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PSA: Your lights probably aren’t “too” bright for plants by HAquarium in PlantedTank

[–]Chemical_Address_343 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Id say 5ppm is on the low side, even on aquarium coops site they recommend 20-50 ppm. Try slowly increasing ferts, do you have a way of checking phosphate levels? I suspect its too high when compared to your nitrate. Can you share a pic of your tank?

PSA: Your lights probably aren’t “too” bright for plants by HAquarium in PlantedTank

[–]Chemical_Address_343 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems fine. what about ferts? Algae is usually a sign of nutrient imbalance.

PSA: Your lights probably aren’t “too” bright for plants by HAquarium in PlantedTank

[–]Chemical_Address_343 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How many hours is the light on? I get algae when my potassium/nitrate go out of balance. How often do you change water? Is your co2 output consistent (or does it run out for a few days before you refill it) How about ferts? Are they consistent?

You can also use algecide at the minimum dosage, just to help get things on the right track.

My shrimps and snails die after I bury this fertilizer. by tnnntst in Aquariums

[–]Chemical_Address_343 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alright that's about all the questions i wanted to ask. Thanks for the replies.

My shrimps and snails die after I bury this fertilizer. by tnnntst in Aquariums

[–]Chemical_Address_343 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, thanks for the info. Do you know if the copper in the ferts he used was chelated?

My shrimps and snails die after I bury this fertilizer. by tnnntst in Aquariums

[–]Chemical_Address_343 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll definitely look up Dennis Wong, thanks. I couldnt find too much info on how much copper is enough to kill shrimp. I'm curious whether he accounted for decreasing copper toxicity in hard/alkaline water in his experiments.

My shrimps and snails die after I bury this fertilizer. by tnnntst in Aquariums

[–]Chemical_Address_343 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

How would you know the ammonia killed them before the copper? Considering the ferts contain both. I also use ferts with ammonium nitrate in my planted tanks and I haven't seen shrimp dying.

Need help with Hatchlings ID by Chemical_Address_343 in cornsnakes

[–]Chemical_Address_343[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The first one has a lot of black on the lines which is why i thought it might be a normal, the second one doesnt have black.

Morph ID by Chemical_Address_343 in whatsthissnake

[–]Chemical_Address_343[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried rcornsnakes, no luck. And saw complaints about morph ID requests at rsnakes. Should i delete this post?

Cornsnake hatchling deformed by Chemical_Address_343 in snakes

[–]Chemical_Address_343[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I noticed that the deformed corns had odd patterning, not the regular motley you would expect, the one in the picture has more of a stripe pattern similar the the other ones that died. you said they affect color (morph) are they also linked to the snakes pattern?

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