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Date:5/22/2013 6:52:37 PM
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Rainwater Fish :)
Thank you so much for liking my Chocolate Delight (which is the "rainwater" described 50 gal video) Sorry to mislead but the description of rainwater means the type of fish I keep - that all come from and prefer softer water. The water out of our well is very soft with a PH of 6.6 - 6.8 depending on season with low dissolved solids. I have a meter that reads TDS (total dissolved solids) and the average can be 400-700 but mine is consistently below 200 at 128-147. My fish love it ;)

Regarding a 4 hr siesta I got the idea from a book by Diana Walstad " Ecology of the Planted Aquarium". She states a 4 hr siesta allows C02 regeneration. And that with continuous 12 hour light plant photosynthesis depletes most of the C02 in the afternoon. This means that plants during the afternoon are competing for a dwindling supply of C02 and algae which is more adept than plants at taking in C02 gains an advantage. With a full 4 hours (a study was done) siesta in midday allows C02 to regenerate to almost pre-dawn levels.

I have been following this method over a year now and along with adding organic carbon (flourish excel) in small amounts during water changes I am convinced it works. In addition, the lights go out when I am at work and extends the time in the evening they can be on. I use 6 hrs on / 4 hrs off / 6 hrs on. And one more ;) it mimics a natural condition - temporary overhead clouding LOL

I hope this was helpful. I really recommend Diana Walstad's book if you are interested in low tech planted aquariums or want to learn the biological cycles or processes that happen in our tanks :). Its much more information than the average aquarium book...

Kathy
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