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  1. Jungle Fan
    "No flakes for you Mister, until you finish your algae!"
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    Works like a charm! Thanks for posting it! They are beautiful and seem to be very proud parents.
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    Honda to the rescue! 'Help me Honda' Beach Boys 2021 version of 'Help me Rhonda'😄
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    @HobbitPlatys are livebearers just like guppies, and just like them they will be all over your tank from top to bottom. Here is a link with some info: https://www.fishlore.com/Profiles-Platy.htm Hope this helps.
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    Laetacara dorsigera, a.k.a, Acara dorsiger, a.k.a. Red belly Acara, a.ka. Red breasted Acara, a,k.a. Red breasted flag cichlid Check out this link: https://fishprofiles.com/profiles/freshwater/Cichlids/Laetacara_dorsigera/ I hope this helps.
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    If you want to upload video, you can do so by going through YouTube. Right now I see a nice photo of your angels and their eggs and the settings on your phone. I would click like but I am ORD 'out of forum reactions for the day' once again. 🙂👍
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    At that point you might consider that since plants don't use CO2 at night and actually use oxygen during that time instead of producing it, the CO2 level in your Bacopa tank is going to be highest in the morning, during the day when everything else in your tank including your S. repens competes with it for the CO2, the level gradually diminishes until the end of photoperiod when the lights turn off. I bet if you were to run pressurized CO2 in that tank your Bacopa would be as red as they possibly could be.
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    @Irenemine also returns the same cylinder, in my experience the places where you don't get the same cylinder back are generally compressed gas dealers that usually deal with large orders from welding shops, hospitals, micro breweries,...; they don't want to bother with one-sies, two-sies and what you get back from them is usually pretty rough looking and dinged up like whoever used it didn't have his own money invested in the cylinder.
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    One thing I do during the dark start cycle to prevent cloudy water when I place aquatic soil in a new tank is to run a Marineland Magnum internal polishing filter with the Micron cartridge charged with diatomaceous earth powder, I have yet to see any new tank cloudiness that would last longer than two days when it is run. However I only use the Magnum when it is needed because it is huge and stands out like a sore thumb but it sure works. Here is a picture of it in my 75 gallon the day after I had finished the hardscape I turned the light back on only to check to see how the Magnum had cleared it up over night, the afternoon before the water had looked like light brown milk from the soil, and a thin layer of Fluval Stratum underneath. After that day the only things running were the canister, the heater, and the air wand for four weeks, then I planted, one week later came the inverts, and the week following the fish. The Magnum is the contraption on the left with the big red stripe.
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    @Koi I see the slight hue where you pointed it out but this photo was taken with the droid and it might have picked up a bit of light from an arts & crafts style stained glass torchiere my wife has in the living room. I would love to say I have some secret recipe, but they are just plain light green and having my intensity turned down to less than 50% for the benefit of my moss and epiphytes the best my Ludwigia repens will look is a deep burnt orange but it's not because of lack of capacity just preference to keep the status quo with my old nemesis the algae. If you are adding CO2, which I assume you do based on the description of the Bacopa, I would say it might be a fluctuation in CO2 level if it fluctuates through the day; but it could well be a combination of CO2 and nutrient/s. I would be interested to hear what you find out.
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    @Koi thanks, the Lobelia cardinalis actually is the light green background stem plant in the middle of my tank, the reddish shades are on the Ludwigia repens. Lobelia cardinalis in its submerse form is light green, emersed it has red red leaves and bright red flowers. I keep my Ludwigia repens not as red as I could get it because I've got Christmas moss and Anubias nana petite and Bucephalandras on some of my wood closer to the surface and increasing the light intensity would have them covered in algae in no time. I keep my tank at 78.6 Fahrenheit for my Cardinals and Rummynoses. I have never heard of colder temperatures producing more red in plants, the deciding factor generally are light intensity, and the amount of red and amber light you might have added, which is also why the Kessil A360X Tuna Suns have this feature added. The reddest plants I have ever seen in the wild were in Florida while snorkeling. I hope this helps,
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    Here is a link where you can look, happy hunting: https://www.aquariumdomain.com/blogs/UnderstandingPlecoLNumbersReferenceListPart1.shtml Here another if that one came up with nada: https://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/numbers.php?mode=l&thumbs=16
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    Yup, sounds like you got 'aquaddicted' LOL😄
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    @DaaveI believe a good many members would love for you to post some pictures when you get the system hooked up; and don't forget to take some before, and after CO2. 🙂👍 I'm ORD, or 'out of forum reactions for the day' again, otherwise I would've clicked like.
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    @DaaveIn my experience the diffuser is the preferable solution anyway because according to several speakers I have heard from the Aquatic Gardeners Association the fine mist of bubbles touching the leaves promotes better growth than just water dissolved CO2. One more point as food for thought, if you currently have, or are planning on running multiple tanks with CO2 it is a good idea to get a modular CO2 regulator where you can then add on manifold blocks, each with its own needle valve and bubble counter, so you can then run all these tanks on just one regulator and cylinder. Don't want to confuse things, just thought I'd mention these points.
