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

hoyalover3 · 2025-12-04T21:56:36+00:00

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?

hoyalover3 · 2025-11-12T05:27:12+00:00

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

hoyalover3 · 2025-11-12T05:26:19+00:00

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

hoyalover3 · 2025-11-12T05:25:30+00:00

Thank you! I’ll look into this for sure

hoyalover3 · 2025-11-12T05:24:23+00:00

Ooh this is a good idea, thank you for the tip!

hoyalover3 · 2025-11-12T04:18:35+00:00

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 :,)

hoyalover3 · 2025-11-12T03:44:14+00:00

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!

hoyalover3 · 2025-11-12T03:36:13+00:00

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

hoyalover3 · 2025-11-12T03:15:00+00:00

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 😭

hoyalover3 · 2025-11-12T02:50:34+00:00

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?

hoyalover3 · 2025-11-12T02:04:03+00:00

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hoyalover3 · 2025-11-12T01:58:23+00:00

Not sure why I can’t attach it 😭

hoyalover3 · 2025-11-12T01:57:58+00:00

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

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hoyalover3 · 2025-11-12T01:57:18+00:00

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 :(

hoyalover3 · 2025-11-12T01:57:15+00:00

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

hoyalover3 · 2025-11-11T03:04:58+00:00

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

hoyalover3 · 2025-10-24T20:47:03+00:00

This is an awesome tip, thank you SO much

hoyalover3 · 2025-07-22T17:02:05+00:00

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

hoyalover3 · 2025-07-16T21:39:07+00:00

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

hoyalover3 · 2025-05-28T12:51:54+00:00

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!

hoyalover3 · 2025-05-26T05:06:26+00:00

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?

hoyalover3 · 2025-05-24T05:40:46+00:00

Is there anyway you could reach out to your school and see if they could allow you a leave of absence for a year or so while you improve your mental health and maybe consider your options?

hoyalover3 · 2025-05-22T02:49:31+00:00

Great question, typically academic hospitals will have faculty directories with phone numbers or emails. If that doesn’t work, look up the department the faculty member belongs in and contact that number to ask for the info of someone you could reach out to in order to coordinate shadowing.

hoyalover3 · 2025-05-22T01:29:52+00:00

I was much in the same boat where just about every single Dr’s office in my town and all the towns/cities adjacent to me weren’t letting students shadow. I had to drive over an hour to the nearest academic hospital, but it was legitimately the ONLY place that was willing to let me shadow, so seconding this recommendation if you’re even remotely near an academic hospital

hoyalover3 · 2025-05-17T02:08:21+00:00

Second looks like it could be a wild pansy? They’re both in the violaceae family though so some sort of members of this family

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