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Hey every one, I have just set up my 20 gal long for some Panther crabs. There is some chicken bone stone and some sand for them but I want to make this tank look better. I know that they will eat plants so I wanted to put i water lettuce in. But what can I do to make this tank look less bare?
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On 7/12/2022 at 8:13 PM, nabokovfan87 said:
Can you adjust the light at all or potentially raise it higher above the tank?
I don’t have any other stands for the light and it does not dim
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On 7/12/2022 at 4:56 PM, Patrick_G said:
It’s a bit hard for me to tell from the photos, but it looks like maybe a combination of different types.
The soft brown stuff that grows in a new tank is called diatom. It’s easy to remove with a toothbrush or aquarium brush. It’ll eventually go away as the tank matures.There might be some hair algae and staghorn in the mix. The hair algae is also easy to remove. Just swirl the brush around in it and it’ll pull it out. Staghorn is more tenacious. I’ve found that lowering the lighting period or intensity helps. Start out with 6 hours for 2-3 weeks and see what happens.
Also try @Guppysnail ‘s method of submerging the plant in soda water. I’ve tried it with good results. In fact, try that method first and then put the plants back in the tank with the reduced lighting period.
Yeah, the light I had on this tank was finnex clip on light and it was way too low. So I put on a twin star led light to try and help and so the algae has risen lately. But would floating plants and algae eaters help too.
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On 7/12/2022 at 5:12 PM, Guppysnail said:
Yes. They are new so probably not rooted well. Do not add seltzer to the tank. The algae will suffocate them and cause more harm than disturbing the roots will
Ok! Thanks for the tip!
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On 7/12/2022 at 4:44 PM, Guppysnail said:
This will help with your plants. The rocks you can remove and scrub with hydrogen peroxide.
to sum up this thread
place plants in plain seltzer water weighted down in the dark for 9-12 hours then rerun them to the tank. That kills the algae.
Others will chime in with balancing the tank. New tanks go through growing pains and plants often struggle. You will get there.
Will I need to dig up the plants to put in the seltzer water?
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I have this algae in my new 5 gallon tank that is about 1 month old almost 2 and is cycling. I can’t seem to identify it but it grows fast and I need to get rid of it. Any one know what type of ages it is?
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On 7/11/2022 at 9:37 PM, nabokovfan87 said:
What is the stocking on the tank, would the fish mind higher flow? There might be a lot of mulm / detritus and some slow spots causing the worms. I think mine came in on a plant, but not sure. It happened the same time I had a pump slow down to a crawl and I had just removed a filter so oxygenation was lowered.
The tank is about 1 month old and cycling and I added some new pearl weed about 3 weeks ago to it. Other wise there is not much mulm in the substrate.
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On 7/11/2022 at 1:32 PM, nabokovfan87 said:
Here's my thread on what looks like a similar issue.
Because you don't have fish in the tank right now it might be an easy solution to treat.
1. Add aeration
2. Remove plants to a bucket (if you want to clean them you can dip them in salt, seltzer water, or something else)
3. Dose the tank with high amounts of salt and let it sit for a few days, or you can dose with meds.
Essentially, it is what looks similar to mine, detritus worms. If you have fish that will predate on it, they will be fine, but it's a sign of poor flow and/or poor care of the tank. You'll need to manually gravel vac them out of the tank, clean the gravel itself as best you can among anything else that you do.Planaria has a specific head shape, if there isn't that distinct head shape it is very likely detritus worms.
For flow all I’m during is a sponge filter and I’m doing 2 weekly water changes and the tank is new.
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Not too long ago the Lights to my tank came on and I noticed small little white worms moving on the glass. I’ve never had this problem or have ever seen them in my tank. This tank is still growing out with plants so there is no fish or shrimp in it yet. Can they be harmful to plants or fish? What can I do to get rid of them as fast as possible?
