The water looks fine, the two fish seem ok. I replaced almost the entire volume of water.
The only cuprisorbs I could find were little 100ml in the bags. I stuck them in filter frames from a
HOT filter from an old tank then put them in the
sump flow.
I cant retrieve some of the dead livestock which may cause an
ammonia spike. Also may need to get a protein
skimmer - I lent mine to a buddy which means he probably has it installed on his setup.
i've been kicking around the idea of swapping out the tank for something bigger (or better designed) - but everything would have to work perfectly the first time.
for now, watchful waiting.
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