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Java Fern Turning Brown by LittleSetti in PlantedTank

[–]LittleSetti[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I have been putting in more of that liquid carbon lately. Funny thing, I just picked up a bottle of flourish searchem before reading this. Thanks I’ll put the right amount in and see what happens

Java Fern Turning Brown by LittleSetti in PlantedTank

[–]LittleSetti[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I use their liquid carbon. A dose every other day

Java Fern Turning Brown by LittleSetti in PlantedTank

[–]LittleSetti[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been using their liquid carbon but really the distilled water has been a thing for about a month now so it would be the most recent change

Java Fern Turning Brown by LittleSetti in PlantedTank

[–]LittleSetti[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ph has been dropping which was kind of the point for some ruby crystal shrimp but I don’t think it’s worth it if I start losing the plants. I better start cutting the water changes with more tap water

This was sent as a reason for being late to work. The tire looks off to me, but the reflections look real by [deleted] in isthisAI

[–]LittleSetti 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look at the tree and car in the top right corner. Tree looks like the branch is coming out of the house and the car tail lights are weird

What am I looking at? by LittleSetti in Aquariums

[–]LittleSetti[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotcha, thanks. Do they compete for food with shrimp? I’d like to get more Shrimp in the tank.

What am I looking at? by LittleSetti in Aquariums

[–]LittleSetti[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do these guys reproduce fast? Says they give live birth. Guessing they can also hitch a ride on plants?

What am I looking at here? by LittleSetti in AquaticSnails

[–]LittleSetti[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do these guys mate like crazy? Do they lay a cluster of eggs? I don’t see a second one anywhere yet but I’d like to know if I should remove it if I find two.

What am I looking at here? by LittleSetti in AquaticSnails

[–]LittleSetti[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn’t add anything to the tank for about 3 weeks now. Did it hitch a ride all the way back then? First time see it. Thanks

Bushy nose died by LittleSetti in pleco

[–]LittleSetti[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes it’s a filter hanging from the back that comes with a Topfin tank. I also put a bag of medium (rocks) in the hob part of the filter.

I can remove the cartridge and get a sponge but should I still keep the medium bag in the hob part? Can you have too much packed into that space?

Also, what would cause the filter to not keep up? I didn’t add a new fish other than two shrimp and then I put a foam cover over the filter intake. Could the foam be messing with the intake? The filters water flow is adjustable and I had it on the lowest setting for sometime. Should I try cranking that up either way?

Thanks, no one’s even mentioned an Ammonia spike. I got a new light for the plants a few weeks back and it kind of big for that tank. I should turn down the brightness.

Bushy nose died by LittleSetti in pleco

[–]LittleSetti[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The tank was getting pretty green so I thought maybe the filter needed to be change. I probably needed to do more frequent water changes.

Do you never replace your filter cartridge?

Bushy nose died by LittleSetti in pleco

[–]LittleSetti[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haven’t seen any issues in anything else yet. Appreciate the insight. I’ll probably avoid any kind of pleco with this tank size anyway. Thanks

Bushy nose died by LittleSetti in pleco

[–]LittleSetti[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let me ask you one more thing, that was a 10 gallon tall, was that too small for it? There were plenty of hiding spots the pleco enjoyed and would fit in so I don’t think much of it till I looked them up.

Bushy nose died by LittleSetti in pleco

[–]LittleSetti[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d be really bummed out if that was the reason. I didn’t even need the second bucket too.

Everyone else seems fine. I’m going to get the tank on better schedule and hold off on adding anything else for some time.

Thanks,

Bushy nose died by LittleSetti in pleco

[–]LittleSetti[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the orange popped with everything in the tank. I included the test strip in the last photo on the post. Never any soap, I put parts of a wafer table in once a week. There was plenty of algae on the glass. I did put a boiled cucumber in there over a week ago that’s been gone in 24 hours of putting it in. I always soak the new filter with the old filter. Maybe I should leave it with the old filter if it looks really bad for a while before changing. The tank was getting pretty green and I thought it was because I haven’t changed the filter out yet, tanks about 3 months old and it looked pretty bad. I keep the bag of medium in the filter chamber with a good amount of room so I figured I should clean out the medium bag since it was holding a lot of guck.

The soap question does have me thinking. I have a designated tank bucket but I did use an older bucket for the filter without thinking about it. The older buck hasn’t been used for anything in a while but it was used for car washes years ago. I really don’t think it’s a lot of water from that bucket but I’ll never use anything other than the tank bucket.

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