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    @Daaveto be clear unless you prefer a micro system because you are going to have it sitting next to a nano tank, I would generally recommend the same thing whether it's a 10 gallon, or a 200 gallon tank. The one thing I might change is the size of the cylinder because the larger the tank, the less often you would have to get it refilled, because obviously you'll need more CO2 in a larger tank with more plants. I have run 5 lb. cylinders with the same dual stage regulator on 30 gallon, and on 175 gallon tanks. The size of cylinder however mostly depends on what you can fit under, or near your tank, and on how much weight you feel up to lugging around. The regulator size is the same, unless as already said you just choose to run a nano system for the nano tank because you don't want a 5 lb. cylinder and you like the look of the flimsier nano regulators. The thing that does become impractical at a certain point is an in tank diffuser, for me 125 gallons was the point where I switched to inline reactors, or inline atomizers because flow coverage with CO2 didn't seem to be as effective in that large a tank and some plants started suffering. I hope this helps.
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    A dumb question is only the one that doesn't get asked because of not wanting to be embarrassed and then it turns out it was necessary to know. Nothing to be embarrassed about here @WiscoGrant. By the way here is another thread that might also have some helpful tips:
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    Cloudiness when you first set up a tank is fairly normal. Did you rinse your substrate beforehand? If not, then it can take up to a week sometimes to clear up, also depending on what type of filtration you are using.
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    The cylinders usually last around 6 - 8 months, they are 5lb. cylinders, and yes the second is for back up, so I don't have to run out to get the first one refilled right away whenever it happens to run out. Funny enough I had to switch one out just this morning. I get them refilled at the local home brewers shop for about $14. The cheapest way to get cylinders is from an online brewers shop, my latest came from Kegworks, shipping usually runs around $10 in my experience depending on where you live of course. https://www.kegworks.com/5-lb-aluminum-co2-air-tank/
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    CO2 is once again very popular and we've just answered the same question multiple times in the last two weeks. The same as for a 10 gallon tank applies to a 75 gallon tank, which by the way is also what I've got. Here are some threads that might help: I hope this helps.
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    The other option would be to under stock it for a while and run the internal filter as well and get a larger filter later, or to return the canister and just go with large customizable HOBs like the Aquaclear 110s which might also be cheaper, or you could run a 110 and a smaller version of it. Keep in mind 500 L is around 133 U.S, gallons. Here are the ratings on the Aquaclear AquaClear 20: for aquariums between 5 to 20 gallons capacity AquaClear 30: works with aquariums of 10 to 30 gallons of capacity AquaClear 50: aquariums with a capacity between 20 and 50 gallons will work just fine AquaClear 70: this is made for fish tanks with a capacity between 40 and 70 gallons AquaClear 110: this is the last and biggest, that works from 60 up to 110 gallons Check out the HOB review:
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    500 L are just a hair short of 133 U.S. gallons. Did you already use, or alter the filter? How long ago did you purchase the filter, and do you still have the receipt? After all you're talking a performance rating shortage of round about 200 L and manufacturers generally exaggerate their product performance by a bit anyway. If they won't let you upgrade your filter, which I don't see why they would not want to let you because you'll have to spend additional cash to make that happen, then you can always add either an in tank filter, or one, or multiple HOB filters. I don't know if they are available where you live but the Aquaclear 70 HOB would be my go to filter if that were the case because they are highly customizable.
  23. Jungle Fan
    Hi @ErilakazanI don't know if I'd trust this lawn edging, even though it says it's just recycled rubber tires., sometimes they add lead, or softeners, or stabilizers. However, building up height in the back of an aquascape can be fairly easy by using filter media bags and filling them with crushed lava rock, tying them and stacking them up where you want them, and then covering the 'mound' with aqua soil. Lava rock is extremely porous and if you add some ADA Bacter 100, and Mironekuton deep see minerals you'll also have it colonized really well by beneficial bacteria. I've used this technique in the past when I was heavily into Amano's Japanese style Nature Aquaria. Large filter media bags $2.49 EA on Aquarium Co-Op, crushed lava rock $3.98 0.5 CU FT by Lowe's, if you need larger filter media bags Amazon has tons of different sizes. https://www.aquariumcoop.com/collections/filter-media/products/aquarium-fish-tank-media-filter-bag?variant=19396203610181 https://www.lowes.com/pd/Kolor-Scape-0-5-cu-ft-Red-Lava-Rock/50040758
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    @stuattti is tight those are new roots on your Java fern baby plantlets, nothing to worry about, unless all your leaves start producing these at the same time, producing babies is a normal thing but it can also be a sign of the plant wanting to survive because it is lacking something. Your Java fern seems to be mostly healthy but if you are worried you can add some potassium, and/or trace minerals.
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    Here is a link to the American Killifish Association where you can peruse the different genera for yourself with pictures: https://www.wak.aka.org/Genera_Index.htm
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