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Is “Liquid CO2” Actually Carbon? The Glutaraldehyde Truth [I Tracked Growth vs. Algae]

I still remember the smell. It was sweet, pungent, and chemically sharp, and it was coming from a bottle that […]

I had just installed a new CO2 system, set it to the “recommended” 3 bubbles per second, and went to

I still remember the first time I dumped a tablespoon of dry nitrate into my pristine 40-gallon breeder. It felt

You check the tank in the morning and see it, that glorious cluster of eggs tucked under the pleopods of

I still remember the frustration of my first high-tech 55-gallon tank in 2018. I had lush Amazon Swords and fast-growing

You never forget the panic of your first successful spawn. For me, it was a pair of Bettas in 2016.

I used to treat my high-tech planted tank like a chemistry lab. I had milligram scales, pipettes, and a spreadsheet

I used to lose about 80% of my Corydoras eggs. It was infuriating. I’d see the spawning behavior, the classic

I clearly remember standing in the aisle of my local fish store in 2018, holding a pack of ten branded

I still remember the first time I “salted” a tank. I had a beautiful 20-gallon planted setup with Cryptocoryne wendtii and a

I remember opening my first bottle of Seachem Flourish ten years ago. It smelled like fermented soy sauce and old