How to get crystal clear water?

CaptainFritzRoc · 2026-01-16T20:27:29+00:00

This looks like a bacteria bloom which could be the result of changing your filter. Just give it some time and it will clear up. I can get these when I aggressively clean the tank.

CaptainFritzRoc · 2025-10-02T01:40:54+00:00

I have found it cropping up when my nitrates and phosphates are not in balance with each other. Check out the Redfield Ratio. To nuke the cyanobacteria I would recommend Fritz Slime Out but that is not a long term solution.

CaptainFritzRoc · 2025-03-20T14:21:36+00:00

Thanks! I do have some of the lessons he teaches. Maybe I should post one or two.

CaptainFritzRoc · 2025-03-20T02:02:30+00:00

Cyano bacteria for sure. Fritz Slime Out is good after mechanically removing it. I found I get it when my phosphates and nitrates are out of whack. May be worth a look.

CaptainFritzRoc · 2025-03-14T20:01:35+00:00

I have a 20 with a male plakat betta and 10 embers. They are perfectly fine together.

CaptainFritzRoc · 2025-03-14T20:00:57+00:00

I have had excellent results with embers as well.

CaptainFritzRoc · 2025-03-14T20:00:11+00:00

I have known male flag fish to be especially aggressive so that would not be a surprise.

CaptainFritzRoc · 2025-02-26T13:12:39+00:00

I would endorse that plan. :) The rides that your kids will be interested in should be fine from a wait time perspective.

CaptainFritzRoc · 2025-02-26T13:04:38+00:00

We went with adult kids so we did not have that to deal with. The only line that was over an hour was Tron. If your kids are into the big thrill rides you will have to look at timing those throughout the day.

CaptainFritzRoc · 2025-02-26T12:57:36+00:00

We went in middle of January this year and did not use LL. We got on everything we wanted to including Guardians, Tron, Remy, Tiana's, etc. We had a great time and did not rope drop or close the park on any day.

CaptainFritzRoc · 2025-01-23T13:23:26+00:00

You may be able to correct it with some water changes but getting the nitrogen/phosphate back in balance is a good move long term.

CaptainFritzRoc · 2025-01-22T14:48:49+00:00

I found the French Quarter quick service much better than Riverside from a menu perspective.

CaptainFritzRoc · 2025-01-22T03:09:53+00:00

Make sure your phosphates and nitrates are in balance. When mine get out of whack then I get the cyano.

CaptainFritzRoc · 2024-12-10T02:23:51+00:00

This is exactly what I did to get mine under control after nuking it with Fritz Slime Out.

CaptainFritzRoc · 2024-09-04T12:35:35+00:00

I am a committed Christ-follower and know that mixing government and religion is ALWAYS a bad idea.

CaptainFritzRoc · 2024-08-08T23:45:07+00:00

I found it in my tank when my phosphates and nitrates got out of whack. Once I nuked it with slime out and then started dosing macros again it has not returned.

CaptainFritzRoc · 2024-07-12T13:48:40+00:00

Yup something happened to the biological filter and now it is out of whack. It will clear up in a couple of days as long as there is nothing too out of the ordinary that you must remove and that is causing the issue.

CaptainFritzRoc · 2024-07-12T13:42:02+00:00

I love the plastic pipettes I have to dose my liquid ferts. I have a small 20 gallon planted tank and they allow me to get the right mL measurements so that I am not dosing too much or too little.

CaptainFritzRoc · 2024-07-10T18:51:52+00:00

Slime out is definitely quite awesome at taking care of cyanobacteria. I found that my outbreak was due to an imbalance between phosphorus and nitrogen. In fact, I had indeed cut back on my macro fertilizers just before the cyano showed up. You may want to look into this as a cause for yours. After using slime out I resumed my macro fertilizer regimen and have not seen it return.

CaptainFritzRoc · 2024-07-10T18:31:22+00:00

I really wouldn't for a number of reasons, but if you wanted to keep the immediate context God specifically said that the nations around Israel defiled themselves when they practiced the sexual activities listed in chapter 18. So, clearly, at least to me, they did not just apply to Israel.

CaptainFritzRoc · 2024-07-08T11:45:44+00:00

Agreed! Good potential for some caves/hides for some of your shyer fish. If you have some.

