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    Perhaps they are treating the water with something like a chlorine tablet? Hardware stores will have a free water test you can have them do and test for specific things like metals and other items. The water goes out to a lab and they follow up with a good analysis for you. Nothing in this is alarming to me apart from a low PH. What is the KH/PH after 24 hours? 300+ GH is fine for a wide variety (a ton) of species. I recommend using a liquid test kit for GH and KH to verify results. While this may not be the answer, I wanted to post and share this as it can be related to what you're dealing with. I wish you nthe best of luck and hopefully we can solve this. Talk to the owner of the building and explain to them your tank died and ask them if there is any water treatment items being used. This could be a clean out, water softener, etc. The water company themselves also should be able to help here and clarify the situation if anything on their side is causing blue water coloration.
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    I've come to use a product like equilibrium as a plant fert. I think that will be the norm for a lot of hobbyist moving forward.
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    Water level is too low! Raise it to right below the rim. The cap has to be very thick to compact itself and to work. Usually that is over 1.5" thick. 100%. Take the filter to the sink and give it a good rinse. Be sure to remove the impeller and to check the magnet for damage. Lubricating the shaft of the pump is also beneficial. Silicone grease from a dive shop recommended.
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    The second post in the thread here has the examples of what is going on. Water changes replenish the minerals, but without testing bits making your experience a bit more difficult than it needs to be. I do the same thing. 75G, 50% every other week. I was doing weekly changes, but with low stocking I've been able to move to every other week.
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    @Ken Burke have you seen Eric Bodrocks presentation?
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    Because they are the band you have to see live! I did post a GA video with a breathtaking amano shrimp! I did on round two of salt. Especially the higher dose. There are certain plants that were very unhappy if I looked at them wrong. The DHG had severe issues with salt.
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    My tanks went through paracleanse, expel-p, prazi, and a lot of salt. Everything on your list stuck around. The shrimp, I haven't treated for anything yet. (Knock on wood) Amanos have been through it all.
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    I really like the use case of the "chunkier" sand. From Caribsea this consists of: Crystal River Typical Size: 0.5 – 1.0mm Torpedo Beach Typical Size: 0.5 – 2.0mm Jungle River Sand Typical Size: .5 to 1.5 mm Carolina Creek Typical Size: 1 to 2.5mm The reason for this is purely because it's easy to siphon and it behaves like gravel. It's fine enough that it works like sand and compacts, but it's dense enough to allow it to stay in the tank and be cleaned! Here is the crystal river sand cleaning in my tank. This is a technique Cory showed in his "how to siphon" video where you pinch the hose to spot clean the waste. Before I forget... here is this as well. Very useful no matter which substrate you select. Welcome to the forums @pcc Happy to have you here!
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    Aren't we all! (I know I am) Here is a good video about water, some things to test and target for. Maybe it'll help you out and get you on the right foot. One of the big things for me from this video was the GH and KH levels.
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    Was an awesome presentation! I enjoyed it. 🙂
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    It's so funny how we can have nearly the same fish and such different behavior! Setup matters, genes matter! 🙂
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    That photo you have of the fissidens is quite insanely perfect. I like the look of a few mosses. One of them is called pointed spear moss. The other I have success with is this one, it is a type of taxiphylum moss. I believe it's Taiwan moss. I can grab a much better photo tomorrow. The moss itself attaches and then it grows long strands straight up like this. Really nice aesthetic and this stuff grows like a weed for me with Co2 and good light. Just keep it out of too much flow (some flow keeps it clean!) and make sure it's not shaded out too badly.
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    I think they absolutely can be seasonal! It's nature doing it's thing honestly. Some animals spawn when they know that "it's time" and they have this innate sense that there will be other events happening which will lead to success for their young. My black corydoras spawns the exact same month (pretty much almost to the day) 1 year apart. That's about as clear of an indication I can give you. My pandas would spawn insane, got to about 30-35 fish and then they stopped spawning altogether for two years. Once those fish got to @knee and @Minanora they had been spawning a month straight for me and continued to do so in their new homes. I don't know why they stopped, but they seriously didn't show any behavior for years. Out of nowhere it was a daily occurrence (right after the black corydoras spawned!) The one thing I did have some success with was playing with GH/KH to get some indication of a spawn trigger. I couldn't tell you what it is with certainty, but that's fine. We do know water parameters can trigger them and that is very likely associated with rain or other natural phenomenon. Seasonal times, etc.
