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  1. wes.crockett
    I've started dosing it with Easy Green. Probably too late to salvage though. I believe so... about 8 hours a day.
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    not looking great here.
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    Thanks. I'll check it in the morning. I'm sure it's too late for these ones and I'll need to replant since it's such a small tank (2.6g). Look like water changes are the fix then too, which I don't do too often on this tank since it's a SUPER low bio load (shrimp and snail only).
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    Hey all, I have had this desk tank set up for a couple of months. The plants have remained totally healthy and things looked great. All of a sudden, yesterday, one of the species of plants just started losing all its leaves! I really am not sure what is going on here. Any suggestions? Thanks.
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    So, I think I have 2 females and 1 male. The male is much smaller than the females. Over the past few days, I haven't really seen the females around but one seemed to reemerge today. Not sure if she's pregnant, but I'm hoping so!
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    For sure. It is super cool looking. The blue's look so dang good on the green plants in the tank though 😄
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    It is pretty cool looking, but it doesn't stand out in the tank. I added it to my community tank (to not cross-breed) and I haven't been able to find it since...
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    For sure then I have one of each. No activity ye though. Do I need to play some Barry Manilowto kick off the festivities?
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    Is that larger one a female? I wasn't sure. So far, no signs of mating.
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    Spike is doing great, but I am down to just three Neocaridina. I will be ordering another 10 soon. They can't keep up with the workload, but they're trying!
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    This is Spike... Spike likes to eat.
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    I'll check out nerites for sure. The only snail I have, in my other tank, is an assassin snail.. he's awesome, but not a great cleaner. I have 2 oto's in my community tank too, but they like to be in bigger groups... The two of them I have are extremely skittish and, I hear, it's because I have too few of them. Thanks for the suggestion.
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    Yeah, I'm hoping at least 1 male and 1 female make it. It is newly set up but there is already a lot of algae and such, thought being such a small tank means variables can change easily. I am using active soil and co2 so the oxygen levels and pH may be lower than desirable for sure.
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    Shrimp Update... Only three are left alive... I don't know what's causing the issue though. Ammonia is zero... my AQ Test strips show no Chlorine, Nitrate, Nitrite. medium hardness and low PH 6.4 territory). buffer is 0 as well. The three that are left all look healthy though, so that is encouraging. my thought is, after a few weeks of them being OK (assuming that they are OK in a few weeks), I will get a few more from a different seller to help mix the gene pool a bit. I also want to get a snail in here... I need an algae eater for the walls but I don't want a bunch of eggs and stuff in the tank. Any recommendations? Magenta Mystery Snails are probably too big, I would assume. Would a Horned Nerite or a King Koopa Nerite be ok for that?
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    That's a fun desk tank! I like it.
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    3d models are made using CAD software like 3d Builder, Tinkercad, and others. Then another piece of software called a Slicer (Prusa Slicer, Cura, etc) translate the 3d model to something called G-Code. G-code is used in 3d printers, CNC machines, and engravers and is a machine-instruction like language that tells the print head/bed/heater what to do and when and how. That is the 10,000ft view of how it works. Check out 3d Printing nerd on Youtube for some great content on this stuff.
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    Every 6, or so, months, 3d printers go through generational improvements... What you can get today for sub-$500 compared to 2 years ago is absolutely remarkable.
  18. wes.crockett
    I removed about 7 feet of coiled tube and it seems to have helped a lot in terms of not needing to purge the line at all. Thanks! I'm really stoked with how it turned out. That would look great but there is only about 1/4" of space between the rim and the glass so not really enough room but flanking it may be good. Right now I've just placed rocks around the area.
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    AAAAND they are getting to work!
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    The shrimp are here! looks like 1 dead and 1... not blue? I would love an explanation if someone knows what is up with the odd one... My plan is to just put that one in my other, community, tank so it can't breed. As a shrimp novice, how do these look? Ended up with 9, healthy looking, blue ones.
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    I found a semi-local breeder who I ordered 10 Blue Dreams from. They will be delivered today! I replaced the co2 diffuser with a MUCH smaller and better looking one. I am finding though that water is constantly siphoning up to my check valve. This makes it take way longer for the co2 to make it through the line (30-50 minutes after the time the co2 solenoid is turned on to the time bubbles appear in my tank.) Any suggestions on how to deal with that?
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    I had shortsighted placement... The co2 releases right under the intake for the filter... I think most of it gets sucked in there. I ordered a new diffuser (much smaller glass one) and will place it on the right side of the tank, under the pumps spout. Should lead to much better diffusion of the co2. Otherwise, plants are looking great still. I plan to order my shrimp this week. Any suggested retailers?
  23. wes.crockett
    We have (some) co2 baby! I picked this up. First fill up was a disaster as it reacted and came spewing out over the kitchen table... quickly lidded it and salvaged some of the reaction, though I'll likely need to refill it this week again.
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    Looks nice! If the Repens don't make it, I'll give these a try. So far everything looks pretty good
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    I ordered one of those (cheaper) CO2 Generation systems on Amazon. Total of $120 with the tank, regulator, diffuser, bubble check, citric acid, baking soda, and everything else needed... I'm sure it'll be awful.
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