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Today, 05:12 AM

Tom Barr replied to a thread Scrubbing to remove algae? in General Plant Topics

Best way to save a plant, is to learn to grow the plant. This is your goal, really, you did not start this hobby to learn ti kill algae, to learn to...

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Today, 05:06 AM

Tom Barr replied to a thread ATI help needed ... in Lighting

No fan option in "manual mode" I was aware of. I assume it's automated based on temp.

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Today, 05:05 AM

Tom Barr replied to a thread Gerry's 220 Scape with Cardinal Shoal in Aquascaping

I'll be out exploring places tomorrow, so I'll post some pics.

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Today, 05:04 AM

Tom Barr replied to a thread Last chance - Green Thread Algae in Are you new to aquatic plants? Start here

American marine makes a decent easy to use/calibrate meter for about 90$ USD for pH. I am not fond of anything Azoo/milwaukee.

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Yesterday, 05:48 PM

Tom Barr replied to a thread Last chance - Green Thread Algae in Are you new to aquatic plants? Start here

Does the algae grow mostly where the current hits the plants? If so, a little more CO2 and trimming those plants so as to NOT block the flow will be...

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Yesterday, 05:41 PM

Tom Barr replied to a thread Why water change day seems to grow aquatic plants better in CO2 Enrichment

Well, you'd not dose because you are isolating and only testing the water pressure. Same if you had a potted plant and wanted to raise it up for a...

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Yesterday, 05:39 PM

Tom Barr replied to a thread ATI help needed ... in Lighting

I've had the ! appear before, but it was rare and the fan was not working right.

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Yesterday, 07:03 AM

Tom Barr replied to a thread Eheim Skim350 Surface Skimmer Discount if you Pre-Order by 5/31 USA TBR Members Only in Trades, swaps, sales

Get 4-6 bushy nose baby plecos Matt. Cheap Labor.

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Yesterday, 06:57 AM

Tom Barr replied to a thread Dosing Pump Questions in Aquatic Plant Fertilization

Yea. Something along those lines. Run a standard though to make sure.

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Yesterday, 06:56 AM

Tom Barr replied to a thread Dosing Pump Questions in Aquatic Plant Fertilization

Why not use full strength Excel(1.5% glut) and then add the trace mix to that? It's mostly water and glut in not a reductant nor an oxidizer. So it...

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Yesterday, 06:37 AM

Tom Barr replied to a thread Co2 in a large tank, 300 gallon along with all sorts of other newbie issues in CO2 Enrichment

I never use canisters if I can avoid them at all cost. Evaporational cooling. Constant water level in the tank O2 levels a full 1-2 ppm higher...

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Yesterday, 06:30 AM

Tom Barr replied to a thread ATI help needed ... in Lighting

Sounds like computer damage to the circuit board. Wiring perhaps etc. You can take it apart and check to see if it's a ballast issue and then...

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05-20-2013, 05:27 PM

Tom Barr replied to a thread Why water change day seems to grow aquatic plants better in CO2 Enrichment

Solcielo, As long as you account for the pots and then also adjust the light intensity to match for that brief time also, this could be tested....

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05-20-2013, 06:14 AM

Tom Barr replied to a thread 120 gallon Dutch Planted something or another in Aquascaping

Most killis are good shrimp eaters unfortunately.........and jumpers..........I like them though.

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05-20-2013, 04:49 AM

Tom Barr replied to a thread 120 gallon Dutch Planted something or another in Aquascaping

A severe whacking job: You can see the monte carlo creeping back already after about a week. I have a hole in the rear right corner and the front...

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05-20-2013, 04:02 AM

Tom Barr replied to a thread FS:Gnarled Manzanita driftwood, batch 1#, 2013 in Trades, swaps, sales

2 pieces of wood. This would be good for a 75 gallon or thereabouts, or larger, 90-125 Gallon etc.

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05-20-2013, 04:00 AM

Tom Barr replied to a thread When do you start fertilizing a new non-CO2 tank? in Non-CO2 Methods

Likely does not matter much, but you can start anytime from day one. I do.

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05-20-2013, 03:59 AM

Tom Barr replied to a thread Co2 in a large tank, 300 gallon along with all sorts of other newbie issues in CO2 Enrichment

100 micron's quickly turn into 50-20's pretty fast as they clog. You can swap those 100's out for a 50 or 20-25's say 1-2 days after a water change....

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05-19-2013, 08:51 PM

Tom Barr replied to a thread FS: True Rotala indica(about 30 stems), Ludwigia curly tornado, Rotala sunset in Trades, swaps, sales

Curly, indica are gone. I have some more sunset.

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05-19-2013, 08:48 PM

Tom Barr replied to a thread Co2 in a large tank, 300 gallon along with all sorts of other newbie issues in CO2 Enrichment

Yes, without the Reactor, and just with the NW alone, you'll get plenty of CO2, "main lining it" basically. You should do this 1st, then see, then...

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