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    By chance... is that Seachem Flourite black substrate? It looks like part of the plants that are converting. Certain algae (bba) can attach to that old growth and that is what you're seeing. As those parts of the plants die, some algae can use it as a place to take over. Trim off dead leaves to help fight this, but ultimately it's indicating either a new tank or just some sort of imbalance.
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    It's one of the first clips in the video..... What a beautiful amano... what an amazing tank! I just had to pause and share. This is too good! @Lizzie Block It would be too wonderful to see some videos like this of your setups. I don't know why there isn't more of these from US fishkeepers. I am always just in awe of the little waterboxes we create. 🙂 @tolstoy21 Apisto Sighting..... Beautiful fish!
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    What is the GH in both tanks?
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    I've made a discord for a massive community, Marvel Strike Force Recruitment Discord (it's an online game) for a few thousand people, as well and I know there's quite a few ways to make a successful discord. I think it would be awesome if we had one for the forums, just to make it easier to chat with one another and talk a bit more directly if people choose to! It would be a fun project and hopefully a fruitful one. Green aqua has a great discord as well as Bentley, Simply Betta, and so many others. I did hear on the stream Cory was discussing this and said they are researching how to get this done. Thankfully in the past couple of months Discord has added a lot of great community tools and there is a lot of things in process. Community servers are now a thing as well as stuff like auto-mods, live presentations, and so on. Having a server for the forums would be great. Having a server as an option for members (and the attached fish club) would be awesome as well. Happy to help, as always with anything I can. Welcome to the forums @BillyJBryant!
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    I believe Irene (GirlTalksFish has a few videos.) I will do a gander and see if there is one I recommend. Are you specifically trying to learn about any singular aspect of the water chemistry or just in general what everything is? Beginner friendly: Intermediate: Advanced, but very helpful!
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    Oh they'll be there. I've got em all. The only one I do not know is hydra.
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    What about feeding differences or hide differences? Do you have a liquid GH test kit handy? 100% yes. It should result in less shrimp issues. It doesn't mean it's a fool proof situation. The logic is common across fish and shrimp that after 2 generations they are acclimated to your water and your care. That they should be used to your care and methods. Essentially, that they will act normal for you because that's all they've ever known.
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    They also get turned into bookshelves quite often. There's a lot of mods people do to add wood tops and stuff to make them look nice! If you need anything please feel free to send a DM to me. 🙂
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    Welcome to the forums! Here is another video on the same theme that may be helpful for stacking the bricks in a different way that might help you to feel safer with the setup long term. There are also plenty of people that use the setup you're showing with a slight overhang. I've got 2 of these and I've been using them for a long time. One of the biggest issues I see people struggle with is that they don't line up the beams properly. I apologize that your tank leaked. Maybe there was some sort of twisting or blowing that caused some issues. There also could've simply been some damaged seems from something like an algae scraper. Ultimately the goal is to have this section aligned and then to tighten down the top portion of the stand where the tank will rest. As always, make sure the stand is level, then the tank, and verify it as you fill the tank and things shift.
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    I'm sorry for all of your struggles. I had a very, very similar experience and it was a tank that lasted a little under a week. The snails.... Oh the snails..... lasted a bit longer. There is a big * when I see them listed as a beginner fish or an easy fish due to not needing the beak trimmed. They are very fussy and in terms of personality it's tough sometimes. I hope for success if you ever try them again, but I understand exactly what you're going through. I'm sorry. Try to hold your chin up and do what you can. It's one of the most intimidating fish for me now.
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    Option 2:
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    I literally did this days ago. I've done it more times than I can count in the past couple of months due to moving multiple tanks around in my room to make room for the big tank. Alright so.... Multiple water holding things are a big help. 1. Drain 2-3 buckets of water if possible. A. Fish and your ceramic media / sponge filter go into one bucket. Set that aside with a lid in a quiet area. B. Plants go into another one C. Plants on hardscape go into another bucket. 2. Drain off the water as much as you can. Make a divot in the substrate to get every inch of the water out that you can. If you're not using that tank, set that tank aside, deal with the substrate later after you're done with everything. If you're using the same tank then go ahead and do what need be to clean out the tank. Your garden is going to get a bit of new substrate usually! 3. Setup and level the new tank. Level the stand, then the tank, then verify everything as the tank fills. This is also likely when you add back in the substrate and hardscape. Plants you can take your time with if you don't mind planting with the tank full. 4. Get your filtration running and clear up the tank. 5. Add in all of your fish, lights off, and let them destress. No. It just takes extra time to search for baby shrimp. The water you pull (and any baby shrimp in that water) will go back into the new tank.
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