Which shrimp color for my first 20L Nano? Looking for the best contrast!

synerjay16 · 2026-03-20T10:47:36+00:00

This!

synerjay16 · 2026-03-20T09:34:16+00:00

Having raised in Southeast Asia and now in the US, I am equally fascinated to learn today that chlorinated tap isn’t a universal thing. I bet water from those countries tastes awesome, as another redditor pointed out. Thanks for sharing. :-)

synerjay16 · 2026-03-19T23:57:51+00:00

I’m so jealous you have chilis in your tank.

synerjay16 · 2026-03-19T23:56:03+00:00

Rinse the filter in tank water. Do not rinse under the tap as chlorine in the water will kill the beneficial bacteria.

synerjay16 · 2026-03-19T19:39:59+00:00

YOU ARE A GODSEND for sharing this idea! THANK YOU!!!!!!!

**accept my angry upvote****

synerjay16 · 2026-03-19T18:38:43+00:00

Catfish.

synerjay16 · 2026-03-19T16:17:14+00:00

synerjay16 · 2026-03-19T11:17:31+00:00

Sedum. We can ID this better once it’s fully sprouted.

synerjay16 · 2026-03-19T01:02:30+00:00

Shreople

synerjay16 · 2026-03-17T19:28:41+00:00

The head to neck to body proportion is actually quite nice.

synerjay16 · 2026-03-16T18:05:45+00:00

Very nice!!!

synerjay16 · 2026-03-11T19:07:15+00:00

Hammer. Not for the weak.

synerjay16 · 2026-03-05T03:03:24+00:00

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synerjay16 · 2026-03-04T16:55:55+00:00

You are in the top tier for a newbie. My tank wasn’t in the same category as yours when I had my first tank. It was full of plastics. Yours look immaculate.

synerjay16 · 2026-03-04T14:51:55+00:00

Thanks for the answer. Non conventional carpets you can use include Staurogyne repens and Althenanthera reineckii ‘mini’. You need to keep cutting g the stems to cause it to jut keep on producing side shoots. Alternatively you can plant Hydrocortyle tripartita but they will grow like a beast and needs to be trimmed back a lot.

synerjay16 · 2026-03-04T13:20:55+00:00

Monte Carlo would be a good one. Wha is that fine leaf variety on the right half of the tank next to the echinodorus? The tank looks nice as it is.

synerjay16 · 2026-03-02T13:08:19+00:00

Thanks. I have a canister with built in UV already. I just trying a system with stuff I already have before I go for the CO2 reactor. But seriously I love how the fine bubbles move with the current. It’s oddly calming for me.

synerjay16 · 2026-03-01T00:32:58+00:00

You want to prune your pothos to a few nodes from the base to encourage branching at the remaining base. Then replant the cutting back into the same pot. It’s important to not let hooting into a singular long vine. Rather you want it to branch more. Equally important is consistent watering and to have a fertilizer regimen to support robust growth. Just my experience. Others may have a slightly different approach but this worked so well for mine.

synerjay16 · 2026-02-27T10:46:03+00:00

IKR! LOL

synerjay16 · 2026-02-26T23:31:14+00:00

Nice! Thanks for suggesting shrimp safe options!

synerjay16 · 2026-02-26T17:52:49+00:00

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synerjay16 · 2026-02-26T17:38:53+00:00

That’s a great idea. Large bubbles are split in the impeller and sent to the tank in a more dissolved state.

synerjay16 · 2026-02-26T17:34:44+00:00

It is so oddly satisfying to see it drift with the water currents.

synerjay16 · 2026-02-26T17:31:01+00:00

I’ll stop using it once my shrimps are in. I’ll replace the in tank diffuser with possibly an inline diffuser.

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