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  1. Marshall
    Tank got cleaned . Happy fish
  2. Marshall

    Platy problem

    Marshall posted a topic in Diseases

    So I have a 20 gal tank with a few fish in it and plenty of plants , one of my platys kind of just floats around the top of the tank , manages to swim to the bottom but mostly at the top of the water it looks like it is not using its tail . Been like this for two or three months now this fish is usually stiff as a board but no visible signs of infection or bloating . Does like to eat the co ops fry food tho . Any thoughts ?
  3. Marshall
    I diddnt get anything done today , this tank basically takes care of itself . Can't see the pleco in there he's hiding I move the light so there's dark areas for him to chill out In seems to like it
  4. Marshall
    A week later and fish are doing great even the fry made the trip excuse the mess haven't found a permanent spot for the tank yet
  5. Marshall
    It's transport day to our new house , if only I had the easy bucket I wouldn't have to use this hardware store one , hope this goes well
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    Update : havent had the chance to change water because we are moving but parameters are holding , the mini green killing machine took at least 5 days to show any improvement , I cut the lighting hours to 4 hours a day and the water is crystal clear , I have to do maintenance but that will happen when we move the tank. We also now have three known fry from out yellow and orange/ reddish platys Turned off the uv but still using the pier head for circulation for now
  7. Marshall
    Will post a picture later but so it's been almost two weeks with the 3w uv light , I have to do some tank maintenance the water is getting clearer and we also saw another fry so that's two fry in there now and my daughter wants to name it taco 🌮 ... We're gonna need a bigger boat
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    I have the mini green killing machine on order the 3w one . Gonna try it . When it clears up I'll remove it and change the game plan . Should be here tomorrow . I'll follow up in a day or so that k you all for the info . I'm not the best fish keeper but I am trying to learn because it's my daughter's tank and she love her fishys
  9. Marshall
    The uv light was a suggestion from the LFS , it's not something I would plan for long term use , tanks getting overhauled once we move just wanted to get any sort of idea what's going on
  10. Marshall
    That many critters , plus two adult snails one newborn snail and one platy fry the others got eaten lol doesn't get sunlight , gets the aquarium light for 4 to 6 hours a day this is some thing that just started happening over past 3 months had the tank for about 2 years now
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    Ok so my 10 gallon tank is producing so much green water I can't keep up with it , within two days of doing major water changes you can't even see into the tank , I tried a hob filter that diddnt work I tried turning the light off , it got worse , I haven't dosed ferts in a month , will a uv filter help ? And will it be safe for my fish ? Other ideas are welcome , on a good note we had some platy fry show up in the tank out of no where
  12. Marshall
    I ran the nano pump off a $7 WalMart cashier area rip off back up phone battery bank the size of a credit card . For three days . Just saying . I also charge that thing at work to get the maximum output lol .
  13. Marshall
    That elusive item is called a snail 🐌 lol
  14. Marshall
    Is there a video on how to use vita chem ? I purchased it to add to my fish food but it looks like it just leeches out once I put the food in ? Is there a recommended food for this & or detailed instructions other then " apply directly to the forehead " ? Lol . Also ryobi be trippin
  15. Marshall
    We got more plants in the tank and some new friends
  16. Marshall
    Screen shoted that thanks , yes I have the high water line as well . I will have to take a better look at the plants , this really helps
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    Ok , bought a glass lid at lfs , and a light off co op website among a few other things , having issues with algae growing almost faster then I can clean it on the glass lid . Any thoughts ? I have two snails and they keep the tank clean but they don't get the lid so wasn't sure if any one else has this issue , 10 gal tank , planted , two snails and two tetras in it , only using a sponge filter with air stone , ordering test strips today but water doesn't smell bad . Just a little earthy , also having some plant yellowing and die off , will follow up with water parameters when I get the strips
  18. Marshall
    I have crushed Coral in the tank some times it sifts through it , I also feed it algae wafers with it seems to like seeing it polished my tank in three days of algae . I also go heavy on dry blood worms and xtreme flakes for the fish so there's plenty of food or so I thought , I will keep an eye on it and try the wonder shell
  19. Marshall
    Every time I plant a root tab into my substrate my mystery snail digs it up and eats it ... Any thoughts ??
  20. Marshall
    Not a fish but this guy is one of my favorites because it freaks out the wife
  21. Marshall
    In drilling a round object it might be easier to wrap the coconut in a towel, put it in a bench vice with the area your drilling exposed and bore out the whole first. , Then cut the coconut in half , also wood turning chisels would be a good option because you can get them in a curved shape to scrape the coconut meat out
  22. Marshall
    it all started a year ago my daughter 2years old wanted a tank , now we are here a year later , today we added two snails to the community and a grogu ( baby yoda ) to watch over them , all plants from the co op . Yes I know I need to clean it up but left it dirty so the snails can forage while getting used to the tank , she loves her fishys and keeps calling the shrimp lobsters and it's hilarious
  23. Marshall
    I agree lava rock is nice and if you have a boring drill and the rock is big enough you can carve out nice channels that look similar to lava tubes I diddnt do that in this tank but there's lava rock in it and it holds a lot of bacteria because it's so porus and my shrimp love that it catches all the food that passes by it
  24. Marshall
    I have used the co op trio on my planted tank as well. And if anything I noticed I had less algae after a week of treatment , plants diddnt even notice the meds
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