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59 minutes ago, Connor Elliott said:
I just wanted to know how to read a test kit 😂
There is a post, somewhere, where the poster recommends taking the cap off and looking through the full height of the solution.
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Has anyone done light meter tests of the settings? Is the 40% setting actually 40% of the 100% setting?
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8 minutes ago, team fishes and shrimps said:
why dude, why?
Somehow, I posted in the wrong place.
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From looking at their parts breakdown, you might be able to cut a piece of coarse filter foam to fit inside.
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What brand and model filter is that?
If you can't access the slots, from the inside, and put foam against them, you're probably stuck with wrapping something around the outside and securing it with plastic wire ties.
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Hi, The internet gives conflicting information regarding their temperament and requirements.
I have a planted fifteen gallon, 24" x 12" x 12" tank. I keep the temperature at 75 - 76°F. GH is 80 ppm, KH is 60 ppm, pH is 7.2 - 7.8.
The stocking is 13 ember tetras, 11 green neon rasboras, 3 otocinclus, and 11 cherry shrimp.
Some sites say it would work to add a couple rams. Most say not, for one or more reasons.
Does anyone here have first hand experience and would advise me on this?
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This isn't a suggestion or recommendation.
And, I haven't tried it with slate. I only used it with my lava rocks.
I soaked them in tap water, brushed them off - in the bucket, and set them aside to drain. Then, I baked them in the oven. I started at 150°F for an hour. Then I raised the temperature by 25° every 30 minutes until reaching 225°. After another half-hour, I let them cool - in the oven.
I'm sure that it was totally unnecessary.
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How to hack the YouTube autoplay algorithm. I'm tired of having the same eight or ten videos play over and over again.
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A bit of sponge won't work?
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Bottled spring water? $10 to start, then $2-3 per water change thereafter. Plus, they have full lab reports online. No chlorine or chloramines either.
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I'm sure that you searched everywhere. But, is there any chance of there being a dead fish somewhere?
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28 minutes ago, Lee Friedmann said:
I placed rummy nose tetras and Sterbai Corey into my 20 gallon quarantine tank on Saturday afternoon.
On Sunday I add the med trio to the tank. I woke up this morning and I had 11 dead rummy nose.
Amonia, nitrite and nitrates are zero.
Could the meds cause the die off, I pored the powder meds directly into the tank. Should I have mixed in water first and then add?
I'm currently adding the Maracyn. The first day, my fish thought that the powder was food. I didn't have any deaths, but I'm going to dissolve it first, from now on.
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2 hours ago, ScruffyLookingFishHerder said:
Good to know! The place I bought mine seems pretty reliable all around. This is my first go at really taking care of fish so I might just have some inexperience and I'm figuring out the right rhythms for a tank like this. Appreciate your thoughts!
Oops! Sorry. I didn't mean to imply that your store might be to blame. They are probably getting their fish from somewhere else.
In my case, I'm not especially impressed by my local store. But, I wouldn't be worried about getting CPDs from them. Because, they get their fish from the wholesale branch of Aqua Huna. I would just ask them to keep them in the bag, until I picked them up.
If you look at Aqua Huna's CPD page, you'll see: "Note: Our Galaxy Rasbora are quarantined for 5 extra days."
I have to believe that they do that for a reason.
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I've been considering these fish. So, if I see them mentioned, I read about them. Maybe others will chime in with their real life experiences. Until then, here's what I have read.
There appears to be a connection between the success rate and the source of the fish. I've read reports of experienced fishkeepers having major die offs of their CPDs from their local stores, and other reports of zero deaths with fish sourced from Aqua Huna. This is very anecdotal, though.
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3 minutes ago, team fishes and shrimps said:
ok fair. I do apologize. I do nano no bigger than 20 gallon so not used to thinking big.
No reason for any apology. I'm just trying to learn.
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2 minutes ago, James Black said:
Its not necessarily bad. Each planted tank is different. With a tank that has one anubius, one pump a week could be dosing too much because there is only one plant absorbing the nutrients. If you have a heavily planted tank, and the plants are absorbing the nutrients faster then one week, then you would want to dose more. Once a week is just what an average planted tank would need.
Here is a video that Cory did that may help you out and make more sense
Thanks.
If I have a 70gallon tank, the directions recommend 7 pumps once per week. Is that somehow different to 1 pump per day?
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1 hour ago, team fishes and shrimps said:
you are not supposed to use one pump per day.
Hi, I'm just curious. What is wrong with doing that?
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13 hours ago, Cory said:
Sounds like if the gravel ever clogged, your tank would flood. I'm not sure many would have tried this.
That potential issue would be prevented by using simple plumbing.
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43 minutes ago, gardenman said:
It's kind of backwards. An undergravel filter is a biofilter more than mechanical and biofiltration is typically the last step in the filtering process. If you're using a sump and an undergravel filter you'd be wisest to use the undergravel filter in a reverse flow configuration where the water coming back to the tank from the sump, where it's undergone mechanical filtration and is physically clean, is then forced up through the bed of the gravel where the bacteria living in the gravel can consume the dissolved ammonia, nitrites, etc.. This would also keep the gravel clean as water rising from the bottom through the gravel would sweep debris up and into circulation where the overflow could grab it and and send it to the sump where it would be removed mechanically. If you do it the way you propose there would be no place for physical debris to go other than down into the gravel and that would eventually clog the gravel.
It wouldn't be the first time I did things backwards...
My thought was to use water circulation to help gravity to settle out debris. I hate seeing the same piece of poop swirling around for two days.
Thanks for the help!
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I have to agree with Squeegee and Lefty. I would start the project by finding a suitable pump. Then, I would simply choose plumbing of the next larger size; compared to the pump outlet.
Finding a pump, appropriate for your requirements will probably be the bigger chore. Be sure to find one rated for your desired flow rate AT the height the water will be lifted.
For example: I have a pump which is rated at 83 gallons per hour. At 1 foot of lift, it's rated at 63 gallons per hour and at 2 feet of lift, it's rated at 0 gallons per hour.
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17 hours ago, Tanked said:
What makes me happy:
- Seeing another sunrise makes me happy!
- Everything except water changes and algae.
- The planted tank makes me happiest because there is a lot going on, and things are always changing.
- The TFBs because they are the largest, and partly because they react favorably to my presence in the room.
What's a TFB?
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If I do get a big tank, my first choice would be a sump. My second choice would be a submerged canister.
Chili "Rasboras" Over 7
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My fifteen gallon tank has ember tetras and green neon rasboras. Together, they stay, mostly, in the lower two thirds of my tank. I'm searching for a third type of fish, but keep eliminating species for one reason or another.
I keep returning to the Chili rasbora as my most desired option. My problem is with my water's pH level. It comes out of the tap at 7.8 but, over time, seems to have stabilized at 7.2.
Does anyone have experience with this fish, or others, at above the recommended pH levels?