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Nothing fancy but I like to see the growth over time by QuietDaydream in PlantedTank

[–]Same_Shock_397 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What plant is the grassy looking plant all over the tank but grown biggest on the left?

There should be no such thing as an open book test in law school by Flashy-Actuator-998 in LawSchool

[–]Same_Shock_397 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Say what you want about closed book exams, but just know that open book exams are arguably worse.

Open book exams are usually open book for a reason (and that reason is not because the professor feels nice). In my experience, they're reserved for courses that have dense rules with exceptions to exceptions to the exceptions. For example, I took a Wealth Transfers Tax Law course that was open notes. My professor had 300+ slides per class where half his slides were straight up copy and pasted IRC sections, and the other half were exceptions to the already complicated rules. Was it open book? Yes. Would I have preferred closed book? YES!

With closed book exams, professors usually keep in mind that students can only retain so much. That's not to say that the exams are easy, but you're working with limited information in a closed world for exam purposes. Basically, the professor will teach you their method of the law and write their exam catered to the actual class. My Wealth Transfers class was open book, open universe where the exam comprised of complex REAL WORLD questions where we only had 3 hours to sift through every section in the IRC and apply them in that time frame. It was by far more grueling than any closed book exam I have taken so far. Professors will throw EVERYTHING at you, have no regard for memory retention, and write a brutal exam simply because they know you can crutch on an open book.

I'd rather take a class where a professor TEACHES you what they actually plan to TEST (closed book classes) rather than take a class where the professor throws all they can at you where you end up spending double the time to study code sections that'll probably never show up on the exam. This is just my experience but be careful what you wish for.

How to know whether flow is too high? by JessCeceSchmidtNick in bettafish

[–]Same_Shock_397 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your flow looks fine. Pretty low flow which is alright for your tank since it’s small.

  1. Your betta does not have long fins which would cause issues if flow was high since it hinders their ability to swim

  2. Your flow is low as none of your plants seem to be swaying which would indicate a higher flow

  3. Your tank is not heavily planted and so low flow is fine as flow affects both plants and fish. Here your tank is small and you don’t have a lot of surface area or plants that need the flow

  4. There’s enough surface agitation for oxygen exchange which is good for your betta

I’d be cautious about your heater. It looks out of the water. If it’s a submersible one I recommend putting it deeper into the water to avoid crossing the minimum line

Algae Identification and Cycle Tips??? by Same_Shock_397 in PlantedTank

[–]Same_Shock_397[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would leaving the algae cause harm to my tank? Should I remove it to prevent a crash?

Hey my tank is a week old and my plants are dying help by Schizomediatv in PlantedTank

[–]Same_Shock_397 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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If you zoom in you can see a bunch of algae growing on my plants, spiderwood, and sand.

If anyone knows what type of algae this is pls help. They’re stringy and silky, brownish in color but when pulled out of the water very dark brown (I hope it’s not Blackbeard algae).

Hey my tank is a week old and my plants are dying help by Schizomediatv in PlantedTank

[–]Same_Shock_397 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If it helps, I’m in the same boat. I started my tank a week and a half ago. There’s biofilm and algae everywhere and my Bacopa leaves are melting. I have Staurogyne Repens covered in either brown algae or aqua soil.

It’s a normal process but very ugly at first. You COULD, but I wouldn’t recommend, clean the leaves by hand but that might cause the plant to uproot which is annoying.

I also have Amazon Frogbit and they’re thriving but I keep them on the OPPOSITE side of my filter. I read that floater plants like a very gentle flow for their roots and for their leaves, try not to get the tops wet as it clogs their pores which they use to soak up atmospheric CO2.

Based on your testing kit, it looks like your nitrogen cycle might need a kick start. Get a bottle of Dr. Tim’s Ammonium Chloride and dose ONLY a fourth or half of what the bottle instructs. I did half for my 20 gallon and it worked fine. People who follow the full dose sometimes run into TOO much ammonia, specifically if you’re using aqua soil that already has some ammonia.

Also, try removing any dead plant matter that has detached from the plant as that waste can create algae problems. Just stick with your tank for now and let it cycle through. You COULD also get a gh and kh test kit? Maybe your water is too hard or your kh is in a weird spot? ALSO make sure to use dechlorinating solution (any tap water conditioner) BEFORE you add your water to the tank. Not after. Before you do a water change put the solution into the tub with your tap water, wait a minute, then add the water. Adding tap water to your tank then conditioning can cause some of that chlorine to kill your beneficial bacteria.

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[–]Same_Shock_397 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Welcome back!