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It seems to work that way with a lot of the "easy plants" I'm one of the people who struggles with it. I've been struggling with PS'Octopus' and Wisteria. They don't like me and won't grow in my planted community. After seeing your question I started doing some additional reading. It is known to be a heavy feeder, but there seems to be some disagreement as to whether it is a primarily a column or root feeder. While it is sold as a low light plant here, it prefers higher light.
I grow it in a 10 gallon tank lit by an LED flashlight for 16 hours. The Pogo grows very slowly. This fishless tank is generally a low/no tech tank, but a few weeks back I added an unregulated DIY sugar and yeast CO2 setup. The plants have doubled their size and I can begin taking cuttings.
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And I thought that I had an algae problem.😁
I found the picture in picture option! 30 minutes got me some bubbles and a shadow. Between: the Eagle Camera, my own fish cam, and visits here, my productivity is pretty close to none.
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I kept an adopted solo male for years without issue. Being an adoptee, I have no idea how old the fish was, but he was already bigger than the Silver Dollars. Later when I moved two younger adoptees into his tank the aggression began. The two adoptees were taken from a toooo small tank and were aggressive to each other. The younger male quickly found that he wasn't the head fish.
It took about a day to establish the hierarchy in the tank after which the aggression ceased. At night all three angels would gather in one corner of the tank. The two younger fish became a breeding pair about a year later.
If anyone knows which variety of angel this is, I'd like to know. At 5" long it was a nice centerpiece in that tank.
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I have no idea if anyone really knows how much food any one fish requires. You can feed them less daily or you can even skip a day occasionally.
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Wisteria baffles me also. It is #3 on the list of invasive weeds that won't grow in my planted 29. Wisteria will grow poorly in the 75 with a stock light, but eventually the stem seems to rot off, or I just have a tall weak plant. I have the same problem with PSO.
At the same time, both plants will grow in my 10 gal. project tank which is low or no tech/maintenance depending on my mood. It does get 16 hours of light from an LED flashlight. Even more baffling is why my the most recent plants have never put out the lacy converted leaves.
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Did little to explain BBA in a tank with no plants.
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The damaged leaves will not heal themselves. If you have corrected the nutrient issues, than new leaves won't be yellow, and new pinholes will not develop.
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On 3/12/2024 at 9:44 PM, AndyR said:
Hey everyone,
I just setup this tank about a month ago and am noticing this algae starting to cover most everything. Any thoughts on this? I’ve been dosing the tank with easy green daily and doing a 50% water change weekly. Would love some help!
Along with your water parameters and lighting schedule the others have asked for, please include how much EG you are dosing daily. A picture of the entire tank might also be helpful.
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I have (I hope) reestablished Hornwort in one tank with Pothos. The Pothos has recently put out a new submerged leaf, but the rest of the vine has suddenly died. Did Hornwort out compete my Pothos? The Pothos has been growing in this and another tank for more than two years. In my case it is not the nutrient hog it was rumored to be, or poisoned any fish. Pothos was placed in the other planted community tank to combat algae. It is healthy, but doe not outcompete the other plants or the algae.🙁
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On 3/11/2024 at 1:27 PM, mynameisnobody said:
@Chad I was in the supermarket today and a lady in front of me told me she had decision paralysis over egg shopping. I was so confused. I say this, to say, every consumer is different and being the wise consumer you are, you can get perplexed at some of the reviews and purchases. Please whatever you do, don’t get decision paralysis when egg shopping because secretly everyone behind you is judging you. 😎
I had decision paralysis while shopping for fish one day. I spent several minutes walking between cases, comparing labels and prices. As I walked away with my product of choice, I turned in time to see 2 others who had been watching at a distance rush over for the same product. I don't know if they were judging me, but it made me feel better about my decision.
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On 3/10/2024 at 1:52 PM, Whitecloud09 said:
Yes I like to draw a lot too, I used to do the really hard coloring books but realized that coloring is not my thing lol
We did the paint by number thing as kids. There were lots of bold clown🤡like colors , but no concept of blending or shading.
