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  1. Streetwise
    I went to my smallest LFS, and picked up a Flying Fox or SAE. I am still not sure which until l can get a photo of it tonight. I also picked up a pair of Killifish and a sweet piece of Spider Wood, which will just live in one of my utility tanks for now.
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    This is the thread with tips and programs for both the Plant 3.0 and Plant Nano. If you post your schedule there, please screenshot the Overview page, as it has both the graph and the grid.
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    What is Dean doing with CO2?
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    I did this pretty quickly because we were expecting some really cold weather, and I wanted to get stuff inside. I setup the tank, substrate, and light on September 18th. The next day I moved all the wood and plants in, and filled the tank. I also added some Co-Op plants that I had been saving in my utility tanks. The following day, I caught all the fish and most of the shrimp and moved them inside in a bucket of tub water to acclimate to room temperature. One day later, working remotely, I had my dad gently pour in the bucket. I didn't test or measure anything except for the depth of my substrate. They have perfect water from a 400 foot deep well through limestone. I felt comfortable working so quickly because I knew I would have beneficial bacteria on everything from the tubs, and the mass of floating plants would do its thing. The swords look rough, but they were struggling in the tubs because of the shaded location. I'm hoping they will rebound under better light. I'm using the same dual siesta program that I run on my Askoll 20, and and my 16 bow. I will probably have to poke the substrate with my trusty wooden skewer some more, as I do see bubbles down there. The livestock, plants, and wood were all seasoned in the same water together. This was more like a cut-and-paste operation than a brand new aquarium. Cheers
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    I finally got a chance to make a quick video:
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    Live plants are a great start! Welcome to the forum.
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    I really look forward to learning from how you adjust to your new water. It would be a cool thread, and Co-Op content topic.
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    I just saw this on Reddit: a watering can end for filling with more diffused flow:
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    I am assuming that the VorTech is an induction motor, creating a rotating magnetic field that would normally drive the propeller on the other side of the glass. My expensive and impractical idea would be to put a magnetic scraper on the inside of the tank to be spun by that rotational magnetic field. I have no idea if it would have enough torque, but if I already had one, I would try it just for fun. Maybe an engineer can comment more. Again, this was just a brainstorm idea I had and it would be a ridiculous way to use a $300-400 powerhead.
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    I see three beautiful species of fish, healthy plants, and some snails.
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    @Bill, I am not a canister expert. I have run maybe a half dozen units as a hobbyist. As a teenager, I made many sloppy mistakes and spilled water on hardwood floors, especially moving canisters to the bathtub and back. In my marine days, I had an old Fluval, with some sort of double valve that would fail to align, and often spill water during water changes. I also had a Rena unit that eventually developed a slow leak where the power cord exited the unit. I also spilled water trying to prime certain systems. Sometimes tubing would spring and throw a bit of water. I have the smallest Eheim, the Classic 150, on my 16 gallon bow, just because I wanted to try the simplest canister, with green tubes, and a nice spraybar. It has multiple valves that you splice into your tubing, and I like it. That said, I still keep it in a 20 gallon tote, with all the tubing drip-looping into the tote. I spill a little bit on filter cleaning, and I have noticed that some of the plastic on the canister is brittle. Currently, I prefer to keep the water in the tanks. I say to myself, "Each tank should be its own sump." Now I mostly use air-based Co-Op Nano Sponge Filters (with check valves), or internal sponge power filters, like the MF10 units. FYI, my experience only covers smaller tanks in residential environments, and not racks or fish rooms.
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    Interesting! What are your water parameters?
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    This is my first tank back in the hobby, a 20 gallon Askoll. I read a lot, bought a cool tank gathering dust, did organic soil, too much sand, some box store plants, and a nice piece of wood. A few days later, I thought it would be cool to add some white sand over the black. It was interesting, until it looked like digital camo. Two years later:
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    Welcome to the forum! I look forward to seeing your tank journals.
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    Maybe you can buy a plant or a piece of wood from a tank where you see snails?
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    I've been thinking about this more since this thread was started. I actually ran with the cool white for a little while more, and then switched back to the blue, but I still wasn't enjoying that hour as much as I remember from when I first started. Then I realized that the six Plant Nanos in the room were all running in the tall configuration, and throwing a lot of ambient light around the room, compared to the long Fluval 3.0 on my Askoll 20 tank. Last night, I changed the schedule of all the Nanos to not do a 1% hour at all. Now that I am just lighting one tank for that hour, and I can't see the LEDs, the night view hour is much more enjoyable again. Now I am going to focus on hiding or dimming equipment lights, like the orange I get from my Apex, and lights from other bits of technology in the room. Cheers
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    I wonder if you could find any used stuff at a local Habitat ReStore that deals in building materials.
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    @Ryo Watanabe?
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    I think @Daniel would have some stories to tell.
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    I was into canister filters when I kept FOWLR marine tanks. I would end up with surprise brine shrimp in my canisters, which was cool. I also spilled a lot of water. I have the smallest Eheim Classic 150 as my only canister today, just because I wanted to try the spray bar, and super-basic canister tech. Now I prefer to keep all water in-tank.
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    You can have weird exchanges at an LFS or a box store. Occasionally, I have have shown a tank photo to show what I am looking to stock, and that kind-of breaks the ice for good advice.
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    My comment is a compliment! Plants grow in different directions, and creatures traverse them in so many ways.
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    You have restored a symmetry to that room. Very cool. Have you ever communicated with the original architect?
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    Gorgeous stuff. Some of the shots require a double-take to tell if you are looking down or from the side.
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