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    I count new arrivals a couple of times a day for the first week or so. After that maybe once a week. The Amano shrimp disappeared on day one, I've seen them twice. The Nerite snails get counted more often because there always seems to be one missing.
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    My Tinfoil Barbs always look best when the natural sunlight hits them. Their colour and "tinfoil" effect never seems to come out under artificial light. Of course that is also the worst time for pictures due to all of the glare and reflections.
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    In the foreground is #3 of 9. 3 is still the senior fish; which is surprising after jumping out of the tank, surviving the 6 ft. free fall, flopping across the room and rescuing little Timmy from the well last year. (I'm kidding about Timmy but you can look it up if you're too young)
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    I don't know how I missed the common plecos the first time I saw this topic. The first two photos are Leviathan. At 16" and 12 yrs. old, he/she was the largest and most interesting fish I've owned. The last pleco will probably be named snow plow because of it's swimming habits. At two years, it is one of the hardest working members of the cleanup crew.
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    Involuntarily retired with Danios here also. Welcome
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    I agree, Nature doesn't stack rocks neatly very often, so messy is good. The weathered flagstone and algae is a really good look for your cave. I had a 16" Pleco that needed a place to hang out and still be visible. I never found a way to make slate floor tiles look that natural, so I settled for the shelf. It was ugly but all of the fish seemed to use it. That is a lot of catfish. Is the cave big enough for it to get completely inside?
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    If you are not set on burying a coconut, a clay flowerpot can be easily worked with basic tools.
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    A Google search for strata rock will provide many ideas for your slate roofing tiles, especially the broken ones. It is light, so unless you have a massive piece, there is little chance of cracking the glass. Slate and pumice are also very easy to work, using the most basic tools. These are 3, 4, Leviathan and the new guy sharing "the shelf" from my archive.
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    I may have the same issues. with one of my angels. The community tank was supposed to be planted, but the Anacharis, Moneywort and Wisteria keeps disappearing. The tank also has a Moonlight Gourami, two smaller Angelfish, some Discus, and an assortment of Tetras. The King/Queen of the tank checks out every thing including the gravel vac. I've been wondering if they are under fed, or just like salad.
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    For your pictures: try logging off this site and your browser, then start fresh. For the tests: It sounds like there is a problem with your testing procedures. The link below is the official API nitrate test video. Additionally, I would wash your vials in the water you are testing before the test, and sacrifice one drop of each solution to a paper towel before placing the correct number of drops in the vial. This will help insure even drops. As @Gardenman, said, there is a test window. Test results may degrade over time. If you don't have any fish, I am curious as to why you are doing "10-50% water changes every few days"? If you are for looking for perfect numbers. stop. I hope this helps.
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    Greetings from Porkopolis. The speed at which your plants changed definitely suggests freezing. From experience, I know that your package did not take the most efficient route. As the others said, the plants are also showing signs of deficiency. I have very hard water but for reasons I can't explain my Anubia initially required some root tabs to supplement the Easy Green. As long as the rhizomes etc. haven't softened I would keep them.
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    Quarries near me don't allow visitors so I've been using big box store pea gravel for years without issue. Boiling is an option, But giving it a thorough rinse is a must. The extra fine particles could cloud the water, and/or result in a tightly packed substrate.
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    The Crust🙂
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    What I wouldn't give for a good car hair cleaner ...the things I've seen.... seriously!
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    My plants can disappear, levitate, and blow bubbles, but they can't jump.
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    Its good to hear about the crypts getting a "tan". Will someone identify this one for me? The LFS said it was a "Crypt Bunch" Considering it was a real fish store I wasn't sure if they were kidding.
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    This place is all about exchanging information, so go for it. I think @Kirsten hit all of the buttons for the big move. I treated my last move like a new purchase. Coolers for the transport and 2 plastic garbage cans acting as temporary aquariums for the layover in the new apt. I would save as much water as possible for reuse, and begin blending the water from the 40 & 20 in advance because you are going to intermingle the fish anyway.
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    I use them for fishless experiments, quarantines etc. Currently thinking about 10 gallon, crushed red/black lava rock substrate, Anubia, and similar plants. I might go for the Avatar look with a hanging rock or two, or just a specimen rock or plant. There are going to be a lot of contrasts, so I won't give the fish any thought until enviroment is set up.
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    Health is a matter of degrees, so my opinion is yes they do show signs, we just fail to recognize them for what they are. My Pleco, age 11+ was primarily nocturnal, but would come to the surface at feeding time for an easy meal and a belly rub. Eventually it stopped doing this, and over weeks it swam less and rested more until it passed. I had an Angel that stopped following it's tankmate, began to limit its travels to one side of the tank, and eventually stopped chasing food before it passed. Conversely, I have a Danio which looks like he was slammed in a car door. The fish spent 3 days on the bottom behind a plant. I figured it's time had come. On day 4 it was back to chasing every fish in the tank.
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    If my two Amanos decide to grace me with their presence, they are on the back of the HOB, or on the heater. I consider myself lucky if they show up once a week. I thought my Nerrites had stealth tech for a long time. One or more would disappear for a week or longer. The mystery was solved when I noticed one crawling out of the UGF. More recently I found one crawling into the HOB.
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    My first hitchhiker snail was Igor. When Bob, Carol, Ted, and Alice et al. showed up, The novelty was gone as were the names. Now I call them fish food. The Barbs: 3,5,6,7,8,9, resulted from being asked to name my pets on a feelgood questionnaire from a business partner.
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    I don't know enough about the stocking to comment, but I think you will really like the light set up. I think it will more natural looking. I did that intentionally on my 65, and the fish seemed to appreciate getting out of the spotlight occasionally. I have a side mounted HOB on my 29 that pushes the water across the tank and back. All of the floating plants drift towards the HOB, leaving about a third of the tank brightly lit, and producing some interesting light and shadow effects on the rest. It will also be interesting to watch how a couple of inches in either direction changes the way identical plants grow in that setup.
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    My 10 gallon experiment tank sat empty in the basement most of the time. Just before Christmas I needed a hospital tank... After the crisis, the tank did not return to the basement. Yesterday it was upright on the kitchen counter again, sitting next to the accidental nano tank. I think I already know what comes next.
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    My original 29 gal. sat on a small chest for years without weight related issues. I would use caution when picking furniture with long "legs" unless they are reinforced in some manner.
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    A strong Vinegar solution works best for me. I don't know if you can add it to the soap water or not. I would change the water and let it soak for a few hours or more, then begin the removal process. The vinegar will soften most of the deposits
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