thanks for the info, it really helps, now i just gotta find a s.g. tester that goes down to 1.000 instead of 1.012 like the one i have...and it's true, my anubias are dying off, though my java ferns are doing well, except for the newly grown string algae on it, i gotta find some of those zebra ...

does anyone happen to know if there are any brackish algae eaters out there? i have a 10-gal soon-to-be brackish tank with three bumble-bee gobies (eventually i want to have 6 or so)and some anubias, java ferns, and dwarf sag in it. the temperature ranges between 75 and 80 degrees w/out a heater ...