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There is clearly a door to the twilight zone in my tank.
I had 8 remaining pygmy corydoras as of a week ago. A couple days ago I realized that I had really only seen 4 recently and began to worry. I searched everywhere. I even started moving wood around. 4. And they looked a bit pale. Oh no. Clearly a prob…
Update
Better lighting, better plants.
For some silly reason, I just could not figure out why this tank always looked so grey and dreary in comparison to the others. Spoiler: it was the light. I replaced the light last night with, oddly enough, a cheaper one I had on hand. All of a sudden…
Inspiration
Kuhli loaches!
Apologies for my not-so-great phone camera but I think this is probably my favorite photo I’ve taken recently. Look at that tiny little face. There’s just something about kuhli loaches/pangio species, they’re so adorable.
Milestone
Fixing things, making things better
Key moment
I was finally able to fix the sand in front where that 3d printed cavern is. A couple days ago I had to remove it and it’s almost impossible to fix once you do. I just pulled about 50% of the water out and added 5lbs of delta sand to front and back o…
Solution
A massive change.
Some bettas are suitable for community tanks. Some bettas are not. I always knew Franziska was by far the more aggressive of the two. Turns out, she is not suited to live with other fish, ever. Or snails. Thankfully I already had a plan for this even…
Milestone
I have new fish!
Key moment
Ok, photos later since my lights are off for acclimation purposes but I have new fish! I’ve been dreaming of a Pygmy corydora group for ages now and I’ve finally received them today. 9 tiny little tank bred, adorable happy Corys. I’m ecstatic. Also o…
Update
Updates.
My plants were looking a bit melted, specifically in back. I added some root tabs to support better growth. Removed more duckweed lol. Did a quick water change just to facilitate the root tab placement.
Observation
Tannins
After the water change yesterday (and massive amounts of duckweed removal) I added a couple cattapa leaves to the mix. Everything looks beautifully tannin filled today. Lots of growth on the hornwort as well. Melting plants beginning to look really g…
Update
Pothos
When I planted my pothos in this tank, I actually just took a cutting from another established plant/tank. I’ve been a little worried about it because it wasn’t really growing but it’s finally started growing serious roots. They’re even peaking thoug…
Update
Updates
Tank is going really well. The plants have started to grow a bit. I had to pull some duckweed for the first time because it was proliferating everywhere, as duckweed does. Added some root tabs to the side of the tank that lacks live substrate (back c…
Milestone
Transfer finished!!!
Key moment
This is Franziska’s new tank, a big upgrade from the 6.5 gallon. Plants, substrate and filter have all been transferred. It’s a bit messy looking but it looks pretty good so far. Franzi seems pretty excited.