bhcaaron

lol... you really don't need that much. Mulch, water thingy and pellets. oh, and a small cage. you'll want him in there at least when you're vacuuming.

leximommy

lol my husband was telling me a story ...i think youll like it.... when he was younger the hamster they had hated the little ball thingy you put themin and they roll around on the floor.... well one day they let the cat in the house when the hamster was on the floor, and he said from that day on if the hamster didnt move around in the ball the cat did it for him...lol sorry it was funny the way he told it...lol


****, i cant find any wire cages that you can connect those tube thingys to.... should i just get a regular cage then get a little "maze" cage thingy to put it in every now and then...? i dunno... what do you think....

leximommy

lol i dont mean to brag, but my little girl is so adorable i wish you could see her.... shes only 4 months old but already has a favorite toy. (her little horsy rattle) and when i kiss her neck she giggles...(THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SHES EVER GIGGLED!!! IM SOOOOOO HAPPY!!!LOL)

bhcaaron

I think you don't need the maze... that was funny! Wish I could'a heard it. How is he doing with the scare?

leximommy

hes mainly keeping me calm...lol i cought him staring at her earlier when she was napping, made me feel warm and happy..... we never had any problems like this with our oldest alexis, so it affcted all of us..... lexi spent alot of time checking on her today also....(its so cute, if savanah spits or makes a dirty diaper lexi always kisses hert and comes and tells us, even when we are right there.... she even wants to help with diaper changes....lol)

bhcaaron

EEEWWW! I had a whole astronaught looking get up I put on when I had to do one of those changes. Why couldn't they program them for once every 3K miles or so? talk about ick!

leximommy

lol you should have seen me when i changed my first one....i had to have a nurse help cuz i didnt know how....lol

bhcaaron

Oh, I knew how! I just wished I didnt lol ahahahaha

leximommy

lol, hows your auction tank going?

bhcaaron

Last bid didn't budge. Still waiting. I sleepy now. Gnite to the both of you. Here's my mom's good night blessing for all of you:

May God bless you. May he look after you tonight and give you life tomorrow.

Hugs all around... except the fishies. I don't wanna go to bed with a fishy smell lol

leximommy

lol thank you and good night to you to

bhcaaron

Hey, look at Substrate 101. What do you think of that Fluidized Bed Filter I talked about? Great Idea, don't you think?

leximommy

sounds like a good idea but i dunno.....

bhcaaron

I was just told they have fallen out of favor because of becoming a nitrate factory! I wonder if there is a way around this. I'll have to read more about how these bacteria = nitrate later. I know the basics, but, maybe I'll find something useful.

So I'm now thinking Horsies, Dartfish, Dragonets, Gobies and Jawfish mix. I know I will have to be cautious, but, I'm just thinking for now. Not yet sure. I would however like to have a schooling species, which, unfortunately I don't think are compatible with horsies. I also have to see if the moth is compatibe with the rest.

bhcaaron

My friends came over from Nebraska, so I spent a lil money. Now I don't have enough to up my bid on the tank. Oh well. I'll just have to save up, sigh. On the bright side, it'll give me a little longer to plan and learn.

leximommy

lol thats true, but im sure it was worth it.

purple_phoenix

That's a shame
But it will give you more time to plan, etc. Jumping straight in with your first tank being a 150 gallon marine setup would take a lot of forward planning and researching. Stick with the three gallon bucket for now, eh?

bhcaaron

It could have been better. You think I'd have left enough for more than a bucken at least!

bhcaaron

Where have you been LexiMomy?

leximommy

lol sorry, weve had so many problems lately its not even funny..... my hubby shure picked the best dog for lexi. hes just a little puppy so when he plays he likes to nip, so we have been trying to break that, we are taking him to a puppy pre k training class on saturday to see if theres anything else we can do. also hes scraches the out of everyone.... so i just ordered these "soft paws" they are soft caps that go on the dogs nail so he wont scratch, my friend has them on hers and it just feels like an erasor on your skin...so....

but basically with cole at work all day and the dog not trained yet, ive been really busy....

the bad thing is that untill we get whiskey trained savanah cant really play on the floor unless hes sleeping or in his crate....

so thats where ive been


lol not to mention ive been sick...so....lol

bhcaaron

Wow! I got you sick all the way over there? lol Maybe I passed it on through these messages lol. New computer virus alert! ahahahahahaha

leximommy

lol thats great..... my kids finally went to sleep and i never have any time to myself anymore...i miss my tea time! i used to have about 30 min to an hour every other night to myself with a good book a nice cup of paradise tea and half a dogoba hemp chocolate bar......i miss that SOOOO much!!!!!!

bhcaaron

Oh hunny! UH UH! You gotta make time for your self EVERY day, uh hmm! (with a tripple snap!)

(rotfl i dont know where that came from. i dont talk like that btw! lol)

leximommy

lol i hope not..... i want time to relax so bad! i dont even know how im running right now...my husbands not doing much in the way of helping right now, so i feel sicker than i really am i guess.... anyways....i had an idea..... when you do water changes, i know your suposed to let the water set for a little while before hand, but if you put your filter in the container holding the new water, will that help the water cycle faster and be safer for your fish when you add it? or would it just harm the system of your tank?

bhcaaron

Actually you're supposed to let it sit for at least a day in advance. As for siphoning it in to the tank with the filter, i'm not sure. I was thinking of doing the same thing though, easier for me and hopefully for the fish too.

Ah, blond minds do think a like, don't we? lol

bhcaaron

Hey! Check out my "4 Different Cycles" in Miscellaneous Salt Water Topics

leximommy

lol i just did..... i probley got it wrong though....lol


lol i know your suposed to let it sit...mean doing the filter thing in adition to letting it sit.....that way it can get the good stuff in and the bad stuff out....


have you ever seen that movie knocked up?

bhcaaron

I don't think so, I was thinking Fools Rush In, but, no, i don't think so.


Ahem! You started your salty already?

leximommy

lol no! i would never do that without telling you...lol why would you think that?

bhcaaron

Oh... "I just did" was a reply to the 4 Different Cycles thread! I thought you meant you had just poured in the mix! HA!