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Thinking on getting a figure 8 puffer and have done a lot of research on them. Any one have personal experience with these fish? Could I keep 2 figure puffers with some bumblebee goby‘s in a 29 gallon tank? Thanks
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On 7/3/2022 at 4:15 PM, LadyBurrito said:
Can you clarify, is the sponge filter connected to the solar powered fountain or is it being run off of a separate air pump?
The sponge filter is being run off by a separate air pump.
On 7/3/2022 at 9:46 PM, ccc24 said:It’s a lovely pond. How long is pond season where you are?
I live in Kansas so probably August through early September.
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On 6/20/2022 at 2:21 PM, SJ fishing said:
Welcome back to the hobby! I’m sure this round will be more enjoyable
On 6/20/2022 at 12:12 PM, Rosario said:I came back to the hobby after an unsuccessful and over zealous fish keeping stent. At the time I though it was going to be easy. Not so true, but I love the science behind all of it and I'm here to try again. Here is a picture of my female betta Buster Blue, a mystery snail I just got and my surviving Cory hiding in the back named Jules.
Wow, very nice betta you got!
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On 6/23/2022 at 1:45 PM, KatieF said:
Hi all! Just wanted to introduce myself. Along with my husband of 13 years we have 4 children ages 3-11 and are self-employed owners of a micro-dairy farm.
I’ve always loved fish tanks, but have never been very successful at them. I had a 10 gallon fish tank as a kid, knew nothing of what I was doing, and no surprise my poor fish never lasted long. I tried again with a 10 gallon around 10 years ago, still didn’t know anything, failed again, and gave up in a few months.
I never quit dreaming of having a really nice tank though. I’d mention it to my husband once in a while, but never felt quite ready to try again. Well, this past Christmas he said he’d like to get me a tank. In the years since my last attempt, YouTube became a thing. So I spent hours learning about all the things I should have known for my previous attempts.
Finally the beginning of January, I pulled out my old 10 gallon, washed it up, and spent more than I intended to on test strips, fertilizer, and light. I started out with a Java fern that came with 2 stow-away trumpet snails, and let it go. A month later, and it was ready for fish.
Long story short, I loved my 10 gallon so much that when I saw a beautiful 29 gallon setup complete with plants and fish come up for sale, I ended up with it too. I absolutely love this tank.
And then, because fish tanks are so very addictive when they go well and because my husband is awesome, he let me have a 300 gallon water trough we no longer used for the cows. I washed it up and put it on the front porch. My husband helped me build a filter for it, and it is filled with all kinds of pond plants and goldfish.
While I feel good that I’m doing a lot of things right this time, I’m still struggling a bit and have questions I feel unable to sort out on my own. I thought I’d go ahead and post an intro before starting to post my questions.
Good to meet you all!
~Katie
Wow love your tanks and pond. I’ve got a tiny pond of my own but would love to have a pond that bug some time!
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On 6/21/2022 at 3:11 PM, TeeJay said:
Where did you find a solar power pump at. I wanted to do a small patio pond but don't have an outside plug to run a pump
I found it on Amazon for $10.
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On 6/21/2022 at 10:50 AM, Fish Folk said:
Awesome! Platys are so hardy. What color form are you working with?
Red! These are dwarf red coral platys. That I have had for about a year and been breeding them like crazy
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Started this small 12 Gal pond in may and it’s doing great! Lots of platys and lots of new fry. Also with the fun solar powered pump with a sponge filter. The water hyacinth in there has grow a lot and is making more. Hope it flowers.
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On 6/14/2022 at 1:13 AM, nabokovfan87 said:
I would leave the back glass to have algae. It gives them something to graze on as well as give them some comfort. Meaning, one side of the tank where they aren't exposed.
As for the other issues, they sell "nano tank" siphons that are short but have a wider opening. I would think that's a good bet because it allows you to vac an area without taking out too much water. If your siphon doesn't have a short intake, I'd look into that. Ultimately, when I have issues like what you're describing, I'd scrape the glass, vac the substrate, but that's it. Eventually you'll catch up and get a feel for where all the mulm is coming from.The substrate is a larger pore size, which just means it's easy for food to get stuck to where the shrimp can't access it. Just something to keep in mind.
