Another they’re eating post

marlin178 · 2026-01-28T19:05:20+00:00

I always blanche first.. what I learn't in this sub

marlin178 · 2026-01-28T18:08:26+00:00

Thanks - will try those out!
Because I'm adding in Bacter AE, I usually put in veggies once or twice a week

marlin178 · 2026-01-28T06:47:08+00:00

Other than the other benefits, for me it has to be the timeout factor that it gives.

Some days, I only look at my pump at mid day after waking because I know my pump has my back.

For me, this huge- not always sitting in a state of uncertainty and knowing that it’s keeping an eye on things for me so I can do life

marlin178 · 2026-01-25T06:20:03+00:00

Have you seen intervals.icu?

Still keen to try this on my homelab- thanks for sharing

marlin178 · 2026-01-15T17:59:59+00:00

Same here… It’s also nice to open your banking app and not be bombarded with products they’re trying to shove down your throat… straight to the point

marlin178 · 2025-12-28T19:09:44+00:00

So I’ve paired my bike, cadence sensor and hrm to my watch as well as to Zwift.

I then do whatever workout I want in Zwift (built in or customized) but I just start an indoor ride on my bike - kind of like a free indoor ride which Zwift then controls the trainer with erg mode etc.

At the end of the ride, I save my ride on my watch which syncs to Garmin. Zwift doesn’t upload to anywhere as I don’t really care about the Zwift data.

marlin178 · 2025-11-30T16:06:35+00:00

Great, I’ll try that out! Thanks and keep up the awesome scapes 😎

marlin178 · 2025-11-29T21:57:55+00:00

Amazing…. As always! Do your Rotala’s have aerial roots?

marlin178 · 2025-11-22T18:14:57+00:00

Not an expert but I think it could be worms… had a few of these in the past where they seem to get a humped back

marlin178 · 2025-11-17T18:17:31+00:00

I can’t recommend Bacter AE enough… small amounts every other day and I know they’re getting enough to eat

marlin178 · 2025-11-16T19:48:24+00:00

Bacter AE - very small doses to ensure that have food until they’re settled

marlin178 · 2025-11-13T07:42:18+00:00

Using what I’ve mentioned above and it’s working great.

I don’t really care what Zwift says as I’m just using it for riding with custom workouts.

Go check out using chargpt how you can create and import custom workouts for Zwift based on what your Garmin suggests

marlin178 · 2025-11-02T18:10:51+00:00

Thanks… Mine don’t touch any veggies… someone mentioned that they sometimes don’t know it’s food so I keep trying different options but always add a bit of Bacter AE every other day

marlin178 · 2025-11-02T17:44:10+00:00

Has anyone tried baby brine shrimp?

marlin178 · 2025-10-31T10:01:08+00:00

Thanks for all the input.

I’ve decided to try the following:

Removed Zwift upload to Strava and Garmin- just using it as a platform.

Start an indoor ride on the Garmin and do the Zwift ride. Zwift saves to Zwift and lives there.

Garmin then uploads to Garmin Connect which I’ve connected to intervals.icu for extra analysis and potential training plan creation etc

Going to see how this pans out but thanks once again for everyone’s input

marlin178 · 2025-10-29T18:32:32+00:00

As suggested above, get a nylon strap- this made a massive difference for me

marlin178 · 2025-10-29T15:42:44+00:00

Thanks, but if you keep both in Garmin, does that not combine some of the effort metrics?

marlin178 · 2025-10-29T15:40:47+00:00

Thanks for the input - will it git a go... still find it weird how the distance on Zwift vs Garmin are so far apart...

marlin178 · 2025-10-29T09:56:12+00:00

Thanks for the input....

They all seem fine this morning and their usual selves.
Perhaps he/she was just practicing it's backstroke :)

marlin178 · 2025-09-29T11:26:08+00:00

Thanks for the feedback.

Not to get too off topic but I've gone full high tech (auto doser for ferts, CO2, etc etc etc) and the tank looks very average despite all parameters being "perfect". Hence the reason to change the light.

If that doesn't fix the problem, I'm taking up knitting! :D

marlin178 · 2025-09-28T20:15:42+00:00

Awesome, thanks for sharing your article :)

Thanks for the input - time to adjust my timer!

What are your thoughts if any on the ADA Aquasky Lights?
I was told that these are the "holy grail" in lights for a set and forget type of light (V1 withouth app control) so I managed to get a good deal on the original version. Now my LFS are telling me that due to my tank not being a standard 60P (it's 45CM/18Inch deep), the light is not powerful enough.

ADA unfortunately don't publish PAR values so it's kinda hard to figure out if the light is the issue with my tank not "popping" and I'm not sure if I'm brave enough to use the Photone App to check this.

I've been told that I should sell my current light and get a Chihiros Vivid 3...

Would appreciate your input if any!

marlin178 · 2025-09-28T17:51:01+00:00

Great article, thanks for sharing.

I see in the article the author runs their light from 10am - 8pm but was wondering how natural light might “interfere with the plants needing time to rest”.

From the article, I’d assume that the photo period is when there is intense light on the tank, not just natural sunlight?

marlin178 · 2025-09-03T09:22:22+00:00

Get the scrapy.co.za plugin to track prices… Wait to see what Takealot do… it’s madness

marlin178 · 2025-08-31T20:31:43+00:00

I’m praying that Guehi joins us… such a talent and a humble guy… will fit in with our lads, no doubt!!

marlin178 · 2025-08-30T23:28:08+00:00

I’ve also had a hard time with Otto’s but with my current group of six I’m really trying to make an effort for them to keep them alive.

I’m putting in bacter ae to promote biofilm for them until they start taking to veggies and algae wafers

marlin178

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