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On 5/16/2024 at 9:54 AM, goodjobchamp said:
So in a white cup the water looked tinge of brown/yellow but in the sunlight was clear so im not sure exactly.
Do you have wood in your aquarium? If so I'd chalk it up to tannins is culprit. @goodjobchamp
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Doing it by feel is pretty fun, cause even with really good plans you'll have to pivot. Every project I've ever done, there is always adaptation needed.
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On 5/15/2024 at 12:01 PM, EnvyDontKnow said:
I'd love to order plants but I'm too scared now lol, with the store being in Washington, It would take forever to get here to Texas, not to mention the heat nowadays out here!
We don't ship out of Washington. We ship out of Kentucky btw 😉 This post is for what we have in the physical retail store.
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Get yourself a white container like a sour cream container, get a scoop of water in it. This will tell you what color the haze is. White = bacterial bloom. Brown = tannins, Green = Green Water, blue = meds. etc.
Once you're sure what color the water is, if it is a color. Then you can try and solve for it. You may just find it's physical debris particles and the blue light is reflecting off it. Could be as simple as changing food types that solves it. -
If you want all of those features, I recommend the fluval 3.0. I find most people think they want to change things like intensity of each color of leds. But in practice end up not because it's hard to find correct settings.
I like using the kasa wifi timers as I believe their compatibility with phones is higher than apps for different lights. I set mine up for longevity and it being reliable. I also use kasa light switches in my house, cameras etc. My wife can also turn fish tank lights on and off. Plus I can turn them on when out of town. Most are bluetooth and you have to be close. Handy for when on vacation to be able to do it via wifi. link to the timer. https://www.aquariumcoop.com/products/kasa-wifi-light-timer -
Likely the goldfish will just eat the duckweed btw. For a 6 ft aquarium, I'd use 1 48 inch light in the middle since you'll be growing low light plants. As for an app, what features are you looking for?
Our light is built to last but doesn't have an app. I find most apps to be finicky and not provide much benefit for the way I keep my aquariums. A simple remote and a wifi timer keeps things stable and predictable. https://www.aquariumcoop.com/products/aquarium-co-op-easy-plant-led?variant=40242906366021
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I'd watch this video, Get some plants/algae growing. Then start the "fish in cycle"
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If I were in this exact situation. I'd consider a big battery back up - Careful, a 100 watt heater can chew through a $1,000 battery in a day.
However what I would actually do. If I have a local fish store that sells our battery back up air pump. I'd go buy another. I'd charge the air pump in the car on the way to the store. With 2 air pumps. You can teach your neighbor to switch them out each day. Ask them to charge 1 or 2 in their car, or a friends house.
You have few fish. If you look at it like you have say 4 fish in 36 gallons of water and they were in shipping across the country. They'd most likely be ok for 4 days. I'd simply not feed them. I'd get them some air if it was easy. If you have a way to keep it warmer while you're there, use it.Overall, I'd unplug the light and the hang on back filter. Keep the air pump plugged in. When power is restored, the sponge filter will process stuff. I'd probably have the neighbor feed 1 week after power returns. Then again 1 week after that. With only 2 light feedings. It'll be hard to get too far off track until you're back.
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Good luck, stay hydrated and invite friends over. eventually they'll dig a little git also 😛
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If Those were my tanks. I'd try getting some vallisneria, , some java fern, and a stem plant and give them a try. It is hard to balance with only 1 plant. It looks like over time the anubias can thrive once they find some balance. It will be decently hard without more plants and having lights on. Also I'd have the light on like 8 hours until you get some more plants to try.
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I'd say that air flow is about right. You'll get a bit more without a check valve. Theres a balance between the power usage and the battery back up. More air = less time it lasts. If you're wanting to increase flow, you'd use the other parts to maximize the uplift. This will amplify the air being used to move more water as it gains momentum as it rises and is controlled in the tube.
