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- Sun Jun 02, 2019 15:00 pm
- Forum: New to Fishkeeping
- Topic: What is the acceptable level of Nitrate for a tropical aquarium?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3975
RE: What is the acceptable level of Nitrate for a tropical aquarium?
[quote="Cheltgirl" pid='26983' dateline='1559475085'] I’m not worried about nitrate levels unless they rise more than 10-20 above my tap levels. The nitrate is usually steady around the 30ppm mark and has been for a very long time (10+ years) I have of course had fish die early and sometim...
- Sat Jun 01, 2019 12:18 pm
- Forum: New to Fishkeeping
- Topic: What is the acceptable level of Nitrate for a tropical aquarium?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3975
RE: What is the acceptable level of Nitrate for a tropical aquarium?
Please direct me to sources that actually cite Nitrate as a "Causative agent" for Hole in the head and Lateral line erosion diseases. We need to be mindful of the language we use when subjects like this come up. Practical Fishkeeping did a feature on these very diseases some time ago and ...
- Fri May 31, 2019 22:07 pm
- Forum: New to Fishkeeping
- Topic: Ammonia
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2883
- Thu May 30, 2019 18:57 pm
- Forum: The Planted Aquarium
- Topic: snails
- Replies: 35
- Views: 4631
RE: snails
I find with mine, there's a good few small ramshorn snails but very few bigger one's. Quite a few empty shells lying around the place too. 
- Wed May 29, 2019 14:52 pm
- Forum: Aquarium Decor, DIY and Equipment.
- Topic: shake it up api.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1814
RE: shake it up api.
There's only a couple of bottles that require a good shake, one of the Nitrate test bottles and I'm not sure of the other.
The rest just need a little movement. Roll the bottle on a desk and you'll get the same result.
The rest just need a little movement. Roll the bottle on a desk and you'll get the same result.
- Tue May 28, 2019 18:00 pm
- Forum: New to Fishkeeping
- Topic: fluval u3 filter .
- Replies: 3
- Views: 797
RE: fluval u3 filter .
Nah. Wont be a prolem.
- Mon May 27, 2019 16:38 pm
- Forum: What's happening in your Aquarium? - Tank Logs
- Topic: CO2 levels reduced
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1878
RE: CO2 levels reduced
If you have difficult plants that require strong lighting then the best route is adding CO2 gas as you can measure the level quite accurately and it's likely cheaper in the long term than the liquid stuff. If you have algae grazers then liquid carbon may well reduce or completely get rid of any alga...
- Mon May 27, 2019 12:02 pm
- Forum: What's happening in your Aquarium? - Tank Logs
- Topic: CO2 levels reduced
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1878
RE: CO2 levels reduced
I used a lquid carbon brand for about three weeks at the recommended dose and all the meagre algae in my tank, on the rear glass etc vanished which pissed my Oto's and Amano's off so I stopped using it. "Using glutaraldehyde or commercial “liquid carbon” products as a “carbon source”also just p...
- Sun May 26, 2019 13:10 pm
- Forum: What's happening in your Aquarium? - Tank Logs
- Topic: CO2 levels reduced
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1878
RE: CO2 levels reduced
I guess if you add more plants and they use morre CO2 then you need to add more CO2 to the system. The rise in pH shows there's not enough CO2 available as there was.
- Fri May 24, 2019 23:01 pm
- Forum: Questions & Identification
- Topic: Please help ID this unknown creature
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1043
RE: Please help ID this unknown creature
Looks like a dragonfly larvae. Those things are mean and will kill smaller fish.
https://www.warrenphotographic.co.uk/23 ... nfly-nymph
The Dave channel on Youtube has some video of one catching fish. I'd get it out of there.
https://www.warrenphotographic.co.uk/23 ... nfly-nymph
The Dave channel on Youtube has some video of one catching fish. I'd get it out of there.