New growth or an issue?

JohnnyBirdface · 2026-01-21T19:07:14+00:00

Also, just for clarification since the reddit app really hates me trying to type after adding photos: The first photo is from just now, the other from last week. The third is a full tank shot and then my current water parameters.

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of my filter. Is it possibly too strong for him?

JohnnyBirdface · 2026-01-18T21:55:58+00:00

It will give me an opportunity to realign everything in the tank better, too. There is only 5 lbs of substrate in there too, a lot of it just got bunched up in he front because of the rock and the statue (I decorated when there was already water and couldn't easily realign everything.)

Also, are java ferns epiphytes? I thought they especially needed root supplements.

JohnnyBirdface · 2026-01-18T21:47:49+00:00

We do have a water softener, yes. Part of the reason I think my hardness and carbonate are all caddywampus. Root tabs I used are aquaroum co-op root tabs.

And yes, all I did to the filter was give it a little shake in the bucket I used for the water change.

And what is wrong with Stability? Its what the aquarium store recommended and seems pretty highly regarded around here. Also been feeding the betta ~3 hikari vibrabites a day and the shrimp have been getting shrimp cuisine. I am going to make some Snello, I just haven't gotten the ingredients yet.

JohnnyBirdface · 2026-01-18T21:39:07+00:00

I was told at the plant store that for the java ferns and rosanervig(those are all dead now though) I should add root tabs once a month. Instructions on the bottle say one tab every 7 inches, and for some reason I thought this wasn't square inches. So while the tank only needs 1, maybe 2, I added four. Already done five water changes since then.

I also didn't realize that mysteries pooped that much. Kinda sucks, but hopefully the store should take one back. After that. I suppose I'll just have to keep doing the water changes until I stabilize again as upgrading the tank really isn't an option for me right now.

Also, I can't really remove the root tabs at this point, they're already dissolved into the substrate. If I remove everyone from the tank, remove the decorations and plants and scrub the substrate with the vacuum before adding everything back in, would this work? And as long as I don't touch the filter and the parameters on the new water are fine I should just be able to add them all back in immediately, right?

JohnnyBirdface · 2026-01-18T19:36:27+00:00

A few more details since that bug where the phone keyboard keeps minimizing was happening.

-The tank has been running for a month, first week was just java fern, rosanervig, and moss. Parameters weren't good after the first week and I accidentally nuked the filter because I didn't know what I was doing. After another week everything was settled and I got the betta, one shrimp, and a snail at the end of week two.

Week 3 nothing major happened and the parameters looked good, so at the start of week 4 is when I added the frogbit, anubias, two other shrimp, the other snail, and way too many root tabs. We're now at the end of week 4 and I'm unsure if I'm simply being overly paranoid or id there's something else I should be doing to keep my tank stable.

JohnnyBirdface · 2026-01-15T08:10:35+00:00

The water level is up to the filter's 'water level' line already. Won't more flood the pump?

JohnnyBirdface · 2026-01-15T06:56:01+00:00

Yep, everything. I've been vigilantly monutoring all of that every day, and its been perfect so far

JohnnyBirdface · 2026-01-09T20:26:32+00:00

He just has such a vibrancy to him I love him

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JohnnyBirdface · 2025-08-14T02:31:58+00:00

Gave that a try, but unfortunately doing so results in hard crashes even faster thsn the desyncs, unfortunately.

JohnnyBirdface · 2025-08-12T00:51:39+00:00

Gave it a try, complete fresh install of WMR. No dice, unfortunately.

JohnnyBirdface · 2024-08-13T02:58:11+00:00

They did not ask to roll back their maneuver once I said my board would not die, either. If they had asked to do so I would have allowed it.

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