[Halocaridina]

I will try the snails again later this month. Have had another nitrate spike lately (not sure of the reason, but I believe it is fueling the green filamentous algae) and want that to clear up first.

[odin]

I have a hunch its dead plant matter from the cheato you had.

[Halocaridina]

Some green spot algae is now growing on the glass.

[odin]

That's awesome news man!

[AdeDunn]

The green algae between the rocks at the left side of the tank has grown very fast, expanded substantially since I last saw it 6 days ago. It resembles the 'angel hair moss' from this person's video:

I will take a photo later on.

Did you spot the 3 red mangrove pods in that video? Good to see you have some algae growth going on in yours.

[Halocaridina]

So I have been busy with exams at university and haven't checked on this tank since when I last posted (5 May). Will be headed back on 3 June. Hopefully it hasn't crashed!

[Halocaridina]

Looks like brown film algae has covered the glass. The green thread algae has grown a little and become somewhat lighter in colour. I saw 1 opae ula at the back, but more may be hiding among the algae and in the rock.

[odin]

Buy a few Nerite snails

[Halocaridina]

Went to Pets at Home today. Followed instructions on bag. Float for 15 mins, then add aquarium water to bag, then leave floating for another 15 mins, then introduced snails to tank. Aquarium lights off for an hour more.

One of the snails seems active and with a healthy shell. The other seems much less active and the shell is somewhat damaged. Hopefully they both make it but my hopes aren't so high regarding the second one. In the store I tried to pick two that were hanging off the sides just to be sure they were alive, as a lot of the ones at the bottom seemed dead or empty shells.

[AdeDunn]

I believe that the majority of nerites are wild caught, hence the damages shells. I tend to just drop snails straight in to be honest, they seem to be able to acclimatise themselves somewhat. That method wouldn't do much anyway, if you really want to acclimate it's better done using the drip method.