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June 26th, 2009
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| Looking better every day!  | 
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June 26th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| Thanks for the good words guys!
Picked up some mosswall type stuff to hang on the back / sides so its not so plain looking.
Also might have found my center piece! | |
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July 2nd, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| Tanks doing good, with the exception of the tiger barb that got stuck on the intake tube of the filter and died 
Current stock:
-1 Rainbow shark
-3 Bala Sharks
-3 Clown Loaches
-7 Tiger Barbs
Moved some plants from my 10g to the 55g to help with the cycling.
Current readings: pH: 7.4 ammonia: .20 nitrite: 0 nitrate: 15
Did 50% daily water changes last week using "Prime'
Down to 30% daily water changes this week.
I'm having a heck of a time trying to feed them. The stupid tiger barbs and bala sharks eat up everything before it hits the bottom. Or I over feed and there is a TON of food on the bottom.
I want to get some type of moonlight / LED lighting for the tank but I'm having a hard time trying to figure out how / where to put it.
Already starting to look for a bigger tank, there is a nice 150g bowfront tank on my local CL for $300 everything included.
Last edited by xathine; July 2nd, 2009 at 10:39 AM.
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July 2nd, 2009
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| You can turn off your lights while feeding so the loaches can get some food. | |
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July 2nd, 2009
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| Hmm, I'll try that.
Also I just witnessed every single one of my barbs attack my smallest bala shark.
Think I'm going to relocated the balas or barbs can't decided wich | |
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July 2nd, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| Bala sharks really need a big aquarium. I don't think a 55 would be enough unless you get a bigger tank. | |
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July 3rd, 2009
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| Balas have been relocated to a bigger aquarium | |
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July 4th, 2009
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| I picked up 2 Albino Tiger Barbs, and 3 Cherry Barbs today. Only to come home to noticed that my smallest loach died today, name was roger.
Tank readings were normal, not sure why he died.
No nips on his fins, no discoloration. Although I was noticing that he was hiding alot, not schooling with the other loaches
PH: 7.2
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrates: 10-15 | |
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July 4th, 2009
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| Updated pic. | |
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July 5th, 2009
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| Woke up this mroning and noticed white spots all over my loaches and a few barbs.
Hurray for ICH.
Did a 70% water change, dropped in some aquarium salt, raised the temp to 86F.
Don't think I'll buy any ICH meds from the LFS as I've heard mixed results.
Probably going to quit this hobby as fast as I started it... | |
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July 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| dont give up!!!!! I wnet throught the same thing in my 55 right after is was all cycled,new fish and all..did the salt & temp thing...and lots and lots of vacuming and it all payed off | |
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July 6th, 2009
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| No quitting! Your tank looks great - I'm impressed with all the fixing you did yourself, and the stand looks like new! What you did should work on your ich problem - just give it a week or two. | |
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July 6th, 2009
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| Vacuum the bottom very thoroughly because spores are all over it!
The tank looks even better! Are those all real plants? | |
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July 6th, 2009
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| No lol, they are all fake.
I'm currently in search of a nice bow front tank to fix up and setup. That tank, will be a planted tank.
I did a good bit of vaccuming today. Its VERY hard to cover the entire tank, I've got plants and caves and things everywhere. Not to mention the sand in the middle wich is a huge pain!
So basicly if I do a horrible job at vaccuming the gravel its just going to come back?
Last edited by Lucy; July 8th, 2009 at 12:38 PM.
Reason: edited abbreviation for curse word | |
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July 6th, 2009
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| It's possible, they reproduce like rabbits. | |
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July 6th, 2009
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| Not necessarily. Just vacuum as often as you can. I don't know a lot about ich, but the spores will probably hang out on your plants and stuff too, so you might want to shake them off. | |
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July 6th, 2009
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| Yeah forgot to mention that, take the plants out and clean them with tap water. I might of over emphasized they reproduce like rabbits but they do have a lot of spores looking for the same host or new ones. | |
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July 6th, 2009
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| Man thats going to stress my fish out beyond belief.
I just pulled all the plants and caves out the other day trying to catch the bala sharks. | |
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July 6th, 2009
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| Do it with the lights turned off or slowly take out pieces day by day. | |
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July 9th, 2009
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| the tank should look really nice with bala sharks in it, I hope they survive! | |
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July 12th, 2009
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| Bala sharks were relocated to a 120g tank. | |
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July 13th, 2009
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| Any picture updates? | |
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July 13th, 2009
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| Xathine you've come too far to give up now The tank is beautiful. Good on raising the temperature to rid the Ich. As far as removing all the plants, personally I wouldn't go that far. Vacuum what you can and let the heat do the rest. Leave the temps up to 86 for the two week period. I have a feeling everything is going to be fine. Best of luck. | |
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July 13th, 2009
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| love the tank. | |
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July 13th, 2009
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| Thanks guys. I already started picking plants out one by one.
I had some huge nitrate / nitrite spikes today so I did a 70% water change.
Heat is at 86, so far I haven't noticed any imporvement on the ICH.
I have noticed a nice algae problem on my air hoses though. | |
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July 13th, 2009
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| Hopefully with the %70 wc, you got all/most of the spores. I hope things go well! | |
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July 13th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| Don't give up! The tank looks superb and you've put so much work into it. This hobby really is worth it and I'm sure it will pay off very soon
Last edited by Marisseas; July 13th, 2009 at 09:15 PM.
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July 16th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| Still no sign of this ICH going away.
Loaches are still covered in it. | |
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July 16th, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| Keep up the good work. Sorry about the ICH if you keep going with the high temp it will go away but remember to do regular gravel vacs to get any eggs out. BTW is the same tank I have but mine has an Iron stand and I painted the trim in black too.
Mine was FREEBIE, ZERO, NADA. Haha. Good Luck. | |
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July 16th, 2009
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| Awesome Deal Dude!
I'm Probably getting a 55gallon tank for with
A bunch too | |
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