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Observation
Vampire shrimp spotted
My vampire shrimp was missing from his usual hiding spots so I checked every corner that is hard to see to see if I could find him. Turns out after 20 minutes of looking for him, he was just chilling out in the open with some neo’s. I saw him swim ar…
Rescape
Moved to a new apartment
Key moment
I moved to a new apartment and the fish had to move with me. I took out 50% of the water in a plastic tub with a lid. I then pulled out plants and big decor that won’t move around into that tub and dropped in the air stone. In the same tub, I put in…
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Observation
Water top off
Added about 3 gallons of water back into the tank after some evaporation. I dosed the plants a little bit and added a pinch of mineral salt to the new water. Baby platys are getting f bigger and show patterns and some coloring now. I spotted 3 or fou…
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Observation
Post water change activities.
Right after a small water change, the fish and shrimp became very active. A couple snails also enjoyed the change and the debris that resurfaced from the tank cleaning today. The bladder snail was floating at the surface enjoying the ride.
Update
Top-off & Filter Cleaning
Topped off ~4 gallons of evaporated water this morning to restore water level after heat wave evaporation. Also cleaned both the prefilter sponge and main filter media today. Heater disconnected due to heat wave.
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Update
Water Change & Maintenance
Full maintenance session. Dosed Easy Green all-in-one fertilizer. Replaced Easy Shrimp & Snail Shell Treat and swapped the catappa tea bag in the filter. Cleaned the prefilter sponge and rinsed the filter cartridges. Used air stone to knock debri…
Update
Prefilter sponge cleaning
Cleaned the prefilter sponge this morning. No water change performed.
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Observation
Fish observation day
Just a day full of observation. Watching shrimp and looking at their different colors. Watched the mama platys graze on the algae and floating plants. I see baby platys growing and showing colors and patterns. Watching the panda Corys sift through th…
Update
Prefilter cleaning
Checked water parameters today. They looked good. I cleaned the prefilter sponge in old tank water from last fridays water change. I keep the old water around for when I water my house plants.
Update
Hitchhiker
I noticed a small moving object in the tank a few days ago but couldn’t see anything when I tried to look for it to identify it. I finally saw what it was and it’s a bladder snail that must have came in with the last plants I brought in from LFS. It’…
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Observation
Post water change and new intros
Today was big day for the tank. I got new shrimp to help with tank clean up. And two nitrite snails too. The tank had a water change and a few things replenished like fertilizer for plants and shrimp treats and stuff for the fish. A tannin tea bag wa…
Update
Cleaning crew addition
Found some shrimp on sale from a local hobbyist and they are going to be added in today after a fresh water change.
Update
Weekly water change
Making a water change before adding in a few more shrimp and snails today.
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Observation
Observing the tank as it fills up.
Just conducted a water change and added some tannin leaves, mineral salt, and plant fertilizer and I’m just watching the tank fill back up. The fish and shrimp are being very active. It’s a peaceful tank so the shrimp and baby fry fish are able to ex…