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  1. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    A time lapse plant growth video would be neat to see, with some relaxing background music
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    I agree with @xXInkedPhoenixX on the pH level. They should have a pH above 7. What type of diet do you give them?
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    When I shop for ACO plants, I use the filters on their site. They are so helpful! What I like to do is hover over Shop, then click live aquarium plants. There are 3 gray bubbles that come up that say type, placement, and light requirements. If you click any one of those gray bubbles it will give you choices. For example, I usually click light requirements, and then it gives me the choice to click Low, Medium, or High. I click my light requirement choice, then I click a plant I am interested in. If I scroll down, I can look for Directions and click the + sign next to it. And it tells me what fertilizer the plant needs. Using these filters on the site has made me super successful with plants, whereas in the past I never had luck.
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    There is so much good info on the channel. I especially love the videos where Irene creates a quarantine box and Dean creates a fry box. (Oddly enough I ended up creating that quarantine box in an emergency when a 10-gal tank leaked and I had to quickly evacuate the crew.) Little instructional videos like how to clean a sponge filter, how to gravel vac, and how to water test are critical for new hobbyists. Cory does a great job explaining those type of things step by step without scolding or being condescending - he simply presents the information with a positive attitude, assuming that the viewer knows nothing and takes them from the ground up. And that helps the newbies get a great start in the hobby, learn, and remain interested. I also believe that those videos help experienced hobbyists because there are little tips/hacks given in them. I especially love the videos that single out a specific species and explains their preferences - pH, hiding places/environment, temperature, how to breed, etc. Those really help when a hobbyist is thinking about introducing a new type of fish to the community and want to ensure that the fish/community have the best care.
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    Get well soon, Cory & family! ➕
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    Yeah, I know! I have one like that too, but I can't make heads or tails of it, so I just stick a digital meat thermometer into the water to get an instant read on the temp.
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    Epic piece of spiderwood too.
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    My tetras are laying eggs on the roots of java fern that are freely swaying in the current. I love this! How clever!
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    I saw someone do it in a video! I think it works so well because it is thin & flexible. I am excited! I did get up earlier this morning, but today was not a clutch day, and York was cruisin' around underwater, tidying up the glass.
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    Clutch 4 (size 1” x .75”) was laid this morning. I think I need to get up 30 minutes earlier because York is always next to the clutch when I first look at the tank in the morning. It would be fascinating to watch the process. This clutch has been frozen. 🥺 I gave York a snack, though. Also I found that an awesome snail egg removal tool is the test kit color card. I didn’t notice any damage when using that.
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    Just a little video of some tetras enjoying a treat of frozen brine shrimp. That is all. Happy Saturday everyone!
  12. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    The eggs look a little more plump today? Yesterday they felt firm, now they feel like they spring back when touched if that makes sense. Also here is York enjoying some Snello.
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    I wonder if you could wrap them in this or something similar? Wood grain contact paper I don’t know how it would adhere to the block but it would adhere to itself, right?
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    Check this one out too. He used metal rods to hold it up and pumps water into the fry box also.
  15. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    I was wondering if rubber bands are safe for the tank? I want to rubber band Java moss to rocks because I don’t have the skill or eyesight for thread.
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    I’ve used them for years. It’s supposed to be just air, nothing else. It has no scent or anything, but they are loud enough to scare a human walking by too! 😆
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    Oh wow! They are still in the hobby! Cool!
  18. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    So basically that's to keep them from eating their own eggs. I will check out the journal. Nice tanks!
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    This stuff is awesome for covering gaps. Easy to cut with scissors and make notches for tubing, cords, etc. I recently bought some. It was $2.65 for 6 sheets of it. Also I know these are pricey but they work like a dream. Has a motion sensor on it and sprays a loud blast of air when there is movement. ssscat
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    I love the swamp darter! What's the name of the fish that joined him for a meal? Is it a goby? Is your container of rocks the breeding ground?
  21. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Shove some filter floss in the gaps. It will help grow more beneficial bacteria for you in the meantime as well.
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    Welcome!
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    It has a sideways heart next to its tail. Awesome looking fish, @Scapexghost
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    That's a cool little tool. Never knew about it.
  25. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    As it turns out, York was pranked by Hampshire*. 😂 She laid eggs on York throughout the day. York usually sleeps on the sand, but today she slept on the glass, and that’s prime egg-laying territory for Hampshire. Hampshire “decorates” regularly. See the shenanigans that go on while I’m at work?! Here’s a photo of Hampshire eating a zucchini. She usually ignores any food I put in the tank, but seems she likes this one. *nerite Update: these were limpets, not nerite eggs. Limpets are beneficial organisms.
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