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Technically the plants prefer ammonia over nitrate but that's another long conversation, anyhow, having them consuming the nitrogen and removing the...

Thank you so much Matt24! Much appreciated!

Big thank you to Matt24 for his generous donation It’s Appreciated!

Thanks, have learned a lot from you and others who have taken the time to offer help. I can see the cycle here, bacteria converts ammonia to...

0 nitrate is great, I would just rake out the algae floating at the top of the pond, that's a great way to remove nitrogen out of the water system,...

tested again today same result.....is zero nitrate level a bad thing? There's a bunch of algae that I had been trying to keep up with...it grows...

There are retrofit bottom drains where the pipe stays above the liner, so that would not require a total rebuild, the other option is to do a...

You need some sort of pump somewhere in the system to generate flow (unless you have a continual freshwater source at which point you won't be...

Let us know if that make any difference, do you have a lot of plant to consume the nitrogen?

I completely agree!

Matt, yes, most do look metallic. However, with the darker ones it's difficult to tell. I've had a few of the lighter colored ones in my hand and...

what's step 3? :yes:

Gary the KING of TARO! :)

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Only 5 days left…. Until the Friends of the Koi auction. Saturday 9/21/24 9-10 Viewing 10-3 Auction. For more info: ...

I want to post a big thank you to everyone that shares their experience and knowlege with others on this site. It has been invaluable to me. We...

It should be shake bottle 1, add to tube, shake tube, shake bottle 2, add to tube, shake tube, wait for color to develop.

I've tested a few times and the color is yellow but wil test agaiinn. (I've been testing on a reg basis and recording the values) The API test...

Your biomechanical would get rid of the large debris to a certain degree, ideally you want bottom drain with a sieve before the pump, otherwise the...

Thank you for the insight, However a bottom drain requires a ground up rebuild. I am not willing to go that route at this point. I am teeter...

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I would check this is a deep cycle battery as well. Despite being lithium ion, if its not a deep cycle battery, you will ruin the battery if depleted...

Then I would first purchase a kill a watt meter to test the power demand of the pump then compare that to the ratings on the Jackery you plan to...

HI Folks, Thanks for all the help with the issues I was having and educating me on proper water conditons. Thought would give an update since I...

Main reason is lower monthly bill. They claim will last 10yrs and after that its still works 80% . I saw review stating 1000W unit lasts 3-4 days. ...

For emergency backup? Could be good for a short duration outage but not sure the charging setup would keep up with power draw. I think you would be...

Sorry for bringing old thread back. Im looking at Jackery Explorer 300 Plus and Explorer 1000 Plus Portable Power Station with Two 100W Solar...

Wow…..you do have an amazing green thumb:)

I’ve always been a fan of those pleco’s:)

Oh that is such a cool tank :)

Glad to hear these are coming along well Sean. Wow, I would have expected lots of gosanke and benigoi in the mix, not overwhelmingly white. ...

Exactly, clarity of water and ammonia levels aren't really linked. One of the benefits of green water is that the small ammonia spikes that occur...

Can't wait to see the results as they begin to develop, I believe Matt is going to be your go to on this one he's been working with metalics for...

Quick update (sorry no pics to support it). These fry are developing nicely. Very few deformities and decent size. The overwhelming percentage of...

Welcome. What is a sleeper pond? Could you use MSPaint or some other simple image editing program to show us what you mean? You have to have a...