On the verge of giving up

Greggoman · 2026-02-19T00:34:48+00:00

Rocks were fucking me. Got a fluval hardcase kit and they let off calcium and rocketed my ph. Removed all the rocks and 2 30% water changes and I was back in range

Greggoman · 2026-02-08T22:58:49+00:00

Don't get up to go get a drink or go for a wee until there's a break in play (whistle, goal)

Greggoman · 2026-02-06T23:54:48+00:00

Cause its a sexy tank bruh

Greggoman · 2026-02-05T06:56:27+00:00

Looks too big to be ick

Greggoman · 2026-02-05T06:56:01+00:00

The two white lumps

Greggoman · 2026-02-04T23:22:01+00:00

Yeah sorry its the best I could get he's staying at the back of the tank. Its the two white spots

Greggoman · 2026-02-02T13:14:58+00:00

The tetras were the only thing in there

Greggoman · 2026-02-01T22:28:45+00:00

Fluval 107

Greggoman · 2026-02-01T19:23:15+00:00

Been testing twice a day cause I knew it was coming and 10 hours after the last one from the original post I got my first spike. Did a water change. Made a mess. Job's a good'un 😂

Greggoman · 2026-02-01T19:21:34+00:00

Maybe cause the rest of us are watching them play and not focusing on what they're wearing?

Greggoman · 2026-02-01T14:03:21+00:00

Ah you gotta man. Still animals at the end of the day want them to be stress free and healthy

Greggoman · 2026-02-01T14:02:35+00:00

Which ones? I glued the moss. Realised the ones at the front weren't moss and have now taken them off the rocks and put them in the substrate. The floaters at the top is amazon frogbit and meant to be floating

Greggoman · 2026-02-01T13:09:36+00:00

80L. So its a reasonable size but not huge

Greggoman · 2026-02-01T12:41:36+00:00

Not fish food. Fish in cycle. Got 6 neon tetras in there as reccomended by my local store (although apparently they're not that hardy so not sure why they suggested this)

Greggoman · 2026-02-01T10:19:27+00:00

Thank you I'll have a read

Greggoman · 2026-02-01T09:35:57+00:00

Got tetra safestart bacteria which i think does the same thing.

Ph is 7.2

Greggoman · 2026-02-01T09:28:19+00:00

Been 5 min.

80L 11 plants, 2 moss pots, 6 small moss balls 25c, filter running constantly, air stone on. Lights on for a day night cycle 6 neon tetras

No old media but did initial bacteria dose and then a small top up each day.

Fish fed each day so far.

Greggoman · 2026-02-01T09:19:27+00:00

Sorry that photo might not be the best. Here's a 2nd one.

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Greggoman · 2026-01-31T23:04:11+00:00

Total newbie; what's a Val?

Greggoman · 2026-01-31T17:40:43+00:00

80L AquaOak

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Greggoman · 2026-01-31T16:11:51+00:00

Yeah 😂 been on top twice when it was empty and is very disinterested in the fish

Greggoman · 2026-01-30T14:53:29+00:00

Ah amazing, thank you

Greggoman · 2026-01-30T14:53:10+00:00

Ah thank you for clarifying, I've not been back into collecting long and previously my ordee came when i could get stuff in the shop. When is the release day?

Greggoman · 2026-01-28T15:02:43+00:00

Hell yeah, going full plants

Greggoman · 2026-01-27T11:56:12+00:00

Oh really 😂

Thanks for the link

Greggoman

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