Forum: Fertilizers and Water Parameters
10-02-2011, 05:27 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 147
Regulating low ph?
My ph sits REALLY low, somewhere between 6 and 6.5, hard to tell with the API test. I'm wondering if it would be safe to use the seachem alkaline buffer to bump it up into the 7's? I would really...
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Forum: DIY
05-06-2011, 03:27 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 871
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Forum: Low Tech Forum
05-01-2011, 03:05 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,054
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Forum: Low Tech Forum
05-01-2011, 06:03 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,054
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Forum: Low Tech Forum
04-29-2011, 08:18 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,054
20h Shrimp/Plant nursery w/ diy internal filter
I'm setting this up in my bedroom so it has a few requirements from the wife... It has to be silent, unobtrusive, and low-cost.
I kind of blew it off the bat with the cost since I decided to use...
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Forum: Algae
04-20-2011, 03:28 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 274
Hair? Fuzz? Help?
I've had this algae problem for a while now. It shows up the worst on my driftwood (manzanita and mopani) but it shows up a little on my plants as well, especially when I still had java moss in the...
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Forum: Substrate
04-20-2011, 01:27 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 724
I have a local source for colorquartz, pretty...
I have a local source for colorquartz, pretty sure I can get another bag of black from them. It's probably what I'll do.
Edit: went there during lunch, they're finally out of the colorquartz,...
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Forum: Substrate
04-20-2011, 05:16 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 724
Interesting.
I think the big factor for me...
Interesting.
I think the big factor for me right now (that I don't really WANT to consider but I HAVE to consider) is that I can get another bag of colorquartz for 20 bucks. I know I love the...
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Forum: Substrate
04-20-2011, 04:40 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 724
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Forum: DIY
04-06-2011, 01:49 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,205
I had no idea what that baffle was for to be...
I had no idea what that baffle was for to be honest. I just took a plan for a fuge and modified it ;)
Either way, I'm not building the thing at this time anyways so its no big deal.
Thanks for...
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Forum: DIY
04-05-2011, 02:23 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,205
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Forum: DIY
04-05-2011, 03:04 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,205
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Forum: DIY
04-04-2011, 05:54 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,205
Yeah it's definitely an option. Reasons are...
Yeah it's definitely an option. Reasons are two-fold. First, reduction of maintenance. If i set it up as a fuge then I don't have to do separate water changes for the 20. Second is the learning...
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Forum: DIY
04-04-2011, 02:09 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,205
Well that blows.
Reasoning for the...
Well that blows.
Reasoning for the refugium...I already have 2 canisters which are Hamelin my bio very well so I dont really need a sump for more bio. The refugium would give me a safe place to...
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Forum: DIY
04-04-2011, 06:38 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,205
Refugium fed by canister?
Had an idea tonight while trying to figure out how I'm going to go about building a refugium for my 90gal out of a 20h. I want to maximize the useable area in the fuge, minimize the cost & effort of...
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Forum: Equipment
03-30-2011, 03:22 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 250
Yeah reviews on the site mentioned that.
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Yeah reviews on the site mentioned that.
Basically, you would have a 10+lb tank (whatever you can get your hands on for a good price) with a siphon tube, one of those fill stations, and a 20oz...
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Forum: Equipment
03-30-2011, 01:35 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 250
Paintball c02 'addendum' ?
I was searching amazon for c02 tanks to see if A) there was anything bigger than 20oz and B) what the best prices were. I came across these...
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Forum: Lighting
03-29-2011, 09:36 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 330
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Forum: Lighting
03-29-2011, 07:30 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 330
Bulbs for 48" PC fixture?
Might be a dumb question but its the first time I've dealt with it. I recently got a used coralife aqualight 2x65w PC fixture and the bulbs are thought to be about a year old, so before too long I...
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Forum: Low Tech Forum
03-28-2011, 03:28 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,890
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Forum: Tank Journals
03-26-2011, 03:25 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 283
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Forum: Plants
03-25-2011, 09:00 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 395
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Forum: Plants
03-25-2011, 08:08 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 395
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Forum: Plants
03-25-2011, 07:52 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 395
I've got 3m colorquartz...its inert, but I'm...
I've got 3m colorquartz...its inert, but I'm going to be adding osmocote (either in plant spikes or ice cubes) to fertilize it. But from that I still don't know if I should take it out of its little...
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Forum: Tank Journals
03-25-2011, 07:49 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 283
Evolution of my hobby, FTS only
So today I 'finalized' my 90g planted. I'm at a point now where I want to let it grow for a couple months without my intervention except for water changes (and possibly adding a bunch of anubias if...
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