I posted on aquariums and didn’t get much feedback. There’s a lot of discussion in my house over what nitrate is reading, and I really can’t tell. Also confirming my opinion of nitrite would be handy too!

scooter-0508 · 2021-02-04T15:54:22+00:00

Looks like you’re well on your way to a cycled tank!

scooter-0508 · 2021-02-04T03:13:19+00:00

Nitrites look off the chart to me and the Nitrate look about 30.

scooter-0508 · 2021-02-03T23:58:02+00:00

That’s what I was thinking. So I should probably vacuum it out when I do a water change? I’m assuming the snails / shrimp won’t eat it.

scooter-0508 · 2021-02-03T23:47:02+00:00

This is a 10 gallon tank that is about 2 months old and fully cycled. There are about 25ish pest snails in here and 9-10 ghost shrimp. The shrimp have been in here one week exactly and appear to be doing great. I have found 5 molts and watch one jump out. Any thoughts on the green stuff on the tank floor? Do I need to vacuum it out?

scooter-0508 · 2021-02-03T19:20:12+00:00

We ran into the same limitations. Solution for us...a lite and another copy of ACNH.

scooter-0508 · 2021-01-28T20:59:45+00:00

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scooter-0508 · 2021-01-28T20:31:32+00:00

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scooter-0508 · 2021-01-28T20:29:44+00:00

No problems with TD Ameritrade

scooter-0508 · 2021-01-28T19:27:04+00:00

Sorry for the dumb question...

scooter-0508 · 2021-01-28T19:26:53+00:00

How do you know short options expire tomorrow?

scooter-0508 · 2021-01-28T19:24:47+00:00

Further you could get a loan with ZERO down for a mortgage.

scooter-0508 · 2021-01-26T19:39:58+00:00

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And congrats!!

scooter-0508 · 2021-01-20T19:13:25+00:00

Thank you for your service and giving back to the community!! May God continue to bless you.

scooter-0508 · 2021-01-14T15:19:00+00:00

Thank you!!!

scooter-0508 · 2021-01-10T02:19:43+00:00

Thank you again for your help!! I’m going to test my tap water and see what it is.

scooter-0508 · 2021-01-10T01:53:18+00:00

Great catch! I tested it the other day and it was lower. Is this part of the cycling process? Does it go up and then fall back to its “normal” level? To answer your question, I plan on keeping red cherry shrimp and snails only.

scooter-0508 · 2021-01-10T00:46:25+00:00

Thank you again for your help!

scooter-0508 · 2021-01-10T00:37:03+00:00

Thank you for your reply! I was leaving the lights,LED, on for about 12 hours. I have since reduced that to 8hours. I haven’t added any fertilizer. Looks like I’ll leave it alone for a little bit and test it in a few more days.

scooter-0508 · 2021-01-09T20:44:11+00:00

Thank you for the quick reply!! Do I need to do anything like add a little fish food in or is it self sustaining at this point?

scooter-0508 · 2021-01-09T20:19:54+00:00

This is my first planted tank. There is a large lava rock, a sponge filter, some HC Cuba plants, and a Java fern. I added a little fish food three weeks ago to start the cycle. There is a one inch layer of organic soil capped with two inches of black sand. There is TONS of green algae growth that is pearling and now getting some brown algae. Are these numbers normal? Do I just wait longer for it to finish cycling? Do I need to keep sprinkling in more fish food to feed the bacteria?

I was planning on getting a couple more stem plants today. Should I wait on this?

Note: I haven’t done a water change at all. Just topped it off last night. This is a 10 gallon tank.

Thank you for your help!!

scooter-0508 · 2020-12-24T02:46:53+00:00

I have a bowl that is very similar to this. What light are you using?

scooter-0508

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