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- Fish, corals & invertsSep 15, 5:33 AM↳ Picking a clownfish pair for the 40 breederJust dont mix species. Ocellaris with ocellaris. Maroons will beat up anything.
- Parameters & stabilityAug 23, 5:33 PM↳ Alk dropping almost 1 dKH overnight?Checked the doser. After I reset it the schedule was set to 12 hours instead of 24, so it was dumping everything during the day. Fixed it and now I'm 8.1 in the morning and 8.3 at night.
- Pests & diseaseAug 4, 7:33 PM↳ Aiptasia showing up everywhere, peppermint shrimp or berghia?Berghia are the sure thing but theyre pricey and they starve once the aiptasia are gone. In a 20 I'd try one peppermint first. Make sure its an actual Lysmata wurdemanni, a lot of stores sell the wrong shrimp.
- Equipment & lightingJul 18, 4:33 PM↳ Skimmer overflows every time I feedMost people do exactly that. Mine is on a smart plug and shuts off for 20 min at feeding time. Easy fix.
- Beginners & cyclingJul 3, 6:33 PM↳ Brown dust all over the sand 3 weeks in, did I mess up?Smart. Cleanup crew first, then one fish, then wait. Also run your lights shorter for now, like 6 hours. Helps with the brown stuff.
- Freshwater fish, plants & invertsJun 19, 4:25 AM↳ First betta — 5 gallon enough or am I setting myself up?Sounds like you're doing it right. Post a pic when the blue guy moves in — halfmoons always photograph like they're mad at you.
- Freshwater fish, plants & invertsJun 19, 3:51 AM↳ First betta — 5 gallon enough or am I setting myself up?Snail might be ok, nerite usually. Some bettas are jerks and will nip at antennae. I'd add the betta first, let him settle a week, then snail if he's not flaring at everything that moves. Also — lid. They jump. Ask me how I know.