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I’ve glued mine to driftwood with no problem. As long as you keep the glue to the bottom and don’t cover it there shouldn’t be an issue

Salt is the first thing that I think of. With plants I put 1 TBSP per 10 gallons. Is the rhizome healthy?

You’d be better off using RO water that’s re-mineralized probably

If it’s only been 2 weeks it’s probably normal melting. If it continues then you can reevaluate

Me too. I add 2-3x the dose twice per week. Each time I dose I should be adding no more than 10ppm. Which is why I’m a bit puzzled as to why I’m at 40 when floating plants are nitrate busters. The co-op test strips said 10 but I don’t really trust those. Also I’ve read about api kits being inaccurate. I’ll test again in a couple days since there’s no immediate emergency and see where I’m at. Maybe I’ll cut the doses by half and dose twice per week or something

Right. All I have are some snails, 6 Khuli loaches, an opaline gourami, and 4 Amano shrimp. I feed once a day and once every other day I’ll drop a small amount of repashy in the tank. Bio load is fairly small and plant mass is far more than fish mass. I have a fair amount of anubias and the surface is covered with frogbit and duckweed, I have some crypts and valisneria too. I think I’ll be okay. I do 20% water changes weekly and I’m usually fighting to keep it up. So I’m fairly positive they’ll be able to take it down within a week. I just know to add less ferts next time

Here’s the diluted test. Looks to be between 10-20. I’m guessing the original one was around 40. Although I know anything up to 80 is safe, 40ish is a bit higher than I’d like it. I do have a lot of floating plants though so I’ll probably wait a week before dosing any ferts and see what happens. I thought I had a good schedule going but I guess I’ve been dosing too much😅

Hey all, what would you say this reading is? I was thinking 30ish. It’s a little darker in person

I think it should be able to grow on the soil as long as it’s damp and humid. You might be able to put some outside as well

I would. A low KH is a risk for pH crashes

Wondershell only adds GH. Crushed coral increases pH and KH. Crushed coral only adds a little bit calcium I think. It mainly replenishes the buffer system in the water to prevent pH crashes. I’d say if you want calcium wondershell is a better choice. If you haven’t been experiencing any pH stability issues your KH should be fine. Mine hovers around 5-6 and I don’t have any issues. If it’s below 3 you may want to add coral as well

Thank you!

I was bored and felt like posting some pictures of Larry that no one asked for😄

Hey all, I’d like to put some Cory’s into my tank with Larry my opaline gourami. However I’m a bit hesitant because he’s been very aggressive towards his own reflection. Like…really aggressive. This is pretty new behavior I’ve noticed over the past week or so. He’s really healthy though. He’ll still eat and stuff but he’s always at the same spot throwing hands with his reflection. He’s by himself right now in a 29 gallon planted tank with snails and a couple Amano shrimp. My worry is that if I add cory cats he’ll start acting aggressive towards those guys. What are your thoughts?

If separation doesn’t help he may need treatment of some sort. But without any other symptoms other than lethargy it’s hard to say. Are your pH and hardness within a normal range?