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On 11/2/2023 at 9:34 AM, Mmiller2001 said:
You’ll want to run a reactor on a tank that size.
Ok thanks… guess I’ll have to do a YouTube search for c02 reactors lol 😂
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Was finally thinking about adding the COOP regulator and cO2 to my planted aquarium. I’m a complete noob to c02 as far as that goes tho.
It’s a 220 gallon 8’ ft tank. What do I need to consider as far as diffuser placement to maximize effectiveness🤷🏼♂️🤷🏼♂️🤷🏼♂️🙏 Or I suppose I could run it through my sump for better circulation 🤔🤔🤔
I’ve only seen videos that show the small in tank diffuser, which I can’t imagine working as intended in my size tank OR an in-line diffuser for a canister, but I’m not really looking to add a canister to my sump lol
I have two return pumps in my last return chamber in the sump and they push up to two return loc lines (one on each end of the tank)
They are both at water level right now to help break the surface tension and so there wouldn’t be a potential humongous water back siphon into the sump.
So not sure how to make this work lol.
Thanks for any tips🙏🙏🙏
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Any tips on the best way to attack this stuff growing on my Val🤷🏼♂️🙏🤔
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On 5/15/2023 at 1:36 PM, Torrey said:
I have not found any combination of pressure, pH, length of time, sealed container, etc to kill any of the lemna family (Wolffia, duckweed, etc). RR does clean the weird taste from duckweed and prep it to eat, overnight.☺️ Much better than soaking in frequent water changes for a week. Tastes better in the stir fry, and it's a brighter green, after RR.
Used RR to eliminate some cyanobacteria on plants, only took an overnight soak. 2 months later, and minimal tank care on my part, and the cyanobacteria has not come back.
Also used to remove the hair algae growing in my moss, and again, 2 months later it hasn't come back. Shrimp enjoy devouring the treated hair algae.
I do have some new information to add:
Using RR on floating plants, by sealing the plant in a bag of seltzer water (with air sucked out & bag sealed), in the dark, for 24 hours is effective at elimination of planaria, aphids, snails, and algae.
There is an odd side effect on water hyacinth, however, that has not resolved after a month.
The bladder/leaves get larger and separate, and root growth is ramped up.
I need to find the original picture from a month ago, these 2 plants were almost identical.
I treated the one on the right, the one on the left is untreated.
Both plants had 7 bladder leaves a month ago, and roots were short.
Treatment made the bladders larger, and separated the bladders (due to what appeared to be internal swelling from the RR treatment).
A month later, the plant on the left (untreated) is nowhere near as large as the plant on the right and there is a large discrepancy in root growth as well.
Both plants now have 9 bladder leaves, with the plant on the left being the typical compact growth of this dwarf variety. The one on the right looks like the dwarf gene 🧬 was somehow turned off with the RR (not actually possible).
I have used the sealed bag approach (place plant roots in seltzer water & remove all air from the bag) on several different terrestrial and riparian plants (Lobelia cardinalis, multiple mosses, pothos, and "Bear's Paws" succulents) to eliminate fungus gnats, white flies, aphids, and spider mites.
All plants survived, and everything but the succulents thrived. Cactus and succulents didn't like the bag touching the leaves.
All pests did die☺️
I am going to test out a modified RR for succulents, that doesn't require sucking out all the air, and instead displacement of oxygenated air with CO2.... Eventually.😅
How do you suck out all the air 🤔
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Are leveling mats recommended for large acrylic aquariums? If so, which kind would be best🤔 Thanks🙏
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Oh yeah, Aqua Huna has been great
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On 6/2/2023 at 12:05 PM, Odd Duck said:
No Planaria can be quite persistent. That could be the source of the problem. Have you run carbon or Purigen post treatment along with at least 10 or so large water changes? If not, I would do more big water changes using fresh activated charcoal after each water change, then consider trying again with shrimp. Do you have snails doing well in the tank since your No Planaria treatment? If snails aren’t surviving then the medication isn’t fully clear yet. Snails appear more sensitive to it than shrimp.
Thanks!!! I’ve done lots of large water changes.
No purigen are carbon though. I will go ahead and do that today.
I don’t have any snails unfortunately:/
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On 6/2/2023 at 1:42 AM, nabokovfan87 said:
How quickly did things go from the bag being open to the shrimp being in the tank?
Normally you'd want acclimation ok neo shrimp or caridina shrimp to drip for anywhere between 1-3 hours. I tend to go by the volume of water and diluting double the water volume 3-4x. // DID EXACTLY THIS
Shrimp can be extremely sensitive to ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate if it's too high. That is how a lot of colonies crash. If they are going into an existing tank with fish or snails and those parameters are pretty intense, then I can see that being the cause. // THERES JUST A FEW CHILI RASBORAS AND PYGMY CORIES. 7.5ph, 3 GH/KH, 30 nitrate, 0 nitrite/ammonia
Neos are also very sensitive to certain things we can't test for. Was the tank treated with meds in the past and there could be residue that contains a heavy metal? Maybe copper? // no meds. Treated w No Planaria a couple of months ago. But that has be water changed out by now.
