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Hi,
I was referred to this discussion for an answer to my question. I have a planted 55gal tank with Cabomba, Java Fern, Rotalla Macrandra, Hydrophilia Polysperma, and Anacharis. I also have Black Skirt Tetras, Gold Barbs, Cherry Barbs, Rosy Barbs, Neon Zebras (glowfish), Brilliant Rasboras, Scissortail Rasboras, Red Tail Sharks, Cory Cat, Spotted Pictus Cat, and a Plecostomus. I recently removed the Tin Foil Barbs that I had because they were constantly eating the plants. I just decided to plant my tank and the plants have only been in for around a month. I am currently trying to nurse all the plants back to good health, and since I have removed the tin foil barbs they seem to be doing much better. I have a CO2 setup with a 5# bottle, and bubble counter feeding into my filter. I was told by a friend that now that my tank is planted and I am using the CO2 that when I do a water change that I should stop using the AMQUEL and NOVAQUA that I had been adding to the tank. Is this true? Also, any other advice to a newbie to the planted tank world would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Arcticvman in Kansas |
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AHHH...macranda,makes me wish I still had a tank set up..but soon I
shall,,anyway to get to your question..I used amaquell for years,and I never had a problem with it,as far as locking up any ferts.I used it by itself and never had to use anything else.. My opinion is to just keep using it.I had planted tanks for years and never noticed it being a detriment in any way,shape,or form.. Zenn,.(((((* )))))*..NATURE ABHORS A VACUUM..*((((( |
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I would like to reinterate about using the amaquell by itself,and say
that you probably do not need to use the novaqua..I rrealize that waters are different everywhere,so you may need too.But,the one thing I know is that in the fish hobby,it can get very expensive.and if you can keep from buying something which you really dont need then thats great...more money to spend on fish and plants..LOL what I would reccomend if you dont already have them are a few of the water test kits like iron,phospate,KH hardness,and even nitrate kit,,these kits will let you "see" whats going on in your system.they are a bit expensive at first,but I feel they are well worth it...I even bought an o2 test kit one time,just to see what my levels were in my tanks.. Zenn...))))))* )))))*..NATURE ABHORS A VACUUM..*((((( |
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"Arcticvman" wrote in message ... Hi, I was referred to this discussion for an answer to my question. I have a planted 55gal tank with Cabomba, Java Fern, Rotalla Macrandra, Hydrophilia Polysperma, and Anacharis. I also have Black Skirt Tetras, Gold Barbs, Cherry Barbs, Rosy Barbs, Neon Ze (glowfish), Brilliant Rasboras, Scissortail Rasboras, Red Tail Sharks, Cory Cat, Spotted Pictus Cat, and a Plecostomus. I recently removed the Tin Foil Barbs that I had because they were constantly eating the plants. I just decided to plant my tank and the plants have only been in for around a month. I am currently trying to nurse all the plants back to good health, and since I have removed the tin foil barbs they seem to be doing much better. I have a CO2 setup with a 5# bottle, and bubble counter feeding into my filter. I was told by a friend that now that my tank is planted and I am using the CO2 that when I do a water change that I should stop using the AMQUEL and NOVAQUA that I had been adding to the tank. Is this true? Also, any other advice to a newbie to the planted tank world would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Arcticvman in Kansas If he's implying that you don't need to use anything to neutralize chlorine or chloramine, he's wrong. CO2 does not affect chlorine or chloramine in any way. Harry |
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I was told by a friend that now that my tank is planted and I am using
the CO2 that when I do a water change that I should stop using the AMQUEL and NOVAQUA that I had been adding to the tank. Is this true? Also, any other advice to a newbie to the planted tank world would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Arcticvman in Kansas Well, unless you are doing 5% water changes, I would certainly use Amquel or seachem Prime as directed on any treated tap water using Chloramines or chlorine. Regards, Tom Barr |
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