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How many ppm of nitrate did you have before using the fertilizer and what is it after you used the fertilizer? What is the name or brand of the fertilizer?

I thought I would add some additional information on Nerites. They are native to some river delta's They spend most of their life in fresh water and lay their eggs. However the eggs only hatch iand Juvenal snails only develop in brakishwater. So they don't bread in aquariums. most are...

Ammond leaves and drift wood often leach organic acids into the water. These can react with KH and reduce the KH andPH value. However if you have a lot ofKH the almond leaves or drift wood would not be able to generate enough organic acid to make enough difference. Frequent water changes tend...

What is your PH now and why do you want to lower it. Also what is the PH of your tap water.

It is my understanding it is the humidity that warps the acrylic. not the heat. Acrylic abslorbs some water and swells when it does. The acrylic can handle temperatures a lot higher than is typical for aquariums.

It the bottle got hot in the sun some the water in the bottle may have evaporated concentrating the chemicals int the bottle. So you hight have overdosed it.

A high PH doesn't mean your water is hard It is possible to have a PH of 6 with very hard water. A PH of 9 indicates the water utility is adding something to the water to increase ph. GH (General hardness) test only tests for the presence of calcium and magnesium. The PH test test for the...

It is widely believed that high oxygen levels were the reason of the size of early insects. At that time Oxygen levels were 35%. Today it is 21%. The reason for this was plants. plants had removed a lot of CO2 before the arboniferous period and at that time bacteria could not break down...

Guys PH is not related to water hardness. Hardness (GH) is a measure of the amount of calcium nd magnesium in the water sometimes they do affect PH .but other times they don't. GH boosters generally don't effect PH even though they are full of calcium and mangesium. Additionally water...

water utilities use chlorine, chlorine, UV, or ozone to kill bacteria or parasites in the water. It doesn't mater how pure the water is or the water source. with miles of pipes and water storage organisms and maintenance inevitable can get in and as reasult It is highly unusual for tap...

What is your tank maintenance routine? How often do a water change and when you do how much water do you replace? What is the size of the tank. Other than fish food what other things do you add to the water? Impropermaintenance can weaken the immune system leading to disease and fish...

aebased on your pictures there isn't much growing on your gravel. In general they go to were the food is most plentiful and easiest to eat. So IN general they like moving across the glass. However if there is algae growing on the gravel but not the glass thy will move across the grave. Also...

magnesium and calcium are very similar. iMy understanding is that n their pure metal state they have no effect on PH. However in air they corrode to a oxide. but when the oxide gets wet it covers to hydroxide which does push PH up. And then they converts to carbonate. carbonates of...

Why don't you send me a private message with your address. i can send you a sample of the micro I make for my tank based on the information I posted much earlier in the thread. I don't know of any good micro fertilizer on the market. Many have problems: many use sulfate ingredients that...

YOur nitrate and phosphate levels are fine for plants so in all likelyhood you are short something if your plants are not looking good. your phaoplhate readings posted earlier were fine. and your nitrate is more then sufficient for plant growth. So you can elliminate nitrogen and phosphate.

it's a complicated answer but in most cases you won't see anything. The salts used un fertilizer on their own do not effect PH. because they are neither acidic or alkali. however that said for micros you want the ingredients dissolved in acidic water. If the water is not acidic the...

Note true. It depends the circumstances. If you have a container of pure the PH should be 7 because pure water has no acids or bases ion it. Add CO2 PH will drop. Remove it PH will go up.to 7. Add ammonia ( as base) the PH will increase and can hit 10 or more. Pure water in a container...

what brand fertilizer are you using. ?

Whenever water mixes with air the water any excess CO2 in the water will be released into the air. If the water is deficient in CO2 mixing air with water will increase CO2 levels in the water. Mixing air with water is always good becuse it helps keep CO2and oxygen levels stable in the water...

A 4 stag RO filter would perform as well as the zero water filter. A 3 stage RO filter would be better than the PUR filter and almost as good as the zero. You can also get a RO system on amazon.com. The one linked can be connected to a facet and will produce 50 gallons in one day. The waste...

