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    I've never used dirted or aquatic soils. They seem a little tricky to me, I haven't gotten brave enough to attempt them. Next adventure.. . What I do have, is a mixture of small and large gravels, that contain a lot of 'stuff'. Tanks that have been up and running for a long time with guppies and no gravel vacuuming. The plants seem to love it. I have used a lot of root tabs in the past, maybe that makes them semi-dirted? ha ha. I do dose easy green. It's the bulb plants that I like. Had several melt completely back, I removed the bulbs and after drying them for a month, put them back in and they took off! So many unexpected things happen in these glass boxes full of water!
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    @HelplessNewbie Yes it is! Is that cool or what? These Cherry shrimp are sooo fun!
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    I entertained our freinds kids, (and their parents), ..with my wine barrel ponds full of guppies!! So awesome to see others getting as much fun out of this as I do! They were all very interested in the aquariums. But the ponds were a hit! The hands on (and in) was what everyone loved! Sooo much fun!!
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    Cherry shrimp are so fun!! So many different colors! Most of mine have the same coloring as yours. As time has gone on, there's been a lot of breeding, And now I'm getting oranges!!
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    Wow, this is so cool. I think I have the same tank! It has been my experimental tank! What I have is the 3.7 gal Imagitarium. I removed the internal filter system and just have a cube! It has gone through many changes. Started out with no filter and then added... nano sponge filter, horticulture sand plants, Triops, then Cherry shrimp, tried 3 different lights. I've actually got a 100 watt coop heater in it! It's incredible how such a small tank does so well! I love it !
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    @TheSwissAquarist Are Ramshorns daredevils? I just noticed this one today! Living on the edge!
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    Ok, so now I stuffed a nano filter in a Squidward head house. . Just to see what would happen.
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    There's something on my nose again!!
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    Wonder shells actually seem to work great for adding calcium and minerals for shrimp, snails and guppies. I use them all the time. . And crushed coral in all my tanks, from Aquarium Co-Op. Seems to keep the GH and water hardness where they like it.
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    What the.??? Ok, so does this fall into the category as a floating plant? This Java moss has been toting this piece of gravel around my tank all day!
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    I found this horticulture sand at our local garden center. Gave it a try just to see what would happen. It worked great for a Triops experiment and then for a shrimp tank. Plants root well in it as well.
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    Doing a little research into MDF , Medium density fiberboard. And its use in aquarium stands. It's actually a very sturdy realistic looking engineered wood. As a top to a metal framed stand, it looks really nice. Any thoughts or does anyone have any experience with MDF board? 🤔
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    So far, so good...
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    So far, so good...
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    I 'cleaned'...lightly.. our 3.7 gal. shrimp tank, the Ziss air stone and nano sponge filter was in need of major cleaning. It's been 5 months... I think it looks cleaner...I can't tell which pic is before and which is after!
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    20 inch Aquarium Co-Op light on a 3.7 gal cube... Perfect fit!!
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    20 inch Aquarium Co-Op light on a 3.7gal cube...... Perfect fit!!
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    20 inch CO-OP light on a 3.7 gal cube..... Perfect fit!!
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    Does anyone have any pics or videos of what this looks like? My heaters haven't started doing it yet and I'm all ready thinking of ways to hide it. I just know it will be irritating to me. . Is it something that can be covered up?
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    I had to look up UPS. I'm old. Our backups are basically for other things, like a refrigerator, fans, coffee maker, cellphones., etc and it just works out we include the basic tank operations ( airstone sponge filters) We've had power outages no matter where we've lived over the years and it's nice to have some simple backups for us and the critters in the glass boxes.
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    It's crazy all the different experiences everyone can have with what at first appears to be identical conditions. I haven't had one of these usb nano pumps quit yet! Pretty good for the price.. I'm sure it's just a matter of time, nothing lasts forever and I'm putting a couple to the test! Including 2 outside. One under a home made cover and another under a covered deck . No back flow preventers. So far so good. We will see what happens when the rainy season kicks in!
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    More or less the same backups orhers use.
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    I just hang them on the back of the tanks or on the HOB filters. A couple of air hose loops up high just in case ... don't want to drain a tank with a siphon if the power goes out.
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