Scaper's Notes
“A decent beginner sized community habitat that initially started from my love of plants and desire to have aquatic plants in my home, and has evolved to include a vibrant and curious little community of peaceful fish.”
Tank Details
20 gal · 75.71 LactiveDisplay Tank
Natural StylePlanted TankCommunity TankEmersedLow TechBlackwaterSoutheast Asian BiotopeSource Water
RO + remineralized · Primo + 1/4tsp Alkaline Buffer + 1/2tsp Equilibrium + 10mL StressZyme
TDS 194 ppm
GH 6 dGH
KH 5 dKH
pH 7.6
NO₃ 0 ppm
Cl 0 ppm
Tested Aug 2026
Flora & Fauna
12 speciesFish(3)
Tank Health Score
Health score coming soon.
Water Parameters
Latest reading
Aug 14, 2026
Temp75.8°F
pH7.2
TDS268ppm
General Hardness89ppm
Carbonate Hardness63ppm
Ammonia0.00mg/L
Nitrite0.00mg/L
Nitrate0mg/L
Chlorine0.00mg/L
Copper0.00mg/L
Iron0.00mg/L
Mid week water parameter check, done in late PM
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Journal
Update
Equipment Upgrade
Upgraded my UV sterilizer from a Aqua Miracle HCF-711-UV to a Aqua Miracle SV800. The new sterilizer has an observation/…
Problem
The Tank Saga Continues
I don't understand what I am doing wrong, here. I know Celaena Snaildothian passed due to nitrite spike stress, it's als…
Milestone
It's Like Sighting Bigfoot, I Swear
Key moment
Huge game changer today, I got a food grade electric water pump to put the remineralized water from my 5 gallon jug into…