Satisfying and Effective - share some random tips

[hamfist]

Get a 2.5ml syringe and half the test volume & no of drops for API ammonia & nitrate. Not even being tight, just means they run out more in line with pH & Nitrite

I'm glad I'm not the only one who does this !

 

[valevelo]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who does this !

Bad enough collecting High pH test bottles without using the others at twice the speed

 

[nijat11]

One more, when cleaning with magnet, apply some water on glass, it will make process much easier.

 

[Fluxtor]

Forgot to add, MTS is your essential weapon against cynobacteria which occurs in anerobic areas of aquarium

MTS?

 

[louis_last]

MTS?

malaysian trumpet snails. they dig through the substrate and come out at night. very prolific.

 

[Marcia]

Using a puppy training mat to protect the floor when doing water change or maintenance is more absorbent than towels. And it’s anti-slip too.

 

[ValleyMykel]

Remembering to scrub the caked on rich dirt on rocks you source from bypass/runoff canals before putting them in the aquarium is a great way to prevent algae issues. (speaking from recent experience)

 

[simon_the_plant_nerd]

This is not the type of tip I want to hear! 😛

Even if you're right...

I have heard this tip many times and have ignored it just as much. It’s not that I don’t think it would be beneficial, I just don’t want to do it.

 

[Bradders]

I have heard this tip many times and have ignored it just as much. It’s not that I don’t think it would be beneficial, I just don’t want to do it.

I understand that. The mess, gunk and complete saturation of gunk is pretty bad when doing it!

 

[simon_the_plant_nerd]

Remembering to scrub the caked on rich dirt on rocks you source from bypass/runoff canals before putting them in the aquarium is a great way to prevent algae issues. (speaking from recent experience)

I did the opposite with my shrimp tank (I cleaned nothing!) and ended up with lots of cool stuff in my tank.

 

[richardcunliffe]

MTS?

Ha this confused me for a bit too until I saw another thread with more context. Still, I think having more tanks is also a valid way to dilute your worries about algae in just one of them, even if it does potentially mean less time to combat algae in the first place...