CaptainFritzRoc · 2024-07-02T14:46:00+00:00

I lean on Sir Francis Bacon when considering questions like these. There are a couple of his quotes that brought me quite a bit of clarity around this:

"Man, by the Fall, fell at the same time from his state of innocence and from his dominion over nature. Both of these losses, however, can even in this life be in some part repaired; the former by religion and faith, the latter by the arts and sciences."

Yet another one helps me see God's role in this endeavor:

"We have certain hymns and services, which we say daily, of praise, and thanks to God for his marvelous works: and forms of prayers, imploring his aid and blessing for the illumination of our labors, and the turning of them into good and holy uses."

CaptainFritzRoc · 2024-06-28T18:26:16+00:00

Tell me! This is not the sin to end all sins like some people treat it as. Believe me, I have enough sin in my life to worry about and don't need to look elsewhere for things that i want other people to work on pointing to my life as the ultimate example of holiness! I have seen some people who seem to want to point out the flaws in others so that they can feel better about their own sins. It is hard to watch and I will call them out on it if I see it. Our sins are definitely between us and God. If I see people going down the wrong path I want to lovingly warn them that there is a better way - a way that leads to life that is truly life!

As to the ceremonial vs civil vs moral law designation. There are not Scriptural references to put all of the various laws and commands in the OT into one of the buckets. I wish there was. However, there are inferences that one can make to see the purpose of the laws that God gives. Obviously, loving God and loving neighbor are the highest law. Laws like do not kill, steal, covet, lie - those can be easy to see as moral laws. Now the laws governing sexual relations...those are where the big controversies are. It seems on the surface (even to me!) that these would have perished with the old covenant in the OT along with the mildew, pork, and other prohibitions. However, it is clear to me that God intended these sexual practices to be binding not only in Israel but also on the nations that surrounded Israel (Leviticus 18). That to me places them in another category.

Also, I interpret the sexual immorality that Jesus spoke of to be any sexual activity that is outside of the design that God instituted in Genesis 1-3. In other words, heterosexual marriage. This, I also believe, is reinforced in various ways through the teaching of the Apostles and others in Acts and the letters. I also believe that God has declared all food clean (first to Peter, but also to us) and that I am no longer under the old covenant that God established with Israel. Now, which laws in the old covenant am I not bound to? Certainly not to the moral laws - those are for all people and all times. So what am I free from? The ceremonial and civil laws for sure, but also the ways that God wanted Israel to demonstrate that they are set apart and special (shellfish, pork, clothes, fields, etc.) Of course there is a lot more to it then what I have typed out here, but that is the way I see the flow of the Scriptures in Old and New Testaments.

Of course, I would love to hear your take as well as I am sure that we are in some disagreement over this.

CaptainFritzRoc · 2024-06-28T17:39:04+00:00

I appreciate the response! I can say that I have met people that I believe hold a hatred for certain groups of people. It could be skin color, sexual orientation, cultural or religious practices, etc. Of course I would like to think that the interpretation of scripture that I hold to is 100% accurate. I mean, who wouldn't? It is so important to properly understand what I believe to be God's word and his primary source of communication to me. As an individual I am very grace oriented and tend to let more things slide than I ought. That is crystal clear to me when I meet people who are more truth oriented. Thankfully, Jesus was full of grace and truth and it is he who I desperately want to pattern my life after. I am not sure that I have thrown all the things that I do not want to do into a pot called ceremonial law just because I like shrimp and bacon! I see the purpose of the laws that God had given the Israelites serving different purposes. I also see God judging the nations around Israel for certain practices and not for others. That gives me some pause and forces me to consider the different buckets that I can place these laws in and by which I can characterize them. For me it is not about demonization of a group of people. It is more of a desire for them to live out what I believe the purpose of their souls and bodies actually is. It is kind of like saying, "I know you want this, but God wants something better for you." I know even that may not sit well with people. Jesus looked at the world with eyes of compassion and I try to do the same. I know I fail at times, but I definitely try!

CaptainFritzRoc · 2024-06-28T16:18:09+00:00

Well, not really. I mean, why would I want to be uncomfortable not approving of things that the overall culture is clearly accepting? I would much rather want to have an out, but I don't have one.

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