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I am actually not going for an SSD as it is a bit expensive for me. I'm also sticking with the DVD drive and no BD drive.

What do you guys think now?

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Thank you guys for being so helpful! Never imagined there's too much to consider with building a custom pc.

1. I will invest on an SSD, might be just the 64GB as FJ suggested.
2. The sound card...

i am actually okay with the 1tb, but might consider the RAID option. though, what is the difference between caviar black and blue? I heard there's also greens...

hi folks! if anyone here has experience building a custom desktop, you are welcome to comment and/or suggest anything.

what you guys think of this specs: (technical stuffs)

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some manufacturers have specific "plant" lights, but i think you're better off with full spectrum (65-6700k) as Cliff suggested.

I would go with 2 NO (normal output) bulbs instead of HO. I would...

you can get API water hardness tester separately.

I started with 5 in my 5.5G, not i don't know how many they are as there's more than 30 in there.

As everyone said, cherries are the way to go. and they have near to none bio-load so you should be...

rotate the blue "ring" to adjust the temp. rotate the red "arrow" to calibrate to the right temp.

I think 4ppm is still a bit high for a 20G.

Ammonia of 7.5ppm is too high. You need to perform a 70% water change to bring it down to 2-3ppm so that the cycle can continue along.

Not sure about the plant, but 100w of LED on a 20G sounds...

How long ago did you add the danios in the tank? Maybe they haven't settle down yet. Or, did you quarantine them before adding to the tank? It might just be the fish itself instead of aggression.
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I wouldn't put salt in just yet, although the "normal" dosage for treatment is 1Tbsp (or 3 tsp) per 5 gallons, i believe.

If you're up to using meds, i will recommend seachem's paraguard, it is...

Won't it be just the slime coat from the stress coat? Sometimes it would stick onto the glass so your tank might look hazy because of that.

+1 to doing larger water changes. Not like it's really hard on a 5G anyways.

I would say don't do anything and probably don't feed them until 2 days have passed.

I do work in a quick service restaurant as a line cook. As of now, I am trying to talk my way to the owner but he seems like he doesn't care what I'm telling him.

I will see first if anything...

So, what can an employee do if their employer does not follow certain work laws?

Just curious as I think my employer does not really pay the mandatory holiday pay, neither does he follow the rules...

So that's about 45 lumens per watt.. I'm gonna say that it is on the low-moderate lighting and you will need more than that for your dwarf hairgrass.

You do not change the media unless it's really torn up and destroyed. Other than that, you just clean it once a month or so in old tank water and you're good to go.

now that's a tough question. WPG is old school and it isn't really useful when it comes to LED lights. You would need to "lumens" amount for that matter, the higher the better.

About the blue...

killifish and hatchetfish comes in mind. Though they will need a tight lid. Minnows will also work.

Neons tetras would be a good idea, or embers or phantoms. Either or should work in your tank with an oto.

Not sure where you got the idea from, but IMO, a lot of flow does not really help plants, i think it's the opposite.

But about the other aspects of the tank, you can use a powerhead in certain...

Will just get a desk lamp over it and put around 12-15 watt 6700k CCFL on it.

If there's no visible white spots, i kinda doubt that it's ich. Some fish dies on us without us knowing why, it's part of the hobby.

But then, DO NOT put any medications on the tank unless you're...