Shoal & Stem

Small Slice of Nature

Started August 1, 2025

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Water top off · Aug 2, 2026

Scaper's Notes

one of my favorite tanks. it is tiny and looks great on my work desk.

Tank Details

1.8 gal · 6.8 L·12 × 7 × 5"activeDisplay Tank

Flora & Fauna

8 species

Tank Health Score

Health score coming soon.

Water Parameters

Latest reading

Aug 2, 2026

Temp74.0°F
pH7.2
General Hardness80ppm
Carbonate Hardness120ppm
Ammonia0.00mg/L
Nitrite0.00mg/L
Nitrate25mg/L
Chlorine0.00mg/L
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Water top off

I am still amazed by how well this tank is doing. It is tiny and only has a couple shrimp, it is thriving and I hardly d
Milestone

Big clean up

Key moment
There were patches of blue green algae on this tank. I did a big water change and manually removed a lot of it. After a
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Water change and maintenance

The tank was developing an issue with blue green algae. Water parameters are fine but I think the lack of flow is causin
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