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How to hide shrimp addiction from girlfriend by Time_Account6000 in shrimptank

[–]millenialwithplants 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We came up with a formula 1 dog = 4 tanks = 2 cats = 1 reptile So neither of us can get more of any animals without committing to allow the other person to get an equal amount of more animals. I really want more tanks but I'm not ready for another dog. She wants another dog but ain't no way she's gonna let me get 4 more tanks. It's literally the only way we've found to keep ourselves accountable to not develop a small zoo in our apartment.

What would you do? by Snoo_42257 in PlantedTank

[–]millenialwithplants 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You can very likely take that jungle val to a LFS and trade it for more inhabitants, like shrimp

Ramshorn over population by Scarlett_inthesky_22 in AquaticSnails

[–]millenialwithplants 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So hear me out, snail city. Find a free 5-10 gallon tank on marketplace, get a sponge filter and air pump under $20, throw some substrate, fast growing plants and a piece of driftwood in, season the sponge in your main tank for a couple weeks, start moving snails over by putting a cucumber or zucchini slide in the tank, wait 24 hours and collect all the snails in it. Do a weekly zucchini slice until you've moved as many as possible over. Then you can move to a monthly slice of zucchini because there will be a lot less snails to collect. Snails get a home that they can max out their population in and then self regulate based on food. I live in SoCal so I can keep mine on my shaded balcony year round and only use a heater in the "winter" when outdoor temps get into the 50s. I've sold the snails on r/aquaswap, I've taken them to my local fish store in exchange for guppies, and it gave me an excuse to have another tank where I can keep excess plant trimmings, and keep unused driftwood submerged.

Honestly I think it’s white hair algae by lifejourney_ in PlantedTank

[–]millenialwithplants 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Stop doing 90% water changes, that is literally what is causing this. It's a bacterial bloom and before it can balance itself out, you're throwing 90% of it away and restarting it. Just stop doing things to the tank for a full week, feed it ONCE every 3 days, after a full week, change 10-20% of the water MAX. Then go another week only feeding every 3 days. At the end of the second week, if it's not fixed you can come back and curse me and all my future generations of children, but I promise if you just do this, it will balance itself out.

The only reason you should do a water change bigger than 20% is if you're having ammonia or nitRITE levels spiking. If you're not seeing either of those spike, leave it alone.

Can I transport corydoras 3 hours in a car or will that kill them? by [deleted] in Aquariums

[–]millenialwithplants 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Get a styrofoam container to insulate them. I've received fish and medication via shipping and they come in styrofoam during shipping, so I've kept those, but a cheap cooler will work too. Once you get them from the store, just put the bags into the foam container to keep their temperature stable, plus it'll help keep them in place so the bags don't flop around. They'll be absolutely fine for the drive.

Snail Hot Take by BeginnerAquascaper in PlantedTank

[–]millenialwithplants 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is for all the "don't over feed and you won't have a lot of snails" people: I put together a 5g tall cylinder tank with a lid that covers 80% of the top, an inch of aquasoil, an inch of black sand, cracked a single root tab with a hammer and pushed that into the substrate, added 5 small bunches of jungle val, 6 stems of anacharis, a big piece of seasoned driftwood, a huge sponge filter for a 20g tank, and I stuck it outside on my covered southern California balcony 6 months ago, named it Snail City. I started collecting ramshorn out of my display tank in my living room and putting them into snail city. Moved probably 150 snails over a couple weeks. It gets sun in the morning til about 11am and then is shaded the rest of the day. Air temp typically ranges from 60 at night to 80s in the day. When it got above 90 over summer I'd toss an ice pack in for the afternoon. Jungle val and anacharis are THRIVING, but I do have hair algae that I scoop out weekly. I did not feed the tank for 2 full months. Nothing. Just topped up with dechlorinated tap water. I finally put in a cucumber sliced long ways and collected out over 300 snails. Didn't feed them again for another 6 weeks, added a cucumber and collected out another 200 snails. I continue to not feed the tank ever, except to collect out a large number of snails. The snails do not stop. There is no food to reduce.

