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.The Outdoorsman.

.The Outdoorsman.

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raratt said:
Nitrates are really bad, nitrites are up a little, didn't check ammonia this time. I got about 2/3 of the gravel vacuumed really good today. I'm running an undergravel filter with a "20-40 gallon" filter on the back with charcoal. Tap water is hard and runs about 7.5, tank showed acidic. Just did the second water change today. I've been adding beneficial bacteria to it, and a little aquarium salt when I change water. I'll check it all again in the morning.
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Id say fuck the under gravel filter. More money but the canister filters now days are pretty slick. That and drop a sponge filter in there. How many gallons? Community tank, planted? Ive been out of the fish game for a bit but let me ask my bro he has a room full of tanks
 
raratt

raratt

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.The Outdoorsman. said:
Id say fuck the under gravel filter. More money but the canister filters now days are pretty slick. That and drop a sponge filter in there. How many gallons? Community tank, planted? Ive been out of the fish game for a bit but let me ask my bro he has a room full of tanks
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I figured getting water flow through the gravel and having a place for detrius to get eaten by the bacteria would be a good thing. The filter on the back moves a lot of water. About 35 gallon, community tank, no plants at the moment. It's been set up for a long time without cleaning it all up and starting over.
 
sarahJane211

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Aeroknow said:
Costed 2k just to have the tv/sound dude wire up the joint.
Damn rite i’m fucking bragging!
mother fucker is gonna rock
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My sound system cost $5 ............ probably sounds just as good.
The things you own, end up owning you!

You'd have been better off buying stuff that would be useful once the grid has gone.
Guns, ammo, shelf stable foods .................. TEOTWAWKI is coming.
 
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MICHI-CAN

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raratt said:
Nitrates are really bad, nitrites are up a little, didn't check ammonia this time. I got about 2/3 of the gravel vacuumed really good today. I'm running an undergravel filter with a "20-40 gallon" filter on the back with charcoal. Tap water is hard and runs about 7.5, tank showed acidic. Just did the second water change today. I've been adding beneficial bacteria to it, and a little aquarium salt when I change water. I'll check it all again in the morning.
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A hint from my fish days. Lighten up on the food. Add an upright and proper sized powerhead at each end. Use ammo carb to clean and replace filters in back filter. Suggest a remote canister if above 42 gallons. And avoid sunlight. LOl. But a few tips.
 
GreatwhiteNorth

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raratt said:
I figured getting water flow through the gravel and having a place for detrius to get eaten by the bacteria would be a good thing. The filter on the back moves a lot of water. About 35 gallon, community tank, no plants at the moment. It's been set up for a long time without cleaning it all up and starting over.
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Personally I would completely disassemble the tank & start over - crap builds up around/under the under gravel system (antiquated tech - dump it & go with a good filtration system/s) & the gravel gets coated with shit so it is probably time to empty it & start again.
This coming from a guy that just dove into Hybrid Discus ownership - those buggers are very expensive, finickey about their water so losing a fish can easily be like flushing a hundie down the toilet so I've been doing a LOT of reading!

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Ordered my seeds for next grow ethos cherry-gar-see-ya hoping it turns out well also going to upgrade led light looking at either marshydro or spider farmer 2000led any input?
 
MICHI-CAN

MICHI-CAN

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GreatwhiteNorth said:
Personally I would completely disassemble the tank & start over - crap builds up around/under the under gravel system (antiquated tech - dump it & go with a good filtration system/s) & the gravel gets coated with shit so it is probably time to empty it & start again.
This coming from a guy that just dove into Hybrid Discus ownership - those buggers are very expensive & losing a fish can easily be like flushing a hundie down the toilet so I've been doing a LOT of reading!

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Beautiful. And hard as hell. Miss my albinos.

And 100% agree with tear down and gravel wash. Just save 25% of original water to keep biologics going. Cichlid and piranha get rich scheme here in the 90's. Ornamentals and oddities for my pleasure.
 
Sir Napsalot

Sir Napsalot

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raratt said:
I figured getting water flow through the gravel and having a place for detrius to get eaten by the bacteria would be a good thing. The filter on the back moves a lot of water. About 35 gallon, community tank, no plants at the moment. It's been set up for a long time without cleaning it all up and starting over.
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I ran undergravel filters for many years and they do build a huge denitrifying bacterial colony, but they just get too loaded-up with shit. Nowadays I like to run a couple of HOBs and a sponge filter with a powerhead

If I need to set up my 10gal hospital/fry-rearing tank, I can pull the sponge filter out and run it with a small powerhead and the tank is instantly established. Then I put a new sponge filter in the bigger tank
 
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StonedGardener

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Bareback said:
First time I saw on of those a old hippie stoner friend had it and said to him “ that’s the biggest, shiniest Easter egg I’ve ever seen “ and he replied “ boy that’s what the call a grazing ball “ ...... ok ......I’ve called them grazing balls every since
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I think "gazing" ball, remember seeing my first one in a small clearing of a large winding path garden, I was probably about 4 yrs old...it blew me away......I think they all use to be silver.
 
Bareback

Bareback

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StonedGardener said:
I think "gazing" ball, remember seeing my first one in a small clearing of a large winding path garden, I was probably about 4 yrs old...it blew me away......I think they all use to be silver.
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Hahaha yeah I know..... gazing ball ..... that’s why when he called it a grazing ball , I found it so entertaining that I continued to call it that forever.

Please keep in mind that we live in the Deep South and proper english is not a requirement for communication. Also a side note..... sounding a out that you’re pronouncing incorrect doesn’t help a person spell for shit lol.
 
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