Recent content by drewzaun

Is the only difference the color? I have the red form, the leaves are about 6 inches long now, but the thin stem is only 3/4cof an inch to an inch, whereas the op’s plant has a longer stem portion. The bulb looks very similar though. My apongeton bulb was more like my crinum, very onion like...

The bulb plant does look like an apongeton to me, though I had a nattans and the leaves were more crinkly and grew straight up. I’ll tell you if it is, mine grew at a ridiculous pace. The leaf shape made it hard to trim and look good and it was taking over my tank so I pulled it out. Sent...

Fair enough, and I agree that we need to change water a lot. I was disappointed as I think predicting where different schedules intersect using pure math, then testing this out and seeing if our predictions were accurate, or not, would go a long way to furthering our understanding of what is...

This is true if the level of pollutants stays constant between changes, but they don’t. In the article the author has the fish adding a constant amount each day, his analogy was 1 dollar per day, but 100ppm works just as well, and is perhaps less confusing. Day 1 fish add 100ppm, you pull 10%...

Ok, I read the second article. Wow, if that is representative of what TFH is publishing now, they’ve really exceeded the depths I thought them capable of. First, still no data, no controlled experiment, just the authors untested suppositions supported by his fuzzy math. Second, his lack of...

There is no reason to quit. I actually enjoy debating the merits of X vs Y, and I have no problem when someone disagrees with me. I either reinforce my ideas, and impart knowledge, which is awesome, or I was wrong, and I walk out of a conversation smarter than I walked in, and that doesn't suck...

Mathematically there may be some merit to that, but it’s not a huge difference. Unless you’re changing 100% of your volume weekly, you are not exporting all your waste, and it’s not going anywhere fast. You can adjust the volume of your changes to reduce creep to the lowest possible, but if...

I would agree with you. Freshwater fish have kidneys connected to a urinary pore, their kidneys strip wastes, return water to the body and urinate similar to most animals, and I wouldn’t call urine “stale water”. Salt water fish excrete ureates and other typical urine components through their...

You misread my initial post, I politely clarified it as it was worded a little vague, but you’ve persisted and gotten insulting. Once again I’ve asked you to quote where I’ve said anything you’re attributing to me, and once again you’ve failed to do so. But message received, I’m not gonna...

I’ve made some statements that are sides in a debate. As to the varsity of those states, it’s your opinion. If I’ve contradicted myself here it was quite by accident, but I seriously doubt that I have. Go ahead and quote me if you will, other wise it’s a safe bet you misread, misunderstood, or...

I would use aquarium salts, as table salts often contain anti-caking agents. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Me too, but for a bit less time. I’m not one of those. For excel use, I’ve never noticed a benefit to my tanks so I’ve stopped dosing it. For the rest, I do believe many organic compounds do break down, but they need to be removed. I do and have advocated for frequent water changes since I’ve...

I’ve had the good fortune as a volunteer diver at one of the larger public aquariums in the US to work alongside people just like this, observe their work, pick their brains and debate ideas. Prior to that experience I did rank maintenance similar to how you’ve described it in every thread...

Thanks for proving my point so quickly. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

There are several commercial ich treatments available, many are cheap. Follow directions and remove any carbon in your filter. Many don’t require raising temps. You may need to remove the pleco for treatment, I’ve never kept them so I’m not sure if they can handle the meds, some species can’t...