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Day 42

It's been over a month since my last update, but progress is good. The water was becoming clear after a week of my last post, but I put in an old piece of driftwood and ended up with a fungal bloom. I didn't know what was wrong at first because the water became cloudy and brown as if it was from the substrate. I waited a week or two and eventually ended up with some kind of white hairy fungus all over the driftwood. I said F it, took it out, and threw it away. I siphoned the substrate until the tank was practically empty, wiped down the inside glass and refilled. The tank was clear within hours, and I couldn't have been happier! The next day I swapped out the polyfill for the real filter media, did a 50% water change, and prepped the lights.

The next day I went up to Absolutely Fish and picked out some plants to start with. I don't remember the names exactly, but most are "Teardrop something" which are green, and I got two bunches of "Broad Leaf something" which are red/green. I'll post pictures when I can and maybe someone can tell me.

I also recently learned that there is a fish store a lot closer to my house. I went in to check out the driftwood and found an absolutely stunning piece. Again, pictures when I can.

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