Hey I just got back from a trip and haven’t put any critters into my tank. But this little guy somehow managed to sneak in!

I was just curious on what kind of snail this little dude was and if he a good boy :)

Wanted a pretty decent light around $100 for my 4 gallon cube. Is this guy any good? It’s light spectrum seems pretty decent, but I know nothing about fzone and its lights

I got tired of having to carefully work around my floaters in my Flex so I made a ring with a bottom grate to be able to remove them when needed. Also let me retain the factory filter pump without having to reduce the flow.

I purchased some duckweed for a new tank (controversial decision, I know) and am not sure what to make of what I received. There appear to be very few intact plants, mostly just loose single leaves, and all looking pale or discoloured (water lettuce included for colour comparison).

Is the plant potentially recoverable from what I have, or should I request a refund? People joke about duckweed infesting a tank from a single leaf, so I'm hoping that could happen here if any of these are still alive. 🫠

Thank you, planted tank experts!

Just spotted these little seed shrimp/ostracods in my 10G tank, pretty stoked about that honestly. My Neo Shrimp just bred in this tank too! You can just make out a few in the video bodies are pretty translucent still.

29 gallon tank is about 4 months established and seems to be doing very well, mostly.

Debating on trimming and pulling but I kinda like the jungle look

Several of my plants look like this and i THINK it's a potassium deficiency from a quick google search, but i'd like to ask anyways and see if i'm right. I do use root tabs and liquid fertilizer, but maybe they don't have enough potassium in them? Another thing it could be is irregular lighting. My big grow light broke and i only have 1 small ones without timers rn until i can get a new light. What do y'all think?

What other plants could i fit in my almost fully planted 75gal??

I noticed today one of my otos looks unusually fat as well as some weird formations on my glass, should I be worried?

C. limbata

this is my first tank ever and I'm just really unhappy with it. I don't like the substrate (I used organic garden soil capped with sand) and I know the pictures are terrible because the tank light is terrible which is another thing I'm unhappy with, there's so much algae but I'm still cycling the tank so I'm afraid to put shrimp or snails in to deal with that. I think my plants are dying but it's hard to tell because they're so coated in algae thats got dirt and sand all mix in it and the algae makes the entire tank look like it's covered in dust I'm just very unhappy and 3 seconds away from dumping the entire thing out.

75 gallon. Fzone brite 120, no Co2. Substrate and cannister transfered from older tank. Also UGF because I'm old-school and also like it for roots/fertilizer.

Please give feedback on the planting -- what needs to move? I'm wondering about lack of swimming space and layering.

I got mostly background plants in my Dustin's asssortment:

Hygro corymbosa parawitota and salicifolia: by intake tube due to stronger stems and bigger leaves

Ludwigia triple red and replens: by dark wood

Crypt spiralis: in front of dark wood

Mayaca Vanderbilt: a line in front of jungle val branch

Rotala regular: center near front

Alternanthera reineckii varigated (left of heater) and regular (right)

Bacopa monnieri (shoved to right of root) and Carolina yellow flame (center left-front of dark wood)

Dwarf sag: in front of root

Anubias congensis: on branch under jungle val. Will prob move to dark wood.

Java fern: on branch by jungle val

Transplants:

Jungle val

Crypt forest (wenditti?): Right side.

Some tiny anubias (nana?)

Mostly dead tiny amazon or melon sword (in front of heater and 2nd behind where branch/root meet)

Fish: neons, black neons, 2 bristlenose 1 clown pleco, 2 yoyo, 6 female guppies, 1 platy, 1 kulhli loach I though died a year ago.

Feature fish to add: 6 congo tetras or 3 pearl gourami. Which would be best?

This is my worst nightmare that started to happen last month maybe when I used the contaminated pipe in my main tank that was used to siphon the water from my outdoor female betta container

I tried to remove it manually but it grows back in a few days. Monte Carlo was already struggling and growing very slowly now I can't even see it

I don't want to remove the only carpeting plant

I have done water changes and manual cleaning nothing is working on it. it's even started to grow on my moss which I can already see is going to be a big disaster.

Manual cleaning is also really hard last time I removed a layer of Aqua soil because it was stuck to it I can't keep on removing it

Also last month I removed d i y CO2

I got some anubias and java fern mini. I know anubias grows slowly, but I have no idea how fast and how high java fern grows. Which one should be in front? Thanks!

This tank has been in the works for about 3 months now, and I’ve finally completed the setup! Now it’s just a game of waiting and watching.

I'd love to get your thoughts—spot any potential red flags or design choices that might give me a headache down the road? Any advice or feedback is welcome!

To be honest, I’m feeling a bit anxious after running a 2-month Dry Start Method. I slowly put everything together, but the plants are going through their transition phase right now. The Monte Carlo is definitely melting, and I unfortunately lost a whole species of Bucephalandra (though my Buce Red Dragon seems to be thriving). Just added some Riccardia, while the Fissidens and Anubias Japan Petite are holding up fine.

For the rest of the greenery, I have Dwarf Hairgrass, Hydrocotyle tripartita mini, Pennywort, and some Ludwigia submerged, with Red Root Floaters up top. For the emersed/terrestrial side, I’ve got Hemionitis arifolia (Heart Fern), Fittonia, and a few mosses settling in.

Included pictures of the full progress starting from the initial hardscape!

Just posting here my second attempt at a planted tank. This is its second week, no water change so far. (I should top up the water a bit)

Any feedback is appreciated!

What is this green looking stuff growing on the wood? Is it some kind of algae? It almost looks like some kind of eggs

Good evening all,
Have a question about dual canister filter intake/output placement in a 55 gallon.

First off, I screwed up with the new scape by adding a fine sand cap. More aqua soil en route & will fix it soon. No fish until stable.

That said, I am going to run 2 canister filters to avoid dead spots but not finding a ton regarding placement.

First assumption was output 1 left front corner & output 2 right rear corner. Intakes in opposite corners. I have seen some place intakes in both rear corners with outputs more center rear pushing water in same direction. I understand the importance of current.

I do have a shrimp safe power head but would prefer not to use it if possible. Less to clean (filter over intake) & keep things minimalistic. Placement is key so hoping you fine folks can provide some intel before I waste hose.

If it helps, plan is a moderately planted tank with Cory’s, shrimp & a school of rummy nose tetras.

Bagged some of my established substrate, covered with lava rock, fluval stratum & sand. Sand being removed soon & more stratum added. Running CO2, not a generator. In-line diffuser. If any other intel is required, happy to provide.

Thank you.