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  1. Sarina
    Ooooooo this is a fantastic idea, thank you!
  2. Sarina
    The easiest way to tell if your IR thermometer is accurate is to open your mouth and point it at the back of your throat. Hold your breath while you do it so you don't breathe on the lens, but it should be between 97°f and 99°f. Sounds crude, but it's worked for me in the past 🤷🏻‍♀️ I've also checked it against digital meat thermometers, but not everyone has one of those kicking around. ±1°f isn't a big deal. Most fish can tolerate a few degrees of swing on the Fahrenheit scale and be totally fine.
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    A lot of people have tried to do this in the past and failed, I'm looking forward to seeing how this works out long term!
  4. Sarina
    Run an air line on the ceiling and drop it down above the tank to run a sponge filter in the middle, perhaps? Drilling is another option, but a risky one that not many people want to take on. If you do choose to drill, make sure you double check that the glass isn't tempered. You can find instructions on that on YouTube, it involves a pair of polarized sunglasses.
  5. Sarina
    If it's not rimless than this isn't anything to worry about. If it is rimless, then get a self leveling mat ASAP.
  6. Sarina
    This may be a type of freshwater sponge. I've seen them in lots of different formations and they usually grow on driftwood. They're usually green or an off-white color, but the fact that it's rigid and has an attachment point that is similar to coral makes me think that this is some type of multi-organism structure like a sponge. Honestly I'd love a sample of it, but it may not travel well and my water parameters are quite different from yours. I'm a little envious, I love seeing weird things like this! Keep us posted on if more grows back.
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    Try some Repashy Soilent Green gel food. It tends to sink (unless frozen) and you can cut it into small pieces and place it in several areas around the tank to distract would-be food thieves while your otos eat. It does contain soldier fly larvae so your other livestock will probably go after it, too, but it's not going to hurt them and it contains enough roughage that your betta won't get constipated eating it.
  8. Sarina
    @Patrick_G I love it when scapes continue above the water line 😊 I think my next one will be that style.
  9. Sarina
    Vinegar eels will go to the surface because that's where the oxygen is and if the food is floating, they will gravitate towards that, as well. Nothing to worry about 😊
  10. Sarina
    I really like the all in one cubes, it gives you a nice spot to hide any heaters and co2 if you so desire.
  11. Sarina
    Brine shrimp are great for bulking up babies because they're high in fat, but feeding them too often and without much variation can ultimately cause nutritional deficiencies and fatty growths in your fish. There's nothing wrong with feeding frozen brine shrimp a few times per week, but most adult fish need more roughage and variation in their diet. I feed repashy community plus to my pond fish because it has a nice balance between protein and vegetation and hand feeding them the gel food might give you the same sort of satisfaction as watching them go after brine shrimp. Here's what mine do when I hand feed them their repashy.
  12. Sarina
    This looks fantastic! I definitely wouldn't be able to tell there's a zip tie in there. I love the little moss ball, and are those air plants in the first photo?
  13. Sarina
    I'm so envious! Here in Texas the ground is basically solid limestone so all the houses are slab foundation and it's exceedingly rare to find one with a basement. There are tons of houses with pools, though, because that's somehow different? No idea lol Congrats on your new place, and I'm super looking forward to seeing what you do with this awesome new fish room!
  14. Sarina
    Yeah I'm with @Patrick_G I have a mighty need for one of those!
  15. Sarina
    With lower to moderate lighting, those plants will most likely stretch, rather than carpet. I have not owned a finnex stingray 2, however I struggled to get monte carlo to grow well under a low-medium brightness light (Marineland) and ended up upgrading because it just wasn't working very well. The carpet would yellow in patches and looked long and scraggly, rather than lush and compact. I upgraded to a Fluval plant light (the nano 15w, it was a 10g cube) and that rectified the issue.
  16. Sarina
    Looks like freshwater sponge! A very rare occurance in aquariums. It's and indication of an incredibly healthy and stable environment 😊
  17. Sarina
    Could be ramshorn snails, too. Albinos have clear shells and red bodies. If you're concerned they're not getting enough calcium, you can always add a wonder shell, they're very inexpensive and they work very well.
  18. Sarina
    I just realized you said no ph crash, I apologise for the redundant question
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    Which test kit are you using? This certainly looks like ammonia burn and possibly even bullying. Skirt tetras can be pretty nippy at times. In any case, to be safe I recommend dosing an ammonia locking dechlorinator (like prime) and removing any potential bullies. Make sure your water is warm, discus like it really warm at like 82°f. Some extra aeration and tannins might help stave off fungus naturally, but until you know what's going on I'd stay away from meds because it could stress them more. What's your pH and TDS look like? Is it possible it could have crashed, causing a cycle crash?
  20. Sarina
    Well that's flattering 😊 do you have photos of your 3g? I don't think I've seen it posted yet but I've been busy and may have missed it.
  21. Sarina
    My worst fear is setting up a hardscape, planting it, and then going to fill it and having the wood float up and ruin it. I used a nutrient dense base under that sand cap, so I really didn't want anything moving lol. I can deal with an ugly zip tie for a week if it means the rest of my scape stays intact!
  22. Sarina
    This usually happens when there isn't enough water movement, light, and co2. Try removing some of your floating plants and see if the higher light promotes a little more compact growth. Java moss will always be a little more stringy than other varieties, but you can get it to grow denser with more light. You can also try chopping it up to promote offshoots depending on how much work you want to out into it. I've found that even though Java moss is considered a low light requirement moss, it looks its best when grown with moderate lighting.
  23. Sarina
    Haha yeah I removed it a few days ago, and thank you 😊 I still feel like it needs more detail stone, but I'll need to make another trip to the lfs for that.
  24. Sarina
    Some updated photos of this tank: Last night shortly after a 90% Water change to clear the tannins up. Some natural lighting shots. There really is nothing like sunlight, led lighting just can't compete.
  25. Sarina
    I'm just going to throw it out there that I have had all sorts of plants in with my German blue rams in the past and the only ones that really didn't like the heat were the mosses and monte carlo. I had my tank at 82°f in the summer and 80°f in the winter. My porch pond is growing plants like crazy right now and the temp is usually around 80-82°f. As for substrate, any sand will work fine, just use some root tabs or a base nutrient substrate layer for the best results. The co-op tabs work great under sand.
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