Arrhae
02-08-2003, 06:22 AM
On 8/1/03 6:22 PM, in article
, "Iain Miller"
> wrote:
>> and I replaced the tubes yesterday (PowerGlo and SunGlo were originally in
>> it, replaced the SunGlo with a FloraGlo, and changed to a fresh PowerGlo).
>
> I use Life-Glo's - a bit more expensive but highly effective.
I was planning on getting one of those, however the store's display of tubes
wasn't lit up so I couldn't compare the colors and had to go by the labels,
wasn't sure if the Life-Glo was the correct spectrum for plants, and since
it was twice as much as a Power-Glo, I didn't try it. The tank's a
Tropiquarium...not really suitable for retrofitting, and I've messed with
the wiring in the hood so many times I'm afraid to touch it again...
>> I tend to leave bodies in the tank if they're not diseased
>
> How can you tell? I'm not sure that's such a good idea.
Generally they've been beaten up if I find them dead, otherwise they just
disappear, and it's usually only rather isolated incidents with the rest of
the tank not being affected.
>
>> I'm assuming my water's not loaded with phosphates...it comes
>> out of the tap hard as a rock, though.
>
>> So I'm wondering if it's something that's accumulated in the water that
>> might be causing problems, like minerals from the unusually high gH
> reading?
>> I really don't want to do massive water changes, too afraid of completely
>> throwing everything out of whack. If there's a chance the gH is part of
> the
>> problem, how could I lower that without phucking with my kH/adding
>> phosphates and causing an algae bloom/etc?
>
> You can get water softening pillows that you put in the tank that will
> reduce the Gh.
I'd heard those contained phosphates, though? Wouldn't that screw
everything up?
>> If it's not likely to be part of the problem, what else would be most
> likely
>> to be causing the problem? And should I somehow try and reduce the amount
>> of CO2 my tank's getting? It's a yeast reactor...
>
> Surface movement or an airstone....
So it is too high, even if the fish aren't gasping?
, "Iain Miller"
> wrote:
>> and I replaced the tubes yesterday (PowerGlo and SunGlo were originally in
>> it, replaced the SunGlo with a FloraGlo, and changed to a fresh PowerGlo).
>
> I use Life-Glo's - a bit more expensive but highly effective.
I was planning on getting one of those, however the store's display of tubes
wasn't lit up so I couldn't compare the colors and had to go by the labels,
wasn't sure if the Life-Glo was the correct spectrum for plants, and since
it was twice as much as a Power-Glo, I didn't try it. The tank's a
Tropiquarium...not really suitable for retrofitting, and I've messed with
the wiring in the hood so many times I'm afraid to touch it again...
>> I tend to leave bodies in the tank if they're not diseased
>
> How can you tell? I'm not sure that's such a good idea.
Generally they've been beaten up if I find them dead, otherwise they just
disappear, and it's usually only rather isolated incidents with the rest of
the tank not being affected.
>
>> I'm assuming my water's not loaded with phosphates...it comes
>> out of the tap hard as a rock, though.
>
>> So I'm wondering if it's something that's accumulated in the water that
>> might be causing problems, like minerals from the unusually high gH
> reading?
>> I really don't want to do massive water changes, too afraid of completely
>> throwing everything out of whack. If there's a chance the gH is part of
> the
>> problem, how could I lower that without phucking with my kH/adding
>> phosphates and causing an algae bloom/etc?
>
> You can get water softening pillows that you put in the tank that will
> reduce the Gh.
I'd heard those contained phosphates, though? Wouldn't that screw
everything up?
>> If it's not likely to be part of the problem, what else would be most
> likely
>> to be causing the problem? And should I somehow try and reduce the amount
>> of CO2 my tank's getting? It's a yeast reactor...
>
> Surface movement or an airstone....
So it is too high, even if the fish aren't gasping?