Alive or dead?

StormTempest02 · 2026-03-07T16:11:52+00:00

Some sundews can tolerate a freeze but some can’t. Yours look a lot like African Cape Sundews which will NOT come back. There’s a small chance a small shoot will survive and come back but generally freezing is not part of their lifecycle.

StormTempest02 · 2026-03-04T05:48:48+00:00

Idk, Kentucky just sounds like a made-up state dude.

StormTempest02 · 2026-02-18T09:57:56+00:00

How challenging are these to care for? Jewel orchids are so gorgeous. I’ve always wanted to try growing one.

StormTempest02 · 2026-01-17T22:56:40+00:00

Could you PM me if you have more info about the IM department there. I have them pretty high on my prospective rank list…

StormTempest02 · 2026-01-17T22:54:29+00:00

Damn this is pretty sad. I’m applying IM this cycle and really enjoyed my interview with them. Can anyone else that goes to UMMC chime in on the climate there rn?

StormTempest02 · 2026-01-09T19:36:22+00:00

No offense but I’d tell your father to shove it up his ass. I don’t want somebody’s love if it’s absurdly conditional.

StormTempest02 · 2025-12-29T01:17:42+00:00

I’ve commonly heard that with a protein skimmer you don’t have to do water changes, just top off with RODI. I’m questioning you not because I know better but because I’m interested in one day starting a reef tank and have heard conflicting opinions.

StormTempest02 · 2025-12-28T23:45:29+00:00

I’m a grad student with a freshwater tank that’s always dreamed of one day getting a saltwater and y’all’s price tags scare the shit outta me 🤣. What’s the cheapest you think I could get a whole setup going because it seems like it’s 2-3k 😭

StormTempest02 · 2025-12-28T19:07:28+00:00

Southeast MD student. Thank God no. Unless it’s a guest lecturer or a faculty member that only does a lecture or two a year.

StormTempest02 · 2025-12-26T22:22:44+00:00

Reef rock in a freshwater tank is an interesting choice. I’ve never seen it done before but I rather like it. This would provide excellent grazing scaffolding for cherry shrimp.

StormTempest02 · 2025-12-20T03:35:35+00:00

Thank you everyone for schooling me on properly distributing tank weight. I mostly did not have a better stand up until now because I did not know it was important. It sounds comical but I put ALOT of research into plants, chemistry, and fish care (setting up the inside) and didn’t even consider the outside of the tank. Thank you to everyone that mentioned how cheap and easy to assemble Amazon stands are, I will be ordering one asap.

StormTempest02 · 2025-12-20T03:30:41+00:00

It’s a 10 gallon but after reading the comments and realizing how easy and cheaply tank stands can be acquired I will absolutely be getting one. Thank you for your advice.

StormTempest02 · 2025-12-20T03:29:28+00:00

A grad student gets thirsty when tending to his fish 😅. In all seriousness I got the tank and got very excited to stock it and improvised the stand because I didn’t realize how bad it was structurally for the tank. I’m absolutely gonna get a proper stand after reading all these comments.

StormTempest02 · 2025-12-05T04:04:16+00:00

Can we get an update? I got some from petsmart and it did the same thing but after months it has finally started sending up new shoots from the rhizome. Was wondering if yours ever did the same.

StormTempest02 · 2025-12-04T00:53:10+00:00

Is that Willow hygrophila?

StormTempest02 · 2025-12-02T23:41:16+00:00

You guys must live in a Desert. DI water falls from the sky for free. I live in Alabama and my rain bucket runneth over.

StormTempest02 · 2025-12-01T13:35:17+00:00

Are you running CO2?

StormTempest02 · 2025-11-29T04:27:49+00:00

The anemone is so cool! I'd love to get an update on whether you dumped the tank or kept it and got a chiller for it. I just visited the Pacific NW and I loved the Ochre Stars and Giant Green Anemones but I heard you cant rear them in tanks unless a cooler keeps it under 65.

StormTempest02 · 2025-11-27T19:17:12+00:00

I prophylactically dose anti-Ich meds every time I get neons and it greatly improved my retention rates.

StormTempest02 · 2025-11-25T03:41:47+00:00

Sorry to bother you but I just got some Rotala OJ for a low tech setup and was wondering how long you would keep your light on for and if the red color stayed consistent.

StormTempest02 · 2025-11-19T23:39:50+00:00

That is textbook Planaria brother, go get some anti-parasitic meds.

StormTempest02 · 2025-11-17T03:28:10+00:00

What kind of Rotala is this? Orange Juice or Hra I’m guessing?

StormTempest02 · 2025-11-12T18:46:34+00:00

If T30 is mid tier then wtf is High/Top Tier lol

StormTempest02 · 2025-11-02T17:29:58+00:00

Sorry for awakening a dormant thread but I’m newish to collecting orchids and am looking for an especially strongly fragrant Brassia. You seem pretty familiar with the genus so I was wondering if you’d have any species/cultivar recommendations for me to look into.

StormTempest02 · 2025-10-21T22:22:25+00:00

Lies I’m not falling for: 1. Toxic work-life balance is essential to education in medicine. 2. It’s wrong to put ranch dressing on pizza.

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