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    Death takes a holiday.

    Yeah, I definetely don't think a Ph of 7.2 to 7.5 is going to kill off cacatuoides and agassizi. Sounds like something else to me. I find that when setting up a new tank Stress Zyme works very well to establish beneficial bacteria (it's made by the same company that makes stress coat). David
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    looking for apistogramma cacatuoides

    David Soares who regularly posts here has Triple red. His user tag is apistodave, his e-mail is viewable. David
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    fix PH once and for all

    what's the benefit of using Canadian moss? I couldn't find any at Home depot, so I just bought Pure Peat Moss (didn't say anything about Canada). It didn't have any fertilizers in it or anything. David
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    fix PH once and for all

    What's the purpose of the airstone? Just curious. David
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    fix PH once and for all

    Thanks for the help Michael. I'm not quite ready to spring a couple hundred bucks for a R/O system right now so I'll definetely try that. Where do you usually get the peat moss from.......and the huge barrell? Thanks again, David
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    Filter problem

    Thanks for all the help. David
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    fix PH once and for all

    So, do you run an R/O unit on a large separate tank and then do water changes from that tank? Do you know what causes the ph to change hours after the water has been poured from the tap? Just curious. Thanks, David
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    aeration

    Wow, complicated.... I have an old Second Nature Whisper 1000 that I recently rebuilt. You don't think I could just buy another large airpump and just use the gang valve idea?? David
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    aeration

    Sorry about all the questions, but I want to supply air to 5 5-gal aquariums and 2 30-gal aquariums, and I was wondering what the best, and most cost-efficient way to do this would be. I don't want to have to buy a separate air pump for each tank. The air will be running sponge filters, am I...
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    fix PH once and for all

    My Gh is about 8 and my ph comes out the faucet at 7.4 and works it's way up to almost 8. What would you do with a bare-bottom breeder tank with a sponge filter in it? David
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    How many cacatuoides in a 20 gallon?

    I heard somewhere, maybe it was this forum, that the common terra cotta pots we've all been using can raise the Ph slightly, have any of you experienced this?
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    Filter problem

    So do you have any favorite brands of high quality that wouldn't affect ph? Thanks for the input, David
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    fix PH once and for all

    Ok, I've heard so many different ways of lowering ph I'm just not sure which one to apply. So I'm asking for everyone's honest opinion on the best way to lower ph (other than R/O). I was thinking about doing a poll, but there are so many different ways, I know I'd leave one out. So everyone...
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    Filter problem

    So carbon wouldn't cause the ph to go up, because that's what my problem is? I also have black sand in the tank but I tested it by letting it sit in a cup of water for a day, and it didn't affect my ph. Oh and about the aquaclear, yeah I have a aquaclear 500 (the new model) on my 45-gal and...
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    Filter problem

    I believe it is a whisper, the one with the carbon pouch and bio-foam. It is currently filtering a divided 30-gal with 4 cacatuoides in it. I think the carbon needs to be changed soon, but would that affect the PH? Thanks, David
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