20 long questions

[NoahLikesFish]

I don’t do water changes because the plants need food and even with ferts daily I can’t break 5 ppm nitrate

 

[James_O]

I have like 2 5 gallon buckets worth of hornwort then like a 5 gallon bucket worth of water lettuce then a huge bolbitis

If you claim you have that many plants in your tanks, then you should have no room for the fish to swim around.

Rainbowfish need lots of room to swim, and their tanks shouldn’t be that full.

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The plants you mentioned only help filter the water a little bit. If you actually read her book, you would have learned that her method not only involves lots of live plants, but also weekly water changes.

I can’t tell if Noah’s the most stubborn individual ever or just a legend...

He is one of the most stubborn individuals I have ever have the ‘pleasure’ of speaking with. ;Mask

 

[Tamberav]

A good idea would just be to use a HOB filter and powerhead and live rock. You don't need all that to grow sponges and dusters and stuff.

 

[NashobaTek]

Start with the basics and then graduate to more complex. Because until you learn the basics you're going to fail long term

 

[NoahLikesFish]

I have some algae on the glass becsuse I’ve been trying to go hands off with the tank but I can scrub it off if I want. It’s got leaf litter for all the microfauna and the eel and cories to hide in

 

[NoahLikesFish]

If you claim you have that many plants in your tanks, then you should have no room for the fish to swim around.

Rainbowfish need lots of room to swim, and their tanks shouldn’t be that full.

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The plants you mentioned only help filter the water a little bit. If you actually read her book, you would have learned that her method not only involves lots of live plants, but also weekly water changes.



He is one of the most stubborn individuals I have ever have the ‘pleasure’ of speaking with. ;Mask

Her method dosent involve water changes???

 

[NoahLikesFish]

She exports nutrients by removing plants

 

[NoahLikesFish]

Start with the basics and then graduate to more complex. Because until you learn the basics you're going to fail long term

I know I’m gonna start just 20 long lr t5 and powerhead hob then I’m gonna build the display fuge and pray I don’t flood my room

 

[elorablue]

I have some algae on the glass becsuse I’ve been trying to go hands off with the tank but I can scrub it off if I want. It’s got leaf litter for all the microfauna and the eel and cories to hide in

"trying to go hands off"

I hear ya. Whenever I burn the dinner I just call it 'blackened' or cajun style

 

[NoahLikesFish]

Also can you culture phyto in full strength seawater? I have heard some say you can some say you cant

 

[James_O]

Her method dosent involve water changes???

It does involve water changes. Have you read the book? Or did you just try to reference it to me, to make you seem smart?

I don’t do water changes because the plants need food and even with ferts daily I can’t break 5 ppm nitrate

What are you even talking about about at this point??

 

[NoahLikesFish]

Ok, if anyone wants to talk to me about freshwater do it in pms or on a different site. I’m not letting this get derailed any more

 

[NashobaTek]

Basics are....the correct number of fish and size for the 20 gallon, water test kits, water changes, correct filters and skimmer, correct lighting, correct sand .

Not.... Oh this play sand will work, I'm not going to have a skimmer or do water changes or testing.

 

[Tamberav]

R2R is against the inhuman treatment of fish. So it is somewhat relevant.

I don’t think you should use the 40g at the expense of the fw fish.

 

[NoahLikesFish]

It does involve water changes. Have you read the book? Or did you just try to reference it to me, to make you seem smart?



What are you even talking about about at this point??

you don’t need to do water changes but like 25% every 6 months works

 

[NoahLikesFish]

R2R is against the inhuman treatment of fish. So it is somewhat relevant.

I don’t think you should use the 40g at the expense of the fw fish.

I’m not

 

[NoahLikesFish]

Basics are....the correct number of fish and size for the 20 gallon, water test kits, water changes, correct filters and skimmer, correct lighting, correct sand .

Not.... Oh this play sand will work, I'm not going to have a skimmer or do water changes or testing.

I’m not going to use a skimmer because I don’t see any use in it unless I kept sensitive coral. But if I did a large tank I’d do play sand over lvie sand because it is more cost effective and it dosent have many adverse effects. I’m gonna test nitrate and ammonia but probably not test phos calc alk and mag because I’m doing regular 25% water changes every 2 weeks

 

[Tamberav]

you don’t need to do water changes but like 25% every 6 months works

well your tank is 6 months old so time to do a water change!

 

[NashobaTek]

Definitely you do not want to use play sand. Play sand is primarily silicate based which will do nothing for buffering & will feed diatoms.

 

[NashobaTek]

Definitely you do not want to use play sand. Play sand is primarily silicate based which will do nothing for buffering & will feed diatoms.