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  1. Susan Edwards

    School’s in!

    I love silver dollars. Had them years ago
  2. Susan Edwards

    The BEAST

    Wow, what a great fish! And huge!
  3. Susan Edwards

    Dream Tank 2 72g Freshwater Planted Tank

    5 weeks. Lots of carpeting and even areas that need to be trimmed. Am thinking of taking the trimmings and planting in a container- instead of replanting in tank as the trimmings will be so small-basically a dry start and then when they form a nice mat, planting them where needed. But I might...
  4. Susan Edwards

    Dream Tank 2 72g Freshwater Planted Tank

    Back from the funeral for my aunt. I had shut off the co2 and put 2 airstones in. Got a pump that plugs in and if power goes out, will run 8 hrs. Got home and it was off. The power strip it was plugged into, the switch's light doesn't work, so it was never charging.... Lucky all okay. Figured...
  5. Susan Edwards

    Dream Tank 2 72g Freshwater Planted Tank

    My hair algae is going away finally. The only place in the tank is on my mosses. Not sure if it's a combo of me pulling or attempting to do so, or the otos/shrimp/corys, or because my tank is maturing a bit. I've also stopped dosing liquid fertilizer. So I'll hold off another week. Shutting my...
  6. Susan Edwards

    Dream Tank 2 72g Freshwater Planted Tank

    Week 4. Tank still a bit murky--not crystal clear from the ends. Trying a water clarifier and will see how it is. Did a 5% water change. Need to get a new brute can and wheel base. Saltwater ruined the one I had. Did filter maintenance. I may opt to use media on the 4 bottom trays, then a...
  7. Susan Edwards

    Dream Tank 2 72g Freshwater Planted Tank

    so I think my betta has fin rot. Debating treating him in tank or putting him back in the old tank. I'll use the api melafix or the api fin and tail rot. The tail rot comes today the mela tomorrow Both should be okay for shrimp and snails. I think it would be more stressful to put him back in...
  8. Susan Edwards

    Dream Tank 2 72g Freshwater Planted Tank

    15 Cardinal Tetras and 6 nerite snails going in. Over the weekend, I'll get 5 neon and 5 glowlight for my single fish. Maybe a few black neons so there is at least several of each type. Looking at my 3 zebra danios, I swear thtey've grown or fattened up! that's it for additions for 2 weeks...
  9. Susan Edwards

    How difficult is planted compared to reef

    I'll add in here now that I've had my freshwater set up 3 weeks. I find it so much easier, even with algae coming on. To stay ahead of it, I have the right livestock and got them in fast (tank almost instantly cycled with used media). What I like is there is less equipment-canister filter with...
  10. Susan Edwards

    Dream Tank 2 72g Freshwater Planted Tank

    My tank is a hive of activity. busy cleaners, and swimming fish! The new chrimp are all over doing their thing, and I even saw an amano. Haven't seen any since the first day when I saw 1. Once. Maybe with the reds, they'll be out now. Pics of the shrimpy gang and signs of new plant growth...
  11. Susan Edwards

    Dream Tank 2 72g Freshwater Planted Tank

    discus prob won't work with my parmeters but I do love them. I think I'm going for 12-15 rummy's and 12-15 galaxies. Those are next in 2 weeks with 4 hillstream loaches. then 15-20 rainbow forktails. Maybe less if I decide on black bar endlers. Love the neon colors. 8 congo tetras last most...
  12. Susan Edwards

    Dream Tank 2 72g Freshwater Planted Tank

    I was looking to put in galaxy rasboras (celestrial pearl danios) I'll haave to see their schooling behavior I've read at higher temps they don't color up as well. so rummy's are possible
  13. Susan Edwards

    Dream Tank 2 72g Freshwater Planted Tank

    3 weeks today. -ammonia zero! -embers are now shoaling instead of their tight school. Means they are comfortable . Even seeing them eating though the food is so small its hard to see lol's -co2 seems to be getting to the greens. Turned it down just a tad. This still makes me nervios haha...
  14. Susan Edwards

    Dream Tank 2 72g Freshwater Planted Tank

    looks like my ammonia is zero finally. I'll test again in the morning and prob keep doing it to be sure the soil is done leeching
  15. Susan Edwards

    Dream Tank 2 72g Freshwater Planted Tank

    wondering if this flow is enough. one end very calm for betta and floating plant.debating whether to add bigger oase surface skimmer hang on back filter or go back to stand in/outs that came with the oase. Keep getting this real fine white on surface. Maybe from the betta bubble nest which is...
  16. Susan Edwards

    Dream Tank 2 72g Freshwater Planted Tank

    Thank you for this tip. I love my light screen!
  17. Susan Edwards

    Dream Tank 2 72g Freshwater Planted Tank

    I am seriously impressed with Dan's fish online. I ordered 20 ember tetras and they came in 20 bags! And half that many cool packs lol's. I choose them as they quarintin their fish and the fish they receive are not crowded in bags. So far this morning, all new fish from yesterday accounted for...
  18. Susan Edwards

    Dream Tank 2 72g Freshwater Planted Tank

    Took my 3 dogs to petsmart to be groomed and brought home some fish... These were planned, not whim. There is a lot of algae and biofilm and the place I'm getting most of my fish is out of octos and the green corys which I think are the 2 I have. So I picked up 6 tiny octos and 4 tiny corys...
  19. Susan Edwards

    Dream Tank 2 72g Freshwater Planted Tank

    Well, 10 amano shrimp in the tank. Good luck spying one! Lost one when it jumped before getting it in. Dang!! They are so small. Might never see them. This pic is proof I have them lol's tank filtering much better today. Moving the inlet and adding the oase surface skimmer seems to have...
  20. Susan Edwards

    Dream Tank 2 72g Freshwater Planted Tank

    a bit of frustration today. took the oase prefilter out to clean the sponges. didn't know that the bottom piece fell out. didn't sound right. took it apart again, and then completely apart. found the piece at the bottom. Put it back together. still not sounding right. this time, took baskets out...
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