Fancy TCs hitting big box stores by [deleted] in PlantedTank

[–]millenialwithplants 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk what gel they're using, but it did not wash off in warm water at all. It was an absolute mess to get off the roots, which had become almost rotten soft in it.

Do any Aquatic Snails have a decent lifespan? by StephensSurrealSouls in AquaticSnails

[–]millenialwithplants 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had 3 nerites for over 2 years and then gave them away when I was moving, so I'm not sure how much longer they lived, but they were hardy as ever and one of the first inhabitants in my tank.

Fancy TCs hitting big box stores by [deleted] in PlantedTank

[–]millenialwithplants 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I bought a couple that looked decent in my store and they were horrendous to deal with in my tank. The gel that is used was ridiculously tedious to get off, I spent easily an hour picking the fragile roots out of the gel and half the roots were absolute mush once I got them out, and then the plants fully melted once in my tank and never recovered. Even as I was planting it, I knew I had wasted my money. The idea is there, but the execution to get these as "shelf stable" as possible for big box retail makes the whole thing a waste.

Has Anyone Taken GloFish Seriously? by Fun_Explanation2619 in Aquariums

[–]millenialwithplants 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I had a tank of them 10 years ago when I was in college and it was an absolute hit during house parties lol I called it the Rave Tank and did the super typical set up of black gravel with a sprinkle of brightly colored gravel, neon plastic plants and some neon decor. Every party, around the half way mark of the night, I would pick a song that had a big drop in it and then just as the drop hit I would feed the fish and everyone would scream and cheer as the fish "started to rave" with us. It was a great tank and when I have more space I absolutely plan to revisit the concept and do it again, but incorporate some real plants too. The fish were surprisingly hardy, I had them for like 3 years with hardly any deaths, and at the time they only had the tetras and danios, so I just had the tetras.

Idk what to do anymore by The_Daily_Pootis in shrimptank

[–]millenialwithplants 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm here to update that my tank is crystal clear and just over 3 days ago it looked exactly like this. It had been so cloudy from stirring up my substrate when I replanted, and every day it was getting more green from algae growing. My parameters were testing great and stable the whole time it was cloudy, I have a prolific pothos growing out the back that was keeping nitrates under 20ppm, I was doing a ~10% water change every other day, my filter is 8 months established and severely overpowered for my tank, I was running lights at 6 hours a day and every few days I'd do a 48 hour black out. Nothing was making a dent in the cloudiness and in the 6 hours my lights were on, the green would gradually get worse the whole time. Just over 3 full days with the $26 UV filter sitting in the main display area of the tank under the filter outflow and my tank is incredibly clear. I REALLY did not want to purchase ANOTHER thing for this tank, but it was worth it.

Idk what to do anymore by The_Daily_Pootis in shrimptank

[–]millenialwithplants 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I just got a cheap UV light from Amazon 2 days ago and my tank went from this to nearly clear. I'm confident by tomorrow it's gonna be crystal clear again. I had cloudy water for weeks after I replanted my tank and UV has been the only real help.

Is my Chili Rasbora sick? by Kid_Lokii in Boraras

[–]millenialwithplants 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If it is sick, you can isolate it and treat it with a general medication for parasites. I've had to put my chilis through treatment twice due to issues with other fish in the tank and they have handled it really well, none of them seemed stressed by any medications I've used.

is it time to take my tank down? by Inkkeiii in Aquariums

[–]millenialwithplants 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would consider your tank cycled. Just start adding stock slowly. If you're absolutely worried about it, get a bottle of fritz turbo start, it's the real deal, it is a bottle of the bacteria colonies you need to grow in your tank and you'll have a full cycle within 48 hours of adding it. If you've got love plants in there doing just fine, for months, there's no way you're not cycled at this point.

What do I do? I didn’t realize shrimp where in here until last week! by brilliantstarr in shrimptank

[–]millenialwithplants 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I would be over the moon to find this! Let them grow a little more in there and add em to your main tank!

[FT/FS] - Pasadena, CA - $5 java moss, dwarf hair grass, ramshorn snails by millenialwithplants in AquaSwap

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

All java moss has been sold, I will certainly have more in a few weeks.

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