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Trimmed up plants and again replanted bacopa cuttings
Two bacopa cuttings were floating again, so I stuck them back in substrate. Right away, Gary dislodged one again. Also trimmed and spread moss a little and thinned salvinia and a little Frogbit. The supplemental led light has been on the tank since t…
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Tiny trim and replanting
Snipped a few more hairgrass stems and replanted two bacopa that were floating.
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Tweaks
Replanted a couple bacopa stems that floated up, and added a couple more from the “Pond” tote.
Trim & reshape
Did some plant trimming and replanting
Cut a couple bacopa stems and replanted them, along with some I had cut a few days ago and had floating in my “Pond tub.” also planted a few more lobelia I had growing emersed, and cut the one on the (viewer’s) left that was getting tall, and I repla…
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Milestone
Baby shrimp spotted
Key moment
Saw two or three on Amazon Sword
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Update on gray shrimp
Found an exoskeleton in the drip acclimation bowl.
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Shrimp are in tank!
Key moment
They are in there, eating biofilm.
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Shrimp are acclimating!
25 Blue Dream neocaridina are drip acclimation now. One looks a little more gray; I'm not sure if it is unhealthy, trying to molt, or just a lower grade. It is moving. I'll watch it closely.
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Added Lobelia cardinalis and Amazon sword
Added two lobelia and a large Amazon sword
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Ordered shrimp
Key moment
Ordered 20 Blue Dream neocaridina shrimp from Shrimply Fintastic. Labor Day sale 50% off, $25 shipping, $10 tip: total about $98. Not sure yet when they'll arrive.
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Snails still eating!
Tank looks a lot cleaner today. Snails were hungry! Gave them a little shrimp bites crumbled today. Two pieces each, one snail ate it all immediately and the other was working on the first piece when I left. They seem happy. Hopefully they can be a m…
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Added first livestock
Two black Mystery snails
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Set up day (yesterday)
Planted tank and added water, Fritzyme 7. Started heater and light but no filter yet (got late).