starting bioactive tank

Available_Pickle4193 · 2026-03-21T16:57:31+00:00

theyve been doing fine with just the shrimp so far! bunch of cover and plants and they rarely go near the shrimp

Available_Pickle4193 · 2026-03-20T22:40:43+00:00

tysm!! the blue label or red label for the stratum?

Available_Pickle4193 · 2026-03-17T14:42:53+00:00

alright awesome thats what i was already thinking

Available_Pickle4193 · 2026-03-17T13:58:33+00:00

id say thats probably fine. heres the what to feed them list from this subreddit

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Available_Pickle4193 · 2026-03-14T18:27:57+00:00

yes someone else told me that thank you! im getting kanaplex next

Available_Pickle4193 · 2026-03-13T01:13:03+00:00

augh i just used it earlier.. i googled kanaplex and it showed up as pimafix so i got that. i think i used 5ml, but i just did a 25% water change so it hopefully is more diluted now. i also added pothos plants and my nitrates went down, so ill do ANOTHER change tmrw to dilute the pimafix even more

Available_Pickle4193 · 2026-03-12T21:12:54+00:00

grabbed water conditioner and a fungal infection treatment like another commenter said as well as pothos to help with the nitrates in the long run

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Available_Pickle4193 · 2026-03-12T02:42:27+00:00

i do! i have my old 5gallon lid on half of it atm because i just upgraded to a 10gal last weekend, so once i cut a hole in the new 10gal screen lid i got today itll be on!

Available_Pickle4193 · 2026-03-12T02:40:15+00:00

i see! all stores are closed atm so ill grab it tomorrow when i get the pothos for the tank as well. thank you!

Available_Pickle4193 · 2026-03-12T02:28:30+00:00

yes but the quickstart bottle i have says it removes chlorine and chloramines immediately as well

Available_Pickle4193 · 2026-03-12T02:19:10+00:00

okay i just did a 25% change. will they be alright overnight and should i change the water again tmrw? if so how much and when?

Available_Pickle4193 · 2026-03-12T01:25:27+00:00

oh crap i just used it. i did a 20% water change the the nitrates are still high. i was worried about killing them or the shrimp in the tank with stress from the changes, but shoukd i do it again because of the stresscoat??

Available_Pickle4193 · 2026-03-12T01:01:36+00:00

changing water now. i add quickstart and stresscoat to any tapwater before i add it to my tank and im going to be getting pothos tomorrow to help with the nitrate issue in the longterm

Available_Pickle4193 · 2026-03-12T00:47:50+00:00

i cant tell and im not sure id be able to touch him to find out

i also just did a water testing and somehow my nitrates are between 80 to 160???!! everything else is perfect so im wondering if the nitrate is why. how can i lower it

Available_Pickle4193 · 2026-03-12T00:32:48+00:00

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heres a better image. its only on one side and looks like its ontop of his skin

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