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up the bubbles per minute. and are there any waterfalls or such that would outgas CO2? also is your CO2 on a timer or ph controller? i highly reccomend the ph controller.

never kept pygmy chain swords, so i dont know.

if you move a crypt, it will melt at least a few leaves. if you remove it from rockwool (which you need to if it is in rockwool) then it often melts all the leaves; but it will grow back. actually you may see new growth before its even done melting.

you have to have a completed cycle before adding fish, so if you didnt start one with some flakes, or whatever. it will take less if you dose nitrogen for your plants (so they dont steal from the bacteria, or at least not as much). no sequence, just do it a few at a time.

never kept cories, but most likely. but from what i hear about them, wait until the HC is well established and has good root system.

shrimp will be fine, but very few if any shrimplets will survive to adulthood; just dont buy small shrimp. amano will be fine, RCS may be (i dont know if the angels will try to eat them). you probably wont see the shrimp though, they hide if there are big fish in the tank.

you bioload will be pretty good without them, but they add very little and tanks with big bioloads can be healthy too (like mine). id start with 20 or 25. if you start seeing high nitrates, give some away.