Shoal & Stem

Planted Betta Tank

Started April 11, 2026

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Scaper's Notes

A densely planted little betta tank with lots of color.

Tank Details

10 gal · 37.85 LactiveDisplay Tank

Source Water

Tap water · Tap+ Prime

TDS 15 ppm
pH 7.0

Tested Jul 2026

Flora & Fauna

16 species

Tank Health Score

Health score coming soon.

Water Parameters

Latest reading

Aug 11, 2026

Temp80.0°F
pH7.0
Ammonia0.00mg/L
Nitrite0.00mg/L
Nitrate0mg/L

Right after adding fertilizer

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Update

Upgraded lights and brand new stock

My old, very low tech lights were not quite keeping up with the rate of growth on this tank at all. With c02 and the fer
Milestone

The green slime has been defeated!

Key moment
I just did another final water change per the instructions for CyanoRX, all of the Cyanobacteria is gone. Totally gone!
Solution

Cyanobacteria

Cyanobacteria has done a number on all three of my tanks lately. This one was the vector and it was by far the worst. I
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