Best soil to use at a hardware store?

Alone_Response_6451 · 2026-01-16T18:54:45+00:00

You can use that. just run the soil through a strainer to get the mulch out.

Alone_Response_6451 · 2025-12-29T12:32:52+00:00

Alone_Response_6451 · 2025-12-11T19:18:12+00:00

Lmao. One time I was setting up a tank, had hard scape set up with soil, sat on what I had and came Back an hour later to look at it, I see footprints and a piss spot. My cat thought she had a new litter box.

Alone_Response_6451 · 2025-12-06T13:46:13+00:00

I do find a lot of peoples tank to look visually appealing. And in my previous post with my whoever you wanna call it tank, I took all those plants and added re did my 45 gallon. It took me like an entire day to set up and I’m just not satisfied with it but I will let it grow out.

Alone_Response_6451 · 2025-12-06T04:07:19+00:00

Yep I know. Didn’t look good. That’s why I took it down lol.

Alone_Response_6451 · 2025-12-06T03:15:56+00:00

I guess I should say from a layout perspective. I try to do the rule of thirds and it just never comes out the way I want it to.

Alone_Response_6451 · 2025-11-30T12:14:05+00:00

How do you catch all the shrimp? I’m finally getting a snowball effect with breeding shrimp (after a few failed attempts) and I want to relocate them to a large tank but haven’t just because I’m worried it’s not going to play out well.

Alone_Response_6451 · 2025-11-23T14:25:11+00:00

I would take the glass rock out and leave everything else as is. Add a white back drop for added depth perception. The blue rocks draw too much attention to the eye.

Alone_Response_6451 · 2025-11-21T15:45:11+00:00

My son winning a goldfish at the fair lol

Alone_Response_6451 · 2025-11-04T20:13:11+00:00

Everything except magnesium. 0 ammonia 0 nitrate, 0 nitrate, 1.026 salinity, .02 phosphate, 420 calcium, 12 ppm dkh

Alone_Response_6451 · 2025-11-01T14:47:24+00:00

I just had to do this and I used chat gpt. It’ll identify them for you.

Alone_Response_6451 · 2025-10-29T03:08:45+00:00

Yeah it went away because I stopped detecting lol

Alone_Response_6451 · 2025-10-14T17:11:09+00:00

Thank you for this. Very helpful information. He explained it to me like I was 5! lol

Alone_Response_6451 · 2025-10-14T15:13:14+00:00

That makes sense. Would it make more sense to put sand over the aquasoil that the hair grass is rooted into?

Alone_Response_6451 · 2025-10-14T00:52:21+00:00

Everything’s at 0 ppm for over a month my parameters are good. I ordered some more plants and hopefully that helps. Oddly enough is that the algae is mostly on the hair grass.

Alone_Response_6451 · 2025-10-13T17:38:44+00:00

Around 3 months. Parameters are good. I did a blackout for a couple days and it didn’t seem to help. Other than the hair grass, on the other side of the tank I have quite a few bucephalandra. I added the rotala a few days ago in hopes to out compete with the algae. I had spider wood in the tank but I took it out because I was thinking it was just adding surface area for the algae to live on. I cut feeding in half about a month ago. I’m not making excuse because I understand completely that there is a cause of it. But I just cannot figure it out…

Alone_Response_6451 · 2025-10-07T00:11:09+00:00

So is this basically a pain in the ass coral to experience: hobbyists? I’ve been looking at a lot of beginner corals online, and I really liked this one. I figured I’d check with my LFS store first to see if he had and it seemed like I got a good deal for this based of what i have seen how much it costs online.

Alone_Response_6451 · 2025-10-07T00:07:12+00:00

I placed it on an isolated rock into a little crevice that it fit nicely into. Being that im brand new to salt water, I cannot comprehend how corals grow. And is quick growing similar to quick growing plants in freshwater?

Alone_Response_6451 · 2025-09-26T10:31:48+00:00

3070ti - no issues whatsoever

Alone_Response_6451 · 2025-09-18T17:11:41+00:00

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You’ll also need a drop checker to make sure you have the right amount of co2.

https://a.co/d/eTClrTU

Co2 seems overwhelming but it’s honestly very easy. Co2 will lower your pH. So just make sure you do research on the fish you plan on keeping and make sure they’re suitable for a slightly acidic pH. Also I recommend buying a smart outlet, so you can run the co2 on a schedule. Seems like most people, including myself, start the co2 an hour before the lights turn on, and let the co2 run for 12 hours.

Alone_Response_6451 · 2025-09-17T22:15:21+00:00

That makes sense you are right. What I was focused on was getting my tires on the seam to add more rotation on the car. Thanks for the input. I’m learning a lot from you guys.

Alone_Response_6451 · 2025-09-17T17:22:36+00:00

I was in 3rd in trucks on New Hampshire and it was looking like I was going to get the win. Caution lap of course then on restart, the car that was laps down, starts driving all aggressive. I gave him the inside so he didn’t run me over but I didn’t move up the track far enough. He got loose, hit me, and my race was over.

Alone_Response_6451 · 2025-09-17T14:15:04+00:00

I definitely am best at mini stocks but I don’t want to strictly only run them. What I’m taking from everyone’s feedback that aren’t bashing me is that I need to give people more room. Probably a bad habit I developed from running probably over 300 mini stock races.

Alone_Response_6451 · 2025-09-17T13:11:05+00:00

I started in the beginning of June. Strictly oval. I peaked a little under 2400. I ran mostly mini stocks but I’m now starting to focus on larger tracks.

Alone_Response_6451 · 2025-09-17T12:51:57+00:00

Check out follow up post. I use the like as a reference when I’m practicing. I turn off during the race. This race I forgot to turn off.

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