I will, thanks.
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On 6/13/2022 at 8:55 PM, Anjum said:
It's not necessarily a bad thing, it's just decaying plant matter & fish poop, probably beneficial bacteria & other microbes. It's fertilizer for the plants. But if it gets out of balance, it's excess ammonia or nitrates in your water. All tanks go through algae phases. It's about getting the light/nutrients/plants in balance.
What's the lighting schedule & what kind of light? Do you do water tests?
The light is a twin star B- line and it is on for 7 hours.
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I have had this 3 gallon shrimp breeding tank for about six months now. And I’ve been doing regular weekly water changes about 30%. The tank has so much debris in the substrate. Is that a bad thing? How can I clean it up and make it look nicer? Also I have a continuous blue green algae. I have scrubbed it off plants, rocks and glass And it keeps coming back. How can I get rid of it?
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On 6/10/2022 at 10:22 PM, Zenzo said:
Technically, if you were keeping a GSP solo without other fish, a 29 "could" work. I would suggest a 40b for a GSP though, as some of them can grow to 6". They are also active swimmers, so a 29 may be a little tight. if you wanted a similar puffer that doesn't get as large, I would go with the figure 8. You could keep a figure 8 with some other fish in a 29.
Awesome, I will have to look into the figure 8 puffers.
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On 6/10/2022 at 9:08 PM, Zenzo said:
I actually just filmed a video about a brackish fish that will air on the More Aquarium Co-Op channel in a couple of weeks.
Easy to maintain (like with most tanks though, it depends on the fish). Harder part is plants. I personally have only had success with Java fern and mangroves. Because brackish water is ever-changing in the wild due to tides and rainfall, you don't have to be exact with the specific gravity/salinity.
Some fish/inhabitants that you could try in a 29:
- Bumblebee gobies
- Blennies (as mentioned)
- Indian mudskippers (requires land area/island)
- Mollies
- Guppies
- Nerite and MTS snails
- Amano shrimp
- Fiddler crabs (also requires land area)
- Figure 8 puffer (will eat shrimp/snails)
- Knight gobies (will eat smaller fish)
Thanks for the fish recommendations. And I will have to watch that video. Would a green spotted puffer work in a 29?
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Great, thanks for the tip. I will look into it.
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On 6/10/2022 at 8:55 PM, Torrey said:
It was very easy to do brackish when I lived near tidal floodplains and just hauled water in to put in the tank. It's not as difficult as full marine (ime). It's not as easy, or as inexpensive as freshwater straight out of the tp, probably a bit closer to using RO for neo and caridina shrimp, depending on which area of the world you are trying to recreate.
Zenzo is best source for excellent videos on brackish tanks that I have found so far.
Thanks, I have been watching his videos!
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On 6/10/2022 at 8:05 PM, Biotope Biologist said:
A few of us are joining the dark side, so should you! I have a red mangrove setup in early planning stages and I hope @Patrick_G doesn’t mind me sharing his ongoing journal for figure 8:
I have a solid list of fish on my red mangrove page. Although I don’t suggest following it as I haven’t even built the tank and I’m tanking a hiatus on growing red mangroves, others know I have been struggling (mostly my incompetence). Here:
Also @Zenzo has a pair(?) of tophat blennies. Here is one of many videos he has done on brackish tanks. This ond is in reference to mudskippers but has good insight.
I realize I haven’t really contributed and just compiled other’s experiences, but without fresh firsthand experience I want to limit my opinion on the matter. But I definitely think it’s a worthwhile adventure!
Very cool, thanks I was really interested in a green spotted puffer!
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Panther crab tank
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Hey every one, I have just set up my 20 gal long for some Panther crabs. There is some chicken bone stone and some sand for them but I want to make this tank look better. I know that they will eat plants so I wanted to put i water lettuce in. But what can I do to make this tank look less bare?