Salminus Franciscanus (Golden Dorado)
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Your statement earlier about age and color may prove true.
Jib, you heard about BLACKFISH, the documentary about orcas in captivity, this thread is STIXFISH. This documents how monster fish really looks like with THIAMINASE awareness and going back to basics of filtration as I highlighted earlier on my koi pond filter comment.
True story.
Thanks
No eye deer.
Ken I didn't read the whole thread so if the answer to my question was already answered I'll go find it but can you explain .more of what you learned about the differencea in the traditional pond filtration .and maybe how we can incorporate it into our aquariums ?
Also watching the vid on the 1st page and looking at the recent pics is awesome. Really is a well done job man
Also watching the vid on the 1st page and looking at the recent pics is awesome. Really is a well done job man
Don't need to read the whole thread. No one has asked about filtration till now.
Traditional japanese koi ponds uses live rocks and anaerobics in the filter.
Today's filter kinda forgot about the importance of anaerobics. High flow with lots of air as seen in waste water management and fish farming is what I see in today's aquaria/pond. This process known as degassing allows the bio media to touch air creating a thin film process. However, the high oxygen makes it hard the cultivate anaerobic bacteria.
I've built many ponds for others and have maintained them for years. I have observed the difference in growth and color based on the type of filters. Traditional appears to be better which is what I'm trying to duplicate.
The conclusion is, know what you want out of the filter you are incorporating. If you got high load, then perhaps you do want a fish farm approach of tumbling media with air. Balance is key. Don't just build a great filter only to produce more nitrate. Proof is in the fish.
I just Googled blackfish, I know what I am watching in the evening today. Thank you.
You mean that giving Pellets, gives a more balanced diet and is better for the fish in the long run.
I always thought thiamine deficiency would occur if the fish diet consisted more of market prawn and other seafood.
What filter have you fitted your tank with, I am curious now.
Your group have grown pretty big, what is the growth rate that you've observed.
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I just spent a decent part of last year messing around with nitrate reduction projects mainly because I like to tinker with stuff. One method was trying to cultivate anaerobic bb in a low gph filter, really just a series of 4inch pvc towers. I was able to get a few weeks of very low to 0 nitrates but it eventually crapped out. It's seems that with out carbon dosing off some kind allot of members were unable to get a denitrate filter to work long term.
I'd kill to figure out how we can incorporate what's being done in these ponds
One good way to effectively run an anaerobic filter in my experience is a deep sand bed, but you need a large volume for it.
