Recent content by SnuggleBug’sMama

Awesome! I’m currently boiling it now.

Someone else on another group said it developed a biofilm, but snails or shrimp clear that right up. I have a few Cherry shrimp in there, so they will love that!

Has anyone used spider wood in their tanks? Found this neat piece, but never heard it mentioned before. TIA!

Any tips on changing substrate on a tank that’s already set up? I’d like to eventually change the sand from white to black, but don’t want to completely throw off the balance... Picture of tank in question.

Has anyone used Moka Terracotta in their aquarium? I’ve never heard of it before, but really like the look...

I second the heat and salt treatment for Ich! I found I had excellent results with that method in a quarantine tank years ago.

Okay, I got 6in1 test strips and was able to measure hardness. It’s measuring as hard (I think the area runs about 128ppm hardness). This is the conditioned water before adding to the tank.

I wish. It this point t it’s just filtered through my Brita. Probably doesn’t do much but make me feel a little better lol! I’ll have to see if I can get a water hardness test kit.

So I realized I only grabbed PH strips, but here is a start. This is the PH of the water after treatment that I would be putting in. I’ll be filling it throughout the day tomorrow. Filter media and sand is being kept under water and aerated.