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- Fri Jan 26, 2024 2:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A growing obsession with fish
- Replies: 4
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Re: A growing obsession with fish
My name is markus and I'm an aquarist-aholic. I've never been glued to my smartphone, and TV's not really my thing either. Give me my aquarium any day - there's always something going on. The fish come to say hello, they put on a show for food, and every now and then, they try to defy gravity. I'm ...
- Thu May 25, 2023 9:32 am
- Forum: Fresh Water Plants
- Topic: Do lights need to be on 24/7?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1001
Re: Do lights need to be on 24/7?
Middle tub's got 2 full-grown female neptunes, a small male, and the snail crew. Snails get their sinking wafer daily, neptunes are fed small to oversized meals 5-8 times a day, whenever I'm feeding the tub beside them. Tested on a whim this morning - no nitrates, no ammonia, no nitrites. Not ...
- Thu May 25, 2023 7:29 am
- Forum: Fresh Water Plants
- Topic: Do lights need to be on 24/7?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1001
Re: Do lights need to be on 24/7?
I was initially drawn to the 24/7 lighting idea because I thought it'd eliminate the competition for oxygen between plants and fish at night. No fluctuating pH due to CO2, continuous ammonia removal, and lower nitrates were all benefits I had in mind. I had a setup with 2 60 breeders, planning to ...
- Thu May 25, 2023 6:36 am
- Forum: Fresh Water Plants
- Topic: Do lights need to be on 24/7?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1001
Do lights need to be on 24/7?
I set up three 10-12 gallon plastic tubs and hung a twin tube 48" fixture over them. Figured I could speed grow some live plants to sell in the store since our wholesaler doesn't carry them.
Split an order of hornwort among the three tubs - one's growing really well, the middle one's okay, and the ...
Split an order of hornwort among the three tubs - one's growing really well, the middle one's okay, and the ...