Is there hardscape that potentially has an issue, something like blasting sand or another component that may have metals in it causing some sort of sensitivity? // The San is Imagitarium from Petco
Lastly, how did they arrive to you? I assume something in the bag for them to attach to and then you had a generally good arrival? // yes, small breather bag with little foam piece
THX… I added responses to the quote above.
On 6/2/2023 at 1:42 AM, nabokovfan87 said:I hope we can figure this out.
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On 6/1/2023 at 11:08 PM, nabokovfan87 said:
I have ordered amano and otos from them. Went well.
What is their method for neo shrimp acclimation? What is your tanks GH and KH values? If you don't mind please share a picture of setup.
Thanks for sharing!! I can add a pic tomorrow.
GH/KH is 7deg
The recommend slowly letting the bag get up to room temp if need be. Then floating the bag to match aquarium temp.
Then they advise to put them into a container w the water and add 50% off that amount of water from the aquarium for 20 minutes and then do that once more.
I tried that once, then also tried the drip acclimation like in the video you posted. Both times they all died within a few hours 😕
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Has anyone ordered shrimp from Aquahuna?
I’ve tried neocaridina twice from them and followed the acclimation instructions to a tee and still lose them 🤦🏼♂️
I think the coop orders from them and I’ve ordered fish in the past with no issue.
i can’t figure this out though 😕
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I know Cory says he doesn’t go by the industry standard when sizing heaters for an aquarium.
What rule of thumb do y’all use when deciding on heater size?
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On 5/29/2023 at 11:16 AM, Mmiller2001 said:
Back then, I wasn't changing water frequently enough. I would get dips in both then do a big water change.
Now I run 0dKH and do weekly 62% water changes which keeps GH and nutrient levels very stable.
Gotcha.
well I guess I won’t necessarily get a dip in KH seeing as my tap has barely any detectable KH🤔🤷🏼♂️
I raise the GH w Equilibrium to about 3 degrees for the plants.
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On 5/25/2023 at 3:25 PM, Mmiller2001 said:
When I I got back into the hobby, I definitely ran into problems as you mention. But knowing what I know now, it was osmotic fluctuations/ differences that was at the root of my problems. Either KH, GH or a combination of the two. Keeping those parameters stable is where I focus my attention. The best tools to use are a simple GH/KH test kit and a TDS meter. If I notice a problem, these are the first things I check. I only monitor pH to measure CO2.
What is causing the KH/GH fluctuations and what do you do to combat that?
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On 5/28/2023 at 10:47 AM, ccurtis said:
Aqua Huna’s cardinal tetras are tank bred in Indonesia. I have asked them and confirmed. I currently have a batch in with some platy’s among a bunch of other fish and they are doing great.
That’s perfect and exactly what I was looking at lol. Thanks
what are your water parameters and temperature?
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Is it possible to get the water parameters to where Platies and Cardinals can thrive together?🤔🤔🤔
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Thanks so much!!!
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On 5/25/2023 at 12:03 PM, Mmiller2001 said:
It's fine. PH fluctuations are massively overestimated as a problem. My pH was 6.2 early this morning and here's my pH now. It will be 4.9 in about an hour.
WOW, that’s a huge fluctuation. The fish don’t mind that huh, lol.
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For folks that have soft water fish aquariums, like 6.5ph, 0-2 GH/KH, is there concern for PH
fluctuation 🤷🏼♂️If so, how is that managed without raising the water hardness outside of the fish’s recommended soft water water parameters⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️
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Thanks mate 🙏
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Does anyone remember the name of the gravel/sand that Cory recommends?
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On 5/24/2023 at 8:41 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:
It’s probably resin as well. I don’t see it as something that would affect parameters.
That’s correct
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It’s fake
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On 5/24/2023 at 4:04 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:
Fake rock is something like this, usually made out of resin.
On 5/24/2023 at 3:58 PM, Lennie said:Equilibrium does not affect ph and kh. Only gh.
You may have a stone or something in your tank that keeps increasing ph and kh. Do you have any stones, or what's your substrate? Idk what fake rock is. Are you sure your sand is inert?
Do you have any shells or cuttle bone etc?
Also do you top off your water? If so, topping with tap may be leading to kh accumilating too I believe
No, nothing of the sort that you mentioned.
I’m assuming the Imagitarium sand from Petco is inert 🤔
I do top off only mostly.
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On 5/24/2023 at 2:59 PM, JettsPapa said:
The pH change could just be as a result of off gassing. It's fairly common for water pH to change after being exposed to air for a few hours.
I don't know about the kh. Does the Equilibrium affect it also?
True. It doesn’t change at all in my quarantine tanks though 🤔
Not sure about Equilibrium and KH.
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What size did they max out at 🤷🏼♂️