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    Hmm, the "grass" looks like Common Reed, which is a non-native invasive, https://vtinvasives.org/invasive/common-reed.🥺 The plant with the triangle leaves might be another invader, European Water Chestnut, https://www.maine.gov/dep/water/invasives/chestext.htm, 🤔
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    Ah, for the days when the playoff brackets were filled with names like Campbell, Wales, Patrick, Smythe, Adam, and Norris. Sigh! 🙁 We just went through this in minor league baseball. ⚾ Gone are the colorful and historied Pacific Coast League and International League. Instead, we have Triple-A West and Triple-A East. How boring. 😪
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    Since their ECHL team is here, the Utah Grizzlies, I gotta go with the Avs! FYI, for non-hockey fans, the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) is one of the minor leagues of hockey, somewhat akin to the Double-A baseball league. The American Hockey League (AHL) is similar to Triple-A. The Canadian Hockey League (CHL) is a bit like the Arizona Fall League (AFL) in that each team consists of a mix of players drafted by multiple teams. Plus, the CHL has an age cap that limits players to 19U plus a limited number (no more than 3) of over-20 year-olds. You wanna go, eh? 🥅🏒
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    People have been selectively breeding Betta splendens for a millennium!
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    Getting ready for summer. Weeded around the pond. Mowed and edged the back 40. Yeehaw! 🌿🤠 Anita's senior moment, "Wait, sunglasses come in BIFOCALS? I'll take 3 pairs, please!" 😂
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    FWIW, I feel as though a sponge filter, no matter how small, takes up a lot of space in a 1 gal tank. On the other hand, if the tank opening is less than 30% the surface area of the water, I would be concerned about gas exchange. I.e., Getting CO₂ out, and getting O₂ in. I guess if it were me, I would opt for lots of plants, but no sponge filter. I like @James Black recommendation of hornwort and java moss because they prefer cooler (subtropical) temperatures, so they would do well in an unheated tank. I do not think I would go for floating plants (frogbit) that cover the surface, because they could interfere with gas exchange. Below is a quart jar with Hyalella scuds, bladder snails, seed shrimp, copepods, assorted zooplankton, anacharis, and 3 Neocaridina shrimp. No filter, no airstone, no water changes. I pulled the Neos as culls when they were a few mm long. As you can see, they are thriving and growing in their picotank.
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    How about a tea strainer? You could use an awl or darning needle to open some larger holes in the mesh. Easy to clean too.
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    I vote higher, 7.6. I think because the test square is a bit pale compared to the color chart, the red tone looks like orange-ish. Geek girl 🤓 used Photoshop to make a graduated color scale between the 7.2-7.8 values. Then I adjusted the color saturation of the test strip and color chart to equalize the tones. The outlined box is filled in with the adjusted test strip color. Our color-enabled viewers, what do you think?
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    ORD 😆 Awesome find! 😍 "After 2 u-turns on a 4 lane highway..." That's what the 4WD is for! 😜
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    ORD 😆 Oh yes, sewage worms!
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    ORD 💜 ORD 💜
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    Hooray for Hugo! ORD 💜
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    ORD 💜
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    Haha, I'm vertically challenged too! 😅 I believe Wonder Shells and Seachem Prime serve two very different functions. I have seen claims that Wonder Shells remove chlorine and chloramines; however, I have no idea where this comes from because none of the listed ingredients do that. I believe Wonder Shells primary function is adding minerals—calcium, magnesium, and some trace minerals—to your water. The only way I can imagine that Wonder Shells may help neutralize chlorine/chloramine is by raising the pH of your water, which reduces the toxic effects. As someone with a science degree who also writes marketing content for a living, the claim that Wonder Shells remove chlorine feels like unsubstantiated marketing hype. 😜 On the other hand, Prime or Fritz Complete Water Conditioner contain chemicals that specifically bind to and permanently degrade chlorine/chloramines (and ammonia) into non-toxic substances. So, if I were having the same problem as you, I would first dose my tubs and test the water to see if the dechlorinator fixes the problem. If it does, then I would set up a regular dosing schedule to address the slow leaching of chlorine-like chemicals into your water. One bottle of Fritz Complete treats 2,400 gal, so it's not expensive to use. One caution → dosing frequently may reduce oxygen levels in the water so you may want to provide some aeration to counter this effect.
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    Sounds like you will be doing a few water changes over the next couple of weeks. 😁 Get well soon Pete!
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    I wonder if perhaps another, similar, reactive molecule is being detected by the test strip indicator? Chemical indicator assays (vs photo-absorption, aka spectrophotometer) rely on the interaction of the tested substance with an indicator chemical. All the halogens—fluorine (F), chlorine (Cl), bromine (Br), iodine (I), and astatine (At)—are pretty strong oxidizing agents. Perhaps the plastic is leaching out one of these halides (halogen salt), which is reacting with the assay indicator? 😎
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    Sometimes, crazy ideas are the start of innovation. Other times, they may need a bit of tweaking. And sometimes, yes, they are bad ideas. I would say this is one of those ideas that needs more marinating. 🧐
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    Not sure if you are seriously considering this? If it were me, I would probably avoid using chicken manure, unless, you compost it first, preferably via hot composting (big compost pile that generates high temperatures). There are lots of undesirable bacteria and fungi in uncomposted poop you probably do not want to bring into your tank. 😎
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    Very impressive sleuthing. Bravo!
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    I too have seen this documentary on Netflix. It is more than a nature documentary, it is a story about a broken man being healed by rediscovering his connection with nature. #enjoynaturedaily 🐙
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    Probably something more productive than yakking over a sound system and dressing up in odd clothing. 😁
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    If the USDA maintains that ketchup and pickle relish count as vegetables, then obviously, butter must be a condiment. 🤣 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1981/09/26/us-holds-the-ketchup-in-schools/9ffd029a-17f5-4e8c-ab91-1348a44773ee/
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