GameCzar

Someone on the forum mentioned Pisces Midnight Pearl, and it has a natural brown mix I really like.

Howdy and welcome!

Just in case you ever need convincing to use AquaHuna, just check out this vid featuring the owner. If his passion and pedigree doesn't convince you, nothing will!

I too am a fan of CPDs, so that's a great recommendation. Also a 7.5 would make a great betta tank!

Welcome!

Great tanks! Welcome 🙂

In my limited experience, Nerites are like really slow scrubbing bubbles in your tank. They get after the algae.

AquaHuna for sure.

Look at that dapper dude! Welcome, great tank!

Thanks! That male has been chasing that rather plump female around for the last couple of days. I wonder what those crazy kids are up to!

Finally managed to get some photos of the CPDs (they are very camera shy). The shrimp seem to be doing much better this go around, and we may add more numbers soon.

So if I understand the cycle correctly, it starts with ammonia, becomes nitrites, then nitrates. As long as you had some ammonia to start with, the rest will EVENTUALLY take care of itself. I learned the hard way that the key to cycling my nano-tanks is patience. I thought my parameters were fairly good because I hadn't seen any nitrites or much nitrates, when in reality the cycle hadn't really gotten going. I believe you want to see those nitrites rise, then drop, you want to see the nitrates increase to a healthy level for your plants. After that happens and your numbers stabilize, you're good to go!

Yeah, our Mystery Snail poops A LOT. Totally worth it though.

The top two pics might be bladder snails? I know we have a few bladder snail experts here that can tell you. They are adorable, that's what they are!

Yeah I've seen it as well, on pellet foods mostly. I'm sure @Guppysnail is correct!

Are you using any fertilizers? It could very well be that your plants are just consuming all your nitrates.

Those are some stunning tanks! Welcome!

We just added a nice, long glass turkey baster to our arsenal and its a game changer for nano tanks!

Woah! That better be some fine woods!

Is that 9.99 for a small piece? That does seem high, I haven't even looked at the Petco/smarts to see if they have any decent wood.

Oh man, they have some nice wood. I need a good piece for the upcoming 10g.

I love it when Fred does this, he looks like popcorn in a hot air popper lol

I can sympathize with fish loss and being puzzled over what I did wrong. Being here with more experienced aqua-buddies has taught me it happens to everyone. I believe the rules of the forum forbid discussing specific merchants beyond aquarium co-op, or AquaHuna. @RogueAquarium

Love the Stargate tank! Welcome!

We got a vid of Fred having some salad, so I thought it could use some music.