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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 · Remineralized Primo
TDS 200 ppm
GH 4 dGH
KH 5 dKH
pH 7.2
NO₃ 0 ppm
Cl 0 ppm
Tested Sep 2026
Flora & Fauna
13 species
Tank Health Score
Health score coming soon.
Water Parameters
Latest reading
Aug 17, 2026
Temp75.0°F
pH7.0
TDS261ppm
General Hardness89ppm
Carbonate Hardness71ppm
Ammonia0.00mg/L
Nitrite0.00mg/L
Nitrate0mg/L
Chlorine0.00mg/L
Copper0.00mg/L
Iron0.00mg/L
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Journal
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One Eternity Later...
Sorry about that! I ended up taking on a promotion at work as of 9/1, so i have been very busy! I did NOT update my jour…
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Schrödinger's Aquarium Stock
After a very boring first part of the week, Thursday I found a tiny dead shrimp. One of the three new tiny amanos (appro…
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Well Guys...
Today is a huge day. I mean not really its a tiny day... I added a male Amano. I do know they wont successfully make bab…