installing the biomaster thermo today... more of a hassle than expected getting the hoses seated right. box and packaging still on the floor, tank's looking pretty full now.
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small fix
moss was drifting off the rock so re-tied a couple clumps with thread... rest is coming along well on its own, crypts finally pushing new leaves.
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trim day
water change plus a trim on the rotala, it was getting leggy... cleaned some diatoms off the dragon stone too.
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names
added the chili rasboras today... trying to name a few of them but they're impossible to tell apart. water's still a little cloudy but they seem fine.
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cycling
two weeks in... LFS guy mentioned dragon stone can leach a bit and swing pH early on. keeping an eye on it, ammonia's coming down slow.
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filled up
water's in, filter running... a bit hazy still. plants look tiny and sparse right now, lots of bare substrate showing. no fish yet.
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dry start
got the dragon stone placed today... no water yet. rearranged the pieces a few times before settling on this layout. bag of stratum still sitting next to the tank.
