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Hi Lorenzo. I have mine planted in a 5.5 Aqueon which is only 10 inches tall. They're about 6 inches tall. My light sits on top of the tank so lighting is quite strong. A 20 tall is roughly 17 inches tall. Without knowing how powerful your light is, I'd imagine if you grew them, they'd stretch taller.

Hi Scott! The cardinalis are the only plants in the bunch that are still going strong. To be fair, all of these plants were purchased right before covid hit and I really didn't care for them the way I could have. The cardinalis have stayed fairly compact. I have them planted in Fluval Stratum. Haven't been using ferts or root tabs and somehow they just keep on going for me. Goodluck on your first planted tank Scott!

Thank you!! And thank you for watching!

Thank you Mr Aquatic NEWS!

Alonso, 10 psi is really low, it should read at least 40, but ideally it should read around 60 psi (double check for your specific units sweet spot psi). The yellow "T" (drain line) valve arrives mostly open. Slowly closing it should increase the psi. If you're still having trouble with getting your unit to produce RO water, I'd contact the company. AquaFX have really good customer service. Hope everything works out for you Alonso!

Hi Alison, out of all of the plants I have on that counter, the cardinalis are the only ones still alive. I will say though, the tank has been set up for just over a year now but those plants are only about 3 inches tall despite the back of the package claiming they grow between 10-24". I did experience some plant melt in the very beginning. They are planted in Fluval Stratum substrate, no CO2 and no added ferts. Thanks so much for watching (I know it wasn't easy, I was super sick when I filmed this) and hoping for the best for your plants! Goodluck :)

Thanks for responding. I planted them in a nano tank in the background in fluval stratum also. They look so pretty in the store I couldn’t resist.

I planted the same "cardinalis" plants in my tank along with some of the topfin bacopa and their java moss padd. I'm about 2 weeks into them growing and all signs point towards the java moss and cardinalis growing well. The bacopa jury is still out. Seems to be no change yet for better or worse.

Hello SnippetsHub :) The blue on this handsome betta is now everywhere except around the bulge part of his left eye that remained white. I see no red at all. I do however see a slight metallic teal/green sheen depending on how the light hits his scales. Hope this answer was helpful to you. Thanks for watching!!

@@jengsaquatics689 Thanks for replying. Oh that's interesting. By any chance do you use rock salt/Himalayan salt for your tank, or any other type?

Indeed! He is now fully navy blue with some sporadic metallic teal scales with big white eyes. I've named him Cookie Monster...looks just like him, minus the fur of course ;) He's enjoying his 10 gallon all to himself...so spoiled lol

Hello! My betta is now 100% blue. Last week part of his tail started turning white, but it is now back to dark blue all over. Thank you for watching!

But the blue looks diffrent I wish I can see some updates with videos in near future.... Cheers thanks for your reply

Hi Farajaraf. I wish I had an update on these plants. I put them in a small 5 gallon very temporary tank which I intended for a new tank build. With the chaos this virus has caused I never got the new tank up and running. Needless to say, the plants aren't in good shape due to the lack of attention on my part. It wouldn't be fair to do a review on these at this time but I'm willing to repurchase and give them a real shot once things get back to normal. Thanks for checking in!! :)

Hi Nayan Mistry, the stock light that comes with the Fluval Spec does in fact work with a timer (doesn't come default though, you have to buy one). You just will never have the blue moonlight function. It will only be on/off, which is perfectly fine in my opinion. Thank you for watching!! :)

@@jengsaquatics689 thanks for the quick response, really appreciate it. How are you finding the tank, besides having removed the back compartment. I am thinking of buying one for my bedroom and having a super delta betta in there, but I wasn't sure if the lights can be used with a timer. How is the betta?

@@nayanmistry4641 The tank is beautiful. It's what got me into fish keeping. The dimensions are quite small , long but narrow (it is 5 gallons/19 litres) so it's to be expected. However you will decorate it, keep in mind you will have you wipe down the glass, so leave room or have things that can easily be moved for cleaning. Plenty of space for a single betta. You will have to add an intake sponge or something to baffle the outflow as even at the lowest output on the pump, can be too much flow for a betta. The tank comes with everything you need except a heater, so for the price, it is worth it. My betta is well, but no longer lives here. I gave him to a friend of mine who was feeling a little too isolated with the stay at home orders that have been put in place due to the virus. She calls me often to thank me for her new friend :) Totally worth the loss to know she's so happy!