Adjusting PH and KH up products typically contain sodium or potassium bicarbonate. The ratio of sodium to potassium can effect the health of the fish. Too much potassium is unknown to be toxic to to fish. Sodium may not be as dangerous as potassium but it still can cause problems For...

My suggestion is to keep trying floating plants. Eventually you may find one which they don't like You could try water lettuce, salvinia, redroot floater.

This is an article on the solar still. These systems do work but they produce clean water slowly. you could use a solar still to get pure from from the waste water generated by a RO system.

In general a RO system separates the water in 2 outputs. It takes tap water and most of the minerals go out in one output that is typically dumped down the drain. The other output is soft water with most of the minerals removed. The simplest system connects to a facet and and waste water...

Nana. Most Anubiasare not fully aquatic. Another common name for the pothos. A common house plant grown in soil

I resently rearranged my tank and decided to remove the Anubis but wanted to save it for possible later use. so I put it in a container with the roots submirged in fertilized water with the leave out of the water. Growth rate has roughly doubled. I don't know if it is because of nutrient...

Some people confused GH with KH. drift wood,,almond leave,peatmoss release organics react with carbonate reduce KH and lPH. Hower GH is caused by calcium and magnesium in the water. The only way to reduce GH is to remove calcium and magneisum from the water. RO systems and pillows will do...

Your plants are loosing the lower leaves. only the top of the stem is growing. This is a classic sign of a mobil nutrient deficiency. Yours plants are removing nutrients from old leaves to support the growth of new leaves. The old damaged leaves then fall off the plant. Mobil nutrients are...

China was one of the first counties to produce d vaccine. However it has become apparent that its is not a very good one. So even though many in China have received the vaccine many still don't have immunity Lockdowns were effective early in the pandemic partially because the virus was now...

Algae tends to do best in planted tanks when not all of the 14 nutrients plants need to grow are pressent. If all the nutrients are available for plant growth algae doesn't dow well. Easy green has: Nitrogen, Potassium, Phosphate, Magnesium, Iron, Manganese, boron, zinc, molybdenum. It...

I have see that from my nerit snails in my tank. Basically they stop rotate ad the mouth consumes the Algae. They then move forward a little bit. and then rotate in the other direction and repeat. Other times they don't rotate and just move in one direction.

Yes the general opinion is that no water changes i not a good idea. However that said you can find evidence of people doing it online and on this site. So I included that option in my post. However in my persoonal opinion is that in some cases small water changes may be OK. Each tank is...

In california many places get their water from steams in the winter. However once summer starts those streams dry up well water is used to make up. So seasonal GHchanges do happen in california and sometimes the GH change is dramatic.

As long as plants get all the nutrients they need to grow. they should stay healthy and green for a long time and will only need occasional trimming to remove the excess growth. Some of the tank pictures you posted as examples of what you want to achieve are fertilized tanks. Once you get...

Other than light, water, and CO2 plants need Nitrogen, potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphate, sulfur, chlorine, iron. manganese, boron, zinc, copper, molybdenum, and zinc to grow. If just one is missing your plant will struggle and eventually die. Generally tap water does not have all the...

at that size they are unlikely to cause any problems for your fish or shrimp. However if they get bigger and can live fully submirged they could hunt and eat shrimp or may create another hazard of your fish. I would just monitor them for now. they may no be aquatic and are just feeding on the...

You can add a cartridge to the RI system what would put minerals back in the water. I don't recommend doing this for aquariums because the minerals the cartridge adds are selected for taste. They may not add the minerals plants and animals need in the correct ratios. However your question...

How long has this tank been set up? From your data we now the parameters have been in creasing since january. Was there any change in stocking, water changes, products added to the water (dechlorinator, fertilizer) before January? Do you have PH, KH, Gh data from last year. You may have...

There are pumps on the market that do have oiled shafts. I believe they are mainly high flow and high pressure pumps. If you want a fountain of water more than 3 feet high you need such a pump. I did read on one person that had such a pump in a large tank and the oil did leak out killed fish...

To prevent your water from going acidic put a natural sea shell or crushed coral in the tank If your water goes acidic a little bit of the shell will dissolve and neutralize the acid. iONce the PH goes to 7 or above he shells stops disolving and it stops affecting the pH. It works better and...