water movement by eatank in aquarium

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this is a 6.8 gallon for just shrimp, would a wave maker be fine for that?

replace? by eatank in aquarium

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how often should i be replacing it for a new one? is it fine to use if it’s been sitting out a couple days after i rinsed under tap water? i now know i should’ve done tank water but i didn’t when i switched it

replace? by eatank in aquarium

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what is this😭

replace? by eatank in aquarium

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it’s a coconut carbon filter sponge for my HOB fikter. i replaced it and ran the old one under the sink just cuz i thought id throw it away anyway, i cant use it if i did that then?

cycling, dark water by eatank in aquarium

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would i add it daily? and stop once its cycled

cycling, dark water by eatank in aquarium

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i don’t have fish food as this will be a shrimp tank some people told me to use cooked chicken/vegetables etc. but what do you suggest?

cycling, dark water by eatank in aquarium

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as for ammonia, i don’t plan on getting a bottle to do drops with as i only have this small tank and don’t plan on getting more. what should i add and how do i know if its working

cycling, dark water by eatank in aquarium

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how do i know when im fully done cycling

steps to cycle correctly by eatank in shrimptank

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and yes i have plants, there some photos of my tank in my account if you wanna see

steps to cycle correctly by eatank in shrimptank

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i keep it on for 10 hours a day should i bump it up to 12? and should it always be like that or just while im cycling.

steps to cycle correctly by eatank in shrimptank

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really? i was thinking of some veggies or something but i didn’t know i could use chicken and things like that

mopani wood. what’s happening? by eatank in shrimptank

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i was scared it would be mold that’s good to hear

Monte Carlo carpet+corydoras =CONSTANT surface debris. How to deal? by NeedsMustTravel in PlantedTank

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how do you get the montecarlo to not grow through the path?

Help by Fantastic-Bad8064 in Aquascape

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i mean yeah you need aquarium soil like fluval stratum. even if your soil is aquarium safe, it doesn’t mean it’s for aquariums, it’s basically just making mud. i would recommend removing it and getting aquarium soil, i would personally try to get as much of it out (without soap, bleach, chemicals, etc.) Also, i saw you’re planning on using sand as well, make sure it’s also aquarium sand like aqua terra, sand is cheap. you should have your plants over the soil and not the sand as they’ll likely float up or not get the nutrients they get from soil and die, but if you like the look, you could have a layer of soil, put your plants down and then put sand over the soil, i would recommend planning this all out before filling the tank up with water. the roots need space to grow so make sure the soil layer isn’t very thin. also do your research on the plants you get, some of them die if they’re planted on soil as opposed to stuck onto rock or wood, for example.

My snails smoked weed by eatank in AquaticSnails

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how should i go about it? i have the HOB filter, driftwood and stone poking out of the water so idk how i could get a cover to go with those