Shoal & Stem

Tank 101

Started August 3, 2026

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Scaper's Notes

“First adult tank in some years, learning on the go”

Tank Details

10 gal · 37.85 L·20.2 × 10.2 × 12.8"activeDisplay Tank

Source Water

RO / RODI

Flora & Fauna

15 species

Tank Health Score

Health score coming soon.

Water Parameters

Latest reading

Nov 3, 2026

Temp72.9°F
pH7.1
General Hardness150ppm
Carbonate Hardness54ppm
Ammonia0.25mg/L
Nitrite0.00mg/L
Nitrate0mg/L
Phosphate0.25mg/L
Chlorine0.00mg/L

Tested after water change came back with ammonia, tested again after settling and same

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Rescape

Replant and Rescape

Key moment
Did a large, long overdue water change. Got some new plants put in with root tabs to replace plants that weren’t doing w…
Rescape

Removed Amazon sword and added different plants

Key moment
I removed the amazon sword in the back left corner as it very quickly got too big for the tank and swapped it out with s…
Update

Updated Pics

Updated pictures after stocking and some plants dying off and some plants added more of and starting to spread and grow…
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