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    Yeah you can just place it there. It just might not stay there if water flow blows it around. Taking it out to glue would be easier yes.
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    I have anubia in a high tank but not a nano. I have a 30 in tall tank, 8x54w T5 light, and injected CO2. The anubia on rocks at the bottom. With the smaller water volume of nano tanks imbalances in the water happen a lot faster. I'd start slow with a short photo period, run the CO2, monitor nitrates so you don't get an algae outbreak. Crank the light and co2 once the bioload is established with fish and other inhabitants. Algae is always going to grow if you don't find the balance of light, CO2, fertilizers etc.
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    You can use super glue gel to glue the moss mat on the rock. Once it starts to grow it will attach itself to the rock.
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    I've been thinking about this recently too. I'll often notice big round egg bellies on my Rummynose tetras. Tetra are notorious egg eaters so I don't think I'll ever see any fry. I think someday I'll pull a few pairs out and try to raise up some fry.
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    Just a google search for getting rid of hydra haha, thought I'd give it a try.
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    Just to add to this thread. I recently had hydra, for the first time, hitchhike into my 75 gallon tank. The tank just has a lot of leaf litter and branches in it right now. I added some crypts and java fern, also noticed a few snails came in too. I'm still letting the tank establish so no fish yet. After a few weeks what I thought was just normal algae turned out to be green hydra. I treated the tank with a single one gram packet of canine dog dewormer containing fenbendazole. I mixed the powder in a jar with water then poured it in the tank. That killed the hydra almost immediately, i could see them shriveling up. It has been over a week, the plants and snails made it through fine. No sign of hydra resurgence. I don't know fish would do. I'll probably do a few more water changes and add some carbon to filter before adding fish to the tank.
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    You can always test a rock by immersing it in vinegar, if it bubbles, it has some calcium or minerals in it.
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    I don't think there are really any treatments for algae in general. If you have some BBA manual removal and spot treatment with hydrogen peroxide will work. On broad leaf plants I'd remove it manually as best as you can.
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    You mean like a hang-on-back refugium? hang-on-back overflow?
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    Algae is just a symptom of an imbalance, just gotta figure out which one. I'd test the water to see where your nitrates are maybe you're over-fertilizing. Cut the light back a couple hours or lower the intensity. Once you start fertilizing the race is on between your plants and the algae. The algae will win if your plants don't grow fast enough. Id suggest some fast growing stems plants to soak up nutrients/fertilizers and out compete the algae. Maybe remove the tetras to lighten the bio-load, add some snails possibly. You can dosing erythromycin to knock out the cyano. All algae can be beat getting the fertilizer/light balance figured out, it just takes time.
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    Yes I have braced my floors. I think this is something overlooked in the hobby as it is not brought up too often. I braced my floor for my 110 gallon tank with a 30 gallon sump. I used 2 floor support jacks in my basement with a 4x4 spanning the two floor joists the tank sits on. My tanks sits parallel on the joists so I also added 2x8 bridging or "blocking" between the joists to evenly distribute the weight between both joists. Usually in homes the floor joists span the shortest distance of the room. This makes the best place for aquariums being along the longest wall with the tank sitting perpendicular on to the joists. That way the tank will sit on the most joists, evenly distributing the weight. Also a good idea to check your floor joists for damage, cracks, large holes, chunks missing from previous work etc. All things to consider when adding a tank volume of 75 gallon or more. I attached Marinelands spec sheet for standard size tanks which gives an approximate full weight.
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    I'm thinking of using gloss black Krylon Fusion to paint the intake tubes of an Aquaclear 110 for my next tank build. Has anyone ever done that or something similar? How did the paint hold up, did it flake off, any effects on water/fish etc?
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    Yes and yes. Some people rinse them in a brine shrimp sieve, some don't. Difference being if you think the water from your hatchery is potent enough to pollute your tank.
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    I really like Xtreme Nano as one of main foods 👍
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    If you can, use some filter media from your already cycled tank to get the cycle going in your quarantine tank.
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    I agree but it always leaves a business like yours an opportunity to innovate 💰
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    Thank you! If it's still too much flow for you try stuffing a wad of filter floss in the end of aquaclear tube, that might stop it even more from blowing straight down.
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    If you have a spare Aquaclear 70/110 intake tube it works great to slow down the water flow when refilling your tank so you don't kick up gravel, plants, detritus etc 👍
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    I miss the website chat too, maybe they'll figure something out here eventually based on the reputation system.
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    Agreed! My tank is 30in deep. I have those scissors as well but I need those long tweezers next
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    Very cool! I've never seen anyone spawn these in a home aquarium
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    These scissors have been awesome for 3 three years. No rust or dulling of the blade. I like the long cutting blade because it speeds up the trimming and large bush of stems plants. Great for cutting carpeting plants evenly too. The full size scissor handle is much easier to use than the aqua scraping scissors with only two small finger holes. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002IJ56SW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_s.0eFbF9GAN07
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    That is my belief as well. I've been wiping the underside of my light fixture and had a whole paper towel fall in with this solution on it and had no issues. I can't think of time when I actually saw overspray go in the water. I'm sure I've had the canopy open and sprayed the glass at some point. I've been using it for over a year I'd say.
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    Thats the look I'm going for thank you!
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