Swapped the heater for a new one - simple job on paper, took me three tries to get the cord routing not look like a mess behind the stand.
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week 12
Coralline finally creeping onto the bare spots - fixed a frag that kept sliding off its plug, just needed more glue. Small thing but it was bugging me.
Grow-in progressPhoto Date
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day 46
Water change turned into a whole afternoon - meant to do 20 minutes, ended up scrubbing glass and chasing detritus for two hours. Worth it, tank looks sharper.
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day 30
Royal gramma went in first, bag bobbing at the surface for a while. Little guy shot straight into a rock crevice and hasn't been seen since. Rude but understandable.
First fish going inPhoto Date
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day 14
Ammonia and nitrite finally dropping - rock's got that thin brown film going on but numbers look right. Small win, I'll take it.
Cycling, still sparsePhoto Date
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day 3
Filled her - filled it up, filter running, staring at empty water like something's supposed to happen. Nothing's supposed to happen yet. Still staring.
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day 0
Rock's in, no water yet - my roommate walked by and asked if I was building a tiny mountain range. Fair.
