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  1. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    I place my bucket on a ladder.
  2. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    I use Fritz Zyme 7 in new tanks, whether I'm using used filter media or new; just to get a coating of bb on the substrate and objects. But squeezing an established filter as @Pepere suggested will accomplish the same thing.
  3. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Yep. In my situation, I didn't think it was a big deal to do a bucket water change because I was only changing 10%. I also was careful about matching the temperature. But I still had losses, until I went to drip.
  4. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    This happened to me when I first started keeping neocaridina. I switched to drip water changes (full speed through an airline hose), and the issue stopped.
  5. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    With as large of a water change as I did, I’m sure the snails will be fine. The replacement water was tank water and did have 10 nitrates, so the plants have that to enjoy. I’m not enthused that I lost a bit of water volume with the addition of more sand. It is what it is.
  6. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    He’s building a nest today. I was watching him early this morning and he was building it really fast, as compared to his usual one bubble every minute method. I guess he felt motivated. He did get a water change yesterday and some objects had been moved around a little bit to the left or right. He got a new (fine) sponge filter as well that had been seasoning in the 29 for a month, and some stronger airflow, since detritus was settling on things and looking unsightly.
  7. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Spotted 2 bladder snails today. The sediment seems to have settled and the water looks clear. We will have to see what happens.
  8. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    @nabokovfan87 the addition of your sword plants adds such a charm to your tank. I love them. before: after: It may seem like a small change, but it looks good! It has improved! (And look how cool that red tail looks in front of the green plant) I remember when I was watching a bunch of Father Fish videos. He made one about preventing algae. And the secret is to have A LOT OF plants. The plants will suck up the nutrients that the algae wants. Now, you may have also forgotten.. you can cheat. You can add fake plants. Get some good ones, realistic, and it will fill in the tank and no one will know. They won’t melt. Then fill in around those with live plants that you can afford. Maybe some Aponogeton or Vallisneria? They seem to do well in deep tanks. Recently my Java fern turned to mush. It was doing great for a year and a half, then one day, blehhh.. that was after a bacterial bloom where I did water changes on 3 consecutive days and ran carbon (for just 2 days) to try to clarify things. It didn’t like that situation at all. Melted and made a huge mess all over the tank. 😐 Java fern: When that died and had to be removed, the fish felt exposed. I could tell they were confused and very nervous. There are plants on the side, but they prefer the middle. So I added this: They love it and went into it right away. Their whole demeanor changed. The Small Scape YouTuber adds fake plants into her tanks as well. There is one at big box sold as a mat that looks like Anubias nana petite. She cuts it up and attaches it to driftwood. As far as the filter, hey, you tried stuff. You like to brainstorm and experiment, and we like to follow along. So it didn’t work long term. So what? You gave it a shot. “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” -Thomas H. Palmer ”Do, or do not. There is no try.” -Yoda
  9. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    @TheSwissAquarist since you are working so hard on schoolwork, I thought you’d appreciate some school-related humor.
  10. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    The shrimps got a rosette sword from the Walstad jar. First I tossed it into the tank temporarily until I got a chance to plant it. I returned to the tank and it looked like this. Ok, everybody disembark! Time to plant it.
  11. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    I may have messed up my Walstad Jar. I removed the rosette sword. It was getting shaded out and I also wanted to place it into a tank, but doing so caused the dirt to mix into the water column. I did an 85-95% water change for the sake of the bladder snails and added more sand. I only see one lone snail in there, so I hope I didn’t bury any by accident. Over time, the snail population has been dwindling, despite supplemental feeding once a week with a small pinch of Repashy powder.
  12. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Very interesting. A neighbor said it could be a bagworm too; not sure?
  13. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Hehe
  14. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Wow, the most bizarre creature found in the yard! This is like some Blair Witch stuff How did it get all them sticks?!?
  15. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    I guess they are safety team members of the ski slopes. If they feel someone is being wreckless they can take away their lift pass.
  16. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Plastic handle. It is thin, but I don’t see a need for a thick one honestly. You’re going to be gentle anyway so you don’t hurt your fish or scratch your glass. I added a twisty tie to the end of mine so I can hang it (also would work on a shrimp net. 😉) Also has a guard that snaps on over the razor to safely store it. I was using a AAA card to scrape for awhile but a) wet arm, b) doesn’t work on green spot algae, c) turns a 2-minute job into a 7- or 8-minute job. I didn’t realize until I got the proper tool for the job. I put clear command hooks on the side of my tank stands to hang stuff.
  17. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    2:09 in this video!
  18. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    I got this one and I’ll tell you why. It’s because it takes regular razor blades; the kind you can find anywhere - Walmart, the hardware store, etc. Cheap refills. It works very well too. Minimal effort. Also easy to make the handle half length to do the smaller tanks. Faveetie Aquarium Algae Scraper... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BGNJJXM6?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
  19. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Heh. Yeah, that happened to me too. The trails weren’t marked well and I thought I was going down a square, but it was a double diamond, complete with trees and bumps all over the slope. I didn’t fall but all my flailing - the ski patrol “pulled me over” and gave me a talking to, lol
  20. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    [School Name] Freshwater Fish Club [School Mascot] Fish Club simple, and easy to understand the purpose. [School Name] Aquarium Club [School Mascot] Aquarium Club Fishkeeping Club
  21. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Everyone is enjoying the food that was magically provided (just add light!)
  22. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Don't lose heart. Tetras are tricky to breed, but you can do it. YOU GOT THIS. How is your tub doing?
  23. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    You are such a godsend for this fish. I love seeing rescue stories like this ❤️
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  25. Chick-In-Of-TheSea
    Double French? They say French is the language of romance.. You may be ok. Tetras tend to lay a lot of eggs at a time so I’m sure some fell through.
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