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Filter floss

Added filter floss ontop of regular cartridge and carbon filters

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Added fish

Yesterday (09/09/26) added 3 platy and 1 rubber lip pleco

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Added prime and stability

Dosed prime and stability to reduce ammonia level from 0.25ppm - unsure of reason for it being high despite w/c yesterday

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Water change today

(Already logged) 33% as ammonia was up (0.25ppm) likely due to fish loss (24L) tank water out replaced with 14L RO and 10L treated tap Added prime, nitriout and stability Glass scraped Rinsed cartrages in treated water as lots of dead plant matter on…
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Rescape

Rescape

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Since the platy getting lodged in hardscape, any rocks/driftwood with small holes have been removed. Bought a pink quartz rock and some sand and 3 new plants. I removed some existing substrate to create room and added a Cory sand pit at the front. Ad…
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Fish losses:(

A platy got stuck in a piece of hardscape and damaged its fins and scales badly. It succumbed to its injuries. (3 remain)

Found another panda Cory deceased due to previous temp spike (3 remain)

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Panda Cory loss :(

Lost a panda Cory during the night I think a combination of the previous ammonia spike and the heat spike during the day (I corrected it soon as I noticed with a frozen bottle in a bag) but it was too late for this lil guy. All other fish behaving no…
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Plants since moving them + growth

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Feeding every other day

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Targeted feeding

Target fed platys 4 bloodworms left on the bottom for Corydoras

Observation

Feed

Started feeding blood worms. Occasionally feed nt labs probiotic tropical

Fish like blood worms significantly more

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Another heatwave 🥵 today and yesterday

Temp maxed 27 used frozen water bottles (in a water tight bag) and fish bags filled with ice) to cool

Temps ranging generally between 25.5-26.5

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Tank also has a medium sized sponge bubble filter I

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Tap water parameters

0 ammonia

0 nitrite

40 nitrate

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Heatwave

External temp has been upward of 28°C so tank temp is increased. Swings between 27 and 29°c during the day

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Fishless cycle

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Ghost feed

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Ghost feed

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Water change

25l of RO replaced 25l of tank water to reduce tap water nitrate on June 11th