Shoal & Stem

Snail City

Started June 8, 2026

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Scaper's Notes

An inadvertently acquired project tank. Finally cycled, formerly a betta tank, now a quarantine tank holding some snails and copepods. Also being used to grow out some plant cuttings since I don’t want to waste the Stratum. Excuse the ugly place holder decorations, please. It’ll…

Tank Details

6.8 gal · 25.74 LactiveDisplay Tank

Source Water

Tap water · Tap + Prime

TDS 15 ppm
pH 7.0

Tested Jul 2026

Flora & Fauna

9 species

Tank Health Score

Health score coming soon.

Water Parameters

Latest reading

Sep 13, 2026

Temp79.8°F
pH6.8
Ammonia0.00mg/L
Nitrite0.00mg/L
Nitrate5mg/L
Phosphate0.25mg/L
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Inspiration

A mostly finished aquascape

I’m starting to really like this little tank, simple though it is. The sand cap is finally in place, the wood has settle
Solution

Cyanobacteria is gone!

CyanoRX really works well. Everything looks good here, no more Cyanobacteria to be seen. Early water change performed as
Milestone

We have plants!!!

Key moment
Seriously, I finally sat down and planted this thing. It’s looking a lot better. I also unclogged the intake on the file
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