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Forum: General Planted Tank Discussion

11-28-2012, 03:19 PM

Replies: 37

Myths of Activated Carbon

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Posted By Rhodophyta

I have both city tap water and a well. My well...

I have both city tap water and a well. My well water would rapidly destroy any aquarium RO unit. It has CO2 and calcium, plus sediment, but not the bad smell which is very difficult to treat. There...

Forum: General Planted Tank Discussion

11-28-2012, 03:11 PM

Replies: 37

Myths of Activated Carbon

Views: 5,147

Posted By Rhodophyta

I use carbon to remove chlorine and chloramine...

I use carbon to remove chlorine and chloramine from my tap water. That is what it does best, but it also removes lead and copper, taste and odor. In the aquarium it removes yellow color and meds. It...

Forum: General Planted Tank Discussion

08-17-2012, 08:44 AM

Replies: 7

Would this work as DIY CO2?

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Posted By Rhodophyta

Would this work as DIY CO2?

I was at Costco where they had a gadget that makes carbonated beverages at home like root beer and cola. It was about $100 for everything including a CO2 cartridge. Then later I saw the identical...

Forum: Shrimp & Other Invertebrates

12-26-2011, 12:12 PM

Replies: 21

HELP: my CRS tank pH went thru the roof when I added Fluval shrimp mineral!!!!

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Posted By Rhodophyta

It's been a month. Either everything went super...

It's been a month. Either everything went super well and you forgot us,or all the new chemicals blew up your house and left a crater that filled up with water of alternating layers of pH 1 and pH 14....

Forum: Shrimp & Other Invertebrates

11-13-2011, 10:55 PM

Replies: 16

Assassin Snails

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Posted By Rhodophyta

I thought the assassin snails I'd put in the 75...

I thought the assassin snails I'd put in the 75 had disappeared, so I didn't worry about putting 4 yoyo loaches in the tank. It turned out the Assassins had dug under the gravel and multiplied...

Forum: Shrimp & Other Invertebrates

11-13-2011, 10:51 PM

Replies: 4

What shrimp want....

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Posted By Rhodophyta

What shrimp want....

I can't read their minds.:iamwithst

I took some cherry blossom and some blue pearl shrimp (separate bags) in to the local fish club meeting last night for their monthly mini-auction. The guy who...

Forum: Other Websites

11-06-2011, 04:04 AM

Replies: 42

Animal Planet's "Tanked" TV Show

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Posted By Rhodophyta

I set the DVR to capture them and got six...

I set the DVR to capture them and got six episodes. They are entertainment. They have an internet presence too, and there you can see that much of the buffoonery and Jersey Shore Idiocy is stuck in...

Forum: General Planted Tank Discussion

10-10-2011, 03:28 AM

Replies: 24

Wendtii, Bronze (Cryptocoryne wendtii v. ‘Tropica’) Pot (med

Views: 3,847

Posted By Rhodophyta

I prefer the other more accurate common name,...

I prefer the other more accurate common name, Sucking Loach.

Not only are they from southeast Asia, not China, they eat more fish scales than algae if they eat any algae at all. If you throw fish...

Forum: The Lounge & Introductions

07-16-2010, 02:18 AM

Replies: 9

Anybody remember "Guppies to Groupers" TV show

Views: 1,817

Posted By Rhodophyta

I believe the station recorded over the masters...

I believe the station recorded over the masters of the programs and so they no longer exist, except for a few of them copied onto VCR by listeners. However it would be nice to think that the original...

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