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Nice! But the price once again is the budget buster. Funny thing is ever since I looked up the Aquavu for @GameCzar I've been getting my e-mail box filled up by BassPro with reminders about it, and I actually looked it up on the manufacture site.

I think taking an older phone to test this out and check the waterproofing is a great idea. For the price of the device you could get multiples, and even improve on the sealing. You might even seal it in permanent if it's an old phone that you are going to designate for just that one purpose. If later you change your mind it's not that much money down the drain if you just cut the bag. PS: The charging cable might be the weak link in the permanent seal idea, not so much with the seal but the length of the cable the longest I've seen for Android were 10FT don't know if it might affect charging if you were to connect two.

I've got a few laying around that I can no longer get batteries for that will hold a charge.

@HH Morant a friend of mine bought into the advertising and took his smartphone, same as mine, snorkeling, took beautiful videos, only problem as he later found out the microphone can't withstand continued exposure to water, it's o.k. for a short dip but not continued under water operation, as he was informed by the manufacturer who quoted the warranty fine print instead of the marketing text brochure. Now his conversations permanently remind him of his day under water snorkeling because they sound just like it.

That sounds like a very good means of testing to me, and is the route I would take. I remember when cell phones used to be $300 - $400 bucks, then the last time I got a new phone I took a hard swallow when I realized that they now cost more than I had paid for some of my old laptops.

@GameCzar "supposed to" might be the operative words here. Do they have a warranty that covers your phone if the bag leaks? Or do they have a legally handy dandy overseas business address? Not sure that I would trust my phone that costs almost as much as a lower end camera, definitely more than a used what was considered top of the line camera 10 years ago to a gadget that looks like it comes out of a tv info-mercial. Just sayin' but sometimes if it sounds to be too good to be true, it just might be. At the very least I'd run some trials with something else inside it that shows you if, or when it might leak. Just speaking from experience with family members who could have filled sheds, and bank accounts with "cost saving", and great sounding equipment that ended up not quite delivering the performance they were advertised to because the manufacturer ended up cutting cost as well. However I'm just a doubting Thomas, pinching my pennies, and carefully weighing the options of what rides I might let people take me on. I'm careful because I've gotten burnt a time, or two as well in my years.

In other news :" Peter got robbed, but on the bright side Paul was very happy to finally receive payment"😄Would love to see your guppy tub, your tanks are always looking great.

@BenAyou see what I mean. Thank you @Phantom240for illustrating my point.

If you are worried about shrimp, otocinclus, or a bristlenosed pleco might be a better choice than an SAE. My otocinclus work really well in conjunction with my nerites, black military helmet snails, Blue Dream, and Amano shrimp, as well as assorted hitchhiker bladder, and Malaysian trumpet snails.

@BenA bags of duckweed added in the main tank will ensure that you will have it to enjoy for a long time, and depending on if you end up liking it, or not that could be a blessing, or a curse.

From my books there is a form of Azolla that is native to the Congo, but unavailable to the trade here in the U.S., and Azolla caroliniana is probably also on AL's list of illegal species, as is probably water hyacinth, which is quite common now in the Congo but even there considered an invasive species from South America. One other option that is native to the Congo but probably won't make you happy, because I know it would not make me happy, is plain good old duckweed. Then again you could just declare it a "Congo inspired tank" and use red root floaters as I've actually seen quite a few professional Aquariums, and Zoos do in their Congo "biotope tank". Here some more aquatic plants to consider besides the Anubias, Vallisneria, and Crinum, somewhat biotope correct: Bolbitis heudelotti, Ammannia senegalensis, Aponogeton distyachos (from South Africa but closely resembling an Aponogeton form from the Congo that is not available in the trade). I had previously bookmarked this link about a Congo inspired tank that I found interesting: https://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/features/how-to-set-up-an-african-biotope-aquarium/

Ah, ... that feeling you get the first time you hear your spouse describe you to others as a "fish nut, but in a good way..."!🤣

Your Pogostemon was likely raised emersed and is going through a melt phase converting to submersed leaves. I'd give it a bit more time to see if it recovers, too many aquarium owners toss their plants instead of giving them time to recover and get established. At least in the top picture the tannin level in your water does not look very extreme, so I don't expect it affects your pH much as of yet. However a water change is never wrong. I've kept discus tanks before that had extreme levels of tannin, where I deliberately did not pre-soak driftwood, and added extra almond leaves, alder cones, and seed pods to lower the ph, and even in those I kept plenty of plants like Amazon swords, crypts, and cambomba. Even in my current tank while I pre-soaked the wood to avoid extreme levels, I add Blackwell Aquatics blackwater extract for shrimp to add in some tannin specifically for the cardinals, rummynose, and Bolivian rams, but also for my plants, as they actually do tend to grow better in water with a bit of tannin, on top of adding ferts.

