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    Yup that works too, I tired, but keeping the outlet pipe balanced was abit of a mission and it's not a wide outlet pipe

    I'm sure a lily pipe will be much better for the distribution of air bubbles

    Something else to add to the tank :thumbup:
     
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    Been on and off the forum checking whats been going on here is something i enjoy doing,

    My tank has been running for about a year now, i look back at the pictures and see how things have changed so i thought id give an update

    I still have my Nerite zebra snail that was introduced first to the tank as well as a spotted and horned nerite

    The 4 red female shrimp i originally had have died off but i did get two red berried shrimp that has now turned into about 25 shrimp

    I tried keeping blue bolts ..... :oops:

    And the white cloud minnows are not in anymore, they do eat shrimplets :tt2:

    Gained two amano shreemp and a hillstream loach :thumbup:
    about 5 months ago

    The onion bag is still working lekker for my filter inlet

    On my second soda stream bottle

    Ill add some pics below
     
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    Looking lovely @Lou and nice to hear from you!
     
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    Those loaches are so cute and entertaining, and the cherry shrimp really pop against the green!
     
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    @anewday very entertaining they are! This is my first one, I've had brown and khuli loaches before

    I'm super happy with the tank now, especially with a cup of coffee

    Peaceful
     
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    Super excited, I see a berried shrimp in the tank :D

    lights are off at the moment, ill post some pics tmo
     
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    Morning surprise, there are two berried shreemp :thumbup:
     
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    Got any shrimplets yet?
     
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    @Whoknows one of these day's I'm sure there will be some :cool:
     
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    Should take 2 weeks
     
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    Saw the tiniest shreemp last night, i don't know how I was even able to see the little bugger, but I did and I'm sure there are more of them

    will post some pics this weekend, can see some other new berried females

    Happy Friday Everyone !

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    About a week ago the tank co2 ran out

    Today the tank has started its 3rd sodastream co2 bottle

    With 1ml scape complete fertilizer every day the Monte Carlo continues to creep around the tank and' Im sure one of these days it'll cover all the bottom

    Still struggling to find the newly born shrimps
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    Posting what I've been able to see so far
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    Added some Eriocaulon sp Vietnam today :cool:

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    Added more ceramic rings in the canister, that's all that's in there, along with the coarse foam and ceramic rings that came with the filter.

    This is the oldest member of the tank
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    Some more pics :)

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    Beautiful and healthy :thumbup:
     
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    Decided to do a rescape with some potting soil :)
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    Looks good :thumbup:
     
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