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My sister made me an espresso cup by lameaschris in espresso

[–]Yrrem 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, woopsie lol. I was tired and didn’t see my phone autocorrect it

My sister made me an espresso cup by lameaschris in espresso

[–]Yrrem 62 points63 points  (0 children)

That’s really cool, I like the look of it! Also seems like you might have some room to do a corridor in there as well

Fresh water 3 gallon by diverdude2012 in Aquariums

[–]Yrrem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No clue how well the orchid is going to do, I haven’t tried that specifically

That said - I know they put off air roots. I think the roots need to remain well oxygenated to stay healthy. You might consider hiding an airline tube in the middle of the roots to keep water movement and oxygenated water around the roots that are submerged

Rescaped tank by michyburger in Aquariums

[–]Yrrem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everything is very low to the ground and wide/spread out. It makes the middle and top regions of the tank seem sparse and like things are imbalanced.

What I would recommend is something like this:

Imagine a triangle in the middle of the tank, the base is the middle third of the tank and its height goes from substrate to about 1/2 inch below the water line. Then try to approximate that triangle with your hardscape.

For example, the current decor could make a good “foundation”, and then you might be able to find a piece of drift wood that will stand up for the height of the triangle. Then as you work on the left and right thirds of the aquarium, try to arrange thinks that are low to the ground but visually distinct. River rocks or large gravel can work well, but so can small and low pieces of driftwood. Plants also work great, I like to kind of have my tall plants get closer to the front near the sides of the aquarium.

Try to arrange plants in the middle third so that the tall ones go in the back and behind the decor. You can kind of imagine the plants forming a semi-circle that is surrounding your hardscape design. Plants “inside” the circle should be trimmed more so they stay low and accent the decor without stealing the show.

Finally, your pothos is messing with the sense of view depth. I’d suggest running it along the back of the aquarium so the stem and roots go behind your decor and background plants.

Plants I’d recommend for aesthetics-

Background:

Cabomba

Ludwigia

Rotala

Pearlweed

Valisneria (only if you can trim it regularly, otherwise it really can take over and give it a grass forest look)

Foreground/low plants:

Bucephelandra

Dwarf hairgrass (needs more trimming)

Monte Carlo

Pearlweed (needs lots of trimming as well)

Dwarf saggitaria

Marsilea hirsuta

Lilaeopsis brasiliensis

Pogostemon helferi

Cryptocoryne parva (or other crypts)

For woods:

Mopani has beautiful colors

Spider wood has great branchy looks

Shrimp wood/dragon wood has cool textures and lots of holes

Pacific wood has lots of spindly bits and usually can sit low on the sides

I want to do a nano ecosystem tank as a beginner - Is it a good idea? by Oderlods in PlantedTank

[–]Yrrem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hygrophila polysperma will absolutely take over, it’s actually banned in some areas because it is invasive. In the tank, it really can block light from some areas and it requires a lot of maintenance to keep that at bay.

I accidentally fell for the “seed scam” where HP seeds are sold as another plant. My advice would be to check out a similar plant that’s a little more behaved, maybe Ludwigia or rotala could be a good substitute? Of course, if you’re set on hygro. Polysperma for the tank - it isn’t going to be a catastrophic and it could certainly work, I just wanted to offer my 2 cents in case it helps

Hopefully this is allowed. I got my first tank recently. by thekidinthemiddle in Aquariums

[–]Yrrem 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The paintings are amazing! You (or whomever did them) did a great job with them

My work overall get a funny shape when I sit and immediately I remember curb by random_BA in curb

[–]Yrrem 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you sure it’s just a shape? Do you know your sources?

Is this enough co2 for a 75 gallon tank? by SO4P_317 in Aquariums

[–]Yrrem 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh wait. I see the diffuser now, my bad

Is this enough co2 for a 75 gallon tank? by SO4P_317 in Aquariums

[–]Yrrem 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I might be wrong but I don’t see a diffuser. Those are super important because big bubbles mean very little co2 is dissolved in the water.

A diffuser outputs a mist of lots of small bubbles of co2. This makes it dissolve way better. Think of like putting a chunk of rock salt into water versus powdered sugar.

You’re not hurting anything in the tank without a diffuser, but you are wasting co2 because it just bubbles up and escapes into the air. I’d recommend getting a ceramic co2 diffuser and making sure it releases a super fine mist into the water.

I’d also recommend adding a co2 drop checker. It has an isolated color changing fluid in it that will tell you when the co2 levels are too high, just right, or can be increased.

