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These are both exciting prospects! I'm glad you have decided to venture into this and wish you the best of luck. I will certainly be eager to see things develop.

Cell culture huh....does that mean we could look forward to a US based company selling sterile tissue culture plants? :o

Another thought, what about small setups capable of growing plants...

I'm not sure the purpose of vacuuming the substrate regularly. I never do this with my planted tanks, seems like it would be quite disruptive to established healthy plants. I use a small hose to suck...

That is a great camera. I just got into this side of things myself with a d3200, good for beginners. The price on that is really good especially considering it includes those lenses. If I hadn't...

In addition to what Dutchy said, I would wager you could reduce your light intensity if not adding pressurized CO2. I never really count DIY CO2 as adding CO2 unless it is a small aquarium.
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Congratulations, that is quite an accomplishment!

Does a mame overflow work with a canister filter?

Any links to the other items you mentioned. I had a hard time finding anything small and low profile to use for scum removal.

I've never managed to keep the surface clear with just a lily pipe. I think you need to put a lot of flow through it to really get it to suck the film down. I get the vortex, but it doesn't remove...

I think the mechanics of hemoglobin is the primary factor for fish. In simple terms, if the concentration of CO2 is greater in the blood than in the water then deoxygenated hemoglobin releases CO2...

The winter months slow down my plant acquisition and selling. I don't bother trying to get them shipped to me and I don't bother trying to send any out...just too cold.

I am preparing to try my...

This is an interesting project. You may want to look at some of the amphibian and frog forums for ideas as well. I've seen some beautiful paludariums around the net in a variety of places. Those...

I haven't (nor will i) do the calculations, but I'm fairly certain your numbers are off. The 30 ppm is above what atmospheric pressure would allow. I think it is around 7 ppm if there is no active...

I have never used a burn in period. Maybe I should? Does this damage the ballast or the bulbs? What are the issues with not using a burn in period?

thanks for the replies. good to know a few of those plants will do okay without cO2. The mix of microsword and hair grass looks nice IMO. I added a third smaller branch to the V.

Gerry,...

I hope to plant this tomorrow. Any thoughts on the mini pelia and how it will do without co2?

I would appreciate some feedback on the hardscape and planting plans.

Anyone know if mini pelia will do well in low light non CO2 conditions?

I have been away for quite a bit, still keeping my tanks; but not participating much on the forum. Work has been so insanely busy for the past few months I couldn't get away. Things have slowed and...

how would the mini myrio do in a low light CO2 tank? my low light tank has CO2, but little light, crypts, S. repens, HG, others do fine just grow very slow. I'm looking to swap out the pygmy chain...

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IME, it requires good CO2 to do well and will stunt and grow poorly if not receiving enough. I have never tried it in a non CO2 tank, but don't think it would do well.

I think it also has something to do with pH and other factors. I've heard of some using certain acids to ensure they do not precipitate. there are recipes on the net somewhere for Tropica like all in...

I understand that, but they will only precipitate in smaller volumes at the concentrations we dose. Shouldn't be an issue with the dilute solutions in such a large volume of water. Are we sure the...

Really? 4-5 hours between macro and micro dosing? Why? I have always dosed at the same time. I've been doing EI daily dosing. Could someone explain why this is necessary?

Well, I answered my own question tonight. I decided to hook it in since it wasn't too much of a plumbing project. It appears that the addition of the cerges reactor inline with the filter reduced...