The tanks are going great! Sorry to hear about your 5 gal hex. It put you through a lot of stress cycling and now it's going through a mini cycle? It's got some nerve!!
My tanks are going great!! I just bought some skunk cory cats for my 29 gal (the one that gave me a pain in the backside) and I love them!! They've schooled together and they're just so amazing.
I think I caught the betta bug. I bought a 10 gal a few weeks ago and finally got around to cycling it. Bought 3 peppered cory cats and have them in my 12 gal until I'm ready to move them to the new tank and then comes the betta!! I put the tank in my grandma's room. She's been bugging me about putting fish in there for so long. Nobody in the house understands the cycling process so I just tell them the fish will come soon. haha
Has your tank gotten over the mini cycle? I think you need to sit it down and have a stern talk with it. haha