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Great question... Unless you know the general range of your water, it's hard to know when to use the high vs low range pH tests and the whole point of the test is to figure out what range your in! You can either ask your local fish store what your local water pH is, or you can get a digit pH meter, which is what I use. Link for it -> amzn.to/3yvDM3b

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Thanks! What kind of shrimp do you have and what are you fishing for?

Thanks for dropping a comment, glad I could help!

Oh no, I'm sorry to hear that! What kind of shrimp were they?

Hey, thanks for the comment! The tank is still up and running with no issues. The bigger the tank, the more likely I would be to not take any chances and just go ahead and reseal the whole thing. I would probably reseal the bottom for the 75.

Hey, thanks for dropping a comment! It's definitely my favorite place to stop by and clean 😻

Thanks so much!

Can never have too many plants in an aquarium 💚

😊 I do have a good life that I'm grateful for... I worked for many different people and companies, finally had it with working for other people and started my business up. It's taken me 3 years to fully support myself financially with my business. Worked many nights and weekends on top of other jobs to grow my clientele up to this point. I'm not that business save, so if I can do it, I'm sure you can too!

@@freshflowaquatics right on man that's very inspiring.

Thanks, that's really nice of you! The hot water trick is great... I couldn't tell you how many glass lily pipes and CO2 diffusers I have mangled through the years 🤣

Thanks! It was roughly 4 months. I could have probably filmed a little earlier, I just hadn't been by to do that!

Thanks so much!

Thanks @vassetz 😁🐟

Glad to help!

No problem, glad it was helpful and thanks for dropping a comment!

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Glad it helped, thanks!

Thanks for dropping a comment! Hope the reseal goes well. I only take the time and effort to do this for tanks that are no longer in circulation - unique dimensions.

🤣 Another baldy & bearded fish nerd from across the ocean.

Lol, plants go in next its a new tank dude

@@freshflowaquatics 🤣🤣😂😂 wtf are you talking about everyone does it different but that is not true, plants go in first so you don’t have to stick plants on top of root tabs or possibly not sink them in enough. It’s best to put plants and roots in and then add a root tab for every ONE PLANT 1 tab = 1 plant. You don’t need that many either way to much you’re going to over toxify your water and pollute the crap out of it. Especially if it’s a new tank you want to slowly add everything and establish the water and good bacteria from the bad. Unless your entire tank is going to be plants which I assume it’s not this is obviously for show and demonstration on how to put them in your tank but is not the right way to do it. This is clearly just a how to video in a bare tank you don’t need to justify it.

There's directions on the back about how many to use, just followed that.

@@freshflowaquatics WAY TO MANY IDC WHAT THE Directions say it’s 1 tab for 1 plant and you are going to create algae grow and other bad toxins that can pollute the water. Unless this tank is only going to be plants that make’s sense. But sticking that many is ridiculous you’ll get the same results with 1 tab for 1 plant. Ridiculous probably some Chinese bought plant tabs. Watch father fish he will teach you everything you need to know.

@@freshflowaquatics you read that wrong or did something completely wrong. Or bought those root tabs from China. They don’t look like any of the name brand or big branded aquarium products. Maybe it’s not a lot of whatever they put in the pills, you shouldnt have to put that much in the tank. It’s overkill to the max. Either way just trying to help good luck and hopefully it works out for you dealing with ick in one of my tanks with angel fish, bala sharks, clown plecos, upside cats, and a few other including a tiger moray eel. Only a few fish have it and I caught it early thankful but I’m in the process of changing a lot so it’s not a surprise.Sometimes it happens. Just adding in more live plants and other things that change the water/ chemistry of everything. Time for a ick solution and water changes. Have a good one hopefully you figure it out but in my opinion which is irrelevant in the long run that’s to many in the tank and if that’s what it’s calling for then you need to get new tabs.

