Recent content by DaemonPhantom

It's called "trust the process". It's difficult in the beginning, but well worth it. I set up this tank on 1/14/23, so it's been up for just over a month. I love the growth I've seen and I'm hoping to add some neocaridina "blue dream" soon. I haven't had any algae at all which is unusual since...

It's free at my lfs, so I'd rather drive 5 minutes to go pick up dog food and also test the water for free.

I'm trying to follow that guide. All I did was add substrate, plants, a filter, and a heater. Nothing else had been added to the tank. I was planning on adding Stability at the 14 day mark after retesting and go from there. I'm avoiding buying a test kit because my lfs uses the API freshwater...

I'm currently cycling a 5gal tank for a planted nano shrimp tank. It's been exactly a week since I set up the tank with plants. I expected some plants to melt, but the rate at which some are melting is crazy. I have some crypts which are doing well and pearlweed, but the rotala h'ra and...

I went ahead and purchased a 5g tank with an LED light. I have some pea gravel on hand for substrate and I purchased some plants online to get things started. Still deciding whether to do a double sponge filter or an UGF, but I have over a week before the plants arrive so I'm going to think...

Like I said, all I can get is a 5g. It doesn't matter how many times a 10g is mentioned - a 5g is all I can do and that's not changing.

Doesn't matter to me. I don't have a preference.

I knowwwwww. I hate that 5g are more expensive, but where I live sucks and I can't get a 10g. I could maybe push a 7.5g, but those are even more expensive.

The reason why I'm going for a 5g is because it's all I have room for currently.