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Yeah, I guess that does make sense lol. I want the stand to have two areas where I can put tanks, that way it would save space. O think the stand I got from my friend would actually work. I just need to decide what tank to have on top.

Yeah, also, I always like to put together my own stuff, then I don't feel like I am spending my money on something I don't want. I am planning on building a stand for the 5.5 gallon after a while, for now it will be where the 10 gallon will be.

Its fine, DIY sometimes needs to be tested to make sure it works, it will just mean no CO2 for a bit.

The rumynoses have super red noses lol, the pictures on the Other Fish they look washed out.

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Update on the fish I got... The rummies are awesome, the love the tank and school together. They eat like I never feed them, it is so awesome, when I feed the bettas their pellets, I feed them after I feed the rummies (NLS betta pellets) the rummies steal the pellets! I feed the rummies mid water usually by sticking my fingers in the tank and dispersing the pellets and the bettas on the surface. The endler is getting comfortable now, he swims in the front of the tank pretty often now and doesn't get chased. I finally got him to eat a pellet yesterday and 2 today. It is sort of hard though because he is afraid of my hand over the tank. He is doing really good now and his colors are amazing!

I would never buy an Alienware just because I would rather customize the computer to my needs and get whatever I wanted, but I would also need someone to help me build it lol. I would get a job first, then a car, then a gaming setup.

So I have a leak some where in my CO2 system, I am thinking it is my bubble counter bottle because when drilling,a piece of the sealer thing on the cap came off. So we had to silicone it and the silicon got in some of the threads. I am thinking about using a Gatorade bottle instead as it would give me more area for the drills. It would just mean a setback with the Co2 which is fine.

I'm too scared to take him off of epsom salts. lol. I might try to dilute it a little. Maybe to 1tsp/1gallon. He's on 3tsp. I have been doing some research on these forums and was thinking about providing a tannin source. Would that be safe with epsom salts and stress coat +? I am drying black pin oak leaves myself at the moment. I will see how he does in a bigger tank (bigger meaning a 1/4 gallon tank.) I will also keep up with the 2 50% water changes a day. If he can't handle his old 3.5 gallon tank anymore, will he be able to live happily in a tiny tank the rest of his life (with daily water changes)? Sorry again for asking all of these questions. :/ Thank you.

His eyes are not sunken in anymore. His head seems to have shrunk or something and fixed itself. Even though he is almost healed, i have noticed he's still tipping. He is being treated with epsom salts daily and been on it for a while. Is it possible his swim bladder is permanetly damaged? :/ I am thinking about moving him into more water soon (basically only a cup more of water. i'm going to move him up extremely slowly.)

Yeah, I am a first person shooter gamer so I need a console, well I would rather have a computer, but those are expensive to build (Worth it) I just don't have the funds for that lol.

It saves you money on items, but you spend more lol.

Amazon is awesome for deals, bad for me lol. It is so easy to browse for an hour and just be like, "I could so use this!" or "Wow that is SO cool!" lol. At least I found a way to get some money to buy stuff. Sell my games I don't play, I made $65 for 4 games, so that is pretty good. Though I am already gonna be spending it lol.

I know it is definitely a bonus to an already good light. The Ray2 provides medium to high light in most cases, which for such a cheap priced LED fixture, is super good. I may get the Ray2, or the regular one, if I setup a rimless tank.

Also there's no need to replace the diodes, so you would be saving money. I would upgrade the lighting on the 10 gallon, but I need to limit my spending lol.

I was thinking about doing it in Mars' tank when I get it and I have everything. The 15 gallon will have an airstone at night because the rummies, the endler, and the snails and shrimp are in there and I can gas those. It would be DIY for a while, so thats why it would be running all night, because you can't turn it off. A regular CO2 system with an electronic solenoid would just plug into the light timer so it shuts off when the lights do.

I am gonna let the silicone sit for 24 hours so I know it is dry. Then I should have some nice growth, also when I get my NPK ferts.

Wow, the Finnex Ray2 and Fugeray lights are awesome! They are LED, the Ray2 is high output LEDs and on Amazon it is actually not that expensive. I may have to look into those if I decide to get better lighting for the 16 gallon bowfront.