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  1. Streetwise
    From what I read, @Cory is busy with retail expansion at the local spot. New videos are still posted weekly. She rocks!
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    For organic topsoil tanks, Diana Walstad recommends gravel caps. I agree, because coarse media provides an easier path for organics to rejoin the substrate. I have been working on removing sand in my aquariums, when possible.
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    For my new order, where should I plant the baby tears in this tank?
  4. Streetwise
    An optimum relationship has one member who configures a symmetrical surround sound setup, and another who likes to cuddle.
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    My latest order comes with a cherry shrimp!
  6. Streetwise
    With Yo-yo loaches and similar fish, I always make sure to serve a buffet, so the tank-mates can focus on floating food, while they scour the substrate for sinking food. Spare snails go to the Yo-yo too.
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    I love taking field trips at my job to visit our schools in the Mad River valley, which is home to Sugarbush and Mad River Glen. With mountains, you get rivers. This is one side of a road in Warren: And this is the other side: I love living and working in Vermont. I am always connected to nature!
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    @Flumpweesel, I have a dream of setting up an aquarium in my folks’ fieldstone fireplace, using the ash dump to route stuff to the basement. Your setup looks cool! On another note, I tried something different when adding water after a tank move. I just covered all the substrate and existing plants (not a lot), with paper towels. I didn’t stir anything up when pouring. Aquarium Co-Op plant bags can also be reused as media bags. If you have one laying around, run water through it under the faucet, and you will be amazed at the water flow it allows.
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    I left space for new plants. I plan to add neocaridina.
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    You could also try a pair of nano sponge filters if they are easier to hide.
  12. Streetwise
    I should add this to the feline thread, but I heard a chirp on the way to bed, exhausted. I knew it was probably a chipmunk, but I wasn’t going to search for animals at the time. The next morning it woke me up, and I figured my cat had cornered it. It was swimming in a water change bucket, exhausted, with my cat watching. I brought it outside, and locked the window for an hour to give it a head start. Another time, I caught this on camera:
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    I have only briefly dabbled in CO2. @Mmiller2001 runs CO2.
  14. Streetwise
    @Patrick_G, I have had success with various cryptocoryne, anubias, moss, and ferns in my water. I will try to document the growth. The baby tears are new to me!
  15. Streetwise
    I feel like we should give both rental and homeowner advice for many threads. Sometimes there are conditional answers.
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    This is cool. I am thinking about some ideas, and will edit this post. Don’t quote me.
  17. Streetwise
    I mostly run filters to move water, and rely on plants and bacteria to do the biological work. Some fish really like to live in the flow.
  18. Streetwise
    Tall tanks are for tall plants.
  19. Streetwise
    Three pieces of wood appear as one. I will add six ACO plants shortly.
  20. Streetwise
    @ChemBob, this is the same tank, moved about 32 miles, with new water. These fish started in outdoor tubs, then a year inside there, and now here. I have good water at both locations, so I just gave it a six hour spin-up before dropping the fish. I did move the HoB from the 16 bow just to collect floating bits in foam.
  21. Streetwise
    I placed an order for: Baby tears x2 Cryptocoryne lucens x2 Cryptocoryne parva x2 Cryptocoryne wendtii green x2 Aquarium Co-Op Fish Net Nano Aquarium Co-Op Fish Net Small I have spare Anubias, if necessary.
  22. Streetwise
    @WhitecloudDynasty, or anyone, why is this fish more yellow?
  23. Streetwise
    For those of us running organic topsoil, the substrate is lasagna.
  24. Streetwise
    It sounds like your tank is seasoned and balanced. You should be able to be very patient with changes.
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    @Fergranadino, I haven’t compared all the HoB filters, as I have very specific criteria. I don’t really rely on filters as much as plants.
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