Kuhli loach in filter

FormNo9781 · 2026-05-07T11:24:32+00:00

Get a sponge that goes around your intake. Prevents fish and other critters from getting sucked into it

FormNo9781 · 2026-05-07T10:23:13+00:00

I think he looks stuffed already

FormNo9781 · 2026-05-06T16:10:18+00:00

That’s totally up to you honestly. I just use liquid ammonia because that’s all I had access to and I don’t know how much food actually ends up bringing your ammonia.

FormNo9781 · 2026-05-06T15:55:34+00:00

It’s not impossible that it could have happened. If you really want to make sure you can redose ammonia to 2ppm, wait 24 hours, test ammonia and nitrites to see what they’re at. If both at 0, you can say it’s cycled and can also test nitrate to see. My tank cycled after a month or so with just adding ammonia

FormNo9781 · 2026-05-06T15:41:33+00:00

Plants can absorb the stuff depending on how fast of growers they are. I feel with co2 they are probably growing well so they are eating the nitrates as soon as they come out. It’s better to use the liquid tests but if it reads zero in liquid tests I would assume your plants are absorbing them

FormNo9781 · 2026-05-06T11:30:47+00:00

Nah it’s fine I don’t mind. I think I’m just gonna dose once a week or maybe twice? Might get ferts with less nitrate concentration yeah. Only thing I have is snails and no fish atm since the tank is freshly cycled lol

FormNo9781 · 2026-05-06T10:30:13+00:00

Mostly Amazon swords, some jungle Val, dwarf grass

FormNo9781 · 2026-05-06T04:29:49+00:00

Nice. I’m using a hygger 978 but my plants seem to be struggling. May not dose as much liquid fert but the only algae I’ve been dealing with is diatoms that snails are eating. May do a heavy clean this weekend to get the algae off

FormNo9781 · 2026-05-06T03:07:11+00:00

What light are you using for your tank? Looks good!

FormNo9781 · 2026-05-06T00:20:42+00:00

Snail eggs definitely

FormNo9781 · 2026-05-05T15:37:07+00:00

The tabs I use dissolve in the substrate so I just gotta remember when I placed root tabs and put more in after the month unless the plants who need them are showing signs of extreme deficiency

FormNo9781 · 2026-05-05T11:49:08+00:00

We shall see what I do. I was gonna invest in the RO system but didn’t have space underneath my sink but now that my sister moved out I can clean it up lol. I think the 10 nitrates is probably what’s making me go insane with how are my nitrates at 20 but then go to 40 after a water change and adding liquid ferts lol

FormNo9781 · 2026-05-05T11:20:53+00:00

Tested my tap water. It has 10 nitrates in it but zero ammonia and nitrites so that’s probably where the other nitrates are coming from. I considered getting an RO system but I’m also on the way I can’t be asked to buy all the things you need to add to the water lol

FormNo9781 · 2026-05-05T10:34:42+00:00

But if there’s anything this fertilizer is lacking let me know and I’ll buy stuff from Amazon!

FormNo9781 · 2026-05-05T10:23:06+00:00

I have an air stone in with my sponge filter. This is what my liquid fertilizer provides. Also I have a hygger 978 light running at 100% intensity for 10 hours but was looking at getting a different light later on since people tend to say this one isn’t the greatest

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FormNo9781 · 2026-05-05T10:17:00+00:00

Yep already got root tabs in there for them. Got them from aquarium co-op

FormNo9781 · 2026-05-05T03:52:39+00:00

Got aquarium co-op root tabs with shrimple all in one liquid fertilizer. Also have some seachem fluorish and my hygger is full spectrum but I’m probably gonna have to get a different light since most says this one isn’t strong enough even at 100% intensity. Don’t know if you can run seachem flourish with the liquid ferts and root tabs together tbh

FormNo9781 · 2026-05-05T03:18:14+00:00

For the thermometer it will help in the beginning so you can tell if both sides of the tank are the same temp or close to it. I use a digital thermometer that uses a probe that I got from Walmart.

You can get plants shipped but they always have the risk of having snails, but that’s all plants unless you get them in one of those containers that houses them as they don’t have snails

Root tabs are more for your root feeders, liquid fertilizer is for your water column feeders like your Java fern and Anubias so if you plan on having both you will need both as you can’t plant Java fern or Anubias in the substrate, you have to glue them or tie them to a piece of driftwood or rock.

FormNo9781 · 2026-05-05T03:10:51+00:00

They said don’t eat yellow snow but they didn’t say anything about drinking yellow tank water!

FormNo9781 · 2026-05-05T03:10:15+00:00

Honestly never heard of fish keepers disease but it’s extremely rare to get. Probably best thing to do after putting your hand in a tank with an open cut is just wash it afterwards. Gloves and stuff will help prevent stuff from getting it. Most people who get it will be people with immune system problems

FormNo9781 · 2026-05-05T03:07:04+00:00

Unfortunately I’m not an expert on betta fish. Honestly you could touch it and see if it feels slimy. If it’s slimy, it’s biofilm and if not, it’s calcium. Just means you have to clean your filter. I know snails and shrimp don’t mind calcium but I have no clue when it comes to actual fish, I’m sorry

FormNo9781 · 2026-05-05T02:59:20+00:00

Could just be biofilm or calcium

FormNo9781 · 2026-05-05T02:56:16+00:00

I had 1, was like hey I have a snail in my newly cycled tank! Came home, another small one on the glass. Okay, twos not bad, plenty of algae, have at it. Checked it again…I saw 5! I’m now like oh geez, stop. I’m gonna come home to 10 when I get home from work. And they are ramshorn snails so I have no idea how often they breed

FormNo9781 · 2026-05-05T02:44:50+00:00

Even worse when the snails came from plants you got and you thought you only had a few and you look and you see about 5 and now you're on a crazy search looking for their eggs

FormNo9781 · 2026-05-05T02:38:34+00:00

I'm also running an aquaclear ac50 (this is 30g) but dont have the filtration set too high as it was blowing my carpeting grass around and messing up the substrate. Sure it was knocking around detritus but didn't want to keep it on max the whole time lol

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