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You are not forced to dig anything, you can install them in your basement and have one door inside your house and one outside. Still needs to cut an entrance, buts it's minor exterior intervention.

Don't stock pile for emergencies only, stock to last a good while but use it and replenish when needed. This way you won't be low on everything if something happens and you wont be relying on too old stuff. A year in advance in canned goods is a lot of food and you should not end with old cans...

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Good guess, but it's a lot more precise.

💧 ⚡ 🏭 🌊 🔌🪴 Both means the exact same.

Moon walk ?

I's been a few years that I'm all set for the apocalypse. Get a bunker with over 150 psi of overpressure resistance and more than 40 kW/m2, flame resistance. They start at 20K$ so they are not out of reach at all, I mean my HVAC cost more. Everybody should have one. imo

Using multiple heaters in the same tank, That is a better idea, at least you have some redundancy. You could use a controller to make sure that both are working at unison, Ranco has a reputation for reliability and being well built, I haven't tried them. I've only used inkbirds in the past.

This might help you: Some are a little more difficult to identify, because their head shape is not as defined as others. With a cheap pocket microscope like a Carson MicroBrite Plus 60x-120x you can see them really big for 15$. I recommend them, they have pretty good optics for a toy, you can...

You can check out these: Fluval 307 EHEIM Classic 2217 OASE Biomaster 350 All have proven reliability.

I use this pill crusher, I find it easier than the mortar and pestle, it makes a fine crumble that is not too powdery and ends up in the filter.

Let them soak in water for a couple days.

If the fish looks like it wants to escape the tank completely, or want to jump out and physical signs of aggression are witnessed on the fish. The fish is cornered and that is never ending great. Your filter is strong enough to provide for now and in the future no problem in my mind. Once your...

If you can bring shade, You won regret it.

The complexity of the environment is the principal factor. Lots of tall plants in the tank and over hanging or floating ones. Some areas of dense vegetation, driftwood, rocks and caves. subdued lightning if there is no cover, tannin in the water. One thing your fishes have in common is: They...

I use this home made siphon and it does a great job.

In the 80's we where using 5mm medical grade latex tubing to make slingshots that lasted forever. Today... You're going to get slapped in the face for trying it.

The good old mercury thermometer, as cheap as can be. remains the reference. I can put all the ones I have in a bucket and they always all concur. I have a heater that is set to 70 and the tank is maintaining a good 76 and more during seasons. Depending on how the heater is installed the...

I use a coral feeder to put the food in my dish, this way no tube is required. And they can be used to remove excess of food and other detritus.

What is the difference between room temp ?

Silicone is naturally heat resistant and should resist, Some oven mitts are made of it. I never had heat problems tho. It still become hard when submerged for a long time. but it didn't cause issues for me.

Try Penn-Plax Deluxe.

You must consider the possibility of something infectious. And also I would tend to think that the fish is in pain for sure. Fish wont show any sign of weakness until the very end... Because showing signs is a guarantee to become picked upon and rejected until death. At this point I would...

Monday Report: Everything is going well, even the staghorn :(... Nitrate level is maintaining a solid 0-5 ppm, I reduced fertilization further to 3 drops per week. Conductivity increased to 500 μS, 237 ppm. Calcium 100 ppm, magnesium 50 ppm.

I'm trying to bait him out of hiding since last time... I got it once again this morning :) Munching on pellets I installed Friday. Those are awesome they last a very long time without spoiling. And the little guy can get some supplement, While he really prefer biofilm, he still goes for the...

Mom ??? is that you ??? You can make them with ground (minced) beef, and cheese is far from the principal ingredient in the final product. In order it's like 50% your favorite meat mix, in 20% green pepper shells and 20% tomato sauce of your choice with 10% and less of your best gratin cheese...

What are you going to do with it ?

In my region any LFS plants bought from any "public" tanks comes with BS (Bladder snails) They are easy to keep and will proliferate with only strong light and filtration. If you add a leaf litter to that, they will explode, Keep as soft water as you can and their shells will never become a...

When we where scouting, we where treating tick cases with a red hot cigarette on sight. You can also cover them with a bandage filled with humid salt. Both ways, It hurts... The more it has time to embed itself the worse, if you ask me that same question today, I'll start smoking right away...

If your water supply is clean, What is your substrate ? Your tank does not look like the typical ones that would experience high nitrate. I fact it looks a little too clean, loll, How old is your setup ?

If it's a leech, don't let that go in you tank...

What media is in your Aquaclear Basket ?

If you reduce the flow to the minimum it should be around 250 gph, that is not too bad for your tank size. Make sure the filter is level and the water line is high enough for the output to flow on the surface. Your setup is relatively young and your media probably not much populated. That will...

At 738 lumen, it has a strong enough output for sure.

This looks better than most light that comes with the typical kit. The one that comes with their betta kit is not good for plants, so I replaced it with a Nicrew Clip on Aquarium Light N20531 found on amazon. It has timer, dimmer, ramp in and out, separate control for (white/Red) and (blue)...

Denitrator coils can be be boosted by adding a special Bio-plastic carbon food source in them. Neptune Denitrator costs 20$ per cartridge and can maintain from 75 gallons aquarium and bigger for 1 year or more. There are single (X1) 75 gallons, double (X2) and triple (X3) up to 300 gallons...

Aquaclear A600

You are right, it's more difficult to have floating plants with a powerful HOB in a small tank. Most of the time, some kind of support or at least a water barrier for the plants is beneficial and installing the plants on the opposite side of the filter output when using floaters or near output...