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Jennifer V

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  1. @JoeQ that could be what it is. It looks short and fluffy almost like BBA but maybe that's just because it just appeared. I think I have been dosing too much fertilizer. I need to get a dropper to make sure I dose the Easy Green correctly. My plants are growing like crazy and my Java fern started showing signs of potassium deficiency so I may be a little heavy handed with the ferts. That coupled with the ammonia spike could've made the perfect conditions for this new stuff. I kind of want to leave it and see what happens but I haven't decided yet. I am fascinated but don't want anything in the tank that could disrupt the shrimp. 🤷 @Guppysnail I'm the same way so I'm more fascinated than anything right now so maybe I'll let it hang out for a second. My wife is the opposite. She wants to remove it immediately. Ha!
  2. Yes! I have them everywhere in the tank. They don't bother me at all but they certainly bothered all of the microorganisms I used to have. Do you know what the white stuff is below it? They absolutely are!
  3. This journal is so much fun! I got to the end and was bummed out that there wasn't more to read. Love your sense of humor and adore the graphics. I wish I had that talent! Canva is the extent of my ability but I still enjoy it. Keep on posting! I'm excited to read more about your journey!
  4. Hi Nerms! I noticed this white stuff on my Christmas moss in my 5g tank today. Does anyone know what it is? It looks like white fuzzy tufts clumped together. Is it hair algae? Tank Parameters Temp: 78 Ph: 7.6 Ammonia: .5 ppm (Yikes! The tank has been stable for quite awhile but my wife accidentally grossly overfed the snails the last couple days so that could be the cause. Will do a water change tomorrow morning.) Nitrite: 0 Nitrates: 20 ppm Gh: 196.9 ppm (11 drops) Kh: 53.7 ppm (3 drops) Inhabitants: just bladder and ramshorn snails for now but trying to get ready for neo shrimp. Lighting: we leave the lights on quite awhile each day in an effort to grow algae so I need to get a timer and pay better attention to that. Fertilizer: Easy Green and Seachem potassium at recommended dosage for the tank size once a week. Tank has been running for a year. Very heavily planted with Java fern, susswassertang, Christmas moss, various Buce and various anubias. Quite a bit of green hair algae but I think it looks pretty so I don't remove it. Any ideas? Thanks everyone!
  5. What's your lighting schedule? Can you add something like Siamese Algae Eaters or Amano shrimp to take care of the algae? I personally haven't figured out how to completely remove green hair algae from my puffer tank even with a lighting adjustment so I just remove as much as I can manually. I think what's left looks kind of pretty though. Ha! But it's only on my hardscape now.
  6. How long are your lights on? I had a huge amount of staghorn everywhere in my puffer tank so I couldn't add any algae eaters. I lowered the light duration to six hours a day with a midday siesta and it all went away within a couple weeks.
  7. @gardenman @lefty o @Fish Folk as far as air stones go, is it best to just add them to your sponge filters? I was researching last night. I don't have air stones right now but thinking of adding them. I only use ACO sponge filters in my tanks. I have one 10g and one 5g tank. Both have been set up for a year. But I'm planning a 20 long tank.
  8. A good friend once told me that truly intelligent people curse a lot. I rather enjoyed that sentiment because it was funny and gave me carte blanche to let the choice words fly, even if it's just at home when I'm really mad. Is the "in order to get over someone ... " a quote from a Frasier episode? That's the only time I've ever heard that, and right or wrong, it totally cracked me up. Love that show! Impressed with your resilience! Keep at it! And keep posting!
  9. Mine crawl up and out of my tank occasionally so maybe put something on top of it. They eat decayed plant matter, veggies and leftover food so you'll have no problem feeding the snails. I just throw algae wafers and shrimp food in for mine and they're doing great. They can also even live in sewage water, so they're hardy to say the least. As far the the decor, @Odd Duckmight know better about that. The edges don't look too sharp to me but you'll need a large amount of plant cover as well. I think you may have said you already have that, so perfect.
  10. Yay! That's great news! If you have another tank you can throw them in, you'll have tons in no time.
  11. I actually have smooth gravel in mine because I didn't know any better at the time, but I haven't seen mine doing any nosedives. Mine more than likely try to escape out the top when they are worked up, so you'll probably be fine with the smooth gravel and a tight lid.
  12. I just saw on the other thread that you lost him. I'm so sorry to hear that! Peas are so easy to get attached to. HUGE hugs to you!
  13. @Odd Duck has incredible insight! If you could, I would start yours in the flex 9 and use the 3 as an eventual snail tank. He'd be much better off there. As far as sourcing snails, you can find local clubs or Facebook groups and post that you're in need of snails. There are usually quite a few people who need to get rid of bladder and ramshorn snails. I have four peas in a 10g (also not ideal but they seem happy) so their behavior is different but in my experience happy peas are active. If you see him hiding a lot or resting on that bottom, that's something to monitor closely. For plants, they love moss, susswassertang and floating plants. Floating plants help make them feel safe. My shyest guy really changed for the better when I added some floating anacharis. What's your substrate? Peas prefer sand because they are said to burrow when they get spooked. They are very complicated fish, so approach the adventure with a lot of patience. Test the water very often because peas are really messy and in a tank that size, parameters can go south really quickly. Excited to see how you do!
  14. Huge hugs to you! I just read through your journal last night. Your dedication and determination are admirable and inspiring. Sending you lots of healing energy! I know this stings but try to focus on all of the other little healthy babies you have and know that your dear oto is gracing all of the others with positive light.
  15. I don't have anything even remotely fancy as far as lighting, just the kit led lights, but I can tell you what I did and hope it helps in some way. I reduced my lighting to six hours with a midday siesta and that got rid of the BBA and staghorn. All I have left is the green hair algae but I think that looks pretty so I just keep it trimmed down. I am seeing some lighting issues with my swords, but again, I have pretty low quality lights, so that may not be an issue with better lighting sources.
  16. Looks beautiful! What sand substrate do you use? Any issues with plants?
  17. I know! When I saw him I was like wait, he's white, wait that's cool, wait, I have to tell my fishy friends. Ha! I pretty much watched him or looked for him all day. Strange to be so thrilled about a bladder snail.
  18. @Torrey yes! That's what my little guy looks like.
  19. @Torrey where did you get those? In the meantime, I do have a grow light that I use for my succulents that I can reposition for the tank.
  20. No way! How funny! Well I guess even my sleeping brain knows I'm a Nerm. Hopefully next dream I'll peacefully watch them swim in the air instead of waking up like, "Ah! Are they ok?!"
  21. @KaitieG was just going to ask the same about lighting. I had the beginnings of BBA and got rid of it by adjusting my lighting without any other changes.
  22. @Johnny B. Goode @Guppysnail I think I ended up with an albino bladder snail as well! He's very hard to photograph but he's white and his shell is mostly white/golden as well. Fun!
  23. Loved reading this! Thank you so much for sharing your journey. Looking forward to reading more!
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