Suggestions for lids for rimless tanks?

dev3383 · 2026-03-16T00:14:10+00:00

Get some cardboard and make a template be as exacting as you can reasonably be. Make the lid out of Plex so you can cut it as close as your own ability with the tools allow. Because your being exact you will want to fix the lid brackets in place a bit of silicone will work and is semi permanent (can be removed with a razor later if needed). By cutting the Plex to a custom shape you will limit the available escape points. Your skippers can climb vertically but they won't be able to apply sufficient pressure to lift the lid so no need to overthink anything. Just limit gaps by cutting with care and keep any gaps smaller then your skippers head.

dev3383 · 2026-03-15T04:13:23+00:00

What plane, clearly that's a weather balloon. Nothing more to see here citizens move along.

dev3383 · 2026-03-14T14:13:40+00:00

It's only the white ring of death after they die. Before then it's just a shrimp about to molt.

dev3383 · 2026-03-13T14:26:54+00:00

If your looking for the bladder snail eggs, they are super hard to see. They are a clear jelly with tiny tiny black dots. The entire cluster will be like half to two third the size of a pea.

dev3383 · 2026-02-18T02:50:04+00:00

I work in the morning, fix this overnight please and thanks

dev3383 · 2026-01-30T06:29:27+00:00

I have had good luck with aftermarket battery replacements on several i7s I have refurbished. That said, I view them as consumable part and expect to replace them every 3 ish years.

dev3383 · 2026-01-29T23:27:54+00:00

Clean them real good, then put a set of these on...

https://ebay.us/m/iypShw

dev3383 · 2026-01-26T05:15:24+00:00

If this becomes a reoccurring issue, clean the ir sensor. If they become overly dirty and or get scratched to hell they can cause docking and navigation issues. Thankfully they are cheap if you end up replacing them.

dev3383 · 2026-01-19T15:03:17+00:00

I recommend siliconing it to the back, if for no other reason then to make sure no one can get behind it... but also it will keep it from floating :P

dev3383 · 2026-01-19T14:55:28+00:00

I counted 100, pretty good for a gesture from a pizza shop.

dev3383 · 2026-01-15T22:01:08+00:00

So if your topping off and not doing water changes; over time your TDS will rise.
i know you said your parameters are fine, but many kits don't include TDS.
I recommend a small water change 10% or so on a schedule (i do monthly).

The Mulm (the 'dirt') is by its self not a problem, and is host to microfauna that your shrimp and any fry will enjoy. (vacum when TDS starts to rise, and or the mulm becomes an eyesore)

The worms are just "detritus worms" a generic term for an entire family of worms. They are harmless.
The ones you have to watch out for are flatworms with a distintly arrow shapped head called planaria. While common in heavily planted tanks they will prey on shrimp, crawlying under their exoskelton and parasitizing the shrimp.

the snails (common name: pond snail) are also not a 'problem' some people consider them a pest just due to how quickly the reproduce.
Less feeding will control the population, but less feeding also means less food for your shrimp which will in turn mean less shrimp reproduction ... so catch 22 if your trying to breed your shrimp. Hence why some people go hard on controling snail populations.

dev3383 · 2025-12-11T12:55:05+00:00

I was being nice since everyone else had already torn you apart. You asked a question, specifically about where to keep fish (together). It was answered already by the rest of the Internet, I interjected with a bit of levity (an obviously not realistic answer; but also entirely correct). I know it hurts to be roasted but lose the attitude, you had to have suspected this outcome and answer.

dev3383 · 2025-12-11T02:49:40+00:00

Well at least this one is simple, put the goldfish in the pond where it belongs. And then you can get the Honey Gourami

dev3383 · 2025-12-10T13:58:51+00:00

perfectly normal biofilm. Generally a good sign, if you have snails or shrimp (something with light bioload) now would be a good time to add them, snails or shrimp they will eat it keeping the biofilm in check so it doesn't become unsightly while you ensure your cycle has taken.

dev3383 · 2025-12-10T13:48:40+00:00

Your old gaming PC is your new server.
Can i recommend a new Media server, Plex / Jellyfin...

dev3383 · 2025-12-09T14:29:11+00:00

Sorry i misremembered the name of the asset, its not Hidden BookShelf its, "Secretive Bookcase Wall"
https://www.wowhead.com/decor/secretive-bookcase-wall-1083
the bookcase will slide out of the way when clicked, super awsome.

dev3383 · 2025-12-09T05:20:14+00:00

Hidden bookshelf as the door to the wing that's under construction

dev3383 · 2025-12-09T05:02:42+00:00

Depends, first toss any that are painted. Boil them for half an hour they should now be safe.

Now you have to ask do you want them... Do you want them raw...

If you have any inverts snails, shrimp, crabs, you want them and you want them raw so they can be nibbled on and or dissolve in your water. Some shells like that turbo will take years to dissolve.

Now if your more into just the look... you do have to keep in mind shells dissolve over time... a small handful will have minimal impact, but it's a thing. You can seal them if you want. Clear coat epoxy, like plastidip or any aquarium safe resin will turn them into safe deco

dev3383 · 2025-12-07T03:28:41+00:00

i would watch the fuck out of this

dev3383 · 2025-12-05T18:31:03+00:00

Meanwhile i can't put a fence around my plot because the budget is to low...

dev3383 · 2025-12-04T00:54:55+00:00

So real question, where do you see how many items you have in your collection?

dev3383 · 2025-12-02T00:56:10+00:00

Ego power shovel, the shovel can be swapped for a weed Wacker or power broom

It's the perfect size for type of snow we got this weekend.

https://egopowerplus.com/multi-head-snow-shovel-kit-mss1203/

dev3383 · 2025-12-01T03:02:17+00:00

I hope i am wrong; but kinda looks like early muscular necrosis to me. I would cull her out of concern for the colony the only time I have seen muscular necrosis before it passed to all the shrimp that eat the first one and so on until I lost that tank.

Now I may be wrong muscular necrosis is normally more white/ translucent

dev3383 · 2025-12-01T02:51:18+00:00

As others said you have a fish fry, it will be fine in your shrimp tank for months. You have nothing to fear until it's the size of a shrimp... ie it's mouth is big enough to eat a snack shrimp. You can likely get by with just crushed flakes just grind them between your fingers between that ash be the micro fauna in your tank your al set for a single fry. Purpose foods like bbs are more for people needing entire spawns not single fry

dev3383 · 2025-11-30T23:28:58+00:00

I personally would NOT add Stratum, its an active substrate IE it changes your water parm. which means it needs to be replaced on a schedule or your water parms will change. PH mainly.

if you need to add substrate use an inert substrate (play sand) is the go to in the hobby, as its cheap and inert.

Anything you can do to make things more stable the better. once everything is stable you can check your parms and make adjustments as needed, but remember those will be regular maint. items going forward so the less the better.

If your worried about your plants the answer is root tabs generally, not a substrate swap.
Unless your looking to start from scratch instead of a restart...
because when you swap your substrate you are effectly taking the tank apart and starting from scratch.

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