Recent content by jarrod0987

Biofilm is perfectly normal and should cover everything in your tank. Don't worry about it one bit ;D

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Fascinating. Are you sure they are diatoms? Do they brush of easy when you swish the water like dust? Bristle nose Plecco or Otocinclus Catfish should take care of it for you if it is diatoms. If they don't touch it then maybe it isn't. Hard to say in the picture but it sure does look like it to...

I don't agree with much of this. However, I'm working on giving up arguing in fish forums for my new years resolution. Un subing now. This as gone way off topic.

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I have done the effect in a planted tank but then had to add nitrates for the plants :D This tank has no plants. I feel that we are stealing the thread away from the OP now. Please feel free to PM me any other questions. I am excited to see if @nirbhao makes new models of other related aquarium...

I can do better then that. The crushed pumice (AKA Seachem DeNitrate) is hidden under the gravel. Here is link to the photo bucket with all the pics of the build ;D I tested Nitrates a hour ago. It has been 2 days since I dosed them up to ~10 ppm. They are dropping but not nearly as fast as...

I have been working on this too. For years now. I have the denitrification working pretty easy in the tank. FW or SW makes no matter. Maybe Anammox, not sure about how that process works. Unfortunately I have found there are other issues that require we still do WC. Bicarbonate depletion, Metal...

That book changed the way I think about FW systems for ever. It's a lot to take in all at once. I re read it from time to time at least in parts.

I suspect blue is Nitrogen, White is Hydrogen, and Red is Oxygen.

I have been looking into this for the last few days because I found it an interesting questions. I did find what looked like an intro to a study regarding this. The short version: Plants can't use UV light to do photosynthesis. They need Red or Blue Light. Exposing plants to UVB also caused...

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The Speaker in this video still thinks sustainable wild caught is possible and something that should be done. I agree with her. It was never my intention to tell people we should not buy wild caught fish. The speaker just wants to show people what is really happening and wished to make the trade...

I remember seeing a show on Discovery about that issue. A sample from the most remote part of the ocean had been taken and 6-10 bits of plastic were present. That was years ago. I saw an inventor that made this floating trash can thing. I don't understand how it worked but you drop it in the...

I just wanted to show you the Cyanide and Blasting are still happening even though distributors insist they are not. I also have, in the past, post articles about the bleaching of the coral reef.