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Well, I mean, these plants are labeled in many shops as "high light" plants, which is not really the case. They are actually high CO2 plants and high light forces the need in plants for high CO2. If you avoid over the top lighting then growth will be slow but steady. Fix your...

Hello Ivan, Plants really do not use CO2 all day. They collect what they can for a little of half the day and then start to close down this CO2 acquisition. So in an 8-10 hour day only the first 4-5 is when we really need awesome CO2. After that you can give your animals a...

Err...what the heck happened? Half your post disappeared? Was I just dreaming about your pump and sleep-typed or was there a glitch in The Matrix?

Hi, Well I'm not sure taking a direct reading from the pipe is the best. That just tells you what's in the pipe, not necessarily what's in the tank, where the plants are. Even so, that would have given an optimistic reading and 5 hours to drop the ph is beyond inefficient. I'm not familiar...

Hi, It would probably be wise to back the injection rate off a bit and review your injection method as well as flow/distribution. It should not require 5 hours to saturate the water with the gas. That's a really long time considering you really only need about 5 hours of gas in total. Could...

No. Sorry. That is just the Latvian, Russian and Ukrainian versions of the neural interactive programming we call The Matrix. I always have excess nitrates, often reduce the light and always use old lamps with wrong spectrum and I never get diatoms. So this can't be true. Please refer to...

Yes, Your error is that Diatoms do not care what color the light is, so that changing colors in a tank is a useless tactic against diatomic algae. The OP is advised to improve flow/distribution, remove algae by hand, perform a 3-4 day blackout. Extra water changes is always a good idea...

Yes, but the problem is that the shrimpers should be the ones doing the most testing to verify what the toxic levels are. Instead, all they seem to do generally, is to fan the flames of hysteria without offering any real verification or validation. No one doubts that Copper is toxic, but so is...

Another quote from The Matrix. FYI. Invert blood uses Copper. They have Hemocyanin, which is Copper based protein for gathering Oxygen instead of Hemoglobin which is Iron based. Cheers,

Hello, You can do whatever you want, but the fine sand grains will ultimately fall down and mix with the Amazonia. Cheers,

Yes, if you like loaches then then that's a good choice and they will do a good job of hunting down snails. Otherwise, OCD is really the only way to go, along with keeping the tank clean and removing all the ones you see. Inspect and wash new plants. Snails are such a problem that there are...

No, it's like saying we don't need rats or mice in our house. As I mentioned, I don't see how we can consider snails as friends. I eradicate snails as much as possible and I don't have any problems as a result. I don't know anyone with a sterile environment. We are neither keeping a ground or a...

Weirdo....... Cheers,

Unfortunately, this may be another prime example of the illusionary power of The Matrix. In a sort of "law of mass conservation" way these vermin will excrete a fair amount of toxic waste, and will remove almost as much precious Oxygen from the water as occurs during the decay of uneaten food...

Hello, Toxicity is a function of concentration. Invertebrates require Copper because their blood is Copper based, but too much of it can cause problems. The levels of Copper being dosed is no where near the toxic level. You are therefore advised to ignore this issue. Cheers,

Any component dissolved in the water automatically increases Total Dissolved Solids. That's why it's called Total Dissolved Solids. Cheers,

Steve, did you read the linked thread I listed in the second post? It has all the information there. If something is unclear let me know and I'll try to clarify. Cheers,

Yeah, no kidding. How much more popular would Epson Salt be if only it had a picture of Angelina Jolie dressed in her Lara Croft Tomb Raider skin tights on the box? Cheers,

Hi Steve, Well that's probably because it's just a combination of Epsom Salt, any Calcium Salt like Calcium Sulfate and maybe some Iron Sulfate. These are easy to find at bulk prices and that's what the GH Boosters are all about. Here's a tip: When these people don't list the...

Yeah, and it contains exactly the same stuff as we already use, but it cost 10X what we already pay. Cheers,

Fredrick, Please avoid double posting. I have merged your two topics. You only need to update the original topic, not start a new one. This avoids confusion and keeps all the detail within the same area. Cheers,

Might find the data in this thread useful. Click==> Dissolving GH booster Cheers,

Hi Steve, The unit PPT is the standard way of reporting seawater salinity, and it means "parts per thousand" defined as grams of solute divided by kilograms of solvent. This is 1000 times larger than PPM "parts per million", which is defined as milligrams of solute divided by kilograms of...

Hello, Probably you should avoid becoming hysterical about water quality. According to that report the water seems to be quite hard as shown on page 1 under the parameter "Hardness (Total)" with a mean value of 310 ppm CaCO3 (equivalent). That means the GH in degrees German Hardness is...

If it doesn't sound familiar then maybe it's an indication that you're not aware of what's going on. Maybe you should keep reading as you promised above. Yes I think about it all the time. The ones who are put off or who feel pushed away are the ones who have chosen to blindly stick to a...

Yes, it does go against the grain. It also goes against the grain when we advise that nutrients don't cause algae. Do you remember that one? Think about that very carefully and very rationally. Think about the fact that we can consistently keep healthy fish and inverts in a tank being fed...

No they're not. In fact, they are responsible for more headaches in this hobby than any other factor. Test kits can't really tell you anything because they are mostly incapable of accurately measuring what they are supposed to measure. This particular brand might be one of the worst of them all...

Topic moved to Inverts sub-forum.

Nope. You'll be fine. Cheers,

Hey Phil, I've got a great idea. How 'bout just don't get algae? Then you don't need to buy special vermin for your tank... :thumbup: Cheers,

No. :shh: Sodium (Na) is not salt. Sodium Chloride (NaCl) is what we know as table salt. Therefore table salt is one of the many possible sources of Sodium. Along with the Copper an a twofold increase in Sodium there appears to be a 4 fold increase in Arsenic Arsenic...

Hi, Normally, insufficient current causes a headaches in a tank. Delivering nutrients and CO2 and at the same time removing waste products and minimizing local buildup of toxic products is the function of current. As long as your crypt isn't being battered senseless resulting in tissue...