[Jungle clear water.]

Thanks for the help. That definitely helps a lot. 

[Jungle clear water.]

Does anyone know how much potassium permanganate is in jungle clear water?  I’ve been using the stuff for years and usually just follow the instructions on the back but I want to know what percentage of the solution is PP. I use this stuff for basically everything. Parasites, fungal issues, and obviously to clear up cloudy water. I’ve been researching more uses for PP but It doesn’t really matter if I can’t know the exact amount to use. 

[African dwarf frogs risk of eating small fish?]

Are African dwarf frogs a risk with small fish? There is a local pet store that has some sparking gouramis but they are kinda small so I’m not sure if I should house them with a dwarf frog because they are a around half inch long. What is the verdict? 

[Sand/gravel substrate mix for crypts?]

I’m think of using a sand and gravel combo to cap some soil in my aquarium to keep the soil from making a mess but I also want any mulm and fish waste to be able to settle under the gravel. Would a gravel and sand combo work or is it better to use one or the other? 

[Concentration of tannins and humic acids.]

I just bought a piece of mopani wood and I’ve been soaking it in water for the past few hours and I’m going to save the tannins for later use in my black water tank. The only issue is I don’t want to have to keep a 2 liter bottle of tannins around. Is there an effective way to concentrate tannins? I’ve thought about boiling off the water and leaving the tannins behind but I’m not sure if that will destroy the tannins. Any ideas? 

[Sphagnum peat for aquariums?]

On 1/29/2023 at 10:02 AM, Rube_Goldfish said:

Could elaborate on this, if you don't mind? I know tanks have a tendency to acidify over time, but I never really understood why. If I'm understanding you correctly, plants and animals (and microbes, I guess) use up the carbonates and bicarbonates that make up KH as part of their growth and/or metabolism, and as the KH gets depleted and organics (humic, formic, and tannic acids) build up, the pH falls? Do I have that about right? And if so, I guess just regular water changes, depending on your parameters from the tap, would prevent that? Thanks in advance!

Basically yes. Ill be supplementing the KH and maybe some GH to be able to have snails with the tannins. My water is soft but otherwise fine. I think I’ll do small regular water changes every week for the first month and check in on the PH to keep it stable. 

[Sphagnum peat for aquariums?]

On 1/28/2023 at 3:22 AM, nabokovfan87 said:

There is a few things going on to unpack here...

1.  Wanting a tank with low PH and tannins (those don't both necessarily have to be true)
2.  Wanting to use sphagnum with sand.
3.  Wanting to have a swampy/bog style aquascape with plants.

When it comes to active substrates (i.e. soil) you have substrates that do lower the PH and act as a buffer.  For aquascapes and for Caridina shrimp tanks it is common practice to have that type of substrate to pull the buffer the PH down.  This can be done a variety of ways, but in most cases you're talking about a very large amount of active substrate.  I can't say this can or can't be done with sphagnum, but I would be weary of too much phosphate using that method resulting in algae issues.

https://www.shrimpscience.com/articles/active-substrates-for-bee-shrimp/

Here's a video for some inspiration for you.

 

What are your water parameters from the tap?  What are the parameters after your aerate the sample for 24 hours?

Super soft water. Low KH, GH, hardly any chlorine. No nitrates or ammonia either. Maybe a small amount of iron but otherwise very clean. PH is right at 6-7. Not sure about phosphates but I’d imagine it’s slow as well because I don’t have many algae issues unless I use mineral additives like seachem equilibrium.

[Sphagnum peat for aquariums?]

Honestly I would be happy if I can have good tannins but a PH of 6-7 would be best. Would crushed coral be able to balance it the Ph out or could I use some other means like water changes or using Seachem stability?

[Sphagnum peat for aquariums?]

I’m working on a black water aquarium but with swampy/Bog style plants. I’m thinking of using sphagnum peat capped with sand as my substrate capped with some sand. My question is will the peat cause my water to be too acidic and would crushed coral balance out the acidity while keeping the black water tannic look. Thanks everyone!

[Cold hardy aquariuk plants]

Sorry I’ve been off here for a while now since I’ve had a lot going on but does anyone have any ideas of plants that can handle outdoor temps year round in zone 7b? Basically I’m planning on setting up an outdoor stock pond similar to the ones Cory has indoors. It’s going to be a 100 gal stock tank and I plan on having ricefish and maybe some snails. 

[Salt vs staghorn algae?!?]

Thanks Irene. 

[High Nitrates in Moderately heavy planted tank]

Do you have any hornwort?. It’s great at sucking up nitrates.

[Plant ID Please]

The one on the top is brazillian penny worth. The one on the bottom is mayaca fluviatillis.

[Salt vs staghorn algae?!?]

I recently dosed my tank with a few meds and some salt. I used API super ich cure, API erithromycin, API Melafix, and salt. Literally a few hours later my stag horn algae problem had already started to turn red and is dying. I would love to know if it was the salt or the meds. I dosed them all regularly by the instructions accept for the salt for which I used 1 tablespoon to 2 gallons of water. 

[How to deal with having too many tanks?]

I have literally met my limit with my tanks. Anyone know of good ways to keep busy in the hobby besides buying new tanks and fish for said tanks? 

[Bristlenose pleco impacted?!?]

My bristlenose pleco has been eating a lot of algae lately and it’s since it’s albino I can see it’s stomach and it’s entirely black across the entire midsection. Like he is impacted or something. Please help. I’ve only had him for about two and a half years and I’m worried. 

[African Dwarf frog breeding?]

That’s awesome!!! Hopefully you can get them good and fat for the pet store. Also what do you feed the adult frogs. Live foods or frozen or prepared?

[How many pumps of Easygreen yield 20ppm? Or can Adam do math...]

One pump of easy green contains 20ppm nitrates per ten gallons.

[Crypt grows and dies back.]

I’ve been having trouble with my crypt wenti red. It’s grows for a few days and then the leaves die off and it does it again. Not sure what to do. I’m currently running a nicrew led on this tank for 10 hours a day in a 20 gallon with all easy green and root tabs. Needs help to figure out what to do.

[African Dwarf frog breeding?]

That’s amazing! I really want to do this myself one day. Have you tried feeding the hikari first bites or aquarium coop fry food?

[beginner plants bought this week aquarium co-op]

Charcoal takes the nutrients out of the water column. So in my opinion charcoal is useless for the most part.

[Crypt using lots of root tabs]

@Tanked the root tabs arent the same nutrients as the liquid. They have more minerals and topsoil for heavy root feeders.

[Deans feeding contraption?]

Thankyou. Ill remember that

[Extra fin?]

Really interesting. Wonder if you could get another like it to breed them and see if it passes down the gene pool.

[Deans feeding contraption?]

Has anyone else seen this odd feeding contraption dean created. Its a string with a cone on the end that he feeds freeze dried cubes. I really want to know how to make one. I cant figure out what he used for the bottom cone. Its smaller than a worm cone. Anyone who knows anything about this please let me know. Also if dean sees this. You're a genius.