Wisdom

I agree, but sadly these places are going away.

Sorry to hear about your fish. Can you post a clearer photo so we can make a better assessment. Do you use aquarium salt? If your treating for parasitic diseases, I would also treat for fungal and bacterial infection. Here you go.

Mine are doing the same thing. Tank is one year old.

Yes to all above. Test your tap water and add some bacteria. Seems odd to me that you would have 0 nitrates, but the higher PH and ammonia means that something changed. Maybe count your fish and make sure you didn't lose someone.

Thank you! I designed and built the fishing cabin from hobby wood. It covers my ugly hang on back filter. There's better photos here:

Love your color and location selection. Well balanced, with a nice focal point. Very well done. BTW, what is that red fern in the center that grew like crazy? I want one. LOL!

Thank you! I received an overwhelming positive reaction when I posted this on FB. I don't know if the effort I put into building them would be worth the price I would need to charge to make it worthwhile. Plus, this is built specifically to fit my HOB. I would need to know the dimensions of someone's HOB for me to make someone else unless it is the exact model I have. I have thought about it though. My future plan is to build a wharf scene with a boat shop, and a fish and tackle store. Should turn out pretty cool. Until then here are a few more pics of the cabin.

Thank you so much.

Free stuff is always coo! I don't get excited over snails anymore. As long as I keep algae under control, the population seems minimal. If I notice a bunch, I vacuum them up when I do water changes and release them into the yard or my other plants.

Probably not necessary but, If you want some piece of mind so you can sleep better, you could get a piece of plywood cut to the exact size or a bit larger. Then paint it black to match. I'm basing my opinion on the overhang built into the top of the stand, the size of the plastic tank rim vs the size of the actual glass. Looks ok to me. The glass is 100% supported from what I can see. If you end up with 75 gallons of water on the floor, please let us know! LOL!

Looks very nice. There is definitely a balance in every part of life. I think the smaller the specimen the more small changes effect the system. Especially in these small worlds we create. I gave up on my Monte Carlo. It was constantly up rooting and floating to the top.

Excellent! Thank you for finding that and sharing. I'm glad others are doing this too and getting good results. That Bonsai looks awesome. That's a whole other hobby hole I've dug myself, and a topic for another forum! 😁

I think the Legos are a great idea! endless adjustability, but I don't think you need to raise. I was thinking you could just move the pathos leaves a bit towards the front of the tank to let some of the light through. They really don't need to be that close and it will still get plenty of light indirectly.

Made a quick little video of the HOB topper made from scratch. Hope you like it.

I'm sort of chancing the same question. I have Pathos, Philodendron and Calathea growing out of the top of my tank. I notice my ferns are turning brown and leaves are dyeing off. I'm not certain I would blame the house plants though. I suspect a potassium deficiency. However I would suggest you move your light. The Pathos looks like it's depriving your aquatic plants of those beautiful rays!

I'm wondering if anyone else uses Easy Green fertilizer for plants other than aquarium plants. For instance, at Christmas I put a few drops in the the water of our live tree stand, and on Valentines day I put a drop in a vase with the roses I gave my wife. I also put a drop in my squirt bottle I use to mist my terrestrial plants and water my terrarium which is usually filled with recycled tank water. Don't know if it's actually doing anything, but I don't think it would hurt. Has anyone tried this or something similar? What are your long term results? If you haven't tried it, what are your thoughts?

What's up fish geeks and aquarium peeps? I just joined the forums from Sacramento CA. I look forward to seeing what you all have going on and learning from the seasoned vets in the group. Currently I have three tanks. A 30, 20 and a 10 Gallon. This is my 30. I'm using Fluval Stratum substrate and dose Easy Green twice a week and makeshift CO2 from a Soda Stream. Home to Big Mama Molly. Several platy, a few tetras and three guppies. This is my 10 gallon. Started off as a quarantine tank and got out of control from there. Fluval Stratum under the gravel and dose Easy Green twice a week. Currently this tank is home to 7 baby platy that will be moved to the 20 gallon soon along with a few fish from the 30. Up top we have some Pathos, Philodendron and Calathea makoyana. I got tired of looking at my hang on back filter, so I built this little cabin out of craft wood to cover it. It easily slips off for maintenance. I even made a little boat. It's not in the first picture because the guy that rents out the cabin is out fishing. I even found these tiny Christmas lights at Rite Aid that worked out perfectly. Here is my 20. Just started a week ago, so no live stock yet. Except for a few snails I dropped in. Again with the Fluval Stratum. I also bought a new HOB for my 30 and put the old one on here to jump start the cycle. These plants all came out of the other tank and I just got a shipment from Buceplant today. Can't wait to see what you all are doing. See ya round!