Recent content by agrasyuk

Congrats on the new tank!

Imidiate action - PWC to reduce organics (use this opportunity to pickup any decomposing plant parts) and reset any possible overdose on ferts, less feeding for a few days so less organics introduced. See how it goes front there

one month later

Keep feeding the tank and give it time to stabilize. Having seeded media in filter took me about 3 days to build up BB levels to deal with the load. With 0 NO2 and some Nitrates already there it looks like it's already going no idea how much of a difference cranked up heater makes, never tried...

Two tanks? Obsession? :)

Good call on not spending any more on decorations . One more vote on the background. Yes you just bought it , still it is the biggest distraction and moving things around not going to make much difference at all. If it makes you feel better I too have some $ sunk into background I no longer...

I'd say stick to schedule of weekly 50% PWCs. What do you have in your tank? Fresh piece of DW that is leaching?

Another vote for not using carbon in filters unless specifically removing something bad. I never tested this and don't have evidence for or against. However the filter is designes to capture and retain chemicals/elements until it reaches saturation. I don't see how it can possibly descriminate...

Just a PSA: Joey's videos should be watched with grain of salt. Huge huge bolder sized grain of salt. regrettably YouTube doesn't offer ignore list functionality, this would be the first channel I would block to never see in search results again. As to continuous water change /flow through...

My 125g houses mostly tiny fish. No good pictures on hand. Not to big, but 55gal - 40 neon tetras, thinking if to add 20 more :) (+6 small algae eaters and pair of shy angels)

That will depend heavily on amount and type of plants . To make the decision look into: 1. "One stop shop" liquid like Flourish or API greanleaf. we 2. Flourish Excel /metricide14 as source of available carbon. 3. Root tabs as required (we're already mentioned above) 4 . Dry fertilizer packs

I'm not arguing for vacuuming (I don't vaccum susbstrate either) but you cannot simplify it like this. Unlike in our tank quite a few anaerobic processes happen in deeper silty bottoms of those lakes on top of slew of extra creatures that feed on deteius and other wastes. In nature it's not...

Hi and welcome. Perhaps insuficient gass exchange due to not enough surface agitation ? You also could have a floating scum/film inhibiting the exchange. You didn't mention your equipment or tank size. Normaly a HOB breaking the surface will provide all the agitation one ever needs, but you...

One filter or two, seeded or nbot seeded there is a fact that can't be denied - nitrosomonas bacteria population is not present in sufficient numbers to cope with the amount of ammonia produced. You didn't mention you nitrate reading so not clear if you have significant population of...

Looks like there is a canopy to hide the light and plants are no concern . so really any source of light will do, perhaps a led shoplight? Temperature - 78 is a safe bet. Adjust per your specific stock As for sump you will naturally need a return pump, I liked the eheim compact I had. My...