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Interesting. I need to see what max value for my pen tds meter is.

We have not made it in to petco yet. We asked the manager and he said they do put salt in one of the tanks that the loaches were in. But some of the other loaches were in a bank of tanks that did not have salt. So I don't know. We will probably be going in this weekend. We have one question though. ...

We had followed the directions for the amount of substrate from a local aquatic store. They said with clowns you could add more to allow for better rooting. LOL Everything that you mention is what is supported on the net. Everywhere we can find says max 2 inches of soil. plus capping. So thank you f...

Well shoot. Thats what you get for listening to people who you think you could trust on it. So we are going to remove all substrate and mix up and add the mineralized substrate as suggested. We need to find a good smooth larger grain sand small gravel to cap with.

Heres a few shots of the current tank. Taken a couple weeks ago during an algae bloom. Canopy still in progress. http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac297/harleythegreatdane/IMG_2489.jpg http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac297/harleythegreatdane/IMG_2487.jpg http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac297/...

Sorry, meant to add, I have a handheld tds meter. Right now, 12 hours after a water change, our aquarium is sitting at 96 tds. I am going to take my tds meter into petco and stab t just to see what it comes up as.Also, previous post was supposed to we havent treated with it. Gotta love spell check o...

Great advice everyone, thank you. Yeah , i have a Ro/Di filter system for my Reef tank. Our well water is at 40TDS at the tap. Was not aware anything about the salt in freshwater. I know people treat with it, but we have. We are members over at the planted tank. Thats where we got info on the Miracl...

NancyD wrote:What size are your discus ? Beyond 4+ inches you can drop their temp.

Yes, they are about 4.5- 5 inches. We will attempt to remove some substrate.

Some random thoughts: Is 85F a long term temp for you tank? I kept discus juveniles at that temp but adults lower, ~82F. 85F is pretty high for most loaches & catfish. Even a 10g would be ok. You'd need to match the water of the new fish & acclimate over a few weeks rather than hours. I've never do...

We have a 6 ft. 150 gallon acrylic heavy plated aquarium w/ LEDs. We feed heavily and do daily 50 gallon water changes. We have 4" of Organic potting soil with a layer of larger rocks on top of that. We have had no luck in keeping any loaches, rubberlip plecos, otos, green cory cats alive. They die ...