Lol, thanks John and glad you liked it! My friend who owns Compost Queen, local composting biz got me a move commercial slot at the Lyric on Earth Day so this video was specifically for that... on the BIG SCREEN 🎬

Sounds like you got a spoiled betta! In a good way 😊

It depends on the situation. For hardy fish in a brightly lit room I prefer to get them out of the bag quick. If it's a sensitive species then I'll slowly add water from the tank to the bag. I'll generally do that in a room where I can close the blinds and turn the light off, which I couldn't do here cause I was at a client's house. It's kind of a tradeoff though cause being in the bag is stressful for the fish too. It's generally good practice to do that though, good question!

@@freshflowaquatics I think there are some aquarium bags that are mostly opaque, which prevents most of the light from entering, but are transparent at the top so you can see into them. I can’t find anything about that online, unfortunately.

@@hypanusamericanus9058 Yes, I've seen those at some of the nicer LFS. Sadly I'm stuck with the clear most of the time!

Hey from across the ocean! Thanks for dropping a comment!

Thanks, hope it was helpful!

Good to know, thanks for sharing!

Agreed, never leave them out for more than a week or so! I always empty after harvesting

Definitely should, I bet you're tired of mosquitoes living where you do!

Thanks so much for the nice comment @saucebizz !!

Thanks Audra! I love the little cheapy used tanks

Henry is very passionate about used aquariums, lol

Lol, he gets really excited in the beginning but looses interest pretty quick!

Lol, sometimes it needs a replanting. My pleco keeps messing with it.

Thanks for dropping a comment! Maintenance on the small tanks is so much more relaxing 😊

Glad it was helpful - thanks for dropping a comment from across the pond!

lol what up catdaddy4twenty - Yeah would have been nice but it's still my favorite little all in one aquarium. Glad Fish Guild Corp came out with these mods

Thank you! hope it was helpful.

I've never grown them to maturity. I know that you can buy kits for kids to raise them through their full life cycle. You can try feeding them some spirulina powder. I'm not sure how long they can go for without eating. I like to feed them pretty close to hatching, cause they still have their yolk sacs with them, that's the super nutritious part!

@@freshflowaquatics Okay so they might last for a day without food and then die. Can I freeze them like making them into cubes and then keeping in a fridge would last longer!

@@JeffreyLucille Check this one out, this is the best way to freeze them so you can easily break off a chunk and feed. Depending on how many fish you have, the full cubes might be too much. th-cam.com/users/shortsrtw6GYM8Rt0

Fish waste contains nitrates and other elements that plants need to grow. If you have enough of it in your tank, then all you need to do is supplement with micros, which are not found in fish waste. There should never be enough fish food or decaying plant matter laying around in a tank that it would contribute to nutrient load IMO. If you're looking for an exact process to follow, measure your nitrates. If they are around or under 10, consider adding both micros and macros. If they are over then just use micros... If your plants still look like they could be growing better with only using micros, try some macros too. One thing to note though is that there are other elements important for plant growth. I'm only talking nutrition in this video, but light, flow, CO2 if you want, etc

@@freshflowaquatics ty for very informative

Thanks so much, glad it was helpful! 🌿

That's really cool! I love looking at the natural local exhibits, they definitely are a great educational tool. I think that sometimes I'm a little bit on the paranoid end when it comes to parasites cause I don't want to introduce anything or suggest something that results in other people introducing parasites into their tanks. I know a lot of people collect from nature and have no issues 😊

Thanks! I used a lot of silicone at the top when I put it back on, holds everything together. The brace was already cracked when I started taking it off. This tank had really been through the works 🤣

My fish definitely enjoy eating them!! 🍤

I currently have them in my 75 gallon with glow light danios and kubotai rasboras. The tank teh video was filmed in, they were in a 36 gallon with some endler guppies, a peacock gudgeon and 2 bajo catfish.

Congrats - you're gonna have lots of fun!

🤣 I feel like you deserve an award for purging the duckweed. That's no easy task!

@@freshflowaquatics It was definitely not easy. Was able to remove it from 2 tanks manually but the 3rd I had to tear down completely. It was due for a rescape so I was okay with it thoughz

Ohhh yeah!!! The tank Henry is drinking out of has the fish from the old 75 and ive been slowly adding them in now that it's cycled. Maybe do a video on that in a month!

@@freshflowaquatics awesome