I actually caved as well and went with a canister filter. I picked up a secondhand Oase Filtosmart Thermo 100 which has an integrated heater which really cleared up a bunch of visual clutter on mine. No more wires and just clear tubing now! I also added an airstone which I really think has helped the tank a ton. After adding it in the fish and shrimp just took off and haven't looked back since. It's been super fun but is a slippery slope LOL I am heavily considering setting up a 15-20g tank so I can transfer everything over and build out a new scape. My only obstacle is space...
Hey sorry for the lag in response! Its been going really well :) i wish the tannins stuck around but after a few weekly water changes they have completely disappeared. The plants all have grown really consistently and I am not dosing ferts or anything. After I think six weeks I added shrimp and sparrow rasboras. Both have had babies so the tank is teeming with life. I love it!
I hope yours is still going well!
Yeah, I think Hot also has some similar parameters as Active. I have no idea of specifics so just a guess but I think Hot is pulling in threads that have any sort of comment activity on them or new upvotes? Idk
I think its because there was that comment on this post a few hours before yours, so it was pulled into the active feed.
Second this. I used to regularly jump back into my upvotes on Apollo to send links / references.
I dont have experience with grow lights, but am interested to hear how it works for you! My friend has some tropical plants under a grow light in his office and they do really well. Id think that you should be fine.
Im not an expert by any means but I noticed with my cacti and succulents that potting them in the correct type of soil makes a huge difference. If you have a local nursery, they may have some nice soil for you.
I hope this helps!
Oh also, I have a miracle grown succulent food I give them periodically. Maybe grab something like that as well.
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