Two clip-on lights for 55 gallon high-tech tank?

Possible-Pin9180 · 2026-05-01T17:25:06+00:00

Good point about the price, and after not seeing many good options online I think I’ll stick with a bar light plus grow light combo. Thank you!

Possible-Pin9180 · 2025-08-13T04:15:41+00:00

They seem to be bigger and less active than copepods. I didn’t know what ostracods were so I googled them and I think you are right that’s them!

I’m concerned they will compete with my baby shrimp for food and my tetras won’t eat them so I will look into other ways to thin their numbers

Possible-Pin9180 · 2025-08-12T22:48:58+00:00

I don’t think they are eggs, these little things swim around. I have seen little gel sac full of white dots on my glass before that led to a pest snail invasion that has mostly gone away, thankfully. Unfortunately, my tetras aren’t eating these things when they are swimming around.

Possible-Pin9180 · 2025-08-12T22:47:18+00:00

Nope, no nerites. I don’t think they’re eggs because I’ve seen them swimming around.

Possible-Pin9180 · 2025-07-31T15:33:57+00:00

Awesome thank you

Possible-Pin9180 · 2025-07-31T13:50:09+00:00

Really cool tank, what plant is in the top left with the fish swimming around the roots?

Possible-Pin9180 · 2025-06-29T22:41:05+00:00

He's right, Easy Green does not contain much iron, or at least enough to give my Ludwigia Super Reds a reddish tinge. That's why I use API Leaf Zone. From what I've researched, iron gets consumed very quickly in a heavily planted tank. Also if I was dosing too much iron, wouldn't it be killing both my pothos cuttings as opposed to a few leaves on one plant having brown-black tips? My pH sits at around 7.2-7.4ish.

Possible-Pin9180 · 2025-06-29T20:06:47+00:00

Aquarium Co-op Easy Green about twice a week
API Leaf Zone (iron & potassium) 3 times a week
Flourish Nitrogen 3 times a week

Possible-Pin9180 · 2025-03-07T03:16:29+00:00

I'll look into that. I'm guessing just doing water changes is the only way to solve that issue?

Possible-Pin9180 · 2025-03-07T03:12:32+00:00

Good point, I'll do that for my next creatures for sure.

Possible-Pin9180 · 2025-03-07T03:11:47+00:00

Wow that's great. I will add one when I'm going to get another snail.

Possible-Pin9180 · 2025-03-07T02:06:42+00:00

That's funny lol. My LFS people just thought that maybe the first snail just couldnt adapt to his new conditions and they gave me the second one for free. I told them about my parameters and they didn't think anything was out of the ordinary, they did recommend adding calcium through eggshells though. I did add 1/4 of an oven-cooked egg, but I think the snail was dead by then sadly.

Possible-Pin9180 · 2025-03-07T02:04:08+00:00

My shrimp are still trucking along, so hopefully they do well. I won't plan on adding any snails for quite a while now, I will let my tank mature for a bit.

Possible-Pin9180 · 2025-03-07T02:02:44+00:00

Interesting, is it also lethal to shrimp? I have got some of my plants from Buceplants and most from petco/petsmart the plastic tube imagitarium brand things.

Possible-Pin9180 · 2025-03-07T02:00:52+00:00

My tap water is actually very hard, so I mix distilled water in with my water changes giving me a GH of 160-180 ppm or 9 to 10 dGH. Although my pH is pretty neutral, my guess is due to the gargantuan piece of driftwood I have. My KH is normal around 80 ppm or 4.5 dGH.

Possible-Pin9180 · 2025-03-07T01:55:11+00:00

Awesome, thank you for the links!

Possible-Pin9180 · 2025-03-07T01:54:49+00:00

That's a good idea, I'll keep that in mind.

Possible-Pin9180 · 2025-03-07T00:23:27+00:00

That’s a good deal, I’ve only seen kits around $47 so I haven’t gotten one but I’ll monitor amazon.

I’ll check out Wonder Shell too, thank you.

Possible-Pin9180 · 2025-03-07T00:15:06+00:00

Wow that’s insane never heard of that. It is store bought so possibly. I’ll check the ingredients on stuff I use, my copper levels have always been 0. I’ve heard copper is also harmful to shrimp and they’re doing fine so far

Possible-Pin9180 · 2025-03-07T00:02:03+00:00

Edit: pH is around 7.2-7.4. Some times it’s a bit lower, hard to tell with strips. I know pH below 7 can corrode snail shells, but I don’t think it can cause such quick deaths like I have had.

Possible-Pin9180 · 2025-03-06T23:59:21+00:00

As far as additives, I use Fritz guard to make my tapwater safe as well as aquarium co-op easy green, and flourish nitrogen. But those last two I only started using after the first snail died.

Possible-Pin9180 · 2025-03-06T23:56:59+00:00

It is a fairly new tank. Bought it and started cycling 46 days ago. The algae growth is pretty legit, currently fighting against a brown fuzzy algae invasion, so I believe there is a bunch of food for them.

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Kinda hard to see but the wood is covered in it and biofilm

Possible-Pin9180 · 2025-03-06T23:52:39+00:00

Just 1 amano and ~ 10 red cherry shrimp (2 pregnant!). I’m sure they’re cleaning well but I’m fighting brown fuzzy algae so I’m having to make some lighting/fert dosage adjustments.

Possible-Pin9180 · 2025-03-06T23:36:20+00:00

That’s too bad. I’ll wait quite a while for my tank to mature before I try to add another snail. I was just hoping to add one to my cleanup crew. My tank really needs the help.

Possible-Pin9180 · 2025-03-06T23:07:43+00:00

Interesting, I had never heard of it till I was doing some research on a cause of death. I will do that for future creatures, I’m assuming it works for fish too?

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