No color for me either.
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On 3/11/2024 at 11:36 AM, Chad said:
it baffles me that folks would hit the one star review before giving a business the chance to make it right. That's a mentality I can't figure out.
That is the same mentality that awards a 5 star review for to a product that isn't on the shelf yet, arrives on time, or my favorite: "works as expected". Looking for a trend, I only look at 1-3 star reviews. 5 stars without an actual review is useless,
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On 2/27/2024 at 11:55 AM, johnnyxxl said:
I have been known to draw
Long before Bob Ross tried to teach us how to paint on television, Jon Gnagy tried to teach us how to draw. My sketch pads accompany me on long flights and camping trips. I took technical drawing in HS, so I can draw a table, chair, or a house. They remain empty because I still can't draw a reasonable representation of a person or animal to save my life.
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I stopped feeling guilty about those kind of things long ago. The LFS won't feel obligated to tell you that they overcharged for something.
In the jerk's defense; If you aren't a dedicated plant person, you either go by what the vendor thought they sent, or what somebody else wrote on the front of the tank. If the jerk didn't want to be bothered, you just accept your gift with a smile and go.
After a couple of reminders, my LFS relabeled the African Bolbitis Heudelotii as "Asian Water Fern" (Bolbitis heteroclita), and the price went up. I had previously purchased the cheaper plant as well as a "Crypt Large" and a "Crypt Bunch". The only reason I knew the difference was because of the folks here.
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- Reverse Respiration
- Peroxide dips
- Alum dips
- bleach dips
- Potassium permanganate
...will kill the snails and eggs. Reverse Respiration is the least damaging to the plants, but takes longer.
The first two are the safest for the the plants and animals. Bleach is probably the most hazardous, and I've never tried Potassium.
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Nerites like to explore, and can spend days above the waterline. Mine have been on the underside, and in the output of the HOB. While they haven't tried to escape, one did spend several days in the UGF.
When I first got them, I was told to put a thin film of Vaseline on the underside of the rim to keep them in. Opinions differ as to how safe petroleum jelly is for snails. I used that method without problems, but eventually decided it wasn't needed.
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I have a side mounted a HOB filter on my 29. It provides flow across the full length of the tank and back. It might be a little turbulent directly under the HOB for some of your fish. Unless you place the sponge filters in the dead zones, I don't think you will see a change in flow.
I don't know about the others, but your picture is a blank square on my side.
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On 3/6/2024 at 12:17 PM, Tony s said:
They still have. With their manatee rescue. One of our 5 memberships. Takes us 3.5 hours to get there. Newport is nice. Been meaning to get back
I haven't been there in decades. I had been told that by an employee that the smaller aquariums were gone, but the zoo just confirmed that they were still there in the reptile house.
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Hydrogen Sulfide accumulates in deep substrate and under hardscape, the anaerobic areas the others already mentioned. It is lethal to fish in concentration. I have read where bottom dwellers will be the first to go due to the higher concentration. Additional surface movement, aeration, and proper substrate cleaning can help. I believe it will subside as the cycle completes.
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On 3/6/2024 at 11:25 AM, jwcarlson said:
I kind of get a chuckle out of the novelty of bald eagles to other parts of the country. Here in Iowa along the Mississippi River we see so many of them that they're just another bird, really. It's not uncommon to see a hundred of them. Sometimes 20+ in a single tree. I know this was not always the case and I do appreciate that they've recovered so well.
It's also not uncommon to see this majestic bird eating a dead hog or cow that a farmer threw out in one of his fields over the winter. 😄 Or eating road kill.
long ago, I was amazed when I saw my first local eagle resting on a branch alongside the expressway in another industrial zone. I had no idea they were in the area.
