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ruud replied to the thread What do you guys do about algae related problems?.Algae = light intensity + organics. Constantly diluting water to keep organics at bay is too much work (for me), hence I choose to...
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ruud replied to the thread How often do you clean your filter?.I treat the whole tank as "filter media" and run my filters without filter media just to get water moving through the tank, like a...
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ruud replied to the thread Tips on keeping these.The plant on the left, I assume you only put it there recently...
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ruud replied to the thread Strange little white worms help!.Looks like Rhabdocoela. To a lot of small fish, a glass covered with these worms is a buffet. Harmeless to pleco's.
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ruud replied to the thread Is my tank stalled or am i close.I just gave an example, it doesn't matter if the tank is 10 gal, 50 or 300.... The difference between a medicine and a biohazard is not...
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ruud replied to the thread Is my tank stalled or am i close.If some decay has been present during those 100 days and conditions have been kept more or less stable, in terms of water sources...
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ruud replied to the thread Freshwater Setup Question.Any light that can be dimmed, ideally different intensities for different times during the day; this way you can deliver some light in...
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ruud replied to the thread Suggestions for this tank.We always apply a single number for the pH in a tank, but in reality, pH varies very locally, also in nano tanks, and plants actively...
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ruud replied to the thread My sand is turning dark.If you never clean your substrate, it will turn darker over time. Water and debris move through the sand continuously, albeit slowly. If...
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ruud replied to the thread Suggestions for this tank.csm+b - yes, a common mix EDDHA .... 0.1 ppm target ....common number, but I find iron overestimated; chemically it is a bit of a...
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ruud replied to the thread Plant fertilizer.Certainly not. Slow growth is not the same as poor health. A plant can be healthy, well-colored and structurally sound without putting...
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ruud replied to the thread Plant fertilizer.Your red plants already look red, correct? The issue is algae/BBA, correct? Under high light, algae seem to correlate strongly with...
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ruud replied to the thread Plant fertilizer.You can measure the presence of a mineral in water, but you cannot measure the amount stored in tissue or complexed in substrate, unless...
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ruud replied to the thread Help! Fx6s blowing brown water.I think there are two parts to this. The typical sewer-ish particles blown out of a filter after an intervention. Happens to anyone...
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ruud replied to the thread Bacteria bloom Help.And you'll be getting them here as well. It is always best to season a tank first for about a month. From there on, take a direction...
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ruud replied to the thread Tank sizes around 30 gallons.I like tanks that have the same depth as height, regardless of length. They look solid and are versatile for plants and aquascaping...
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ruud replied to the thread New tank, brown diatomes?.Feel free to reconsider your response ;)
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ruud replied to the thread 10 gallon rimless setup project.Adding CO2 is not that different from adding ammonia. Both can be dangerous depending on conditions.
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ruud replied to the thread 350L (92 gal) transformation - project planning.Throwback monday, my nano stream tank, the whole substrate made of rocks: Dayaoshan hillstream These stones didn't seem to have any...
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I'm not a big fan of commercially manufactured fish houses or PVC pipes. Although such things do the job, they just aren't very...
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