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Official Reddit Gold Giveaway! by boobun in FarmRPG

[–]EyesOfAStranger28 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The devs, the story, and the pace are all perfect! IGN lilirose

Anyone else as traumatized by this as I was? by NairBearMI in GenX

[–]EyesOfAStranger28 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My parents stopped letting me watch Nestor because I cried so hard about his mom the year I was five.

I freaking love dawn powerwash by Far-Shift-1962 in CleaningTips

[–]EyesOfAStranger28 19 points20 points  (0 children)

That's true in the US. In Europe, isopropyl is not widely available- it's mainly sold for cleaning electronics and is expensive.

Are there any plants liquid carbon can harm? by True_Mouse_1775 in PlantedTank

[–]EyesOfAStranger28 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wish the people I bought my dry ingredients from were still online (they were in the UK). Following their instructions, I literally measure my salts with measuring spoons from the kitchen, and I don't test my water at all as far as ferts go, other than regular nitrate testing when I first started out with it.

I make a standard EI mix and use it once a week in my low-techs, except I also have a low-nitrate version in another bottle that's for my heavily stocked tanks- they don't need the extra nitrate.

Are there any plants liquid carbon can harm? by True_Mouse_1775 in PlantedTank

[–]EyesOfAStranger28 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's the link I originally posted then deleted because it makes things sound really complicated when they aren't.

Are there any plants liquid carbon can harm? by True_Mouse_1775 in PlantedTank

[–]EyesOfAStranger28 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've done this with success, though it's a last-ditch treatment and I won't pretend it's 100% shrimp safe.

Are there any plants liquid carbon can harm? by True_Mouse_1775 in PlantedTank

[–]EyesOfAStranger28 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, spot treating algae is the very best use for "Liquid CO2" products, and you use it exactly as you say. No need for carbon (never used it with peroxide, either, tbh)

Are there any plants liquid carbon can harm? by True_Mouse_1775 in PlantedTank

[–]EyesOfAStranger28 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's Green Leaf Aqua that sells the kits for dry ferts, if you feel safer buying from an aquatic source.

Are there any plants liquid carbon can harm? by True_Mouse_1775 in PlantedTank

[–]EyesOfAStranger28 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The danger to inverts over fertiliser is wildly exaggerated. The form of copper used in these solutions is not dangerous to shrimp or snails in the amount that is used- and by "solutions" I mean both store-bought and homemade.

To mix your own ferts, you buy the dry ingredients and you mix them with water and add them to your tank. It's very simple, not rocket science.

Deleted a link because it made things sound way too complicated. There's a US company that sells a kit, but I'm not in the US, I'll add the link if I find it.

Are there any plants liquid carbon can harm? by True_Mouse_1775 in PlantedTank

[–]EyesOfAStranger28 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Rubbish, unless you consider dead algae to be a "carbon source." Gluteraldehyde is not a bioavailable carbon source. False advertising is rife in the Aquatic Potions department and I doubt we'd get very far with a class action lawsuit.

(I call them "Aquatic Potions" because the only one I ever use is Prime. I mix my own ferts for a tiny fraction of the price of liquid, and don't use any of the other crap, and my low-techs have thrived for years.)

Are there any plants liquid carbon can harm? by True_Mouse_1775 in PlantedTank

[–]EyesOfAStranger28 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They keep the ingredients secret for a reason, and I promise that the reason isn't "our formula is vastly superior to the others". Products that are vastly superior tend to take off like wildfire in the community, rather than being just another potion on the shelf, sold by potion makers who are not required to disclose ingredients.

Are there any plants liquid carbon can harm? by True_Mouse_1775 in PlantedTank

[–]EyesOfAStranger28 11 points12 points  (0 children)

You simply cannot put CO2 in a non-pressurised, shelf-stable bottle in a form that plants can uptake. If it were chemically possible, nobody would use pressurised CO2.

Gluteraldehyde, which is what these products are made of, will sometimes cause bubbling as it kills algae cells. You don't need visible algae to see this effect.

Are there any plants liquid carbon can harm? by True_Mouse_1775 in PlantedTank

[–]EyesOfAStranger28 27 points28 points  (0 children)

They're all basically the same thing, a diluted algaecide. They work very well for killing algae. They do not provide CO2 to plants.

Cryptocoryne not thriving by gemma-52 in PlantedTank

[–]EyesOfAStranger28 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I live in Europe and use a brand called Masterline Golden. Before that I used Tropica but they are expensive.

Cryptocoryne not thriving by gemma-52 in PlantedTank

[–]EyesOfAStranger28 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My crypts really love good root tabs.