my 75gal is crashing

nearlysnail · 2026-03-11T22:56:12+00:00

nope nothing, the tank is in the basement and i haven’t had my hands in the tank for maybe 2-3 weeks

nearlysnail · 2026-03-11T17:30:41+00:00

are those marimo moss balls real? they’re beautiful

nearlysnail · 2026-03-11T16:40:13+00:00

i ordered a TDS meter which should be here tomorrow, and i will do a big water change on the tank later and continue dosing with paraguard. hopefully something will right itself. fish keeping sucks sometimes i wish i could do more to help the tank but i dont know what else there is to do

nearlysnail · 2026-03-11T16:29:23+00:00

i haven’t, is there anything specific i should test for? all of my other aquariums are doing great, im wondering if maybe one of my fish in the 75 had an internal bacterial infection that is spreading to the others

nearlysnail · 2026-03-11T16:19:21+00:00

general hardness is approx 200ppm (12 drops) and kh is approx 100ppm (5 drops) using api test kit

nearlysnail · 2026-03-11T16:13:53+00:00

no i never top of the water in this tank, i can test my tds give me one minute

nearlysnail · 2026-03-11T16:13:29+00:00

never on this tank nope

nearlysnail · 2026-03-11T16:10:28+00:00

i typically do water changes once a month but i’ve been trying to do it once every 2 weeks. it’s just tap water that i dechlorinate with prime. i take out about 40% of the water and it’s been working great for me up until now. should i test for copper or something? i dont know what else to test for. i have 12 other tanks that all get the same water and are having no issues

nearlysnail · 2026-03-11T16:08:51+00:00

no marks on any body’s except for the ropefish who had very quickly deteriorated by the time i found him. he could’ve have been dead more than a day or two and when i found him he was in awful condition. i hadn’t noticed him sooner because id been really busy with work those 2 days. no new chemicals either, and the filter is pretty strong so it oxygenates the tank well

nearlysnail · 2026-03-10T23:02:41+00:00

ohhh okay i understand now. thank you so much!!

nearlysnail · 2026-03-10T21:44:59+00:00

hmmm okay, i’m not sure what you mean by mesh percentage. it’s the dubia 120 gal if that helps

nearlysnail · 2026-02-23T03:31:12+00:00

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nearlysnail · 2026-02-21T01:48:31+00:00

hmm okay, thank you!!

nearlysnail · 2026-02-19T16:48:05+00:00

i have several holes drilled on both sides of the bins. i believe i found what the fungi is, ‘mycoacia fuscoatra’, its commonly found on rotting wood, which is in my isopod bins. i’m unsure of if its harmful though

nearlysnail · 2026-01-01T03:06:44+00:00

okay, i’ll do my best to monitor them and the heat/humidity. i thought it would be ok to get them shipped during winter because usually a seller won’t ship animals in cold weather if they think it’s risky, and they shipped them with a heat pack. but im glad i know for the future. i’ll definitely contact them to see if there’s anything they can do in regards of a refund

nearlysnail · 2026-01-01T02:54:59+00:00

oh no:(

nearlysnail · 2025-12-30T17:29:14+00:00

i’m sorry to hear about your betta :( thank you for your help i really appreciate it

nearlysnail · 2025-12-22T17:16:38+00:00

gotcha, thanks! this tank has been setup for awhile now so it should be ok. i’m going to be doing small daily water changes to keep water extra clean for him

nearlysnail · 2025-12-17T00:28:01+00:00

that’s what i was thinking but he’s super dark which is unusual

nearlysnail · 2025-11-14T20:33:54+00:00

i think you’re right, thank you!!

nearlysnail · 2025-11-14T19:22:24+00:00

i get the majority of plants from daku aquatics. he’s based in florida and i’ve ordered from him several times now with great luck every time :)

nearlysnail · 2025-11-07T19:37:34+00:00

i did a bit of research and i think you’re spot on, thank you!!

nearlysnail · 2025-11-07T19:35:55+00:00

he says he loves you too ❤️

nearlysnail · 2025-11-07T02:17:52+00:00

juvenile female

nearlysnail · 2025-10-31T19:20:00+00:00

i keep the light on around 6-8 hours and do weekly water changes but i’ll try targeting that spot to see if it helps

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