Thrills22
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Pearl gouramis are cool fish
Quite stunning too. I think a white, black, or blue background really make their colors "pop" so to speak.
Pearl gouramis are cool fish
Do you know what the PAR is in this tank? I found that BBA was an issue when the light was a little too high for my low light build. Also, how often are you doing water changes? Dissolved organics are a major contributor to BBA, along with too low of a CO2 concentration. I think one of these three factors is contributing to the BBA.
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Having read a thread elsewhere something seemed blatantly obvious to me that I hadn't quite figured out. My flows were most likely cancelling each other out and creating dead spots. According to a knowledgeable member on another forum (and this may just be common knowledge throughout the hobby) all outlet nozzles should point the same way with flow ideally going from back to front rather than side to side.
Yes this is a very common flow fault. People try to eliminate dead spots by having filter outlets and powerheads facing random directions. When the outlets are positioned in unison they work together to move the water in one direction. This is much more efficient
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Btw how long does it take BBA to die once it's gone red?
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The lights are off now. I can just make out the ottos chowing on the affected branch so hopefully they are eating it. I've added a spray bar and replaced the filter impeller. Got good surface ripple all over now. The co2 seems to mix better and stays lower for longer. Decent sway on all plants now too. Fresh easycarbo going in tomorrow. Gonna take a chance with the vals. For once something just went according to plan.
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Lookimg nice though caliban ?
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