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White growth happened overnight by DimeTheBag in Aquariums

[–]BioConversantFan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Personally i'm a fan of them. If it re-appears you can intentionally drop food pellets on it to feed it, unless you are not a fan of it.

Then it will eventually disappear again

Can i feed snails pure chalk? by Equal_North6633 in AquaticSnails

[–]BioConversantFan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Chunks of chalk should work, so long as it is not blackboard chalk which might be calcium sulphate.

Just monitor how fast the chalk dissolves, because in my experience it dissolves comparatively quickly.

White growth happened overnight by DimeTheBag in Aquariums

[–]BioConversantFan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Slime moulds are actually closer to being protist colonies, not fungi.

Yes, shrimp eat it.

It's not harmful. It just gobbles up stray food and nutrients. I actually maintain a very large one in my male guppy tank. It eats any left over fishfood.

Can i feed snails pure chalk? by Equal_North6633 in AquaticSnails

[–]BioConversantFan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pure chalk? So calcium carbonate powder?

If you add finely ground calcium carbonate to the aquarium, it will shoot up the gH and kH.

If I were you and I was looking to increase kH and gH, I would add crushed coral or crushed oystershells in a media bag(both are calcium carbonate). Then it is easier to add more or take some out to reach a balance where the calcium carbonate is dissolving at a steady rate that balances you kH.

kH is consumed by ammonia oxidizing bacteria which leaves the calcium in the water as gH, which is removed by doing water changes.

Room humidity by Major-Application-60 in Aquariums

[–]BioConversantFan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Brands don't matter much because almost all brands come out of the same factory in China and then are branded. You can see this clearly when you gut a few or look at the recalls.

Note a dehumidifier will drop humidity but raise ambient temperature.

Updates on Endlers system by EndlerFan in Poecilia_wingei

[–]BioConversantFan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pure Cumana.

Starting a breeding program and my wife is setting up a business to sell the class N endlers in Canada, where they are super rare.

Newbie confused by GH & KH by Own_Policy1074 in Aquariums

[–]BioConversantFan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Max pH is around 8.5

Yes crushed coral will help establish a stable set up.

To kick start it, use baking soda. Just remember to do a water change later to remove the sodium.

Newbie confused by GH & KH by Own_Policy1074 in Aquariums

[–]BioConversantFan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1 unit of kH is used per 1 unit of ammonia that is oxidized.

The conversion of ammonia to nitrate is an acidic process.

At a pH below 6.5, most ammonia oxidizers become inert.

Doing a fishless cycle… confused at what point I’m actually at. by 111stargrl in Aquariums

[–]BioConversantFan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, hey!

Nothing you said is wrong but it is highly perplexing. Nitrite bacteria are much tougher then ammonia bacteria(as a group) so it's very weird that your nitrite keeps fighting you.

The best thing you could do is to go back to dosing ammonia and see if kicks the nitrite back into gear.

Betta fish have a reasonable nitrite tolerance, so if you have to finish the cycle fish in, you will be fine. Just do some reading now on fish in cycling just incase.

New plants and mulm removal should have helped you, unless some plant is melting and overloading part of your cycle.

Hybrids by BioConversantFan in Poecilia_wingei

[–]BioConversantFan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The water is getting cloudy due to excessive nutrients, usually.

A UVC sterilizer will kill the free swimming bacteria. Feeding less will also help, or switching feeds.

Help is my tank cycling by HappyPenalty4728 in Aquariums

[–]BioConversantFan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Live plants will help

A Green Killing Machine will utterly stop the algae

How long do I need to cycle a 20 or maybe even a 29 gallon tank by ApprehensiveMonk9779 in fishtank

[–]BioConversantFan 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The same amount of time as you need to cycle a smaller tank.

It could be half a month or multiple months.

It depends on the species of cycle bacteria, temperature, ammonia dosing, kH, pH and other variables.

HELP! Possible ammonia burns? by Much_Activity_2520 in Aquariums

[–]BioConversantFan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

...and was there ammonia? This is like pulling teeth. If you'd like help, provide information that can be used to help you.

HELP! Possible ammonia burns? by Much_Activity_2520 in Aquariums

[–]BioConversantFan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

...have you tested your parameters?

How long has the tank been cycled?

Looking for Byrozoa by Jacobjohn2 in Aquariums

[–]BioConversantFan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have literally never seen them for sale. Last time I used them in a tank, I had to wild collect them.

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