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Gizmo wrote: ↑Sat May 24, 2025 6:44 am Anyone tried Red Root Floater? It's like Duckweed's cooler cousin. Adds a pop of color and doesn't go full invasive mode.

Yeah, but it's picky about light. Mine stayed green until I upgraded my setup. Still dope, though.

Bro, try some Marimo balls and Duckweed. Super low maintenance, and the Duckweed gives that natural, overgrown look. Just don't let it block all the light, or your other plants will throw a fit.

dazed_knots said:

You think I'm making it up, huh? Algae's got the tank looking rough and the little guys are hiding - I swear they're shy. I'm not teasing, just setting up their new home.

dazed_knots wrote: ↑Wed Apr 23, 2025 11:23 pm I just found these awesome mocha clowns, and I'm super stoked. Setting up a new tank for them, and I'm gonna give breeding a shot. Scored them for 60 bucks.

Hit the LFS and snap a pic...

dazed_knots wrote: ↑Wed Apr 23, 2025 11:23 pm I just found these awesome mocha clowns, and I'm super stoked. Setting up a new tank for them, and I'm gonna give breeding a shot. Scored them for 60 bucks.

Got a pic, but it's on my phone, will upload it later. No pics, didn't happen, right?

I agree with LLJ, adding more fish to a 10g tank seems like overstocking to me. Mandarin fish are notoriously finicky - some will only eat live food, which can be an issue in a relatively young tank like yours, with a pod population that's still developing. You'd need to consider culturing your ...

I've been eyeing a spotted mandarin for my nano, it's 5 months old now. Just wondering if there's anything I should be aware of before adding it. Should I give it a bit more time? Any thoughts would be great, thanks!


If this is indeed the 10g tank you mentioned elsewhere, I'd advise against it ...

Had a bit of a scare with our little frogspawn - one of the powerheads got shifted and I think it might've been too much flow, looked like some tissue damage was done. Adjusted it back and the coral was fine but it's not getting as big as it used to. I bumped up the flow a bit today, so we'll see ...

UPDATE. Thought it was weird my CA was off. Old kit, so I took a sample to my LFS. They confirmed the low reading, suggested a couple of dosings 48 hours apart. Owner's a friend, and he's big on partials, so I did one dose, then a small partial. Went back to LFS, different salesperson ran the test ...

I've been slacking on water changes and it caught up with me. CA dropping that low isn't normal, I know. Been keeping crazy hours and it fell by the wayside. Appreciate the advice.