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  1. Tanked
    Last night I thought that one of the plecos in my community tank had died. It was on it's back on the bottom, breathing, but unable to right itself. I quarantined it, and it was still alive today, but barely. This morning a second older pleco is very sluggish and lying on the bottom in an odd position even for a pleco. When I tried to remove it, it made a weak attempt to swim off, so it can still swim. While trying to get a picture of the older pleco, one of the Serpae Tetras insisted on being in the picture, and I realized that it also was in bad shape. All of the fish in this tank are rescues, and have been together for about a year. Some weren't in great shape when I got them. Unlike the plecos, the tetras are still active and feeding. The only thing I can see on the plecos are some tattered fins. The problems on the tetra are a little more obvious. Nitrate 80, Nitrite 0, GH 300, Chlorine, KH, Ammonia 0, PH 6.2-6.8, Temp. 75 deg.
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    @braids I wasn't that lucky. The chrome is in pretty decent shape, I may have a missing center brace on top. The glass is intact, which is more than I can say for the bottom seal. The tank(s) had been reptile tanks judging by the stench and whatever bedding was still stuck to the inside corners.. Someone had already smeared some kind of sealant on the outside of the slate. If I can dismantle the bottom, cleaning and resealing should not be a major problem. If that happens, I may get into hydroponics or just make a happy place for the orchids. It would be interesting to know how and when someone figured out that a piece of glass was as good or better than slate.
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    The short answer is yes! Cory has a grate video on the topic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj_xd2gSVwE I have a 29 gallon setup like yours that is planted, and a 75 gallon that will be. The UGF does not seem to present any problems growing plants. I can see some interesting hardscape possibilities using the easy planters.
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    1 each: 75, 65, 29, 10, 3.5 ...and a 55 gallon slate bottomed curb find that may never see water again. I had room in the car for one tank. The modern 55 with the cracked end panel or the antique. I didn't think anyone would take the cracked tank. I got stupid.
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    In the world of Bonsai, I have heard this referred to as the "American Style". Who needs rules.
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    I'm considering this for replacing the glass lids on my Tinfoil Barb tank. If I keep the tank topped up the glass needs to be removed and scrubbed weekly to remove condensation and a a heavy algae growth that makes the whole tank look green.
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    Thanks. I could not find an Analysis for the root tabs. The Easy Green liquid wasn't providing something my Anubia wanted, and I did not want to double down.
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    We had the "jarariums" as kids, sometimes with a crayfish or other things we called water skeeters. ...Found out later that some of our critters were just mosquito larva. They were fun to watch, and I was fortunate enough to have a microscope which added a whole other dimension. As soon as they developed some color or any hint of an odor mom threw them out.
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    My pool sand came from the pool/grill store. My pea gravel which is the same size as official aquarium gravel came from Home Depot. If you ask, these places will heavily discount the damaged bags just to get rid of them!
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    I've been trying to dial in the planted tank for quite a while now, and created an algae farm in the process. I hired a small cleanup crew a week ago, and they are just now figuring out what their purpose is. To consume excess Nitrates I had a large Hornwort island along with some Anacharis ...in addition to the other plants. The Hornwort became a mess of green hair algae, and was decimated by an Alum dip. General peroxide treatments (weeks later) have almost wiped out the remaining Hornwort. The Anacharis is doing very well, but became habitat for black hair algae, and BBA. The Anacharis doesn't seem to be bothered by the peroxide. The Anacharis is restricting the water flow , light, and food. It needs to be trimmed and put in a different tank along with some Wisteria plantlets The primary question is this: Is a peroxide dip or out of tank spray going to be more effective against the algae without being lethal to the Anacharis or Wisteria? Or do I quarantine the cuttings and give them a peroxide treatment. Suggestions? Nitrates: 20-40, Nitrites & Ammonia: 0, Hardness: 300, chlorine: 0, KH: 60, PH: 6.8-7 DIY Lighting: 2650 lumens at 6 hours
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    It never hurts to ask. Home test kits being strictly a guide, I'm allowing for the possibility that zero on the test card is not a true zero ppm. I 'm not a chemist, so I'm speculating that if the presence of ammonia is shown as green, and the home test kits cannot accurately detect less than .2ppm., they indicate zero. My tap water and all of my tanks frequently show a slightly darker, more golden yellow. So either there is less than zero according to the test card or something else is wrong. Hopefully someone with a background in chemistry will straighten me out.
