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    How did you discover Aquarium Coop

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Irene
    accidentally posted to the wrong thread

    [Correction] When I got a betta fish for my son, I started doing some online research, and YouTube lead me to Aquarium Co-Op, King of DIY, Rachel O'Leary, etc. Cory's "voice of reason" and approach to the hobby really resonated with me, which is why I kept watching his channel. During one of his live streams a few years ago, someone asked if they could collaborate with him, and Cory said, "Since you just started your channel, I don't really know what kind of fish keeper you are. If you're really serious about YouTube, try making 1 video a week for 6 months to build up a portfolio, and then let's talk." I too had just started my own channel and was inspired to take on this challenge for myself. Now I get to collaborate with Cory every week on blog posts, videos, etc. 😉

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    Camallanus Worms: Alternative Treatments

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    On 8/2/2021 at 9:08 PM, laritheloud said:

    I know @Irene at Girl Talks Fish on youtube talked about her experience treating endlers with levamisole. You might want to check that video out and others. As long as you dose a safe amount for your water volume (lots of guides from Greg Sage and right on the box for Expel P) you shouldn't have issues.

    I had lots of success using levamisole to treat roundworms. I just treated the water (not the food) using the instructions from Greg Sage and saved the rest of my endler's livebearer population. Amazing medication, especially if your fish are acting lethargic and aren't eating well.

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    Girl Talks Fish is at 100k subscribers!

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Irene

    On 8/4/2021 at 2:29 PM, Patrick_G said:

    Congrats @Irene! Thanks for all the great content. Without your friendly advice on small planted tanks my hobby would be way less fun! 

    Awww, thank you so much for making this thread! It really seems unbelievable. I need to make good on my promise and do a live stream to celebrate, but I'm still waiting for my new shirt design to be completed. 👀

    On 8/5/2021 at 11:58 AM, Steph’s Fish and Plants said:

    Congrats Irene!! Been watching the channel since it was Gamers Wife. Futures looking real bright for you 🙂

    You're a long-time follower, for sure! It was so hard changing my channel name, but I'm glad I finally went through it. Now it's only the OG fans that remember the reference. 😉

    On 8/5/2021 at 12:01 PM, Ben_RF said:

    Does @Irene have a box for fans to mail her gifts and congratulations? I am just so delighted for her.

    Yup! You can see my PO box in the About section of my YouTube channel.

     

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    CARE Forum Anniversary 2021 - Member Thank You Videos

    in Photos, Videos & Journals

    Posted · Edited by Irene

    On 7/18/2021 at 9:22 PM, Fish Folk said:

    Thank you @Cory for innovating in a way that brings people together. You are really why we're all here. Thank you @JimmyGimbal for being an excellent artist and collaborator. If a picture is worth a thousand words, and a film is a hundred-thousand pictures, given how many you've made . . . you're communicating well! Thank you @Dean’s Fishroom for spilling the beans and telling the whole world so many secrets of breeding fish. Thank you @Randy for your work on The Aquarist Podcast. I learn so much from your interviews! Thank you @Irene for, in a way, doing all of the above in your own elegant, inimitable style.

    Awww, thank you so much for the beautiful guitar serenade and showing off all your fish! That was really sweet to watch and listen to.

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    BBA on sponge filter

    in Plants, Algae, and Fertilizers

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    On 7/18/2021 at 3:26 PM, Ben_RF said:

    Sort of relating to your question, but I am not sure if it will work for you.  Our marvelous @Irene just posted a video about her adventures with black beard algae on her sponge filter.  This is how she resolved it when it was in the tank.

     

    Hehe, how timely for this forum post!

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    CARE Forum Anniversary 2021 - Member Thank You Videos

    in Photos, Videos & Journals

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    On 7/8/2021 at 3:43 PM, Streetwise said:

    I haven’t made a video in quite a while. I will try to make something because this forum has been so important to my mental health during such a difficult year. We have such an amazing community, and I really appreciate @Cory for building this forum for us to come together and share our hobby of keeping things alive in water.

    @StreetwiseThank you for all your hard work and time put into answering members' questions and moderating the forum! This place wouldn't be as special without the help of people like you. 

    @Alesha Love the video you made of your green tiger barbs! So glad to have you on the forum; you've been such a positive, cheerful contributor whenever I see your comments.

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    Black Beard Algae and Others

    in Plants, Algae, and Fertilizers

    Posted · Edited by Irene

    On 7/12/2021 at 9:26 AM, CalmedByFish said:

    Genius. Like the kind of folder that has 2 pockets and holds paper, right?

    Yup! Just a plastic black folder from the school supplies section. I cut it into a rectangle shape so it fit neatly in the corner of my tank, and then I cut an X shape (using an Xacto knife) near the middle of the rectangle so that I could pull the airline tubing for the sponge filter through it. The X-shaped hole allows me to easily move the rectangle higher or lower so that it's not visible from the front of the tank. I have a short video about it coming out this Saturday, so I'll try to link it if I remember.

    Update: here's the video link as promised.

     

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    Black Beard Algae and Others

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    I had the same issue with BBA only growing on my sponge filter, which was right under my light and had no shade. The rest of the plants in the aquarium are algae-free and appreciate the amount of light I use, so I didn't want to decrease my lighting for the whole tank. First, I tried spot treating the BBA with liquid carbon, which helped a little. Eventually I ended up attaching a piece of black plastic folder as an "umbrella" on top of the sponge filter, and the shade caused the rest of the BBA to disappear.

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    Featured Forum Posts for the Aquarium Co-Op E-newsletter

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    Hi fellow Nerms,

    Each week I like to feature a forum post in the weekly Aquarium Co-Op e-newsletter that is helpful, useful, and/or interesting to the majority of our email subscribers. However, I don't comb the forums as thoroughly as many of you do, so I'm sure I'm missing a lot of great posts out there. If you have any suggestions, please send them my way by posting them on this thread so I can check them out each week. Thanks for your help!

    Irene 

    Aquarium Co-Op | Content Strategist

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    Test Strip Troubles

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Irene

    @Jess Interesting! I didn't know that low KH could make pH results unstable, but this article seems to say the same thing. API test kits usually say I have pH 7.8-8.2, 3° GH, and 3° KH, whereas the test strips usually bottom out and say I have pH 6.2-6.4, which is a pretty wide discrepancy. Maybe the pH test strips never changed color because of the KH, but I didn't think 3° was that low.

     

    Test Strip Troubles

    in General Discussion

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    FYI @OrdinaryGamertag @Rosanne @SWilson, Cory just posted a video on how he tested the pH and nitrate strips with known solutions.

    That being said, I have had similar issues with the results from the API pH test not matching the results from pH test strips (from multiple companies). After researching into my city's water treatment methods, I found out they are artificially raising our tap water's pH using a lime slurry process (because the higher pH kills off certain pathogens). I'm not a chemist, but my theory is that whatever reagents are commonly used in pH test strips are not able to detect or react to whatever is artificially raising my water's pH. 

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