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I didn’t notice it as soon as I should’ve because I’ve been working double shifts for the past week but 3 days ago I noticed ick on all of my tetras in my community tank. I immediately dosed it with top fin ick remedy and am now half way through the treatment. When I first noticed it I counted around 10 tetras in my tank ( I have a very heavily planted tank so accurately counting is impossible) but today while doing my water change as directed I could only count 3 or 4 tetras. I found the corpse of one along with my female betta, my betta seemed a little sick yesterday but not near to the extent of my tetras so it caught me off guard.

I’ve had ick before and treated it but I’ve never had this rapid of a decline before. My water perimeters and perfect and have been the most stable they’ve ever been in the two years I’ve had this tank. I also haven’t introduced any new livestock in months so I’m confused on how this outbreak even began.

Does anyone have any advice?

I’ve finally got my 10 and 20 gallon tanks to a point where I barely need to do any water changes, however because it’s summer they’re evaporating a lot more. If I’m just topping them off do I treat the whole tank or do I attempt to treat my 5 gallon jug?

I use prime conditioner so for my 20 gallon I need half a cap, my 10 gallon needs a quarter cap and that’s already difficult enough to get proper amounts. If I tried to treat my 5 gallon jug I would have to put an 1/8 of a cap which is like 2 drops.

Is it possible to overdose a tank when it comes to treating it? If my water parameters are perfect would dosing the whole tank do more bad than good?

I really wish I could take a photo of these worms but they are so small my phone camera can’t pick them up

I assumed they were planaria that came with my new shrimp so I dosed my tank with z-1 aquarium bio protector. After a week I dosed it a second time because I still could see some worms on the glass.

It’s now been 2 weeks since my first dose and I still see worms everywhere, maybe slightly less than before but still a considerable amount.

They are really small, white worms. I can’t see the head shape too well because they’re so young but I can’t see a distinct triangle shape.

The guy I got the shrimp from imports all of his stock from Vietnam I believe, so could these be a different kind of worm? I’m really confused because nothing is killing them.

What should I do to get rid of them? Should I let them grow to see if they’re actually planaria or should I just keep dosing my tank and hope they die?

I’m pretty new to having stretched ears and I’m currently up to a 6 gauge. I recently ordered two sets of plugs that cost me close to $80 on Etsy as the size and style of the plugs I wanted are very hard to find in my country.

I bought them assuming I would have to stretch to 4 gauge to get them in however when they came I measured the flairs to be all the way up to 2 gauge. I bought them for my graduation next month and my ears are super sensitive so I can’t nor do I want to stretch them up that big that fast

I also don’t really know if I want to go up to two gauge because I’m still young and want to make sure I still like them as I age before I go past the point of no return.

The seller told me I can’t return them so I’m just wondering if this is a normal amount to size up the flair or if I was scammed and now out of a ton of money.

I just have to share this because it is genuinely so mind blowing and life altering for me. I hope that this doesn’t go against guidelines.

A little backstory, I am currently 18, my addiction started with alcohol when I was 13 and grew to opiates when I was 14. I was forced into sobriety off of pills when I was 15 because my dealer was trying to kill me bc he was in intense psychosis and my ex decided to make him think that I was out to get him (insane I know).
Anyway I went through withdraws (absolute hell btw) but continued to drink and smoke VERY heavily to fill the void of not having pills.

I continued this cycle of drinking and smoking nearly everyday until this last month, I knew I had an issue and tried to get sober many times but I always ended up relapsing within a week or two. The mental addiction was crippling, even if I knew I shouldn’t use I always ended up convincing myself that I needed “just one more hit” every time something even remotely stressful came up.

My friend gave me some shrooms and I did a lot of research before hand on them to make sure that they weren’t addictive because I was really nervous that it could lead me back to opiates, as it’s the first drug I’ve taken other than legal weed and alcohol in 3 years.

First I microdosed a couple times to get a feel before I actually tripped. Then a few weeks ago I finally took a full dose

When I tell you my life has been changed it has. I sat down lit a candle and did some breath work and meditation. I was able to work through all of my past trauma and realize that I didn’t need or want any of the substances I was taking. I cried A LOT and it really healed me as someone whose emotions have been numb since 12 years old.

After my trip, I put my weed in a cabinet and poured my alcohol down the drain. I no longer crave any of them. I smoke once or twice on the weekends sometimes, but for the first time ever, I don’t feel the need to smoke 10 times a night every night just to fall asleep. I don’t crave opiates at all anymore, before when I wasn’t drunk or high on weed, taking a pill was all I would think about. Sobriety now feels normal…

Another big factor I think this worked so well for me is because at 18, I am currently about to have my life completely change, I’ve been accepted into post secondary, I’m about to move out into my own place, so the trip really helped me start fresh and reset my reality before everything changes. I’ve finally let go of the past!!!

You do need to be in the right headspace if you decide to do this though, I knew that I needed to get sober so this was just an extra push towards sobriety. Please do tons of research before hand. The r/shrooms subreddit gave me a lot of good advice. I hope this can help someone who felt the same way I did for so many years :)

When looking into this laptop one of the big deciders for me was the exceptional battery life, however after purchasing I haven’t been super impressed with it. I left it fully charged sitting on my table off for around 3 days and when I went to turn it on it was fully dead. Also I decided to test to see how long the battery lasts while playing a video and it only made around 10 hours. ( I was expecting closer to 17 from the reviews I seen)

I’ve only had cheap laptops in the past so I assumed that one that cost 4 times what I normally pay would be much better

I purchased the computer at Best Buy in Canada and I have 9 days to return it so I’m torn if I should take it back or just live with it.

Is this normal for this laptop?
Edit: it’s Model: 83HM0054CF