I decided to start my first tank to keep me sane during this period. Day 10 of my natural tank, no CO2, no fert, >70% plants survived, some pearling and some growth - which is better than expectation.
1. However I saw some detritus worms the other day, and seems they are increasing. While I tried to change water daily and clean the gravel with a gravel cleaning hose, I could not keep changing water because I dechlorinate by letting tap water out for 24hrs and having water bowls lining up my balcony everyday is not desirable.
2. I think some brown algae are creeping up as they shown on the rubber cup holding my thermometer.
For both issues I think they stemmed from decaying plants as the tank hasn't reach balance, tap water not fully cleaned...
=> Solutions:
1. Seachem Safe/Prime to help the water change regime, save me some time too.
2. Cheapo hang-on filter to get rid of flying and decay particles.
3. Snail/Shrimp to fight the algae and increasing number of detritus worm.
For solution (3) - I'm hitting the wall right now
. Are there anyway to find some snail and shrimp? I don't even need the fancy ones... If selling and buying are not possible, can trade or giveaway happen?
Day 10 tank:
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