  Psychlist1972 |
Last Activity: November 9th, 2009 10:19 PM
About Me
- About Psychlist1972
- Biography
- Author, Speaker, Software Developer, Project Manager, Woodworker, Parent of Two
- Location
- Anne Arundel County, MD USA
- Interests
- Woodworking, visual design, programming, planted aquaria
- Occupation
- Software Developer, Manager, Technical Evangelist
- Gender
- Male
- Nickname
- Pete
- Gallery
- Yes
- Country Flag
- usa
- List any water conditioners and test kits used:
- Prime, API master test kit. Abandoned the API test strips even for quick checks, they were unreliable. Cycled 55g tropical tank with SafeStart and an old filter.
- Quarantine?
- I didn't but will for new ones.
- Do you know about the Aquarium Nitrogen Cycle?
- Yes
- Fish Keeping Experience
- 1 year
- Aquarium Size
- 55
- Aquarium Type
- Freshwater Planted Tank
- Fish, Plants, Inverts, etc.
- 2 Common goldfish
1 comet goldfish
2 common plecos
MTS
plants changing constantly as I figure out what works with goldfish
2 large malaysian driftwood pieces
Eco-complete and pool sand - Aquarium Start Date
- July 2009 (moved from 20g)
- Temperature
- August 2009: 74 (room temp, unheated tank)
- Lighting
- 130W Coralife aqualight CFL
- Aquarium Filter Type
- Aquaclear 110
- Aquarium #2 Size
- 55g
- Tank #2 Type
- Freshwater Planted Tank
- Tank #2 Fish, Plants, Inverts, etc.
- 10 Zebra and Glofish danios, including a mutant giant zebra :)
2 balloon mollies
1 Pearl Gourami
3 mystery snails
lots of plants
3 malaysian driftwood
2 mangrove root driftwood
5 bags of eco-complete
liquid fert
liquid carbon (until I get CO2 setup) - Tank #2 Start Date
- August 2009 (moved fish from 10g - still in progress)
- Tank #2 Temperature
- August 2009: 79 degrees +/- 1 degree, probably cooler fall/winter (heated at 76)
- Tank #2 Lighting
- Catalina 4x55 T5HO (Arriving 9/1)
- Tank #2 Filter Type
- AquaClear 110
- Aquarium #3 Size
- 20g
- Tank #3 Type
- Freshwater Planted Tank
- Tank #3 Fish, Plants, Inverts, etc.
- (My wife's tank)
Fancy guppies
6 Harlequin Rasboras
2 mystery snails
3 ghost shrimp
Several plants
Gravel
Flourish tabs - Tank #3 Start Date
- August 2009 (after goldfish removed)
- Tank #3 Lighting
- Glo 2x T5HO 2'
- Tank #3 Filter Type
- Aqueon 20g (had a 55g filter in there, but too much current)
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Signature
- Parent, Author, Speaker, Blogger, Software Developer, Woodworker, and Novice Fresh Water Aquarist
