old heater was reading off so swapped in a new eheim jager today, box still on the floor by the stand.
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week 12
hairgrass is finally spreading and the crypts pushed some new leaves, moss is filling out on the wood too. hygrophila pinnatifida is the one lagging, barely any new growth and a couple older leaves melted off, not sure if its light or just adjusting still.
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week 9ish
algae situation got away from me a bit, some kind of green fuzz on the hygrophila and a film on the glass thats back within a day of scraping it. cut the photoperiod down and dosing less thrive to see if that helps, kind of annoyed at myself for letting it go this long.
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first fish in
added the neon tetras today. floated them to match temp then drip acclimated over maybe 20 min before netting into the tank, no losses so far and theyre already schooling around the hairgrass.
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week 2
water cleared up fast but its just sand and bare-looking plants staring back at me, no fish yet and its testing me. i know the holding pattern is the point but i keep checking on it like something will change overnight.
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filled today
water in, filter running, hazy as expected.
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day 0
spent way more time than planned with a level on top of the stand, floor in this house is not as flat as it looks. shimmed one corner with a bit of scrap wood, hardscape is just sitting dry in there for now, no water yet.
