So I just noticed what I believe is a crack in the tank. It does not come off with warm water or rubbing something against it. It just right under where the top frame is. I’d assume it will develop into a larger issue over time so now i’ll have to start over? I’m about 3 weeks into cycling so it is not stocked yet.
1st pic is may 1st and other pic is may 6th. Pic of tank included. I had recently started cycling a 10gal tank and my PH was sticking around 8 but now it significantly lower when starting a 20gal long. I PH tested my tap water but it’s essentially clear? Tried multiple times and feel like I haven’t had issues with the accuracy of the test solutions prior.
Trying to figure out a slightly cheaper combo. I was using p1 doppler m9 and low ft nocts, but I don't wanna have as much money in the game so I'm trying to dial it back a bit. Whats the best of these 3 or any other combo suggestions in 1000ish range?
Currently cycling this tank, about almost 2 weeks in. I did have a tank cycling prior about a month in but restarted with this one. So I did reuse the filter and kept the bio media. Having some growth which I assume is algae on my plants. A lot of brown spots that cling onto them, when prodding them a bit a good amount falls off. Also noticing hair algae growth which i’ve started to manually remove to the best of my ability. I used root tabs, mainly putting one in clusters of plants. Lights are on about 8-10 hours a day. Do I decrease how long they get light? Keep manually removing? or something else? thanks!
So I got a floating line to keep my frogbit from getting drowned by the hob filter but now the water is pretty still causing biofilm to develop on it. Is there a better solution or is it just having to pick between the two?