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  • '''KNO3''' - Potassium Nitrate: Provides [[Nitrogen]] (N) and [[Potassium]] (K) for feeding aquarium plants. ...en in a planted aquarium the plants absorb so much nitrate that it becomes a shortage and limits the growth of the plants. So aquarists add it manually.
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  • ...nk by doing water changes. Plants will also feed off of nitrates so having a planted tank can slow the build-up of nitrates in an aquarium <ref name="pe [[Category:Glossary|N]]
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  • '''Nitrogen''' (N) is probably the most important chemical in the Aquarium hobby. It is respo ...living tissues as proteins, nucleic acids and other molecules. It is also a large component of animal waste as urine in the form of [[Ammonia]].
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  • Sells a wide range of marine and freshwater products including their own brand of g Big Al's Aquarium Supercenters 2006. 6820 N University Drive, Tamarac, Florida 33321. USA.
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  • ...d conditioned on various live foods, such as [[tubifex]], white worm, etc. A flower pot with the bottom removed or something similar should be provided :Feed once or twice a day. They will accept food from the surface after observing it awhile but p
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  • ...should also be nonaggressive. Several individuals can typically be kept in a tank without problems. :Feed once a day.
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  • ...hotosynthesis). It forms a blue-green slime that will cover everything in a very short time. If left to overrun the tank, cyanobacteria will kill plant ...[[K]]) through water changes usually has no effect on controlling it. Even a tiny bit left after manual removal will mean it can multiply.
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  • |N ([[nitrogen]])||NH<sub>2</sub>,NH<sub>4</sub><sup>+</sup>,NO<sub>2</sub><su *See [[PMDD#Links|PMDD]] for a list of low cost fertiliser suppliers.
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  • ...ted to low concentrations. In aquariums, however, it can take as little as a few hours for ammonia concentrations to reach toxic levels. ...r emergency action (water changes and zeolite clay) to reduce the danger. (A more detailed discussion of ammonia toxicity can be found later in this sec
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  • ...(C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>13</sub>O<sub>5</sub>N) is made up of [[calcium]] and a long-chain polymeric polysaccharide of beta-glucose using Carbon, [[Hydroge
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  • '''NPK''' - Acronym for a mixture of (N) [[Nitrogen]], (P) [[Phosphorus]] and (K) [[Potassium]] chemicals. Usually supplied as a dry or liquid fertiliser. Essential elements for growing aquatic plants.
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  • This is a page soley for making suggestions to The Aquarium Wiki. Please type your su Right, I mean articles that, oh, wait a minute, sorry.[[User:Jourdy288|Jourdy288]] 18:01, 11 February 2008 (CST)
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  • ...heir habitat, at which point they hatch and reach maturity in as little as a month. ...s by at least two to one; in a small 5 gallon tank it is best to only keep a single male, though multiple males can be kept in larger tanks.
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  • '''Clo-a-ca''' n. ''p'' '''clo-a-cae'''
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  • '''Trace elements''' refers to a collection of tiny amounts of chemicals which are required by aquatic plant ...ence in the water. Whilst some test kits do exist to allow you to test for a few of the chemicals like [[iron]], [[copper]] or [[potassium]], these can
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  • *Uric acid C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>4</sub>N<sub>4</sub>O<sub>3</sub> - a organic compound of [[carbon]], [[nitrogen]], [[oxygen]] and [[hydrogen]] *Creatinine C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>7</sub>N<sub>3</sub>O - a waste product of [[Wikipedia:Phosphocreatine|Phosphocreatine]] in muscle -
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  • ...om all over the world have studied nitrogen uptake in aquatic plants under a variety of experimental conditions. I was able to locate published studies ...the giant duckweed ''Spirodela oligorrhiza'' was grown in media containing a mixture of ammonium and nitrate, the ammonium was rapidly taken up whereas
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  • ...mbarus fallax''. A scientific paper (Martin et al. 2010<ref>Martin P, Dorn N, Kawai T, van der Heiden C, Scholtz G. 2010. The enigmatic Marmorkrebs (mar :Marmorkrebs is suggested as a common name because it is distinctive and less likely to be confused with o
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  • ...pical Corydora shape, it is pale gold/tan in colour. Head section can have a golden sheen. It has 3 vertical bands of black. One at the eye, the second ...named ''[[Corydoras tukano]]''. This variety believed to differ in having a solid vertical band at the dorsal and generally thicker bands on the sides.
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  • By Robert T. Ricketts, a.k.a. RTR ...e to keep our fish alive and healthy. Every solid surface in our tanks has a biofilm on it, of bacteria, algae, etc., composed of whatever type(s) of mi
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  • C:N:P (Carbon, Nitrogen and Phosphate) as 106:16:1. This is known collectively When the ratio is below 10 there is a likelihood of blue-green algae forming
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  • :Males have a genital papilla and do not grow as large as females. Males are also reporte :This is a predatory fish and probably feeds on fish and crustaceans, such as shrimps.
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  • ...re very territorial. They will not tolerate any other males unless kept in a large tank with well sorted out territories. Unlike most other shelldweller ...not show as much yellow as ''N. boulengeri''. Most specimens also possess a iridescent blue streak across the side of their body.
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  • :Males have a narrow tail flap, while females are wide. ...ey are young, with the colouration fading as they age. They typically have a blue/violet carapace, red legs, and white claws.
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