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I have a bucket list and unfortunately a vary tight budget. A newer open floorplan home where the fish and family rooms were in the same room. I have the space for a large basement fishroom, but I don't live in the basement. matching aquarium sizes and stands. An intentionally aquascaped tank or three A reliable sand fall Fish Cam on all of the tanks. shrimp large schools of_____________________ and ____________________ different varieties of larger non plant eating fish True Comprehension of: How to balance an aquarium. Why the various wonder weeds won't grow in my planted community aquarium, but will grow in the no tech/almost no maintenance tank Why the 5 yr. old Anubia is still the size of a quarter, and the 3rd generation plant is 6" tall in the same tank why any of my easy plants neither grow nor die

Been there, and done that! My water changes are sill done one bucket at a time. I was multi-tasking as usual, and I unplugged the pump and began putting everything away. I don't always take the hook out of the aquarium and on this occasion it also never occurred to me to close the valve. I only lost 10-15 gallons, but the hardwood floors will never be the same. After reading, this it occurred to me that I have been using the same 5 gallon water jugs for almost 40 years. The assortment of 5 gallon buckets are almost half that age. If a seam or handle gives way, things are going to get ugly, but the houseplants will appreciate the extra humidity.

Yes. The crypts are likely hogging everything. Nitrates aren't everything. If nitrates are running low, other nutrients are likely in short supply. I would add an extra shot of EG mid week to start, and see what changes. If you are repeatedly coming up with 0 nitrates, I would think that it is just a matter of time before the other plants begin showing signs of stress. You might also clip off the leaf(s) growing directly over the lotus.

My Nerites got together for meet & greets quite often. They also laid eggs on anything that did not get out of their way.

You can also wash the HOB cartridges out if you have decent water pressure at the sink or a garden hose. They can last for months or longer.

My Silver Dollars eat any and all vegetable material. I can't grow Duckweed fast enough to become a problem.

I 've used clay drain tiles for pleco caves as well as bricks without any problems. Long ago the local zoo had a grass carp display using red clay bricks, clay sewer pipe and a few beer bottles. for authenticity🙂

I'm voting Damselfly.

It makes sense for the same reason a photographer would never do your portrait against a plaid background. The Linen patterning probably distorts the reflections and distracts them,

Are they still surfing?

Learning new things is why we all come here.🙂 I have 3 crypts in pea gravel, but only remember buying two, so I was glad someone else asked the question.

I put all of the 'mechanicals' in one area when possible. This is partly for cosmetic reasons and partly to ensure that the heater is located where the most water will move past it. I've read that a diagonal or even a horizontal alignment. is preferred.

For now at least, I would stop chasing numbers. Assuming your EG pump is actually putting out 1ml. each time, your plants have grown, and you have added more plants. Different plants have different requirements. It is time to up the dosage. For me at least, I think the new holes in the Anubia are confirmation. You might try adding one pump every three or four days. The idea is to have a steady nutrient supply all week, not a feast on Saturday and a famine on Friday. I hope this helps.

Couldn't be any worse than the attachments worn today

You're lucky. I bought one of those 6-packs from Petco and got 0-6

I use ceiling light diffusers to separate plants from the larger plant eaters. There is no restriction of water circulation, and small fish easily swim through the grate if they want to chill with the plants. I don't keep bettas, so I don't know if seeing each other is an issue.

If some of the new fish and all of the old fish are surviving, I would think that the problem is at the LFS. I hope you are asking for refunds. Alternatively, If the fish are already weakened due to stress, It is possible to overdose Prime and other conditioners. I would follow label instructions. Prime is considered safe up to 5x the dose, but if the fish are already in trouble, or your math is off...

There is a lot of confusion! I have been keeping SAEs for about 4 years. I'm comfortable with the identification because SAEs imo lack the coloration of the other variations. They are hard workers in the planted tank, and are outperforming the SDs for algae eating in a different tank..

You have already begun to figure out that consistency is important. Multiple test strips, enzyme products, water change schedules and volumes, and feeding routines just muddy the water so to speak. Whichever testing method you use, follower the instructions exactly. Test strips are a good indicator, and Master test kits can be more precise, but are also more subject to user error. I would not do more than 1 water change per day. Water changes are stressful to new fish. More stress will lead to more ammonia. I would start with 50%. If your levels drop and stay down, try 25% Fish don't have to eat everyday, and 6 Danios require very little food, so you may still be over feeding. I would suggest a fasting day and a feeding ring to give you more control. The fish will know where the food will be, and there will be less waste. I'll second @Tony s's suggestion of Hornwort or any other plant. Hornwort is cheap, fast growing, and consumes ammonia, nitrates, and other things produced by fish waste and over feeding.

They are very fast, and hard to measure, The first picture is from Aquarium Coop, and the others are mine. Whether or not the three newer fish will get larger remains to be seen. If they aren't SAEs, than the LFS continues to get it wrong.

I am keeping 5 SAEs in a 29. Two of them are approaching their 4th birthday, and are still about 2.5 ". They usually work independently, but will group together when resting or frightened. Because they are a social fish, I personally think that you should keep at least three, but never just one. Mine are active, but I've never seen any aggression. The SAEs might get to 6 inches and might live up to 10 years or beyond, but that doesn't mean that they will. They spend most of their time in the bottom half of the tank, among the plants and decorations, and their swimming habit is basically swim a little, eat a little. My opinion would be that our tanks differ by six inches, but you are good with adding two or three fish.

You can overdose, and you can abuse the plants to a point where they give up. I believe most treatments take place on consecutive days. Opinions on peroxide treatments vary. The video demonstrates a whole tank treatment. You can damage some of the BB, so it is important to turn off all pumps and remove sponge filters. The water needs to be still especially if you are spot treating. I usually treat for at least one hour with the lights off. Wait at least 24 hours between treatments.

It might be time for another experiment. Before I sacrifice an entire plant, I might try floating a few leaves.

I've been using a preset 50 watt Aqueon in the 29 for quite awhile. Room temperature is 60, the heater maintains 76 +-

Welcome to the forum. I am not good with diseases, but I had a similar issue last year. Based on the suggestions that I got, I floated the fish in a kitchen colander with an air stone, and some aquarium salt. The thought being that additional oxygen and shallower water would make it easier on the fish. The angel could not swim so a few blood worms added to the setup helped determine if the fish was eating. It was not the ultimate cure, but the fish did recover and live long enough to breed.