User talk:MixMV

October 2019

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing because it appears that you are not here to build an encyclopedia.

If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.  Bbb23 (talk) 13:32, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

This blocked user is asking that their block be reviewed on the Unblock Ticket Request System:

MixMV (block log • active blocks • global blocks • autoblocks • contribs • deleted contribs • abuse filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

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UTRS appeal #27265 was submitted on Oct 23, 2019 15:43:29. This review is now closed.

--UTRSBot (talk) 15:43, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

Responding to your questions

• The edit that you refer to is this and it contains a link to aquariumbreeder.com as a reference. The article that is linked could not be considered a reliable source because it has not been vetted by an editorial team prior to publication. For more information on that, please read what qualifies as a reliable source on Wikipedia. Additionally, the article will conclude with product recommendations and most will have links to Amazon (the blogger Michael has forgotten to link the Dennerle products). The site serves to promote those products and serves as a vessel for spam. "Aquariumbreeder.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com, chewy.com, and and other Affiliate programs".
• The association to Amazon and the fact that the only products reviewed are all available on Amazon is a problem. Why didn't you include Easy Green from the Aquarium Coop? It used to be available on Amazon under the name "Milemont Easy Green" with a five star rating...but they sell direct and no longer through Amazon via the Aquarium Coop. Easy to get. For questions that go beyond the "0.00% Cu" resolution, you may inquire by email to Corey. A serious review of liquid fertilizers would have contained some that are not available via Amazon or via any kind of affiliate marketing.
• I follow Michael Langerman's Youtube channel and left to wonder if the blogger is that Michael? He is Russian and living in New York City and I appreciate his experiments.
• If the blogger, Michael were using his reasoning here on Wikipedia, we would say that he is engaging in original research. There are many points not discussed in the article:
  • Essential discussion of aquatic plant uptake of copper is missing. Most aquascapists will seek to mitigate Cu accumulation in the water column with certain plant choices and plants like Vallisneria will act as a visual indicator when there is too much copper.
  • Essential discussion of buffered substrate is missing. Aquascapists, as opposed to fish or shrimp keepers, will dose more liquid fertilizers when the substrate has gotten older and no longer contributing nutrients to the water column efficiently or when the overall plant biomass's needs exceed what that substrate can offer. Aquascapists are a type of shrimp keeper in their own right whether they choose to mix Amano shrimp with Neocaridinas or try to engage in line breeding even if the shrimp are an afterthought to the overall aquascape...i.e clean up crew. I'm speaking of aquascapists as a form of shrimp keeper because the author has written, "I know for sure, that absolute majority of professional shrimp keepers never use plant fertilizers in their shrimp tanks." He must mean shrimp breeders since he is referring to "professionals" but professional breeders may use bare glass bottoms or they may use a buffered substrate with either no plants or very little plant diversity such as keeping their shrimp with just mosses. That setup makes it easier to catch and cull the shrimp. This is very different than a lush aquascape for the shrimp to inhabit. The lush aquascape will regulate and absorb (or adsorb) copper much better than a breeder's setup.
  • Essential discussion of water changes, or lack thereof and what this means for copper level accumulation. Also, those with copper pipes and using tap water likely get the trace amounts naturally. And what about those that are conditioning their water from scratch using RO water?
  • Essential discussion of shrimp diet and how to give desired trace amounts of copper through certain foods. Stay away from Amazon links and commercial foods and study spinach and other natural shrimp foods. Spinach is a good source of copper.
  • Discussion about potential sources of undesired copper in the diet and the water column.
  • Is copper an element of planaria/hydra/snail killer chemical formulations?
• I recommend that the author download and install ScriptSafe (for Chrome version or Firefox version) and then view their blog site. Much is missing.
   — Berean Hunter (talk) 17:48, 23 October 2019 (UTC)