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  1. The site is working normally for me. Have you tried using a different browser or device?
  2. Once it's dead, it should start to disintegrate and release from the sponge. Inverts and herbivores like to eat the dead stuff as well.
  3. Deep cleaning the tank and tank decorations most likely only resulted in you removing any beneficial bacteria that was helping your fish. In your post it didn't look like you mentioned doing any water changes. 3 gallons is on the small side for a betta, and adding the plecos is definitely going to make the situation worse. If you do not know about the nitrogen cycle, read this article. You should buy a water test kit as well so you can determine whether the water quality is good or not. Placing it in a tiny bowl like that to "quarantine" it also does way more harm than good. Ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate levels will rise much faster, hurting your betta more. When your betta is the only fish in an already small tank, there is no reason to take it out and quarantine it.
  4. Macronutrients and micronutrients are named this way because plants require far less iron (micronutrient) for example than nitrogen or phosphorus (macronutrients). It's not that macronutrients are required and micronutrients are optional. Both are required for a plant's processes. It is just the amount that plants require that separates the two.
  5. colo3000

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    Looks like a fungal or bacterial infection. People will often use aquarium salt in a hospital tank as a first step to treat these types of infections. Here's an Aquarium Coop article on treating fish with salt. Corydoras are scaleless and more sensitive to salt, so be careful not to dose too much. Salt will kill aquarium plants, so make sure you use a hospital tank.
  6. I haven't heard of anyone experiencing a pH swing due to Ich-X, including myself. Are you sure that a pH swing didn't occur prior to treatment? A pH swing can weaken your fish's immune systems and make them more susceptible to contracting Ich in the first place.
  7. colo3000

    Clown loaches

    The instructions are on the bottle. If you follow the instructions for dosing and water changes, you should be able to cure it fairly quickly. Here is an Aquarium Coop article with the instructions: https://www.aquariumcoop.com/blogs/aquarium/how-to-treat-ich-on-freshwater-fish#:~:text=What is the Best Ich Treatment%3F
  8. colo3000

    Clown loaches

    Raising the temperature without medicating will only make it much worse, unless you raise it to above 86 degrees Fahrenheit (and even then it may not work), which in my opinion just puts extra stress on the fish. If the temperature is below that mark, you are just increasing the ich's metabolism meaning it will grow and reproduce faster. I recommend you keep the tank at its normal temperature until you're able to get Ich-X or another Ich medication. Ich-X has worked every single time I have used it and it is safe for plants and invertebrates.
  9. colo3000

    Clown loaches

    I'm not sure how much experience you have with treating Ich. I personally treat Ich with Ich-X. You can also raise the temperature of your aquarium to accelerate the life cycle of the ich, but it isn't necessary. If you do decide to raise the temperature, you must also be treating with medication or else the ich will just reproduce faster. If you have any questions feel free to ask and I'll give you my advice.
  10. colo3000

    Clown loaches

    This could be ick or velvet disease. Sometimes it's hard to be sure through pictures. Have you looked up pictures of these diseases on clown loaches and compared?
  11. You may find more help in a 3D printing forum or subreddit if you haven't posted there already. It seems like the printer is either under-extruding at those specific heights or a slight "layer-shift" is occurring. Past that I don't have much advice to give.
  12. That would likely cause backpressure that the pump wasn't designed for, which can damage or shorten the lifespan of your pump.
  13. It looks like biofilm with marks from a snail or some kind of sucker fish running through it.
  14. You will want to have it running to ensure your beneficial bacteria has adequate flow. If your sponge filter has an adjustable airstone, you may be able to at least adjust the bubble size.
  15. I'm not really sure what you're trying to say. When you do a water change, you siphon water off and then you are supposed to replace the water with new dechlorinated water. The water level in your tank should always be full. You also should not need to siphon water twice daily. If doing daily water changes, do 20% water changes, meaning you take 20% of the water out of the tank and replace it with new, dechlorinated water. The less water in your tank, the higher concentration of ammonia that is going to be in your (assuming from your last post) uncycled tank. This is why you always need to replace the water you siphon off. I'd like to add, you may want to add a filter sponge to the intake of your power head to give the beneficial bacteria somewhere to reside.
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