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Dude, I tossed play sand in my tank once and it clouded up for days. Total nightmare. Had to rehome my fish while it settled. Maybe try a small batch first?

My Neons keep hiding. Cardinals ever do that, or are they bolder?

Tinker's butterfly, always had a thing for them. Declivis and Burgess butterfly are a close second, love the way they move. Pyramid butterfly is another one I've always been drawn to. Pearlscale butterfly, just the look of them is amazing.

Honestly, I'm a bit skeptical about how an 80 gallon water change could bring down nitrates from 80 to 5ish in a 250 gallon system, but I guess that's a good thing, right? Anyway, I'm glad to hear the nitrates are under control now. I'm still surprised the chalices didn't seem to mind the high ...