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Any moss would work, definitely bog plants/carnivorous plants but they like it soft and make the water nutrient deprived so fish stocking can be limited. Discus and Ultums would love an environment like that though Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

Yeah that little sucker-foot was the giveaway. Definitely a parasite Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

Looks like a translucent leech... not sure if such a thing exists... is it stationary? Leeches move like a ribbon through the water. Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

I think the main thing is to provide a pile of rocks for them to congregate and feel secure. Most of those specialty substrates are a coarser grade to provide plenty of nooks and crannies so where you're using sand a nice rock pile should be all they need. Smaller river stones or even lava rock...

Well maybe I do have some experience, I keep crystal reds in a Blackwater tank on eco-complete around 5ph at room temperature. O know bee shrimp and crs like it soft. Ive got an emersed bed of sphagnum moss, pothos, and red mangrove really sucking up nutrients though so although the shrimp...

... someone correct me if I'm wrong Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

I don't know from experience but from what I've read they prefer a softer ph than other shrimp so the peat and soil may be preferable Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

What's your concern? I don't see why not Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

They're a good indicator of either dying plants or over-feeding. Other than that they're not really a bad thing. Clown loaches wont stay small. That being said sidthimunkis will though they're not as easy to find. Yoyo's will also grow quite a bit. Zebras are another smaller loach good for...

7 hrs a day is still alot, especially if there's any other natural light in the room your tank is set up in. I have mine on for 5 hrs in the evening when I'm home to enjoy it. During the day there's even too much sunlight in my fish room and I still get hair algae in the tank closest to the...

Other than being unsightly is it really harmful? Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

If you're really worried about it you could use terra cotta clay pots filled with dirt then topped with your gravel and sink them in the tank. This is a good approach if you keep larger, boisterous fish. What kind of plants are you thinking of going with? Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

Ahhh... I once was blind but now I see. Cheers Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

Still considering lighting for my current build myself. The tank in the pictures only used a couple t5's over an led strip. That tank is now a no-tech native tank. I got rid of the t5's. But this new tank I'm looking at tuna suns maybe 3 of them at different levels Sent from my SM-G730V using...

Curious about your method. This was my 1st attempt. Currently building my second, admittedly much higher tech 120 Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk