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You need significantly higher light output and preferably CO2 injection to grow glosso well. Lower lights tends to make glosso grow vertically if at all.

Muriatic acid works much better. I actually had a piece of a rock fly off from the reaction. Vinegar won't always cut it.

It was one manufacturer of toys from China that contained lead in the paint (and the kid would still have had to have eaten all the paint chips off the toy to see adverse effects), and that issue has...

Perfect. Only variation for me is that I don't dose on Saturday, but I do dose the macro (powdered) ferts right after the water change. I also add some Flourish Excel daily, but that's optional.

I would personally go with a school of cardinal tetras. Also, make sure to either take out the activated carbon after cycling, or just leave it in the filter and never replace it. The stuff sucks...

SMS and Ecocomplete are pretty much the same in terms of nutrient content and CEC (cation exchange capacity - ability to hold nutrients). The both only contain trace elements and iron, meaning that...

Overpriced.

For value, Coralife is the way to go. For superior lights, Tek Lighting, or AHS retrofit kits are the way to go.

I have zero experience with crypts, but usually, when plants start growing up only, it means they want/need more light. When they grow bushy/sideways, it means they have enough light.

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The Sedona looks nice. Only thing is that, because of the way the supports are, you really only want to put it on flat, solid...

If that's all in your 33g tank, I'd say no on any more fish, as that's already overstocked (Especially with that pleco - assuming it's the common variety). Also, get rid of the mondo grass. It's a...

If you do a search "CO2 end of tank dumps", you'll find that the extraordinary levels of CO2 accidentally put into the water by the injection system in planted tanks during cause a great deal of...

I doubt they were eaten tbh. Cherry barb size fish can't really fit them in their mouths that well unless they were very youung. Most likely hiding or jumped from the tank. I can't never find my...

I would dose some nitrates. Seems like that's the limiting factor in plant growth now.

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I would get one of the combo pack. Will last a loooong...

You're fine. Iron rich blood makes good plant fertilizer ;)

I agree with Kenyth on this, Migforce.

1) As soon as you put the fish into seltzer water, CO2 bubbles will start forming on their gills/interior. Same feeling as when you drink the stuff. Would...

I believe it was Hungryhound that had some mucho issues with the Red Sea reactors. Basically, it wasn't putting out the CO2 it was supposed to.

What color is the slime? Can you take a picture? Given how it popped up (and en masse) overnight, I'd say it seems to be CO2 related again. Cyano doesn't spread through an entire 55g tank in a few...

How old is the tank and what kind of rocks/substrate do you have in it?

It depends on the tank really. If you have an imbalance in nutrients, ie a ton of phosphates and very little nitrates, blue green (cyanobacteria) will take over simply because the plants run out of...

Well, the whole issue with SMS lowering pH seems to be off and on, meaning that some experience it and some don't. As far as I know, it's supposed to be inert, so it may be some bad batches? (like...

Alkalinity (kH) is the measure of carbonate ions in the water, which is seperate from Hardness (general hardness), which is as the above poster said, the calcium/magnesium content. They usually go...

Depends on the shrimp too. There are some species of freshwater shrimp sometimes kept that will spear and eat the betta, lol. Ghost/Cherry shrimp are definite nonos. Amano shrimp should be ok, as...

Snails actually prefer hard water. Acidic/soft water eats at their shells.

Higher plants will outcompete algae only when it has everything it needs to grow, ie nutrients, CO2, and light. After about 10-12 hours, plants stop photosynthesizing, so it makes it pretty hard to...

That may work in your particular case, but it does not in most. I guarantee you that in the vast majority of tanks, leaving the lights on for 14+ hours will get you green spot algae, green water,...