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Does it have a sump in back? You could possibly put a small heater inside the column in back. I don’t know what the filter situation is.

The bicarbonate is raising your pH. Remove it or remove half of it. See if it lowers. What is your kH before the bicarbonate? Every single tank will be different. If your kH is above 4 drops or 72ppm, I wouldn’t add any bicarbonate at all. As long as your pH is stable, then that is the most...

Do you have a picture?

The problem is that you don’t have an ammonia source. Adding the bacteria supplement was fine, but with no ammonia, likely all the bacteria has died off. The bacteria bloom going away, normally would be a good thing, but in this case, it most likely means your cycle isn’t intact. Bacteria will...

The link I posted above, has all the set up for a BBS hatchery. I actually wrote that tutorial, didn’t want to retype it lol

Internal parasites must be eaten to infect the fish. External parasites attach to the outside of the fish. Internal parasites don’t burrow through an opening in the scales. It just doesn’t work like that. Fish lose scales all the time. They rarely get sick from it. Also it has to be already...

Bacteria blooms aren’t harmful at all. They are a good sign actually that your beneficial bacteria is growing well. It will go away in 5-7 days. Water changes will actually make it worse. What are your water parameters? Is the tank heated? Something is definitely stressing your betta.

Doubtful that it is from the prime, however what about the pH. Is your tank pH different than your tap water pH? A large swing in pH will kill fish pretty quickly. Also guppies and rasboras are top dwelling fish. So them being near the top isn’t unusual.

You literally do nothing. The shrimplets will be fine without much care at all. I would make sure there are plenty of plants and mosses. Moss balls help too. Shrimp usually carry the eggs 20-40 days before hatching. No way to predict how long.

First if you are still cycling, you need to not do that much of a water change. It can disrupt your bacteria. Once your tank is cycled a once per week 75% is just fine, but not until your bacteria is well established. I would only do a 25% water change at most. If you are doing daily changes...

You can make a slit in the filter cartridge and remove the carbon. It is optional anyways. I would slowly replace your filter media with reuseable media anyways. Ceramic rings and sponges are more efficient.

If you are using Seachem Prime, it will detoxify the 0.25-0.5 ppm of ammonia, and your nitrogen cycle should take care of the rest within 24 hours. I would recheck your ammonia in 24-48 hours, see if it is still there. Yes the API kits are notorious for reading 0.25ppm when in fact they are at...

I use Nilocg Thrive for my all in one, and Seachem Flourish root tabs. They are working very well for me :)

I have heard that the new Fluval Planted 3.0 lights are amazing. They are WiFi enabled. You also can hook your lights into a smart plug and control on and off via Bluetooth too, if that is all you want to control. Cheaper than the fancy lights. Lol

Anyone else using the EI method for fertilizing their plants? https://rotalabutterfly.com/nutrient-calculator.php