Hemali
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I had the exact same problem until i realized its not just how long they get light but how strong the light is. Once i got a weaker light and dropped the time to 6-8hrs (depending on the tank plants). My spot algae and diatom problem was all but gone. Ive also got ramshell snails and a assasin to keep them in check. Hope this helps ^_^
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Amazon Sword stopped growing
Hemali replied to WeehawkenFish's topic in Plants, Algae, and Fertilizers
Hi, Im pretty sure amazon swords are primarily to entirely root feeders. Try puting a root tab betwen them. Hope this helps ^_^ -
Hi, I have some red root floaters, spangles, and frogbit that I want to move from my 10 gallon to my 55 gallon, but my 10 gallons infested with hair algae. Is there any way I can 100% insure the hair algaes dead on the plant before moving some of them to my 55gallon? Also, I have a bit of surface disturbance from a spray bar in my 55gallon, are there any floating plants that would thrive in that? I need some good plants to absorb nitrates since my tap water reads at 20<. What if I take the floating plants and put them in a seprate cup filled with tank water with an over dose of flourish excel or easy carbon for about 2 or 3 days?10 gallon10 gallon floating plantssuface disturbance in 55gallon. Theres a floating leaf to show movement.
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I didnt know this, thank you! I think I'll get blue velvets and sakura orange then. I though all shrimp needed extremely "clean" water. Im glad i can still have shrimp in my waters.
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I dont think the tap here is on well, but i did the tests on water that was sitting our for over 24hr and straight out of the tap with sadly the same results 😕
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Thank you everyone! Ive recieved a lot of helpful advice! I feel so much more confident going into fixing the issues with this tank. Definitely doing another large water change to get the nitrates down a little more, adding a lot more plants that take nutrients from the water column, adding floating plants (thinking red root floaters from my other tank), stopping fertalizers until my plants are fully established. Also, i realized I mixed up the instructions from the easy green and easy carbon. One suggests once a week and the other every other day.
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After my newly set up 55gal unstocked planted aquarium was reading at 40~60ppms, I checked my faucets parameters. This is the reading of the faucet water with dechlorinater in it. Nitrates: 20ppm, ph is at 8.2., ammonia is at 0~0m25ppm. Is this normal? Also, after a 50% water change my waters sitting at about 40ppms still and ph is now 7.8. Should i do another 50% water change? Are there any products that are shrimp and scaless fish safe to adjust the water during water changes? Im currently using prime to dechlorinate. Im getting a reverse osmosis system for my sink for drinking water. Should I use that water instead? Im hoping to have shrimp in the tank
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Its from our tap unfortunately. I really want shrimp in the tank and some more sensitive fish species, so Im getting a reverse osmosis system for the sink for both the fishes health and mine. Thank you for you help!
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Theres no livestock. The other plants are 6 anubias nana petite, 4 anubias barteri nana, 3 amazon sword, bought two containers of staurogyne repens, 12 ludwigia natan stems, and 7 containers of monte carlo. Ill get on that 50% water change today and update tomorrow. Update: I just moved into this new apartment thats a few blocks away. I assumed the water was the same. However, this is the reading of the faucet water with dechlorinater in it. Nitrates: 20ppm, ph is at 8.2., ammonia is at 0~0m25ppm. Is this normal? Also, after a 50% water change my waters sitting at about 40ppms still and ph is now 7.8. Should i do another 50% water change?
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Theres no livestock. The other plants are 6 anubias nana petite, 4 anubias barteri nana, 3 amazon sword, bought two containers of staurogyne repens, 12 ludwigia natan stems, and 7 containers of monte carlo. Ill get on that 50% water change today and update tomorrow.
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Im so confused! The tank details: I just set up this 55 gallon. It has a fluval fx4 with a heater, bubbler, prefilter, and spray bar. I added the monte carlo about 3 weeks ago and the other plants about 3 days ago. The monte carlo was a tissue culture, so all the terrestrial leaves are melting and new ones are growing in, as well a new roots. Ive added easy green and easy carbon around every other day for the last week and a half. I also added cycled media from my old tanks and beneficial bacteria starter liquid. Now for the problem: I just checked my nitrates and the its sitting really high, around 40-80ppm (i cant really tell which color it is based on the chart). The ammonia is at 0ppm and the ph is around 7. I think it maybe all the melting from the monte carlo causing a spike in ammonia->nitrates. Ive never had this happen during a tank start up. Also, should I do a large water change. I have ludwigia in the tank and have read they dont like dramatic changes in water parameters. If I should, what percentage do you recommend? Update: I just moved into this new apartment thats a few blocks away. I assumed the water was the same. However, this is the reading of the faucet water with dechlorinater in it. Nitrates: 20ppm, ph is at 8.2., ammonia is at 0~0m25ppm. Is this normal? Also, after a 50% water change my waters sitting at about 40ppms still and ph is now 7.8. Should i do another 50% water change?
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Hello, I currently have a 5 gallon and 10 gallon planted display tanks, and I am setting up a 55 gallon display, 5.5 gallon fish quarantine and 2.5 gallon plant quarantine. The 5.5 will only have plastic plants so I can treat fish before adding them to a main tank. Is aquarium salt a good over all treatment for fungal, bacterial, and parasitic infections? How much would you recommend using? Have read 1tbsp per 10gallons and 1tbsp per 5 gallons. Also, are there certain fish or inverts I should use aquarium salt on? Ive heard mixed this about thia too.
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Hello, I currently have a 5 gallon and 10 gallon planted display tanks, and I am setting up a 55 gallon display, 5.5 gallon fish quarantine and 2.5 gallon plant quarantine. After 10 months with no hair algae in my 10 gallon, it began having hair algae after I placed two new plants from a shop near me. Its been a nightmare ever since. Nothing else was changed within this time period either. How can I properly insure plants that I quarantine will not introduce hair algae into my 55 gallon?