@@jengsaquatics689 that awesome, I hope the isolation is not dampening your spirit either! I already have a 53 gallon fluval tank in the living room but wanted a betta tank for my bedroom. There is so much choice its difficult to know which is best suited without knowing the facts. I'd shot listed the fluval spec v and fluval flex 9 gallon tank, but for a single fish the spec seems the best. Thanks again for the info and stay safe 😉

Thanks Recon338! Appreciate you stopping by :)

Jen G's Aquatics your welcome! Thanks for the video

Hi deadfred821, I go through 250 gallons about every 5-6 months at this time. I have two 5 gals, four 10 gals and a 20 long running currently, and I do use the ro water for all of them. I just mineralize the water according to specific needs when doing water changes, and use pure ro for just top offs due to evaporation. My tap water has really high silicates which causes really bad brown diatom algae. It's just easier for me to start with a blank canvas. Thanks for watching :)

Hi Camille R and welcome :) My adult bettas eat the newly hatched baby brine but I do feed them frozen blood worms and pellets most of the time. The fact there is something moving around in the tank triggers their natural drive to hunt for food. I'm sure your little girl will take to these like (insert bad pun here) a fish to water hehe. Thanks for watching!

Hi Sebastian, I found him at my local Petco. He was so different from every selection they had and I could tell he was full of spunk. Super healthy too. I'm lucky to have a Petco that seem to have people who really take good care of their aquarium section of the store. Thank you so much for watching! :)

@@jengsaquatics689 full of spunk🤣

@@jengsaquatics689 u know what that means in Europa?

Thank you kind sir! Thanks for stopping by :)

Jen G's Aquatics your welcome

Thank you! I've been enjoying everything about this little guy :)

Thank you Recon338! Hope you are well good sir :)

@@jengsaquatics689 doing pretty good, I hope you are also. Your welcome

Hi and thank you Yanji Yang :) I have 6 tanks with live plants. I don't use co2 in any of them. I used to have a regulator that I used with a paintball canister 2 years ago, but it fell over and the valve hit the counter and never worked again. I'm enjoying the low tech/less maintenance aspect of my current tanks. I do however have an empty tank I have yet to set up that I may do co2 again, but I'm undecided as I have yet to come up with an aquascape plan for it.

Thank you Landon! Very new set up and room for more plant growth...it's a work in progress :)

That scape looks amazing. I have the same tank and I'm about to scale it as well.

Pleasure seeing you again Recon338! Thank you!!

@@jengsaquatics689 and you also. Your welcome, looking forward to your future content

Welcome Mad Fish Diva! I was kind of shocked at the selection to be honest. As for the pink flamingo crypts...@ $9.99...yes please!!! I've been tempted to order them online but with the price some are asking for them, I figured I'd wait until the cost came down. Of the two, Petco came way ahead as far as selection was concerned...they even had spider wood and bags of dragon stone and seiryu stone! If I'm not mistaken, Petco bought out Fosters and Smith, pet food/supplies etc, but Live Aquaria took over the live fish. Might explain the positive changes. Thanks for watching Mad Fish Diva, much appreciated!

Hi Yanji Yang. I have 5 planted tanks up and running with no co2 at all. One of them is a shrimp tank where I have a carpet of dwarf baby tears growing. The growth is slower, but I have managed to get a carpet going. Lighting is important, depending on what you want to grow. I'm using Current Satellite Pro Plus lights. They are pretty powerful if need be, and can be dialed way back if needed too. If you have low light, grow low light plants :) Ferns, buce and anubias would be a great start!

