jarrod0987
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- Jul 12, 2005
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Thought I would post pics of my test kits. I don't know what it is but I am just fascinated with aquarium chemistry. Especially when it comes to trying to figure out what type of algae likes what conditions.
Here is a pic of my Algae test tank.
I try adding all the things associated with algae to see what kind grows. Then I see if doing the usual advice gets rid of it or not. I have learned a lot since I have been dormant the last few months. For one thing I was wrong about phosphate in freshwater LOL. It's only a problem when there is a lot of nitrate as well. Seems like a multiplier. By itself not a problem and seems to help in some cases. Nitrate, on the other hand, turned out to be a much bigger deal then I thought. I also found out how to keep a FO FW aquarium that removes around 3.35 ppm of nitrate per day on it's own but the effect was not what I expected.
Here is a pic of my Algae test tank.
I try adding all the things associated with algae to see what kind grows. Then I see if doing the usual advice gets rid of it or not. I have learned a lot since I have been dormant the last few months. For one thing I was wrong about phosphate in freshwater LOL. It's only a problem when there is a lot of nitrate as well. Seems like a multiplier. By itself not a problem and seems to help in some cases. Nitrate, on the other hand, turned out to be a much bigger deal then I thought. I also found out how to keep a FO FW aquarium that removes around 3.35 ppm of nitrate per day on it's own but the effect was not what I expected.