[Build Bacteria in sponge filter]

On 5/26/2023 at 9:39 AM, AnotherHumanPerson said:

I've seen plenty of people this strategy, including myself, and it works well. Just run the sponge filter in your already cycled tank, preferably near an established sponge filter. If your situation allows, I would run it for an extra few weeks if you could. I also like to add a bit of fritzzyme 7 to help kickstart the cycle.

Awesome thank you for replying so fast! I'll def put my sponge filter inside then. 

[Build Bacteria in sponge filter]

Hello everyone!

I was wondering about how to build healthy bacteria in a newly established tank and the idea of soaking or using a sponge filter in a already heavily planted tank came to thought. If I were to soak it or use it in the planted tank for a week and put inside the newly established tank would that make the process faster in building beneficial bacteria?

[Fluval stratum white cloudy and stinky water]

That's good to know that I can still plant plants inside the tank. Was debating on whether or not to do so.

[Fluval stratum white cloudy and stinky water]

Okay that great news! I'll leave it be. Thank you for the knowledge.

it was my 22 birthday and thank you haha

[Fluval stratum white cloudy and stinky water]

Hello everyone, I just recently set up a 40 gallon tank with fluval stratum substrate. I haven’t put any plants inside and have been using sponge filters for the past 2 days. it has been up for about 48 hours already. 
 

I woke up this morning to check all my tanks and noticed that the room smelled like fart and saw that my 40 gallon was a bit white and cloudy. I don’t understand why it is cloudy and smelly. Is there a way to resolve this or do I have to wait it out?

[How did one of my baby betta turn out like this]

On 6/27/2022 at 8:58 PM, BradfordAquatics said:

A lot of bettas are hybrids of different strains and color morphs, so it is actually pretty common for something like that to happen, especially since your breeders are completely different colors and fin types. Genetics are really complex and crossing bettas can bring out some really interesting recessive genes like you saw in your fish!

 

As for a color change, it really is hard to say, especially since it is a cross. It is a really beautiful fish though! Congratulations on your spawning success!

Okay! that pretty crazy haha. Thank you for letting me know about how breeding works. 

[How did one of my baby betta turn out like this]

So I bred a few bettas, and many made it but there is 1 particular one that stands out from the rest. Any ideas if it’s gonna stay this color or will it change? It is about 3 months old now.  I am also showing the parents 

[Hatching Brine Shrimp in the summer]

The temp is at 82 degrees. It fluctuates during the day and night

[Hatching Brine Shrimp in the summer]

Hello everyone, I live in Washington and struggling with hatching my brine shrimps. In the winter and spring it was working just fine but since it’s summer and the temperature is now hotter than ever, my baby brine shrimp are now too hot. Does anyone have recommendations on what I can do? Right now I’m using a light with 60w and an air pump. Is the air pump supposed to be blowing lots of bubbles or just enough?

 

thank you very much everyone.