightforward than the diy, open cannister valve adjust with needle valve and done. Managed to buy a complete set from someone that stopped...

Nope, the citric acid goes about halfway up the tube when I squeeze it as hard as I can.. Tried talking it over with the seller today, which went horrible. He first response was basically blaming for being a newbie and therefore not being able to make it work. Only to say that he himself has...

Yeah definitely, if I squeeze too hard the bottle sometimes stays dented. I guess not pressurised enough? I thought it could be leak somewhere but the whole thing is made out aluminum so seems unlikely.

Ooh that's a shame though, I love Oto's! Finally getting the rest of my schoal on Wednesday. Perfectly timed as well, going to a safari and marine park on Tuesday with the kids. So I know they'll be begging for any kind of new fish. So the fish in friends tank are in immediate danger but rather...

I made sure that all the airline tubes are tight and unable to come loose. I took off the black check valve and I could immediately hear a hissing sound and the citric acid rose higher into the tube but still not all the way to the top or to the other bottle. Tried blowing through the black...

Honestly, they are the same as what you said to do. Looking online at videos of the same product (ZRDR) they all just squeeze once or twice and it immediately starts going.

That lab test is from the company that sells the RO water I want to buy.

A buffer to keep the PH from fluctuating too excessively. I do about 25% water changes on a weekly base now.

Alright, I'll give it a try but I am kind of losing hope. Especially if the acid not being flowing the tube indicates that big of a problem...

My tap water is so hard that I just gave on the tests after reaching over 50 dgh. 34 degrees is a regular tuesday here, we have that AC life... No I am using fans at the moment, a 3 fan setup on my 20G and a 2 fan setup on my 10 G. They work like a charm, dropped the temp back down to 25-26...

How do you mean?

The check valves? Yeah I have but it made no difference so I just placed them back on there. If it didn't work without them they probably aren't the problem right?

They actually died from the temp being too high or the sudden change in temp? I have a friend of mine that's been keeping gouramies and oto's for years in a tank that is at 31 to 32 degrees. They are still alive but I should tell him that there is definitely a risk to it then! I want the buffer...

Are any other fish I could substitute the dwarfs for? I kinda of love the idea of the GBR and dwarfs together but I don't want to put strain on either. The ideas was for them to be eye catchers, the rest would be bottom dwellers like cories and snails.

The black valve? Also, I'm not sure. The left valve is the pressure relief or safety valve. The right is the trimming valve.

Yes the set I bought came just like this. Everything is connected and mixed as stated on the manual that came along. I don't really know what the right mixtures are and for now I'd happy just to get it to work. Haha Ah now that is the problem. No matter hard and how often I squeeze the citric...

Not sure if you need it from different angles or hooked to the tank? Just made a pic from the front, let me know if you need any other pics.

Are you sure about that? The otto will be moved to a bigger tank by the time I can get the GBR. But when looking for tank mates for the GBR the dwarfs were on the list. I did some research and I think they did have an overlap in temp preferances. If I recall correctly the gouramies and and oto...

I don't actually know, the pressure gauge is on the citric acid bottle. Yeah both balls are submerged.

Well my local tap water is so hard that only mollies and the like would do well. The RO, if unaltered, would allow for a broader range. There is just one thing I am worried about then, there is no buffer so I would be exposed to major PH changes. Beyond that, I would love to work towards being...

Also, hey Seangee! How are you? I think there hasn't been a single thread I posted where you haven't lend me your expertise.

At the moment mostly for my dwarf gouramies and oto's the other fish are quite hardy. Later on I would like to get my water in optimal condition for a pair of german blue rams. Although it would, of course, be much better if I can learn as much as possible. In that way I can change the water to...

So I made the decision to change to RO water because it can be used to create the perfect water levels for any fish you'd like. The problem is, it seems that to do so you have to know quite a bit about water chemistry. Hoping that the experts at TFF can help me out by telling me what kind of...