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GaryE replied to the thread Let's Talk Substrate for a Moment.I'd be leery of a porous substrate. We tend to think in terms of cycle bacteria, but they are a tiny percentage of the bacteria in a... -
GaryE replied to the thread Let's Talk Substrate for a Moment.I don't chew my food for fun, and I doubt Corys get much of a kick out of sifting. They're built for sifting, but I'm built for...
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GaryE replied to the thread An approach to recognizing consciousness..I'm not into the supernatural, spirits, souls or ghosts, and I don't believe we can talk to other creatures (except my dog, and she's a...
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I think consciousness is on a continuum and not a binary phenomenon. “Simple” creatures probably have subjective experiences and a sense...
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GaryE replied to the thread Hello Cichlid Keepers ..I like dwarf Cichlids. I temporarily have an old pair of Apistogramma agassizii. I have pairs of Paranochromis brevirostris, ornatus and...
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GaryE replied to the thread What are you doing today?.No one needs to cuss. It's one of life's little pleasures I enjoy. And a well placed Anglo Saxon word can become an excellent...
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I’m more than a bit of a tree hugger . I’m an old school , dyed in the wool , monkey wrenching Earth First type . That and a peacenik ...
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GaryE replied to the thread What are you doing today?.We've kind of lost the thread on register. There are places I'll swear like an old school sailor, and places I won't. I have no problem...
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GaryE replied to the thread Is This Cyanobacteria (Blue /Green Algae).That slime remover is exactly the kind of product I don't like to buy. What's in it is a trade secret, and I like to know what I'm...
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GaryE replied to the thread An approach to recognizing consciousness..Hmm, I seem to be a level headed mysterian. When I was a child, I was raised to believe humans were special and unique, and was...
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Biological aquarium filters will develop as many bacteria as required to use up the available nutrients (ammonia & nitrite) in the...
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I am sure there is some science behind beneficial bacteria going dormant such as the Dr Tim's example, but.... My test results (ammonia...
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Well, I'm a music teacher, but I've read Walstad's "Ecology and the Planted Aquarium" three times, and I've spent a lot of time wading...
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GaryE replied to the thread What are you doing today?.This weekend is Canadian Thanksgiving, so we'll have a house full tomorrow for a feast. Temperatures have tumbled in my region, though...
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GaryE replied to the thread Let's Talk Substrate for a Moment.Aquarists 80 years ago decided Corys were a clean up crew. It was cute. It was what we wanted to hear. Fish to clean the tank seemed...
