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  1. As some of you may recall, I have long been dissatisfied with the API nitrate test kit. Well, I finally got my hands on a JBL Pro Aquatest NO3 test kit. I ordered it from a retailer in Germany. For the past week, I've been testing my nitrates daily using both the JBL test and the API test. Here...
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  2. What are great thriving plants for soft, acidic water that could be planted in the substrate? I know swords can work. Also what about plants such as hair grass for the front of the tank? Open to suggestions.
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  3. I have a slow leak which seems to be coming from the very bottom of my Aqueon 72 gallon bow front. The tank is 3 and1/2 years old. The trough along the bottom on the outside of the tank fills up with water after about 8 hrs., and then drips to the floor. There’s no evidence of water anywhere...
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  4. What are good dithers for these dwarf acaras? Are congo tetra compatible with them? I'm moving my jack dempsey to another tank soon and I'll have an open spare 40 gallon breeder and was going to place 2 in the tank (Laetacara araguaiae).
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  5. I have a 210g with what I think is 2M/5F F2 gibb. Kitumba. They are about 2 yrs old - alpha male is maybe 6.5 inches. I have two FX6’s stocked with high quality medium, PH around 7.5, GH coming up on 180, KH around 150 (this is out of my tap and using test strips). Ammonia and nitrites are...
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