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    My short suggestion is: patience and an extra shot of liquid fertilizer. Other sites indicate that the WW is a water column feeder as well as a root feeder. Mine is doing the same thing after 1 month. The differences being that mine is growing roots on the stem and on some of the cast off leaves. The plant also seems to be trying to replace some of the missing leaves on the same node. It is too soon to know if this growth is going to continue. I have a 29 gallon with a DIY light set up running 6 hours.
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    @Cory Do your root tabs have the same nutrient analysis as the Easy Green liquid?
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    Same question here, but for Gourami and Silver Dollars, and Tinfoil Barbs
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    I'm really glad to see the Black Diamond is working for you, and that other people are using it. I bought 2 damaged bags for $1.00 years ago but never used because I was told it would cut the fish. Now I might rethink that project.
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    @Kara C The room looks great. You need some fish for that ceiling projector.
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    The rhizomes are actually about an inch above the substrate. The root systems have held onto some of the gravel from an earlier transplant. You might be onto something with water flow. The side mounted HOB filter guarantees flow across the 29 gallon tank. The taller Anubia is next to the intake. I found an earlier photo with the plants side by side. It occurred to me that the stunted plants had received a peroxide dip for BBA. That may be a contributor. The Anacharis was supposed to hide the lift tube on the right side but like your birchirs, my pleco continued to plow through it. I ended up gluing it to a rock behind the tube. I regretted the purchase until it tripled in volume, and put out dozens of long vertical roots across the tank. Now its a keeper.
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    Thanks @H.K.Luterman @Brandy From left to right, The Anubia in the left corner is the youngest of the Anubia. The Anubia in front of the Java fern is the parent plant. The plant on the far right is the first cutting. In the earliest version of this tank, the right side was dimmer. The parent plant and cutting maintained a a smaller much rounder leaf. I originally thought that was where the "petite" came from.
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    Your tank looks real good. What are the surface plants? Anubia Nana Petite is the first and only plant that I haven't killed. Have you ever noticed any of your Anubia changing leaf shape or size, dependent on their placement in the tank?
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    I have no idea how well, or if it will work, but if you have the floss and the time, put it in your gravel vac tube or use @Aubreys filter on the end of the syphon hose. Be mindful that you will have to be very careful when putting the water back.
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    I have so many interests that I have self diagnosed as having AAHD. I find it interesting how many common interests exist here so far. I don’t have a cello or a guitar, because my harmonica fits inside my backpack. My kayak is my floating camera platform. I like to tinker and I am a doubting Daniel, so my reading consists mostly of researching the internet. My primary interests are the ones that provide an artistic outlet and actually allow me to control the time and expense required: Learning, nature, Bonsai, plants in general, and of course the fish.
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    Somebody said it: UGFs only got a bad rap because there are no additional parts to buy. I've been using the same UGF with a powerhead and 2" of medium gravel for decades. I've only had to replace the impeller in the power head. Maintenance is little more than a gravel vac. If you want to clean deeper, you can insert the siphon into the lift tube during water changes. The fish prefer that. The best part for me is: if you have a major substrate disturbance, the UGF has a much larger surface area for polishing the water.
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    I think you are on to something with the larger tubing. I guess I'm going to Ace.
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    May they rest in pieces. I've been killing plants for 2+ years, and I still haven't figured it out. A few months back @Candiactually suggested that I come here. ...and buy faster growing plants. In my case, I can't keep the nitrates down, and, plants are starving. but the BBA and filamentous algae are thriving.
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    Still recovering from my first stay at home Thanksgiving. I spent too much time here, made a scratch apple pie, played with the fish, baked a scratch loaf of bread, swapped out the substrate in the nano tank, baked a ham... Around 10:00 I realized that I had not actually had dinner, so I popped the cork on a bottle of wine, made a ham sandwich and had a slice of pie.. It was great. I hope all of you had a great stress free holiday also.
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