@Gideyon if you want your fish to prosper and have a long life I would go with the white clouds for a 10 gallon unheated tank. You probably could hold either two Tosakin (twisty tail), or Bubble Eye goldfish in a 10 gallon but both of these species are kind of easily susceptible to disease because of the features that have been selectively bred into them, fantails tend to get a bit larger and do much better in a 20 gallon tank but most goldfish enthusiasts I've known seemed to have a 55 gallon for their choice of tank I would advise against the honey gouramis because while they are listed for a range from 71 degrees Fahrenheit to 80 degrees Fahrenheit they do better in the mid, to higher range, and from my experience in a tank with lots of plants for hiding spots. I don't mean to be negative, I just want you to have a good experience and be able to keep your excitement for fishkeeping, and not be disappointed in short order. White clouds are really interesting and beautiful fish, and it is a shame that they have become extinct in their natural habitat in China because it was largely destroyed. Some links so you can form your own informed opinion. https://aquariumsathome.com/what-goldfish-can-live-in-a-10-gallon-tank/ https://www.serendipitywave.com/how-many-goldfish-in-a-10-gallon-tank/ https://www.aquariumsource.com/white-cloud-mountain-minnow/ https://planetfish.org/honey-gourami/

When I used metal racks for framed glass tanks I just placed them on the rack, now for acrylic tanks I'd figure you might need a board and mat. PS: Your rack should list max. load capacity that would be the starting point for how many tanks it could hold.

@GameCzarIt's always easier to buy off the shelf but hey, you might come up with something that catches on and that could make you the new YouTube sensation, or propel you into profitable entrepreneur status at which point budget issues will be a thing of the past. In any case I usually had fun tinkering around and coming up with workable solutions myself, very few of my ideas went so wrong that they were disastrous, and even then I usually got a funny story out the whole deal.

Not much out there for your outdoor porch pond, unless you are a bit handy and you might be able to build it yourself with a 4K Logitech web cam as @Streetwise recommended that you could house in an underwater viewer like this DIY version: https://home-building.wonderhowto.com/how-to/build-two-different-underwater-viewers-with-abs-and-lexan-0134408/ I'd probably try to create a compartment for the webcam at the end portion, and would try to mount it on one of the older aluminum tripods that can be had for very modest prices now on ebay, or at local flea markets. You can apply silicone for weather sealant, and to be sure you get no condensation you could even include some desiccant in the camera compartment (of course you'd have to keep checking on it because once it has absorbed enough moisture it no longer works and needs replacement). I used to build some of my own contraptions for wildlife photography, but I'm not that industrious anymore but the idea came to me when I looked at one of my gold pans in the garage (rockhounding, and prospecting are some of my other hobbies), and I did remember the under water viewer I built years ago when I was looking for small nuggets in rock crevices. The Video shows pretty much the same type of thing. So if you're a bit creative, industrious, and determined to get the equipment you might be able to build it for cheaper than the Barlus or Aquavu. Hope this helps.

@Fish Folk from what i understand the digging is not necessarily part of the breeding process just something my friend noticed that happens when he delivers live food before spawning ensues. He offers it because as he said he noticed that eggs don't get cannibalized by the parents at that point because they dig for worms instead. He also noticed that with the offering of live food the resulting fry seem to be healthier, and more of them survive.

@zayackylepga you are correct the Mironekuton is a powder that I used under my substrate to encourage colonization of the lava rock by beneficial bacteria and to create better initial root growth, however when I use it now I use the little scoop measure that comes with it and deliver several scoops of it into the flow from my canister filter outlet so it gets carried throughout the tank it contains all the trace elements. However you don't necessarily have to use the Mironekuton, Seachem Flourish also has Trace elements bottled for dosing, just like they offer the potassium for example.

Glad I could help, also got me to talk to an old friend.

Always seemed like it would be possible to me, but the prices for any kind of underwater equipment for cameras through the years have kept steady at best, and gone up at worst, the water proof housings for full frame cameras are a prime example.

Yup, I'd just like to find the guy who told the camera industry that photographers can grow their own money, or that a rich billionaire uncle with compassion for the arts and their favorite nephew, or niece comes as standard issue with any photography training. 😄

Found another one but if the Barius is stretching the budget this one would bust it with $299. Had seen it at Bass Pro, and Amazon as well but same price.I haven't filmed under water, but I've taken plenty of photos way back. I'm not using the old camera anymore because time and Megapixels have moved on and I sold both the camera, the under water Ikelite housing ( the price made me groan back when I bought it between around $1,500 to $1,800) and the under water light to buy lenses. May not be much help but I thought I'd post it just in case. https://www.aquavu.com/AV715c

Nice tank @AlgaeIsYum! Welcome to the forum!