Recent content by Dechi

I really hate noise so I chose filters that were less noisy. My Fluval 407 was 37 db from 7-8 feet away (2 meters) so it would be less at 4 meters. That was inside a stand with doors closed. Right next to the stand, doors closed it was 44 db and with doors open, 52 db. My tank was a 75...

As others have said, plants aren’t causing it. Algae is competing against plants for survival and winning, so you need to deprive it of what it needs while helping your plants grow faster. That’s your problem number 1. Anubias don’t need light for that long, no plants do. I would cut down to...

I feed 5 times a day when I add new fish and I have no problems. You’re doing everything right and your tests are good. I would look into diseases like what you’re already doing.

Do you have plants that need to survive ?

If your fish are doing better than the power heads are helping. Have you tested your ammonia, nitrite and nitrates recently ? If your feeding a lot and not doing enough WC, your nitrates will be elevated. I used to have an Mbuna tank and for the first time of my life, I always had residual...

I like my wave makers to face each other, on the side glass of each extremity. This makes a resounding wave when they meet and disperses even more water. I’m not sure I understand where you put yours. Have a picture ?

It’s worth it trying to use real plants to lower the nitrates before you invest in a rodi station (which is also more work). If you want absolutely no snails, you can buy plants that have grown out of the water (they will melt at first but after a while will grow new leaves which will be...

I’ve never done it but you can find the minerals in a bottle. People who use rodi water have to put minerals back into it so that’s what they buy. I’m sure there are some on Amazon as well. But easiest for tomorrow is just to buy water with minerals but you wouldn’t know the nitrates levels in...

Discus fish are on my mind at the moment.

You can get bottled water that still has minerals, or add minerals if it doesn’t have any. For long term fix, you can’t get a 3 or 4 stage rodi unit that will give you 0 TDS water and then re-mineralize. You can find some on Amazon.

It depends on what I want. It might be an opportunity for you to try new fish in your setup. If you miss the fish you lost, then you can get more of those as well. There really is no rule. I know everyone says Cories need to be in a group but I have 7 and never see more than 2 together most...

I have a bit of black mold in the sump. I’ve been cleaning it every few months but it’s coming back. It’s on the shelves on my doors and the back, on the left hand side. The hole in the back isn’t big enough. My fault, I asked the builders not to do it too big for fear of losing too much...

Yeah, that’s what I think too but I replied just in case. I think it’s going better now. I did some adjustments, recalibrated, recalculated my baseline and I think it’s working. I have seen pearling for 2 weeks now and the red plants are staying red. If it keeps going well I might try a hard...

Hello and thanks for your encouragement ! Tank has been set up for over 3 months now. The cichlid chocolate idea was dropped and replaced by aequidens diadema. The EBA had to be rehomed and one other fish. AI Prime were not enough so I added a cheap black box that’s doing the job for now but...

You must have a small bioload to have 60 TDS in tap water ?