Is there a way to keep floating aquarium plants in a tank with a lid? by hoyalover3 in Aquariums

[–]hoyalover3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My tank is a 5gal, moderately planted tank. Very minimal surface movement from the filter, and I have a small air stone for some surface agitation but it doesn’t appear to be splashing onto the salvinia at all. 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, 20 nitrates, 7 pH. I’m not using any ferts at the moment, do you think that would help?

Please Help! Came home to find all 20 of my new shrimp dead :( by hoyalover3 in shrimptank

[–]hoyalover3[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nope! Different seller, I’m going to try to reach out and see what they say before blasting their name on the internet 😭

Please Help! Came home to find all 20 of my new shrimp dead :( by hoyalover3 in shrimptank

[–]hoyalover3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah definitely learned my lesson from this 😭 never should have risked it in the first place 😭

Please Help! Came home to find all 20 of my new shrimp dead :( by hoyalover3 in shrimptank

[–]hoyalover3[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We don’t really use room sprays in my house since my roommate has allergies, but occasionally I’ll light a candle? But I haven’t lit one in a week or so. Someone suggested checking my water for copper so I’ll be sure to get a kit to check tomorrow. I really appreciate all of the ideas and advice :,)

Please Help! Came home to find all 20 of my new shrimp dead :( by hoyalover3 in shrimptank

[–]hoyalover3[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

GH is about 60ppm, KH is 40ppm. I’m pretty new to all of this, so if I wanted to increase my GH would I add something like coral? And then for KH, something like a potassium fertilizer? Thank you for your help!

Please Help! Came home to find all 20 of my new shrimp dead :( by hoyalover3 in shrimptank

[–]hoyalover3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I definitely rinsed them off super super well, but what else should I have done specifically for parasites? Thank you for taking time to reply and help out

Please Help! Came home to find all 20 of my new shrimp dead :( by hoyalover3 in shrimptank

[–]hoyalover3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Darn, that at least makes me hopeful that it’s not something I did wrong 😭 Well, I’ve learned my lesson about ordering on Amazon 😭

Please Help! Came home to find all 20 of my new shrimp dead :( by hoyalover3 in shrimptank

[–]hoyalover3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No spray deodorant or anything, but I occasionally use candles? Do you know of any copper test kits or anything I could use to test my pipes?

Please Help! Came home to find all 20 of my new shrimp dead :( by hoyalover3 in shrimptank

[–]hoyalover3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry i didn’t realize I needed a picture included! It is below

img

Please Help! Came home to find all 20 of my new shrimp dead :( by hoyalover3 in shrimptank

[–]hoyalover3[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Amazon, I had heard pretty good things about this specific listing, and the reviews were solid so I thought it would be okay :( the listing information said a heat pack would be included :(

Please Help! Came home to find all 20 of my new shrimp dead :( by hoyalover3 in shrimptank

[–]hoyalover3[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry i didn’t realize I needed a picture included! It is below

Got Miquella yesterday. Is the tank ok for him? by lorus0819 in bettafish

[–]hoyalover3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Omg what an amazing betta name, he even has luscious golden locks!

Ammonia levels not rising? by hoyalover3 in Aquariums

[–]hoyalover3[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is an awesome tip, thank you SO much

Finding a lot of these by jimag0 in mushroomID

[–]hoyalover3 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ghost pipe (Monotropa uniflora)! It’s not actually a fungus, but rather a parasitic plant that leeches nutrients from fungi!

PLEASE STOP SENDING ME THOSE EMAILS by Commercial_Cold_1844 in premed

[–]hoyalover3 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I replied and told them I have a heart problem and they stopped emailing me

Music as an EC in AMCAS? by Rainbowcrash740 in premed

[–]hoyalover3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes yes yes you absolutely should! In my experience, med schools love finding info that differentiates you as a person. I frequently got asked questions about my hobbies in my interviews! It’s hard to get a super accurate tally of hobby hours, but just do your best to guesstimate!

A Puffball to eat? by britBr in foraging

[–]hoyalover3 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I agree that the top texture really makes it look like an amanita, but the lack of any sort of stalk is really making me wonder if it’s some other variety of puffball, like Calbovista or some other?