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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
10 speciesTank Health Score
Health score coming soon.
Water Parameters
Latest reading
Oct 3, 2026
Temp79.8°F
pH7.2
TDS409ppm
General Hardness109ppm
Carbonate Hardness60ppm
Ammonia0.00mg/L
Nitrite0.00mg/L
Nitrate5mg/L
Phosphate0.50mg/L
Before water change.
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Journal
Update
Uh oh, I did a thing.
So I had zero intention of getting another betta. Zero. Then I literally ran into an acquaintance who told me she a) rec…
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…