Now, and definitely later when the eggs hatch, watching this nest might be difficult for the queasy.🤢
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About 147 years ago they had whales in Cincinnati. It did not end well for the whales or the man who brought them. 'Neptunes revenge' took him down with the Titanic. More recently, The Cincinnati Zoo had a small fish exhibit, but I think they gave up on it with the opening of the Newport Aquarium across the river in Kentucky. It is a great place for the family, but as I remember it, the freshwater offerings are kind of sparse.
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@govsfabshop @jwcarlson @Andy's Fish Den @Tony s @TOtrees The ODNR reports 3 nests in my local county, and 900+ in the state. This is up from 4 nests in 1979. I haven't found any other live cameras. There was a third egg last year, and one of the fledglings was blown out of the nest. but survived. If you watch the live feed, there can be a lot of movement on a windy day. I live in an older neighborhood, so while I will not likely see an eagle nest we have lots of squirrels, and a growing Red Tail population. I have a yearling raising hell around my bird feeders.
Rather than staring at the screen hoping for something to happen, I often have just the audio feed running in the background. The Bortz preserve gives access to a local marina, next to an airport, across the river from a train crossing. Bonnie and Clyde aren't bothered too much by barge traffic, trains, plains, and the occasional hiker or construction equipment. Most of the time you only hear the wind, flocks of geese, song birds or the sound of a wingtip hitting the camera. On the other hand, I find the business jet taking offs to be very irritating.🤬
I originally mentioned that their behavior is interesting to watch. Their behavior often resembles human couples. Bonnie is constantly rearranging the furniture, and showed obvious irritation when Clyde hit her in the head with the latest stick he brought home.
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I use the test strips. I believe that the API test can be more precise than test strips. I do not believe that most of us require that level of accuracy at the hobby level. I have a problem with the pH measurements. My test strips indicate 6.6 ppm, the API test indicates 7.2 ppm. The API kit won't expire for another month, and there is no way of determining when the test strips expire. The Coop sent me a replacement bottle, and I got the same results. It is possible that the API bottle has expired prematurely, or was misused. The other liquid tests that I have agree with the test strips, so I will continue to use them.
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In my city I pay $3. for every $1. worth of water that I pour down the drain. So I am still using 5 gallon buckets to move the water in both directions. The rim of my 75 is 60" from the floor. An electric fountain pump allows me to refill the aquarium without lifting the bucket over my head. At only 130 gph. my fountain pump allows me to do other things while the pump is working, and it doesn't blow the substrate away even in the 29 gal. If you have the space, I would use a 30 gallon wheeled Rubbermaid garbage can. and the electric fountain pump, A DIY hooked pvc pipe and shutoff valve allows me to walk away. I don't use one, but a check valve wouldn't hurt. I already know that my 75 requires 3 gallons per inch, and the buckets are measured as well.
I don't know how high powerheads will lift water, but they may pump the last inch or two of water that my pump leaves behind.
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Issues growing Pogo + unbalanced tank
in Plants, Algae, and Fertilizers
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Plastic plants are bulletproof, but they don't grow, and still get algae.
@JoeQsaid it best: "I actually hate the term 'balanced tank' because its incredibly vague, balancing a tank comes in numerous balancing acts". Figuring out what kind of light you really have is one of those acts. Reading your original post was like reading my own notes except I have a bigger problem with spot algae on everything.
It looks like you have medium-high light Vals receiving extra light in the back, and low light plants in darkness on the side that we see . Given time your Pogo might catch up. You can also clip and float the Pogo to stimulate growth. Otherwise, your lighting does not appear to be bright enough, or needs to be repositioned.
I don't believe a bulletproof plant exists. You can grow Valisneria and Amazon Swords, I can't. If you can grow Vals, than the Italian Val. might grow for you. I introduced a narrow leaf Chain Sword to three tanks in mid January. They are also considered to be a medium light plant. The Swords are growing slowly, at different rates in each tank. The Sword in my 75 has put out 3 runners under the stock light. If it can continue to grow there, it might be close to bulletproof.
Elodea can be anchored and planted or floated. Water sprite can be planted or floated, but prefers to float. It also does better with more light.