Algae

The UV sterilizer cleared the green water. But when we could finally see the tank clearly, we noticed we were two fish short.

After 58 days of cycling, waiting, and watching green water bloom, we finally added fish to the tank. Just not the ones we planned.

Two weeks away, one dead snail, 60+ hitchhikers, and a blackout that actually worked. The tank survived—and so did we.

We’re 700 miles from home, watching our tank turn into pea soup through a webcam. Here’s what happened—and what we’re doing about it remotely.

After 35 days, both ammonia and nitrite hit zero. The cycle is complete—and we’re celebrating with a new lighting schedule.

Four days after the plant disaster, mixed results. Ammonia spiked from the melting plants, but the nitrite news is encouraging.