You rock girl!!! Thank you so much :) I was pleasantly surprised by the selections that were being offered at these big box stores. Many won't purchase their fish there (some people do of course), but for those who don't, it might get some folks in the stores to see what options are available out there. Thank you, again, for sharing and helping me get this out to more people :)

My 20 long with the Chili Rasboras is a Zoo Med Nano 30 canister filter with a pre filter sponge on the intake. Both 10 gallon shrimp tanks I'm using double sponge filters by Aquaneat I ordered on Amazon. They sell 4 packs (size small for under $12). They also have a range of different sizes depending on your needs. I have ordered more dual sponge filters made by Hygger that have little compartments for adding ceramic media in addition to sponge. Those can be an option too if you wanted to add more biological filtration. All of my tanks I'm using Current USA lights...it's their "Satellite LED Plus Pro". I like that they have built in timers and you can customize them. They are pretty powerful, so if you ever wanted to use high light demanding plants with co2, they will work. I'm not using co2 in my tanks at the moment so I have dialed the light strength way back. Hope this helps and answers all of your questions :) Again, thank you for watching!

Thank you so much for watching Yanji Yang! I appreciate it :) How long have you had your shrimp, what species, and do you know how many males and females you have? I put 15 shrimp in each tank at the beginning. I figured the odds of having both males and females were good. I saw my first babies 6 weeks later.

Thank you!! I appreciate it :)

@@jengsaquatics689 your welcome

I love how he's turning out. I had no clue the white fish I brought home a couple of weeks ago would end up looking so colorful :)

I love how personable bettas are...never shy away, always front and center demanding attention (most likely food lol) and so many different variations in color, size and fin types. It all comes with a catch...you can't have a tank filled with them because they're little killin machines who will fight to the death over who is the prettiest ;)

Nice! Watching them evolve is super fun!! Thank you for watching :)

Thank you!! :)

I have no clue what this little guy will end up looking like. He's been changing so much in such little time. What setup do you have for your Rubra's? If memory serves me well they like acid tannin stained water? They are very beautiful and I love the spade tail!

Jen G's Aquatics they’re in a black water tank, ten gal. With a floating and substrate cave. Heater and sponge filter. They love hiding in plants and are great eaters.

Thank you and welcome!! I have a 14 day update coming up soon on this little guy. Pretty sure it's beyond comfy... I don't know anything about his genetics but his transformation so far makes me think he has the marble gene. It's been really cool to see the changes so far

Awesome!!! Can’t wait to see it!!! I don’t have that many betas I like big fish and other medium fish but sometimes they really can get nice!!

@@aquaterraexoticpets I've seen those gorgeous oscars of yours! I sadly don't have a tank big enough for them once they reach their max size.

Awesome thank you so much!!!

Indeed! Roomier than the cup he was in for sure! I often wonder if he remembers living in his cramped NY apartment, now that he's in his spacious open concept house hehe

@@jengsaquatics689 lol, my betta has such a personality. Just because they are tough enough to live in a cup doesn't mean they should have to. Glad he is doing so well

Thank you Recon338! Much appreciated :) I'm watching your filter mod video as I type this!

@@jengsaquatics689 lol your welcome, I hope you enjoy the video even though you didn't have to watch mine in return lol. There is a lot of smaller channels out there with great content and I'm always on the look out for them. Feel free to check out one of the fish fam live streams sometime. We have a great community of channels and they love helping people out. I think the next one is King & Queen Cichlids tomorrow night at 7 eastern. We don't always talk fish but we always enjoy hanging out with like minded people.

@@timrussell89 I will try to catch the live stream. With the holidays quickly approaching things are a little all over the place. Also, as much as I enjoy and respect certain popular channels, they aren't the only content creators that have interesting and creative topics to share. We can all learn from each other and share common interests.

Jen G's Aquatics I absolutely understand and agree. Just wanted to extend the invite. Hope to see you there. I look forward to future updates on your fish! This is one channel I’ll be clicking the notification bell for

Thank you and welcome!! :) Been a member for ages but just started adding vids. I started fish keeping 2 years ago. It ALL started with 1 betta hehe. 4 tanks up and running and some new ones I will be starting up in the future. 1 betta caused MTS real bad lol. Bettas are great fish!

@@jengsaquatics689 I have..... 8 up and running now. Oops!!!