Recent content by LeoSpaceman

Little follow up. I didn't go the driftwood route yet but had ordered some Indian Almond Leaves after reading in general they're good for bettas with the side effect of lowering pH for me. Put a decent sized leaf in both my 3g and 20g tank on Saturday afternoon. Checked today and my pH is...

The tank is at 78f. It came with a heater with a preset that I can't alter, so no real way to raise the temp unless I get a different heater. I wondered about the pH, but then the more I read the consensus seemed to be to not worry about messing with pH. I certainly don't want to be running...

Not sure if I've got all the relevant parameters you're looking for. pH is holding between 8.0-8.2. Just tested out of the tap and it's 8.4 which kind of surprised me. I don't have the hardness testing gear but my area of the country tends toward harder water. I could dig an estimate out of...

Sorry, yes that intro got long. Yes, 3 gal tank with a betta and snail are good. Tank is cycling. Yes, 20 gal tank with the bottle of starter stuff from the kit. Fish died quickly. Yes, fishless cycle in 20 gal tank is not going well. No, I'm not taking water from the 3 gal tank and putting...

Hi everyone, I've been working to get a 20 gallon tank to cycle with no luck for about 3 months now. Quick backstory, I started with a 3 gallon betta tank for my youngest. This has gone somewhat well after starting out almost completely clueless. I've lost a snail along the way and almost...