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Did the last thread get 404’ed before limit??
>>5157078bump limit is 310 posts
Just in time for new thread, nice.>7 day dry start progressSecond batch of Cuba I ordered to fill in the right side and center definitely wasn’t as healthy as the first. Hoping the roots just find their way down and fill in once that layer dies off in the areas that are brown. But all of the initial planting from the first batch is looking good so far. 24/7 ventilation, hygrometer to help me stay in 80-90% humidity range. 4 more weeks to go. Was really considering putting killis in here but with the filtration and CO2 I don’t think I’ll be able to get a lid that’s flush enough to stop them from jumping, and I’m not gonna have floating plants to discourage them either. Maybe I’ll do CPDs or green neons.See you guys next week.
>>5157084Dammit forgot to link to the original >>5155237
Tell me about your dream aquarium /aqg/.
>>5157117mangrove forest with automated ebb and flood system, with a group of mudskippers
>>5157119Mudskippers are the plecos of the brackish world.
>>5157059you can't grow a carpet with floating plants, but you can maintain one after it is grown.>>5157084that's gonna look real nice anon>inb4 googlewhy tf would you dry start, aren't the plants going to stress out and melt once you submerge them?and you're missing out on time spent building beneficial bacteria i.e. seasoning>>5157117I really really really really like the few tanks I've seen that just have a bunch of wood pillars covered in moss. I would love to do something like that and think regularly about using a tank just to grow moss on some vertical fake wood but i'd much rather find real. can I use bamboo? idk. they're super cool thoughmight go slight tannins, but definitely freshwater. if it was taller and there could be a platform for more moss and pods that would also be cool
>>5157117I want two 125 gallon tanks, one for Southeast Asia/Indonesia and one for South America. No really big fish just piles of schooling fish, catfish, etc. For the S. American one I'd love 15 corys, some Amblydoras, bloodfins, maybe Colombian tetras, hatchetfish and an acara as a centerpiece
>>5157226>why tf would you dry start>meltMelt happens in any new tank I’d rather my plants have an actual root system established when it happens instead of melting, dying, and floating to the top because they had no ability to pull any nutrients without strong roots. I also blended aqua soil mud with moss and put it on the rocks to get way better coverage, and used multiple mosses in the blend for a really natural spread. You can’t do that in a regular flooded start and tying moss with fishing line is an amateur’s game. >missing out on time building beneficial bacteriaWhat am I in a rush for exactly? When I look at this tank in a year, fully matured and dense, I don’t want to see a bald spot and think “at least I got the fish in a month earlier”. That’s retarded. Impatience in this hobby disgusts me.
>3 weeks vacation>come back home>massive hairy mold growth cockblocking my shitass dispenser that sprays pellets all overit's incredible how my fish survived that, but i've fucking had it with that junk.any recs for good dispensers? are the openings standardized in pre-built aquariums or i have to buy one that fits it?
>>5157226>and you're missing out on time spent building beneficial bacteria i.e. seasoningLiterally no one calls it seasoning aside from you.Nearly any surface with freshwater moisture will develop the same exact nitrosomonas and nitrobacter bacteria that is cultivated in our aquariums. Dry start methods will still develop the bacteria in the substrate and even on the plants' roots. >>5157283There is no standard between manufacturers. There are occasionally similarities.Without knowing what the fuck tank setup you are talking about, it'd be pretty hard to give you recommendations.
Going to start a reef tank and use a single subemrsible pump for the refugium to avoid any tank drilling. Is there any chance of either main tank or refugium overflowing? Planning to fill the refugium with Caulerpa and have a little 5 gallon Caulerpa forest for nitrate/phosphate export. No skimmer, no sump. There is someone selling 40kg of live rock on fb marketplace with gsp, yuma mushrooms, xenia, bubble tipped anenomes still attached. This would probably mean i could avoid a cycle all together with the live sand and probably begin stocking it asap. The guy better fucking respond because its 100gbp which is super cheap for what it is but fb marketplace is a hellscape i hate it.
>>5157084hope you have some co2 and strong lights ready for when you submerge because HC cuba will not do that well otherwise. Also heres my carpeting plant farm
>>5157059yeah. Most carpeting plants really dont need that much light. You could probably have the whole of the aquarium covered in floating plants and still get a carpet. Things like co2 and ferts matter more. Lighting is rarely the limiting factor for plant growth.
>>5157354I have a twinstar and I’m running CO2 sit down lil bro
>>5157365>running twinstar + co2>has ugly ass rimmed walmart tankseems a strange allocation of funds? why not get a nice rimless low iron glass tank tank?
>>5157365also as someone who owns a twinstar 600ea, twinstar are quite overrated. They look nice but their performance isnt really much better than stuff thats half the price
>>5157367I don’t think the rims are really a big deal, and they’re a fraction of the price.
>>5157371a rimless tank along with a minimalist looking set up (suspended lights, lily pipes, in-line heater, tank looking barely touched by equipment) imo elevates an iwagumi aquascape to new levels. Its why all of the amano aquascapes in the ADA gallery look so good. https://youtu.be/3xRA3OpfC-4?si=p1ZBxfKM_s7lndgZI also think shallow, wide tanks also make them look cinematic and are basically the optimal layout for both freshwater and saltwater aquariums for plants/macroalgae/coral.
>>5157373Okay
>>5157373>lily pipesthese always looked like some kind of urinal device to melike one of those old glass piss bottles
>>5157329i have this onehttps://www.juwel-aquarium.de/en/aquariums/rio-line-led/rio-125-led#Aquarium-Line
>>5157260alright, makes sense. neato. i look forward to seeing how it turns out
>>5157117I want an obnoxiously long shelf aquarium. Like one foot tall and wide and twenty feet long.
Witnessed one of these fuckers killing one of my neo shrimp. Literally the second that neo died the rest of the colony ate him. I really don't want to use chemical warfare agents and so I'm going the homeade planaria trap route but they never seem to take the bait. I've been using frozen bloodworms of different quantities but I'm afraid to leave it in my tank for longer than an hour because it might foul the water. I have a small 1 gallon tank so I figure it should be rather simple to reduce the planaria population myself but I never thought they were this sly. Should I try raw chicken bait instead?
I might glue a baby java fern to a nerite snail lol. Like an ancient mystic beast.
>>5157455yes>>5157431there's literally planaria killing liquids that are safe for shrimpyou might lose your snails, but they're snails. pull some out in advance if you care and they'll repopulate
>>5157431fuck, I have those bastards in all my tanks, could they be the cause that my shrimp population is stalling?pic unrelated, betta tank
>>5157544Made a trap with chicken meat as a baitcheck out this haul
>>5157544Yes but they tend to take shrimp out at very random times and it usually happens at night.>>5157566I should try raw chicken meat next. Frozen bloodworms just don't attract them at all in my tank. Probably something to do with the scents.
