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    Removing Tap Water Nitrates with Nitra-Zorb (Experiment Results)

    I thought it was for salt water aquarium... Never tried it. And found comment that some user got their fish killed using it... I'm pretty sure this was missuses of the product, but it's not the kind of reviews that are encouraging to try...
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    I asked the Google: Who is screen name "twotankamin"

    Loll, MaloK came out as a South African clothing and lifestyle brand based in Cape Town, known for its locally and ethically produced feminine and contemporary designs. or the name of the "boss of the Blighted Chalice strike" in the game Destiny, described as a chief Acolyte who made offerings...
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    Removing Tap Water Nitrates with Nitra-Zorb (Experiment Results)

    Yes, the instruction stipulates to seed the substrate so it can reach slower movement area.
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    Removing Tap Water Nitrates with Nitra-Zorb (Experiment Results)

    I still add Nitrate minus every 6 months or so... Do regular yearly water changes, use carbon every months and maintain clean mechanical filtration... The only thing I test now is nitrate, hardness and add calcium as required. For an invertebrate tank. All inhabitants are doing great and...
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    Tech Corner

    Yep... Confirmed you need new glasses.
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    Tech Corner

    Yes, it's been removed, now you right click in free space of the left panel and options for: Show Libraries Show all Folders Will appear. Remove checks for both. From what I was able to gather on that... It's Windows account protection or Windows Controlled Folders signaling that Credential...
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    Neocaridina Shrimp in 5 Gallon?

    It's even better if it's decaying a little 😎
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    Neocaridina Shrimp in 5 Gallon?

    Yes, there will never be more than can be supported. The important part is that they are active and multiply. With a little supplements, you can have a good colony with nearly no maintenance.
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    Small Planted Setup

    Trying to keep up a little... On many fronts... But the tank has been a full shrimp party all along. I did a shadow 50% water change and full filter maintenance in the last days... That's all. Considering everything. The only really required thing to do was a good cleaning of the the impeller...
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    "Interactiv" fish

    Yes... My first comet lived in a less than 1 gallon bowl with no decor for more than 9 years and he was a cheerful buddy that loved sunbaths and being carried all around the house as long as being with you. Closest thing to a real dog...
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    Tech Corner

    For 38$... 😎
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    Tech Corner

    Agree, scrubbing 7TB takes 5 hours. loll. The Asmedia 1166 theoretical speed can to go up to 16Gb/s, basically way overkill for 6 or even 10 SATA3 Drives. The best part With ZFS, is it doesn't need to reconstruct the Raid after a power loss or crash. Copy on writes insure that there's never...
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    Tech Corner

    I have the BEYIMEI PCIE SATA cards, running on ASMedia, ASM1166. And beside that they can go really hot... They can stand a ZFS re-silvering , no problems... The 6 ports is 60$ and the 10 ports is 80$. A lot less expensive compared to adapters that support SAS... What I like is that they...
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    Please help my pleco (mouth closed, not breathing normally)

    Ho no, if you identified nitrate as the source of the problem... Don't stop the water changes... What i said is based on the very first pics...
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    Tech Corner

    Bifurcation is a PCIe option that enables the motherboard to use a 16x slot and present them to the operating system as 4x4x4x4x or 8x8x or 8x4x4x etc. So you can use a 16x expansion to install 4 devices at 4 lanes. That's why high end SAS and Nvme controllers can have up to 8 devices per...
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