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    Hi there! I'm growing pothos, bamboo and dracaena....the roots are getting kind of ugly and unruly....any of you ever trim your roots? If so, what effect does it have on your emersed growth? @dasaltemelosguy @Guppysnail @Odd Duck (tagging those I can remember who have them...)
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    Pretty much yes. Often build thread just become tank threads. Either way it's a great place to start!
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    So, interestingly, I've learned something in my Bonsai keeping that helps with these stem plants as the same principal seems to apply in most of them. With my pomegranate tree I learned to trim between an area on a stem that has 2 leaves on it that are even with each other. The result this will get you is the plant splitting into 2 different areas and doing the process all over again. Trimming when it's just on one side does not get the same result. You want this for a bushier canopy. This works for Bacopa Caroliniana, I haven't tried it on my repens yet. Crappy drawing for illustration:
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    What would happen when not planting deep enough? I presume uprooting but just curious if it's something else
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    Very interesting! I have my Repens but because it's in a low tech tank it's not super fast growing despite Easy Green so I've not yet had a chance to trim it (ok by me). My instinct is that the stem would need at least a couple of leaves for the photosynthesis in our tanks especially just going by what I know of plants.
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    If you look at my Angry Man shot on the right side of the tank there is a coconut house attached by a suction cup to the side of the tank. I've had it since Oct 2021. It sheds lightly but it is still very much intact. So, they last quite a long while!
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    Yep! You should be good soon. I run my tanks about 40ppm Nitrate and my fish do well!
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    You might think it would be boring but not to us fish nerds. Personally I like the everyday antics of a regular fish tank. You'd be surpised. Plus it's good for you to keep track of your own progress! Hint: We also like pictures!
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    @Flipper Thanks! That tank is called The Angry Man everyone who saw it thought he looked mad, or severely ill. I know I get angry when I throw up so Angry Man it was! The tank was entirely inspired by the resin sculpture.
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    WHOA! How friggin cool is that?! What do they eat?
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    I was more talking about their work more than yours LOL but yes that too!
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    All that work and 2 fry hahaha! Is there a chance more will hatch?
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    Speaking only from my own personal armchair. I don't think there's anything wrong with a TopFin aquarium. I think for most people is TopFin is only sold really through Petsmart, while Aqueon is an industry-wide brand- this would matter to some people with availability and maybe they don't want to support or even have Petsmart. While you can get some Topfin items on sites like Amazon (accessories only) you can get Aqueon generally anywhere, including Petsmart. I have Aqueon tanks, and other than my low iron glass Aquatops I prefer Aqueon because there are several manufactured options when it comes to lids and tank items specifically made in the Aqueon line- also a lot of aftermarket stuff is geared towards a standard Aqueon rimmed tank.
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    Hi @Ronnie! I'll preface this by saying I've never dosed ammonia, only used things like Stability and bottled bacteria to start my tanks. And I've done fish in cycling- which I probably wouldn't do with this little fish you have since he's clearly been through enough! I'm wondering if you added some fish food to the tank? All you need is for that nitrite to go away (though nitrate is definitely high so that's gotta go down- easily done with a water change though, when you are ready). Does this tank have plants? Generally you don't need to dose ammonia with cycled material, just use it and you're ready to go within a week. In the cycled material case, I just keep a close eye on parameters when I add the fish and test every day. Dosing Prime whenever I see a spike after small water changes.
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    Absolutely beautiful tanks @Ninjoma! Lovin the little crabs for sure!
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    Hi @HelplessNewbie! I'm having a little bit of a hard time seeing the issue in the picture. I can see the white on the eye and white near the mouth but from my chair its hard to say. Is any of the white protruding from the body? Does it look raised or fuzzy? Is the fish acting different? And if so how... Can you tell us if you test water all your water parameters and temp, and give us an overal view of the tank and any changes you've made recently? This can help diagnose. Tagging helpful members @Colu and @Odd Duck
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    Hi @AceMcCannon! Welcome to the forum! Do start a thread for your tank we love to see a build! Lots of friendly people here to help if you need any help!