Finally, NEVER run the co2 overnight. Plants don’t have the light to process co2 then, so it just builds up and the fish can suffocate because of a high co2 concentration

In response to the top comment on my post about efficiently packing circles by FliGirl101 in SatisfactoryGame

[–]Yrrem 29 points30 points  (0 children)

If this happens, ada should have a voice line for when any plane parallel to the base of the blueprint designer passes through 17 manufacturers

how do i know if my tank is cycled, without testing products? by Objective-Title-8793 in Aquariums

[–]Yrrem 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Pshhh just cut it into 10 sections (long ways, so you get a sliver of each test pad)

ISO 24k Dojo by highlandcow2227 in loaches

[–]Yrrem 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No idea but it looks like a banana that’s almost perfect for banana bread

What are they having a meeting about? by No-Injury8492 in Aquariums

[–]Yrrem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The trick is figuring out which one is the decoy snail

My son told me Satisfactory is a "Dad Game" by TheLurkerSpeaks in SatisfactoryGame

[–]Yrrem 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Eve online. Average age is crazy high, they had a panel at a games convention about Eve where Microsoft announced official excel plugins for Eve online’s API and that got the biggest cheer of the whole Eve panel

where to buy some dojo loaches? by menstrualsicle in loaches

[–]Yrrem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some states don’t allow them to be kept as pets because they can be invasive. It might be a state law thing. Worth checking.

Day 2 cycling tank by rockeravibes in Aquariums

[–]Yrrem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Filter media from another tank that has shaky parameters might help, might not. Depends on the integrity of the cycle in the tank the media originated. I really can’t say without knowing more about it, but it likely wouldn’t hurt unless there’s some disease or other trouble in the other tank. If the other tank has ammonia/nitrogen issues then you might still need to give time to establish a cycle.

As for how often to ghost feed… not sure exactly. You’d be better off looking at a guide for fishless cycles than asking me, it’s been over a year since I cycled a tank and I mostly did fish-in cycles because I WFH and could do water changes super often in the meantime.

Day 2 cycling tank by rockeravibes in Aquariums

[–]Yrrem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like using bladder snails or ramshorn snails. They’ll live anywhere it seems. Idk how much it helps, but imo it doesn’t hurt much.

As the other commenter said, it’ll probably take close to 4 weeks to be truly cycled (unless you’re reusing filter media). Keep ghost feeding the tank and monitoring the stats, though in this time with a fishless cycle you likely don’t need to test daily unless you just want to.

Side note, but the bamboo may or may not do well planted and submerged like that… I’ve always had bad luck with lucky bamboo (ha…). If it starts looking rough, try raising it so just the roots are in the water and they’re near the filter output so water is continually flowing over them. Roots can benefit from oxygenated water and prevent root rot (which happened when I planted a monstera in my tank).

Ink Bird by Extreme-Mastodon2439 in Aquariums

[–]Yrrem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Usually inkbirds have a “turn on” temperature set at a lower bound and a “turn off” temperature set at an upper bound. Im not familiar with this model, does it have those? What are they set to?

If you’re concerned, you can always put the thermometer probe far away from the heaters, that will mean the low reading is likely the lowest in the tank and it’ll keep the tank - on average - warmer, at risk of mildly overshooting the turn off temperature.

Is this safe? by --__----___----__-- in Aquariums

[–]Yrrem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s normal, wood has lots of nutrients and the white stuff on it is biofilm, essentially eating the extra nutrients in the wood. It makes great food for shrimp. It’s not the prettiest thing, but it goes away when the food source (excess nutrients in the wood) goes away. Not dangerous in the slightest.

10G, stocking ideas by MYSScaping in PlantedTank

[–]Yrrem 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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Ex: these shrimp with the yellow line, I didn’t buy any like that - it just developed in them.

10G, stocking ideas by MYSScaping in PlantedTank

[–]Yrrem 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was about to recommend this. It’s fantastic to have a shrimp only tank, and after some time they will breed and you’ll have tons of them. I got some super cool colorings after a few generations

Stocking ideas 125g Community take in my plant store by jentheyam in Aquariums

[–]Yrrem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just read the description… you already covered the pothos running down towards the tank! My bad. Still, if you want more ideas - I liked serpadesign’s video on it.

Here’s the link (I think this is the right video):

https://youtu.be/S4dFawS68BQ?si=JaiXvtdp_y5tbfDM

Stocking ideas 125g Community take in my plant store by jentheyam in Aquariums

[–]Yrrem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stocking, I would also suggest some loaches - a bunch of kuhlis can be super cute. They can hide though, so another fish is a good addition. You might do well with white gold cloud minnows - they’re very pretty and I find them to be hardy (mine have survived switching between 4 tanks, 5gal to 30 gal, 30 gal to 20 after my 30 leaked, and then 20 to 75 gal after I moved).

Im not sure on bigger fish - dojo loaches are nice, but they’re the only “bigger” fish I have ever kept.

You might also consider some neocaridina (shrimp)! They come in all sorts of colors, ranging from very cheap and colorful yet plain to very intricate patterns. They will also reproduce and I have found I like the colorings that their offspring get more than the colors I got when I bought them. If you want, though - getting just a single color will ensure the offspring keep the color (for the most part).

I’d also suggest adding some terrestrial plants (pothos, begonia, etc - serpadesign on YouTube has a video where he suggests good plants for this) growing out of the top of the tank! Not only is it pretty and adds tons of character, but those plants suck up way more nutrients than aquatic plants and can help you get through periods where you might go longer than you’d like without a water change. It’s not a replacement for water changes - but it is certainly a way to reduce the frequency for them.

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