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  1. tyrophagus

    Do plants require a period of complete darkness?

    I have an LED lighting system and I can leave the lights on at night at a low setting. I have measured the PAR level at the surface at 2 which is very low. Do plants need total darkness and can algae use this lower level of light?
  2. tyrophagus

    How to do a blackout?

    So I have some spirogyra. The plan is a blackout for 3 days, with a large water change each day and no ferts or CO2. The tanks covered in black bin bags. Is that the way you do a complete black out?
  3. tyrophagus

    I have creatures in my tank - any ideas??

    So you know whats its like. Your starring into the depths of your tank willing your Fissidens fontanus to grow while you watch. That's when I saw it! A speck so tiny my 40yr old eyes could only just resolve it :geek: . It was swimming from leaf to leaf. Reminded me of a microscopic version...
  4. tyrophagus

    why have my plants stopped pearling?

    So my 180l tank is 6 days old and for the first 5 days I did at least a 50% water change. Back at work today so today was the first day with no water change. CO2 addition at about 8 drops per sec. C02 yellow. Add 10 mls easycarb a day plus Ada brighty k. My lighting is on for 8hrs with the...
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