10 gal planted betta/ghost shrimp tank

[Pckerfreak44]

I put a filter pad from my already cycled tank in the 10 gal so I'm pretty sure it's already cycled. And I live in Illinois, I'll defiantly buy a heater sometime in the future, before winter. And I kinda like the way the tannis looks haha

 

[aqua_chem]

Drs. Foster and Smith had/has Eheim Jagers for like $15. Best heater IMO.

 

[Pckerfreak44]

UPDATE: went to petco and bought a piece of driftwood and two plants. I'm not quite sure what kind they are so could you help me ID them? The tank looks soo much better already

 

[aqua_chem]

#1 is an anubias, maybe minima?

#2 Looks like hornwort, but it's a rough picture.

 

[Pckerfreak44]

Sorry. Idk why but they all came out blurry. Here's a better one. And my betta who snuck I there haha

 

[aqua_chem]

Tough call. Could also be anacharis.

 

[bettaowner]

Anacharis for sure.

 

[shellieca]

Your Betta is going to LOVE being in a 10g. Everyone's been giving you good advice & it's nice to see you taking it. Still check the water parameters to make sure all is going well even though you think it's cycled. My cycled tank (4 months running) showed .25 ammonia about 5 days after a 50% water change so it can still happen. They like the plants & hidey holes, at least mine do.

 

[Pckerfreak44]

I think they are anacharis. There was a label kinda close to them that said that. I was just making sure that's what they were.

My water params are:
Nitrate: around 10
No nitrites
Soft water
0 chlorine
High alkalinity
( this is from test strips, I know Nobody likes or trusts them but I never got the master test kit yet)

 

[Pckerfreak44]

The tannis is here haha big time

 

[Pckerfreak44]

Bought some narrow leaf anacharis. Will that do good in my tank?

 

[Pckerfreak44]

Hey guys I kinda need help. Today I noticed some jelly looking stuff on my driftwood and it's nasty. Should I take it out? It's really hard to see cuz my water is so dark still

 

[BlaseMrNiceguy]

It's probably just snail eggs of some sort.

 

[Pckerfreak44]

There's no snails in the thank tho

 

[aqua_chem]

New DW right? Wood will get this snot-textured fungus on it a few days-weeks after being submerged. It's completely safe (mostly just disgusting). Some fish will eat it even.

 

[Pckerfreak44]

Really? What kinda fish? And yeah it's new.

 

[aqua_chem]

Not sure, I've just heard that before. You can take a toothbrush to it, or even just suck it out when you do a WC.

 

[Pckerfreak44]

Brush it with a toothbrush inside the tank or outside the tank?

 

[aqua_chem]

Either. If inside, just suck up the chunks with a gravel back. Outside would probably make it easier to pick up.

As I said, just using the gravel vac's hose (IE no giant tube) would probably suck it all right off, no mess.

 

[Pckerfreak44]

Okay. Thanks a lot