u/No_Salamander4948

Hello, i’m having trouble identifying my pH lately. I just got new tests from Sera which are not yet past the expiration date. In the first place i’m struggling to tell if its 7.5 or 8.0 due to the lighting. Its definitely in that range though. But here comes the second challenge: Before buying the Sera test i had a pH test from Tetra, not an all in one kit, just a pH test box. I got this one from my local pet shop which isn’t a very organized/tidy store at times so the products (especially the aquarium ones) can sometimes seem forgotten or unchecked. Including some of the tests having a thin layer of dust, i urgently needed a pH test back then so i went with it. This test has been giving me some scares because i’ve definitely seen it reach 8.5-9 but i made improvements in my tank that should lower that little by little. The test also appeared to go to a lighter blue at some point so i was assuming that progress though last night it seemed darker again than the picture you’re looking at. Now for the expiration date: I couldn’t find one on the kit at all. Thats why my trust relies on the Sera kit i just got but i want to know Reddit’s opinion because the Tetra test shows a solid 8.5 right now while the Sera test is a debatable 7.5 or 8. I can’t imagine an expired test showing difference bigger than 0.5-1.0 and i dont know if an expired test happens to rather show higher results by any change (than lower) but please let me know!

EDIT: It wasn’t a liquid pudding, it was supposed to stiffen into a jelly pudding. I can’t change the title unfortunately.

EDIT 2: No, it did not happen to be by the brand “Jell-O”. I’m not American, the brand was Dr. Oetker, the product is called “Kookpudding”, kook being “cook” or “boil” in my native language. Box image showed a jelly shaped chocolate pudding and the instructions said to pour it in a mold and let it sit to stiffen. I can assure that was the point. My family shops lower-in-fat milk which is probably been the issue

EDIT 3: yes the way my hand is holding everything at once looks a little funny, and yes it was cramped and uncomfortable

Beautiful tank but so overstocked

My mom got me a shrimp covered shirt around the same time i just homed my shrimp. Honestly feel more like a pond keeper with this vest on but i keep shrimp and you have to be able to tell from my shirt (not sure i added the right tag for this but oh well)

Name one thing she did right in this video

Look at my fabulous baby. He was very busy grooming himself and i managed to snap this pic of him. Does this count as a full 🦐 pose?

Im curious because he sticks out and i feel like hes male. Idk why, just a feeling. I failed to sex my bird in the past by assuming hes male until he laid eggs so im curious if i carried my stupid assumptions down to my shrimp too.

Saw this on my vinted homepage, box says its 5L but it honestly looks 10x10x10 cm (1L) or is that just me?