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    Hi @PaigeGlamelin. This can be tricky as acrylic is easily scratched. Are you cleaning it with fish in or out? Not knowing this what I would say is get yourself a microfiber cloth that is ONLY FOR THIS TANK and never been used with any cleaners, Get it wet and gently work at the dried duckweed.
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    This! They are terrible at eating!! This is why I had my Mum start target feeding them so she knew they were actually eating and each frog gets something. They are so trained now, they come to the front of the tank to get fed.
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    ADF are sooooo cute and so much fun. I so love it in the middle of the night if you have males and they sing. It's such a cool thing!
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    The right figure can really add to the character of the tank. My whole theme usually goes around something I find that is man made. Done right they are amazing! Have fun and do post pics!
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    @nabokovfan87 brings up good points. I guess I take for granted that every fish keeper thinks about what they are using the decor for, what fish would be around it and other safety issues. I ALWAYS inspect everything I put in the tank that is hardscape. And since my Nabokov friend brings up holes I will bring up sharp edges- since they are all molded (resin mostly I don't have issues with ceramics) there can be sharp edges where the mold opens up into the holes. I always run fingers over the whole thing and if I find anything remotely pokey or sharp I use a metal nail file and sand it down. This has always worked. I don't usually buy anything I'm not 100% certain my fish won't get stuck in or hurt by- so that can be hard. Just inspect each potential hide very well! Any doubt, I just don't buy it. I've found things like arches or larger more open resin much easier. I also generally make sure the hardscape itself is not up against glass and has at least a finger width between it and any other hardscape or glass- this is because my fish are smaller than finger width, if I kept wider fish I'd use that more as the standard.
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    Hi @Flipper. I have used both ceramic and resin items in my tanks. I have not personally had any issues with anything made specifically for aquariums and there is something man made in all of my tanks. I have used items made for the garden and while I don't think they caused any issues i wouldn't recommend them as they can deteriorate over time (as they are not made for the aquarium) so they had to be removed. Generally ceramics made that are food safe and lead free will be fine. Paint can often flake off of some resins even when they're made from aquarium safe product. I tend to stick to the known brands but they are all hit and miss. Again though, no speciific issues with them at all. With anything just make sure you clean them off really well before putting them in your tanks!
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    Hi Kramer! Welcome to the forum, I'm sorry your Oscar is sick, that sucks. I'll be honest I've always just dosed according to the size of my aquarium (10g = 10g - this goes for all meds) and I've never really had an issue. I'm also very guilty of eyeballing a redose when changing water (we do have to remember that the salt does not evaporate or get filtered out). Ich is a nasty one so personally I would not be afraid to dose per the tank volume (minus the contents) BUT if you've done all the calculations it would not at all hurt to dose for the 46 gallons and it should have the same effect!
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    Hi @Cowboy aquatics, welcome to the forum! I have to preface this by saying I'm not part of my local club but I interact with it a decent sum and I would join but haven't made it to a meeting yet. (Weekends are tough for me to attend). I was just listening to an old podcast where Cory was responding to the same question and he said something like starting a fish club is like working at a job and not getting paid- because it is a lot of work. I think what may be important is to make sure you have other members willing to take on some of the work too. Having someone (if it's not yourself) that is good with outreach- someone social (ideally a few people) who can recognize new members and their comfort level with greetings. Making people feel welcome is a big part of being in club. Too many times in my life I go to small gatherings and nobody acknowledges me- I don't want to stay and on top of that I don't return. I can be a social person but when you're new it's nice when the group welcomes you. Auctions are great, my local aquarium club also has a forum on a site/app called Band where we can interact with each other and trade/buy with them when there's no chance to go to meetings. I've found this very helpful. Of course they also have a facebook page where they talk about fish/aquariums (but I don't have social media so I don't partake), however this is where most of the questions about fishkeeping get resolved. There is a little bit of that on the Band forum. Dues for my area club are $20/yr. Which is really cheap. I'm not sure how many members my club boasts though!
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