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  1. MickeyA

    need help identifying new coral.

    pretty xenia mine are a almost red pink color but care for xenias its simple low-high light and water flow the a photosynthetic and the pulsing isn't for feeding its to create water movement lower your flow in the tank the more they pulse more
  2. MickeyA

    fuzzy worm things

    agree beneficial bristle worm only the bad ones attack and eats stuff but if you have found one theres more in the sand bed and live rock
  3. MickeyA

    Growing from my rock

    if it looks like a feather hand is reaching out I might possibly be a barnacle or it could be a muscle of some sort the focus was a little blurry
  4. MickeyA

    what kind of anomone

    Definitely aiptasia the coloration shift from clear to brown to green based on your lighting ive been battling with them about 3 wks but wiped them out finally.
  5. MickeyA

    guppy breeding (first time!)

    Also if you just want the flashy males get a styrofoam cooler most are 5 gallon and an airpump as a breeding tank
  6. MickeyA

    guppy breeding (first time!)

    Generally with guppies i use a .5g per fish
  7. MickeyA

    guppy breeding (first time!)

    Normally when my guppy is going to pop i transfer her to my iso tank and keep the lights off for about 2 days and on day 3 take her out and normally i get about 15 to 30 fry
  8. MickeyA

    crazy plant experiment

    Day 2 in full sun
  9. MickeyA

    How often to water change?

    Congrats on the lack of water changes alot of people say 10 20 40% water change every 1 2 3 4 weeks walstead mentioned this that water changes can be minimize with heavily planted tanks topping off evaporation replenishes some nutrients in the water. It generally your call what works for some...
  10. MickeyA

    low or no tech planted

    One more thing though i forgot to mention algea may be a problem with just sunlight dustinsfishtanks on youtube has a video he grew a carpet of baby tears in a tank in his backyard but the water looked kinda nasty but who would complain if it gets you a java moss wall
  11. MickeyA

    low or no tech planted

    Interesting question and ill give you the straight answer first yes you can. Now the long answer if you have no fish than you can pump more co2 and dont have to worry about fish dieing also some ferts that would be harmful to fish well you could use them too. And last but not least cost if you...
  12. MickeyA

    crazy plant experiment

    Im trying submerged and see how it works either way the experiment ends in plus
  13. MickeyA

    new plants and cloudy water?

    Well cloudy water how ever unpleasant it is normally clears itself up as long as the water parameters are good alot of times it clears up by itself. And at the same piont water changes dont hurt may speed up the process if its a bacterial bloom.
  14. MickeyA

    crazy plant experiment

    Sorry about the lack of punctuation. i was on my phone app so its easier to not use it. appologies if its difficult to understand.
  15. MickeyA

    crazy plant experiment

    Well there in sunlight all day but the bottles are in my kitchen window facing west so they only get direct in the evening.
  16. MickeyA

    crazy plant experiment

    Ok so you know how every once in a while you get crazy ideas well i decided imma try this one ok so i took 2 20oz water bottles and cut off the top where it curves filled the bottom with organic potting soil and capped it with playsand took some of my plant clippings planted them and set them in...
  17. MickeyA

    Do khulis need a 55 gallon?

    1 inch of fish per gallon works most of the time but in planted tank and various species you can have more like guppies my rule on guppies is 1 inch for every half gallon and even when over stocked most heavily planted tanks nitrite nitrate and ammonia are at 0
  18. MickeyA

    Crypts in alkaline water?

    I have crypts and havent had them melt i moved em a bunch to but normally before i move them i let them float for a day or two
  19. MickeyA

    Do khulis need a 55 gallon?

    Well khulis can be kept in a 10g of course every site recommend a larger tank for them because they can be sensitive to water conditions but a good cycled tank will be fine for them the bio load from them is very minimal and they are good bottom feeders so if you dont want corys then go with...
  20. MickeyA

    What plants should i use

    Wysteria crypts rotala indica java moss java fern all of em grow in low light and no co2 the rotala under low light stays green but in high light with iron suppliments it turn a pinkish yellow
  21. MickeyA

    Real or plastic?

    Ok ups for plastics well they never grow so no pruning dont need a co2 system or specific lighting easy to clean move around and fish dont eat them Now the downs sometimes they are sharp and can injure fish they dont take anything out of the water and they tend to collect alot of algea. Down...
  22. MickeyA

    I'd LIKE algae in my tank. Come rant and help me.

    Ok well if you truly want algae add too much fertilizers over feed your fish keep your light on 24/7 but do weekly water changes to keep the nitrates from killing the fish and you will get all the algae yout want
  23. MickeyA

    totally confused guppies

    Thats why I was confused all the females were 2 months old all the males that were in there group of fry have full color already
  24. MickeyA

    totally confused guppies

    Ok so in my 30 I had 18 female guppies 1 male fancy type and well over the last week of observing them I realized that I now have 9 females now and 9 males without color at all I verified the sex of them all before I put them in the 30 and been watching them everyday so can they change sexy and...
  25. MickeyA

    Id this plant

    Yep looks exactly like my crypts
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