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@miketoms21 I'm not switching substrates again in the short term is gonna save you much trouble. For now I'd say it's a deal with it situation. I'd put a few more root tabs around the plants. They'll likely melt back some more, but hopefully in the next couple of weeks start putting some new growth on. How long have they been in the new sand?
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Sand isn't as easy to grow plants as a more coarse substrate. However val is definitely one that can be done. I'd wager the die back is from the lack of gunk in the substrate to keep the plant fed. Did you use a bunch of root tabs in the sand where the val is @miketoms21
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Correct, we don't have a fine sponge version. It will require service often if you use a power head or easy flow attachment and use a finer sponge.
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I can't fully speak to it as I don't run Matten Filters. However I was at Dean's house a week ago, and he's converting all his to the easy flow. He said he likes that they run more quiet, have different flow pattern and can get them closer to the bottom of the glass behind the mattenfilter. I asked if they were more flow and he said, "well I don't know, we should test that" Visually it looks like more cause the bubbles are smaller, however we don't actually know it's more volume because typically the pvc is larger diameter. If you have unlmiited air, pvc might put out more. But if you didn't have tons of extra air, the easy flow should be more efficient with your air.
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I believe you could be either enough or add more. If you're new to the hobby, taking some time to let things mature and learn how the fish interact and how an aquarium that is 1 year, or 3. years old vs an aquarium that is 6 months old runs. You might find you want more and love doing water changes and trimming plants to keep up with it. You may also find you want different fish down the road, or more tanks.
I can only speak to could someone keep more. Yes, At the store for instance we can keep 300 tetras in 10 gallons of water. You can get into all the other areas of, should they be stocked that much, do they have quality of life, how long will they be that way. And all the other things. I'm locking this topic for now as it would seem some people are eager to fight about aqadvisor instead of helping the question at hand. -
Do you have a quarantine tank without plants where you can run some salt? Thats what I would try next if I was having this problem.
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If it were my tank, yes I could add both schools. However lately I've been thinking a lot about, will larger schools bring me more enjoyment with the aquarium. My guess is 1 big school will accomplish the same as adding to both enjoyment wise. However adding more fish, may increase what you're feeding and thus maintenance. If was my only aquarium or I had less than 3, it'd be no problem. If I have 5 aquariums or a busy real life schedule, I'd pause and make sure I get more from adding more.
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These are great at eating hair algae by the way 😉 I initially put them in my 800 gallon for the hair algae problem I was having.
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Controversial is in the original question. This comes up once or twice a year where posters start venturing into more topics that end up causing fighting among the members. Don't post controversial questions/topics. Also everyone needs to get along or I'll be forced to ban people. You can ignore people, you can let each person have their own opinion. Not everything needs a public response. You can report to mods if you feel something is out of line. It's not your job to prove someone else wrong. We are here to help those who ask.
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Multiple lights can increase par. In this instance, being a 75g you won't get double, you'll likely get about 125%. as the lights will be spread out, if you put them side by side, you'd get more like 175%. There are some factors that keep you from getting just double, like light restrike and such. But in general, more lights = more light.
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Unlikely there would be enough salt left to make a difference. Fill it up, let it sit, change water after a week if you're worried.
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I'm always a fan of a white cloud setup 😉
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When someone is having problems, and also says water is perfect and they change water every week. I start to ask question. Why are you changing water every week? Are your nitrates climbing? If so might be a sign of over feeding or crowding. Maybe they aren't changing and you just do it every week just because. In which I'd say perhaps you're adding stress to your fish you don't need to. Using something like a dechlorinator every week, adds chemicals to the tank, can cause free floating ammonia for a few hours each week as well.
A stable ecosystem should be able to go longer than a week without a water change. It may be as simple as relaxing your water change schedule to once a month or once every 6 weeks that'll help prevent the illness you're seeing in the guppies.
Either way, it's a starting point to ask, what is the problem, are the things I'm doing solving it and am I treating the underlying issues that cause the problems.
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If they look healthy they probably are. Plenty of people do harm chasing something that might be a problem. I don't think this is a problem.