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"Burping" gravel + does seachem flourish have a use by date?
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Hey First question is, my lfs has some stock of seachem flourish that was bought by previous management.. they don't know how old it is, so i'm wondering if the stuff can go off? it seems unlikely but it does recommend being stored in a fridge after opening.. My other question is about some strange gas bubbles that are coming from my gravel. My tank is newly set up with just some quick growing filler plants (elodea, chain swords, java moss) it has a bit over 2wpg, yeast co2, and a pH of 7.4ish. Anyway, every now and then there is this kind of 'burp' of gas from beneath one clump of elodea, quite a big bubble maybe the size of my thumb? it seems a bit early in the tanks life (2 weeks) to be getting toxic gas production, so can anyone suggest what it could be?? jay |
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"Burping" gravel + does seachem flourish have a use by date?
First question is, my lfs has some stock of seachem flourish that was
bought by previous management.. they don't know how old it is, so i'm wondering if the stuff can go off? it seems unlikely but it does recommend being stored in a fridge after opening.. It will probably be all right, if it hasn't been opened. If you don't refrigerate it after opening, something starts to precipitate out of it, making it cloudy at first, then sludgy. However, the Custom Sealife people say it's still safe and effective to use. It's just ugly. Thanks for the quick response! i'll probably pick it up then, the swords are looking pale, i'm hoping it'll perk them up a bit Anyway, every now and then there is this kind of 'burp' of gas from beneath one clump of elodea, quite a big bubble maybe the size of my thumb? it seems a bit early in the tanks life (2 weeks) to be getting toxic gas production, so can anyone suggest what it could be?? If it's toxic gas, you should be able to tell by the smell. It will stink to high heaven. It could be oxygen. If plants are growing well, they can pearl under the gravel, as well as from their leaves. But usually the bubbles aren't that big. And, aside from the chain swords, you don't have the kind of rooted plants that do this. Do you have a UGF? If so, then it sounds like what happens when you don't have enough gravel over it. Oops, that should read "maybe the size of *the first joint of* my thumb". I don't have a UGF, and the bubbles don't seem to smell.. Come to think of it though, they are recent cuttings, so maybe the cut stems are just leaking bubbles underneath like they do on top? thanks again, i was worried it might wipe out the fish (didn't know about the smell) jay |
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