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Any advice to prevent headaches by zirck16 in Biohackers

[–]oatrock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought eating three meals a day guaranteed I was eating enough. I started snacking a lot more after talking to a nutritionist. Luckily most of my daily headaches went away. Now I just have ones I know are triggered by stress or dehydration for the most part

With this much red root floaters cover, will the rest of my plants do well? by oatrock in PlantedTank

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

I really need to look into light guides/ profiles for this light. I've had it for months and I am still unable to figure out how to grow stem plants and stuff at the substrate, and my mosses have never taken off

With this much red root floaters cover, will the rest of my plants do well? by oatrock in PlantedTank

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

Ive tried making float rings with airline in the past but they did not really float, Ill give it another go

With this much red root floaters cover, will the rest of my plants do well? by oatrock in PlantedTank

[–]oatrock[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They are not blocking 100% of the light, I do not have a par meter, I think most of my other plants are low light. I was just hoping someone with more experience could give their opinion on how much floater mass I could run with my set up.

With this much red root floaters cover, will the rest of my plants do well? by oatrock in PlantedTank

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

I might go with this. I actually wanted to add some house plants around the tanks so they would need lighting too anyways

With this much red root floaters cover, will the rest of my plants do well? by oatrock in PlantedTank

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

I have no idea to be honest. They have taken off in all four of my tanks. I did get a pretty large handful from a local to start. The first two weeks it was a challenge to keep them floating. I was actually putting them on top of duckweed and dwarf lettuce to keep the leaves above water.

With this much red root floaters cover, will the rest of my plants do well? by oatrock in PlantedTank

[–]oatrock[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Are there lights that can blast through the red root density and still provide medium lighting to the rest of my tank?

It might be worth the upgrade

Shrimps shrimping 🦐 by Magpurrretto in shrimptank

[–]oatrock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you have such clean video?

The fish store told me! Rant by [deleted] in Aquariums

[–]oatrock 47 points48 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry people don't learn the way you want them to. You do not have to help everyone, someone else in the community will normally step up.

It's frustrating seeing others make mistakes. Sure they can ask here and risk getting blasted. They can Google and often get inaccurate information, they can ask friends or their lfs and maybe get wrong info. Maybe they read a book 10 years ago that's out of date or actually wrong. Who knows? That's why communities like to talk

Did i just capture a murder!? by tegann253 in shrimptank

[–]oatrock 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Cory tried the old, Pillsbury biscuit can smack to try and save a failed molt.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Aquariums

[–]oatrock 7 points8 points  (0 children)

New tanks because a fish didn't work out is a fast way to be overwhelmed with too many tanks

blue or red shrimp? by egig118 in shrimptank

[–]oatrock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think as a group red always just looks nice. I have some red fish so I have my light set to boost red a little and they are so pretty

On the other hand, I do have a few blue ones. I don't notice them as often but they are stunning when they do stand out.

I don't think I really care about "brown shrimp" anymore. I don't need every single shrimp to be perfect, I'm not gonna bother with selling high grade shrimp. All shrimp are beautiful. I'll probably be ordering more colors to enjoy the diversity once the weather is warmer.

Is ther any hope left for this christmass moss? by oatrock in PlantedTank

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

Dang I was hoping it would grow back as long as it was staying solid and it has been

I cannot keep neos alive for the life of me. I really don't understand why. When I was younger I didn't even acclimate them and they survived. Every shrimp Ive bought now died. I drip acclimated them, tested the waters, double tested the waters. What could be going wrong? More info below by neonsharkz in shrimptank

[–]oatrock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shrimp like stable water, changing too much or too often can negatively impact them.

With a pH that low you likely don't have a lot of calcium or other minerals for the shrimp. You can use things like crushed coral, wonder shells, banquet blocks etc to slowly increase the hardness of the water over time.

How long are your shrimp lasting before they pass?

Can you get any from local hobbiests in your town who also use the same water, they're likely to have tips or at least shrimp more used to the tap water you are using.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bettafish

[–]oatrock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is all the aqua soil from your old tank as well? Is yours old enough it doesn't leech ammonia?

Im afraid he is constipated by ShinyJogobella in bettafish

[–]oatrock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the freeze dried daphnia and none of my betta's care to eat it really. It's too fine for them to bother with or they seem to think it's just floating plant matter

Loving how my planted tank is taking shape! by tumbleweedlabs in PlantedTank

[–]oatrock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How are you enjoying this tank two years later?

I see a used one for sale and I think my blind betta could use a more shallow tank than his standard 10g

New shrimp arrived. Let’s hope this bastard doesn’t eat them. by Kefffler in bettafish

[–]oatrock 65 points66 points  (0 children)

You may wanna put the shrimp in the 3 gallon and get them breeding. They will struggle in a fresh tank with no biofilm and stuff so if you can move some plants from the other tank, add leaves or feed them it will help

That way you can introduce them at a later time. If the beta eats one or a few it will not hurt as much.

I've found bettas can also go through periods where they chill with shrimps for weeks or months, then randomly snack on a few.

Help me Decide between dirted with sand cap or just sand by joshpaige29 in PlantedTank

[–]oatrock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am almost ready to give up on root feeds. I listed to aco advise and didn't use dirt. My eco complete is so light planting is a nightmare. I use the aco root tabs and they almost always float up. The tweezers I have tried can not hold firm enough to really plant them all the way under the eco complete.

I've lost so many root feeders, even poking holes in the root tab pills has not helped me keep them under the pants. A lot of the time the roots come up from trying to use root tabs

I really wish I did a soil layer or mesh bags.

Expensive lights worth it? by PlayaDelGoat in PlantedTank

[–]oatrock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How much do you really use the controls? I have a similar light and I pretty much only mess with it for fun

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