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Fresh2o said:
What is the definition of good flow? I imagine it has less to do with a strong current and more to do with the elimination of dead spots. True/false?


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True.

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Upon changing the flow direction almost instantaneously detritus was kicked up&pushed toward the filter intake..I want to say true to it being more important to eliminate those deadspots than maintaining a strong current,as a strong current wouldn't be necessary in a tank this size in helping to eliminate deadspots.
 
Ordered a gh/kh test kit..Will be the first time I'll be testing these levels..I believe I'm fine but I've been wrong before..
 
tiger terror said:
Ordered a gh/kh test kit..Will be the first time I'll be testing these levels..I believe I'm fine but I've been wrong before..
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Be sure to test your source water as well. I've done the tests a few times. Values don't change much. IMO kind of a pain of: add a drop, cap, shake, read, repeat until you get to the target color. But it's not something you are testing all the time.


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The test kit came in today&was dropped off at the clubhouse so I guess I'll get it tomorrow..
Tonite was clean the canister & forget my top off bucket was filling & flooded my closet...10 towels in the wash!
The canister was super dirty&in bad need of a cleaning..literally could not see below the water line in the rinse bucket(tank water of course),last clean was 2 1/2 weeks ago..to say the least it a doing the job asked of it..
 
Test results revealed:
kh-160
gh-360
According to the chart I'm good to keep marine fish/inverts-rift lake cichlids/brackish water fish..now These are tests on current tank water.
Holding can water test:
kh-140
gh-300
So according to the tests I can't successfully any of the thriving fish or plants that I am currently keeping..what am I missing here?
I use the same source water which I keep in a holding barrel to gas out&is prefiltered again before adding to the tank...These test are confusing!
 
tiger terror said:
Test results revealed:
kh-160
gh-360
According to the chart I'm good to keep marine fish/inverts-rift lake cichlids/brackish water fish..now These are tests on current tank water.
Holding can water test:
kh-140
gh-300
So according to the tests I can't successfully any of the thriving fish or plants that I am currently keeping..what am I missing here?
I use the same source water which I keep in a holding barrel to gas out&is prefiltered again before adding to the tank...These test are confusing!
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I don't know about the fish. I have rams and neon's in 8.2 PH and have kept other centrals and geophagus in this high ph. as long as they are not wild caught and acclimated well I think you should be fine. How ever I have no idea what my kh is but my GH is some where around 120 to 180. Are you on lake Michigan water?
 
mikem691 said:
I don't know about the fish. I have rams and neon's in 8.2 PH and have kept other centrals and geophagus in this high ph. as long as they are not wild caught and acclimated well I think you should be fine. How ever I have no idea what my kh is but my GH is some where around 120 to 180. Are you on lake Michigan water?
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Central Indiana limestone's finest water...
BUILDING THE MONSTER!
 
tiger terror said:
Plants seemed to of reacted well to the increase in phosphates..small trim, replant and were off..
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Pardon my ignorance but how does one increase phosphates? Is it via dosing like Seachem Phosphorus?

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Not an ignorant question at all..I use dry ferts mixed with distilled water dosed daily...(from GLA-GreenLeafAquariums) l increased the amount phosphate(dry powder)in the fert dosing bottle..
 
Due for a trim,all in all the tank is doing very well&can't believe that I didn't take it up a notch sooner..the blue eyes are doing great&gaining in size(were very small at time of purchase)..
 
You've got some crazy intense colors in there! Refresh me on the lighting again?


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