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  1. Patrice

    so sorry

    This his my last entry because i sold everything. it just not wort the trouble. i like money life and women to much to lose all my time on it. its just no fun for me if it never balance its self For people who are more perseverance then 6 years, the real trick would be to have a complete system...
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    Pps-pro question

    hi again i need to know whats going on. and is my calculation right if i have 33 gallon aquarium, and also a 800 ml mix bottle fert i will dose 3 ml off the bottle i need to achieve 10 ppm in my aquarium What should be the nitrate level if i start at 0 after adding the 3 ml? same for p04...
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    csm+b kills all shrimps and snails

    Am y they only one who can't use this product in my aquarium. How the hell do i add micro to my plants if it kills my shrimps.
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    plants dying

    glandulosa dying its turning brown and Dwarf Hairgrass its turning yellow seem to me to much light also everything was fine until i added the potassium sulfate. I saw the glandulosa not growing and the leafs turning a little brown. so i added photassium. Then everything went wrong. i have...
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    please help aquascape my aquarium

    I need to make some small change that will create a more realistic aquascaping. i am removing L. Glandulosa and removing that java fern on the wood (to the right) If possible use the picture to draw on it.
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    R.macrandra lose leaves

    What are the reason i am losing the bottoms leaves about 1 a day. It turn yellow then detach I dont think its light, because its bright red, what it might be then? You can see the long branch without its leaves in the picture. [/ATTACH]
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    Bad Nitrate Test Result

    i add 3 to 8 gram of potassium nitrate in my 30 g aquarium and my result are always the same. 5 ppm. I dont get it? i try 2 nutrafin test kit. I also have green dust algea that indicate i have low nitrate. When i test my potassium nitrate in RO water my test kit give me the right result. i...
  8. Patrice

    snail calcium and gh and mg

    Dear friends I have 4 questions that are all related, that i don't have hands on experience. Any question you can answer will help. 1-i am wondering, if 15 ppm of calcium and a GH of 100 ppm is ok for Ramshorn Snail is ok? an later even shrimps 2-i also wonder how fast a 1'' cuttlerbone in a...
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    Aquarium co2 problem

    hi every one I am getting an other problem from this aquarium, the ph from my co2 is not getting lower then 6.8. Adding 5 bubbles a second make it go lower then 6.8, but who would do that. Am i saturated in co2? or something else is going on? aquarium info no wave on top not a lot of plants...
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    Removing potassium

    If K is in high doses, it can result in the NO3 reaching zero. I have issue with nitrate, even if i add 12 gram of nitrate in 33 gallons aquarium i will have no more then 10ppm, so that mean k is to high right? Also, because of this i can't add phosphate without getting algae bloom. how to...
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    Official reason for green water

    Got the wrong question before. Don't know if its was told, but anyone know the reason why you get green water? Is it by contamination only, or by a mixture of fertilizer and what type?
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    Official reason for green dust algea?

    Don't know if its was told, but anyone know the reason why you get green dust algae? Is it by contamination only, or by a mixture of fertilizer and what type?
  13. Patrice

    will this hold my sand river?

    I made a design for a river sand. I need to know if i am going to have any problems with this setup. Don't want sand and gravel to mix together in the long terms. This is my first time. Its a 30 gallons.
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    peacock moss rare, why?

    Got on ebay.ca today to get some peacock moss. Found 2 place end they sell it at the price of gold. Any reason for that? I did buy peacock before and it was not that expensive. Also it seem that they take xmas moss and other on the same name.
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    Calculating and measuring true gph

    I got 2 differents external pumps that are very close in gph. One is a fluval 204 and the other is a fluval 303. So i tested the time it take to fill up a 4 gallon bucket. No media, just the filters. I just need to know how to calculated the gph? I got 2.8 min on the fluval 303, and 5.3 min on...
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    What do you think? Aquascaping

    This is a prototype. Going to transfer in my functional aquarium, the rock and add some sand for a river. What do you think? Main tank, where the river sand and rock will be. I may get rid of some plants for the right look.
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    High nitrate dissipating to quickly.

    i have a low to moderate planted aquarium of 30g and i add every day 2grams of potassium nitrate. Thats suppose to give me 22 ppm. By they end of the day i am lacking nitrate because it go to zero. The question is... can something be neutralizing my nitrate. don't tell me to add more, its a...
  18. Patrice

    phosphate fiends?

    phosphate friends? Plants need what type of fertilizer to absorb phosphate? My plants are not absorbing the phosphate. In a other word, what is the plants main fertilizer to be able to absorb mono potassium phosphate?
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    Ludwigia Glandulosa (plant) problem

    I have this problem for a long time. Bottom leave turn yellow, then falling off. I am giving you all spec off my aquarium for easier analyzing. There are a lot of different deficiencies/toxicity in different web site that could be the cause. Someone must of had or know the cause looking at the...
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    Aquarium GH calculation help

    Seem to me GH dont mean only calcium and magnesium. My calcium is 28.9 ppm and my magnesium is around 7 ppm meaning I shound have a GH of 35.9 ppm. But when i test the GH its at 100pm (5 drops). Whats going on? Also, if you add 6gram of magnesium(epson salt) in 124 Liter you should have 4.5 ppm...
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    What is this wood

    I got that from a small lake. Right know, its wet and a little dry in some spots. I don't want to be pin. i boil it for 2h and there where some kind of sap coming out of it. It ruined my pots.
  22. Patrice

    foaming/gelatine top water

    hello. Do Ramshorn snails sacretion can great foaming on top of the water? My snails are in a water of 6.6 ph stable from c02, i heard that if there are stress, they can sacred a lot of mucus. May that be the cause?
  23. Patrice

    Please help me identify the cause of this symptom

    What is this algae or this reaction and what is causing it. its killing my plants. My grass stop growing. Here my setup Alternative days, in the morning, ferts and iron 20 ppm nitrate .5ppm phosphate 120 ppm magnesium 30 ppm calcium 0.1 iron (more or less) c02 injection all day and night...
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    Lack of C02

    Can you have a Lack of C02 if you have pressurize c02 with pH sensor. The tank is setup to have between 6.6ph and 6.8ph for 24h. Normal water is at 7.2 ph. Do that mean i have co2 in my thank always? Even if my kh is at 7, Which indicate i have very high c02?
  25. Patrice

    What is your dosing schedule?

    If your aquarium is doing well, Please tell, whats your Fert schedule. Specially your dosing time and days. If you can, add how long the lights stay on, co2 injection time and anything that can be useful information. exemple: Alternative days, in the morning, ferts and iron 20 ppm nitrate...
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