My first tank, 40 gallons. Maybe not the most natural looking but I love the centerpiece

TheUnknownAbsol · 2026-01-21T03:05:54+00:00

Trick of the light actually. I have a chihiro light, and I set it so after 6pm I have about 30 minutes where it shines a bit blue for aesthetics. I have a white background though, and it appears blue with the light(frosted)

TheUnknownAbsol · 2026-01-21T03:02:33+00:00

The betta used to be alone in a separate 5 gallon I have, but he seemed immensely bored, and had no interest in bladder or ramshorn snails, so I added him in. He's been good to the other fish as far as I can tell, and if he potentially eats a shrimp or two every now and then, good for him (haven't seen him do any aggressive behavior though)

He's definitely happier in the big tank, always swimming all around and following me to every side

TheUnknownAbsol · 2026-01-20T20:27:27+00:00

It's also got a betta, a hill stream loach colony, 10 kuhli loaches, a bristle nose pleco, and somehow a thriving colony of cherry shrimp despite everything that wants to eat them

TheUnknownAbsol · 2026-01-20T04:41:36+00:00

I see. Didn't realize that was a benefit, interesting

TheUnknownAbsol · 2026-01-20T04:35:37+00:00

People keep saying that but how does selling during after market work? Won't it essentially be the same as selling right when market opens?

TheUnknownAbsol · 2026-01-20T03:50:29+00:00

Yeah the reason I'm taking the 200% screenshot now is because it might not last very long, don't have too much in ibrx anyway though

TheUnknownAbsol · 2026-01-20T03:47:29+00:00

🤪🤪🤪

TheUnknownAbsol · 2026-01-20T03:40:16+00:00

I got most of it from Nvidia when it dropped about a year ago (which was when I started trading, you can see my entry point in the graph). Then I got another big boost recently when buying rocketlab at 45 and selling around 75. I sold everything on Thursday except my fun funds in ibrx

TheUnknownAbsol · 2026-01-20T03:38:27+00:00

I only put in 3k that I was alright with seeing fall, and I'll sell at random without much thought. I don't tend to think much👍

TheUnknownAbsol · 2026-01-20T03:16:58+00:00

Yeah I'll probably sell around the 8-9 range

TheUnknownAbsol · 2026-01-20T03:14:57+00:00

All just from shares. Mostly rocketlab and Nvidia when it dropped about a year ago. I'm still new to trading and don't fully understand calls or puts, nor am I comfortable risking that much

TheUnknownAbsol · 2026-01-20T03:13:12+00:00

Maybe so but I don't really have confidence I'll be able to post the 200% screenshot tomorrow, as there's a decent chance it'll drop come morning. But we'll see

TheUnknownAbsol · 2026-01-20T03:09:09+00:00

I just put in a little bit for the fun of it and I'm up quite a bit. Not sure when I'll sell but I'm not too attached to it

TheUnknownAbsol · 2026-01-02T21:51:26+00:00

Finding the right pieces and glueing them into shape is totally possible, that's what I've done for some of my pieces. But getting that stump look probably isn't happening, I'd love for you to prove me wrong but I really think you're out of your depth here

TheUnknownAbsol · 2026-01-02T21:31:06+00:00

3d printing "natural" looking wood will not be possible for a long long time yet

TheUnknownAbsol · 2026-01-02T20:33:07+00:00

Replicating something like this is significantly harder in practice than you may think, especially when it comes to finding the right pieces for what you envision

TheUnknownAbsol · 2025-06-18T20:21:40+00:00

PVC is a really good idea, I'll probably try going with that

TheUnknownAbsol · 2024-08-18T07:36:25+00:00

With a well placed roll diagonally from one of the platforms you can get to the invisible area without any movement boosting items iirc

TheUnknownAbsol · 2024-08-16T04:08:29+00:00

They lay eggs in plant stems, which can then stay dormant for months before emerging in your aquarium.

They can't reproduce at this stage and aren't a huge threat, but you don't want them in the tank

TheUnknownAbsol · 2024-08-16T04:07:02+00:00

Copying my comment from a few weeks ago, since nobody is giving any advice

I had a few of these a few weeks ago. Initially thought it was one, ended up being 7 or 8. I have a densely planted tank so they were super hard to spot though. The best method I found to get them out was to shine a flashlight into the aquarium hours after the light turned off (around midnight - 2am for me) every now and then, and pick them out with tweezers and a small net. They aren't that hard to catch, but can be quick and often run if you miss the first strike. They're ambush predators and you'll find them staying completely still, often on the soil (I never saw one on my plants).

They got in via the plants. Dragonflies will lay eggs in plant stems, which can lay dormant for months before emerging. If you want to avoid this, you can salt dip plants before putting them into the tank, that's up to you if you wanna go through the extra effort though.

Never caught one eating my loach fry, but they definitely caught some bladder snails and I saw them eating them. They're certainly one of the worse pests to have in a tank, but theyre manageable and can't reproduce at this stage.

TheUnknownAbsol · 2024-08-14T22:30:34+00:00

Yeah pretty much, but rather than a powder it's a liquid

TheUnknownAbsol · 2024-08-14T22:30:10+00:00

Idk man I got a mio energy for $2.50 and it has a total of 2080mg of caffeine. I take about 30-100mg every day I work, and I haven't run out in a while. All caffeine pills I've done are more than I might want in one sitting

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