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Figured some photos might show how bad (or good this depends of course on the perspective) the fungus is:

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The root has two "branches" sticking in the substrate (it's called a...

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As the title says I'm currently in week two of the DSM-phase of my tank and am experiencing some slight though contradicting problems;

Some info first: the tank has 240l (~60g) its an...

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The potassium shortage even is pointed out by some chart (or actually two charts in comparison I think) in Walstadt's book, though I can't remember her saying anything about it....

I...

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Thank you for the clarification! I know no other forum where you can get answers like that.
I have completely forgotten about the existence of Mg(NO3)2 and Ca(NO3)2 to be honest.
Also...

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Well of course, suggesting the safest possible way does make a lot of sense :)

Still my question remains: does SE, if applied by your regime of dosing for a non-CO2 tank, assumably...

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As some of you might know Potassiumnitrate used to be used by the bad-red guys and has since then not been sold to private customers in some countries.

Because of that matter I did...

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I was away over the weekend which gave me a really good opportunity to evaluate the changes in my tank over the day

Cloudiness has gotten a tad worse
Bubbles rise from the ground...

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I thought I should do an update on my tank since it has given me bilateral signs lately.

Most of the plants are growing well, the echinodorus which really didn't do anything for half a...

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@tom: wow thanks for the insight (: it's always nice to know how to calculate stuff without much testing on my own, makes the whole hobby much easier.
I'll use this for my research on...

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if you google "ferts aquarium" the first page ships internationally for 18 $. Fortunatly the dollar is a bit weak at the moment so if you live in a country with a strong currency this...

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now I'm not too experienced with aquatic tanks but well... anyways...

be carefull with the wormpoop I came to blame this...

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wow, sorry it took me so long to reply again, had to work 12 hour shifts over the weekend again ):
actually had a fight with a little bird over its owner, a patient we had to get to the...

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thanks for the quick reply (:

well I guess this wasn't the best soil to use and/or my mineralization technique was inefficient....

I suggest I'll do some waterchanges, maybe add...

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about three days ago I changed the substrate of my running 30g tank from sand to dirt capped with gravel; resulting in all my fish -except for five small red tetras- dying over night....

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Im sorr for not answering for a little while now. I hope it didnt look like i lost interest in my own discussion i was just working the worst hours lately. To be honest i thought the...

So people know W/C work but not why they do so.
One question just came to mind though do people want Discus to grow big in order for tuem to look beautifull or be healthy? Or a better way to ask...

What a great summary of discus keeping! ;) probably the most reasonable thing i heard about.keeping them

I just read through some heated discussions about a person keeping discus in a low tech...

Wow that must have been the quickest reply ever! :rolleyes:

Are you suggesting the emersed plants because of their faster growth and waste intake compared to submersed ones? Would submersed...

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Despite the fear of asking yet another question that might make me seem not too bright I decided to open yet another thread.

Is it possible to keep discus in a Non-CO2/Dirt tank...

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wow this is a pretty huge filter for those tanks
so i guess over filtration wont be an issue in a non co2 tank
thanks for the reply (:

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papst

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5 times it is then
it's strange how there is such a huge difference between the reccomended perfomance of filters in germany and the us and a.

is there any special kind of...

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i hope this question hasnt been asked too often, though i really did google the topic and couldnt find any conclusive answers for non-co2 tanks.

so i'm currently thinking about...

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quick question: do you know what kind of wood this is? looks much different than the logs you usually see in the shops....

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papst

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er.. this is a really nice offer but i wouldnt want him to join our politics too. Also we dont quite... miss him either.

Another question just came to my mind. Why do you promote...

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As I understand it Seachem Phosphorus is dissolved KH2PO4. I guess if Easy Life products are easily available in Italy you could use Easy Life Fosfo and maybe Nitro too. They keep the...