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    Tropica Substrate ammonia problem:

    I don't have a bag to hand, but I'm pretty sure the gravel is meant to be a minimum depth of 4cm. That does seem unusal amount of ammonia - have you tried testing your tap water, both before and after adding declorinator, incase you are getting a false positive. Have you planted it? I've...
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    Substrate Advice Needed - Established Tank

    Have you tested your tank water for nitrates, just curious what reading you got if you had? I wonder if you are actually having the opposite problem to excess ammonia - not enough ammonia/nitrates for the plants to grow well. A lot of fertilisers don't include nitrate they are more like vitamins...
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    Help! Filters disconnected since Sunday!

    I think the main concern is that in a canister filter, the bacteria may run out of oxygen and die and/or if you've got a lot of 'goo' in your filter and you take away the oxygen then you end up with stinky sludge... turn it back on an you could be dumping ammonia back in the tank as it...
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    Remineralising RO water with waste water

    If it's a 27l tank, I'd be tempted just to go with a gh/kh remineraliser - a pot is going to last you a pretty long time.
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    Adding a big layer of new substrate - issues to look out for?

    If you wanted to use the tropica soil, you could stick it in a bucket for a few weeks with an airline and change the water regularly so any ammonia leached out before adding it to the tank. I guess it depends how much you were adding too - an entire substrate worth will obviously be more ammonia...
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    Adding a big layer of new substrate - issues to look out for?

    Which product do you actually have? Tropica Plant Growth Substrate is designed to be a 1cm layer at the bottom that's then capped with a couple of inches of gravel. It's like a fine powder that is mud when wet. Do you mean tropica soil? The soil can be used without capping it. If you've got an...
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    Tank cover ?

    That's a good suggestion for fitting a glass cover which will block easy access to the water, but I would have a poke at some tanks in a fish shop and see if that's going to give you the sort of access restriction that will meet your needs. Those type of tanks are really aimed at people that...
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    Calling Coin Nerds!

    Cool puzzle! The first side looks something to do with royalty - king & queen - the dates are 1330 and 1930. Google translate suggests the text is something on the lines of 'back to the beloved' or 'as you love one another'. Can you make out the text on the other side better in person? Or try...
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    Measured temperature vs thermostat setting

    If you can't tell from the heater, you can get an electricity monitor plug (goes between the appliance plug and the wall plug) and that will tell you whether the heater is drawing power (heating) or just sat idol. If it's a lack of power - have you tried running both heaters at the same time...
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    Betta Fish Got Struck At Skimmer

    Almond leaves, very clean water, oxygen and good foods - perhaps some live food if you can get it - its about all you can do. It's mostly about preventing infection to give it the best opportunity to heal.
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    Filter not working

    Are you running your bucket test attached to the same electrical socket?
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    Feeding techniques - Apistogrammas

    I don't know what the process would be but could you freeze it? Encouraging them to each frozen live is probably easier than dry. A bit of current and you can trick them into thinking it's wiggling. You could also try gel food - there are some diy recipies and again could be frozen for storage...
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    Raising Ricefish From Eggs Ordered Online

    That was my original intention, I'd probably have split the batch if I had more hatch although I also didn't hatch mine until July though so by the time they were more than tiny specs there wasn't much summer left. Once the weather warms up a bit more I've a tub for them to hang out in see if...
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    Raising Ricefish From Eggs Ordered Online

    I got some eggs last summer, not quite that many! I had a bit of an issue with fungus (some of the eggs were clumped together and think I should have spaced them out). Anyway five hatched and all survived months, I've lost one since but four still going. I raised them on very fine powdered food...
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    Moving fish temporarily into much larger uncycled tank

    I think everyone is right. You need to account for the fact previously some of the 'filtration' was being done by established plants and bacteria on surfaces other than the filter. A bare tank with the established filter can potentially still work but things like more water changes, light...
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