There's another variety with a puffer on the packaging Clearly, fish influence choices in other aspects of my life haha.So fitting, there's a fish on the packet too.
LOL that's just me being lazy with putting food away, not a real hack hahaha!I like how you stacked your fish food on the filter. I may do that now. Easier than looking through 12 different containers haha
Hah! Fine, I'll bedazzle it laterLchi87 love you to death kid but can not qualify as a hack if you don't bedazzle it or something. Martha Stewart would scream bloody murder!
Neat idea! Feel free to share your other creations
Hah! Fine, I'll bedazzle it later
I used to live in the same town as Martha but I couldn't hear her screaming as she was in jail at the time.
It wasn't bad! Tart and fruity.Laugh maybe you could here her running her tin cup up and down the bars. Seriously though full credit for finding the betta beer. Talk about an appropriate selection. How was the wheat ale?
That isn't half of it sadly LOL.You might have too many chemicals when you need to organize them.
I have enough myself. Fighting to keep in under control with all my strength.It wasn't bad! Tart and fruity.
That isn't half of it sadly LOL.
I'd call you cheap but I am running out of stuff I don't want to refill already. With precise measurement no reason why your method wouldn't work.They were throwing out new 60mL catheter syringes at work so I took them home so I use them for hand feeding all sorts of things. I also use them to safely and gently suck up small fry since the mouth is 5mm.
Also since I'm a cheapskate I reduce the vol of test samples by ratio when I use my master kit. I don't fill the test tube to 5mL. I fill only 1mL test water and use the correct ratio of test chemicals since 15 gtt(drops) equals one mL using an insulin syringe. Once I do all my math I write it on the bottle so I don't forget.
This is incredibly smart! Going to start doing this...They were throwing out new 60mL catheter syringes at work so I took them home so I use them for hand feeding all sorts of things. I also use them to safely and gently suck up small fry since the mouth is 5mm.
Also since I'm a cheapskate I reduce the vol of test samples by ratio when I use my master kit. I don't fill the test tube to 5mL. I fill only 1mL test water and use the correct ratio of test chemicals since 15 gtt(drops) equals one mL using an insulin syringe. Once I do all my math I write it on the bottle so I don't forget.
Algebra is fun and easy.
For us non-Pros, knowing the volume of an API bottle "drop" would be our challenge.Since I'm a I.V. pharm tech it is second nature using ratios to compound drugs. Algebra is fun and easy. I didn't think it would be a stretch to do the same with API's kit either, making it last 5 times longer
Ok all you genius' I have a DYI request. I've got my API Master Freshwater Test Kit and I like to use a test tube for the same solution every time so I bought some colored rubber bands for the tubes and used a Sharpie on the caps. They all fit back nice and neat in the kit holder and I'm gtg.
My problem is that I also have a gH, kH and Phosphates test kits which are basically just a bottle (or two) and a test tube. They are just sitting on my bathroom sink counter loose and I would love to find a way to store them securely between testing. If anyone has a hack for that I'd be most grateful.
Do you know if it's fish-safe? Just wondering if I used it to seal a leaking tank whether it could be a permanent fix or only something to keep water in while I ran to the store for a new tank..I don't know if this is really a hack but I keep a can of Flex Seal under the kitchen sink just in case. It seals instantly even if water is flowing out of a hole or crack. Easy to find at Walmart.
Flex seal is not aesthetically pleasing I think it's black and bubbly looking when it comes out. It needs to be trimmed and sanded down. But for a aquariums I thinks it is quick strong temporary fix to get u thru an emergency perhaps.
Flex seal is not aesthetically pleasing I think it's black and bubbly looking when it comes out. Now I am guessing, but don't think it is safe while it is curing, once cured then ye I think it is nontoxic, but not before. It needs to be trimmed and sanded down. But for a aquariums I thinks it is quick strong temporary fix to get u thru an emergency perhaps.
Right, I didn't think Flex Seal would improve on the looks of a tank lol but I was curious if applying it to the outside would cause unsafe chemicals to leach INTO the tank. Looks like I have some research to do!Agreed my Flex Seal isn't for looks it's to keep water in the tank and the fish alive in case of an accident.
Right, I didn't think Flex Seal would improve on the looks of a tank lol but I was curious if applying it to the outside would cause unsafe chemicals to leach INTO the tank. Looks like I have some research to do!
My problem is that I also have a gH, kH and Phosphates test kits which are basically just a bottle (or two) and a test tube. They are just sitting on my bathroom sink counter loose and I would love to find a way to store them securely between testing. If anyone has a hack for that I'd be most grateful.
I've been looking for a way to keep the floating plants from covering the entire water surface so I can have an open air space in my betta tanks and this seems perfect.Ill post a pic later but I use an airline tube and two suction cup airline holders to keep floating plants away from my filter outtake. I just put the cups on the front and back of the tank at the top and boom, invisible divider.
Yes the other hose is to get the siphon started. Don't let the water get too far to the top of the container or the water will start coming out that end.HI scarface , thanks! How do you get it started? Is that what the second line is for?
No problem. However, the airline hose is too small for that size tank, and will take a while just to do a water change. I use a minI siphon for my fluval spec iii, which is 2.6g and also on my 5.5g and it works perfectly. I wish I knew the brand, but I'm sure you can find it by searching online.Ah, great idea. I've got a Fluval Spec V and my aqueon siphon is too big for it. Thanks for the info!
It's not so much permanently attached as it is wedged in there realllly good. To use it I pull the plunger all the way out and let the water run through the syringe into the bucket. I use it mostly for vacuuming my shrimp tank and for doing drip acclimation, and for getting those hard to reach places in scaped tanksFishpuns, I'd like to know how you use that syringe/minI siphon. Is the syringe permanently attached? If so, how do you let the water through after the suction has started? Or do you just remove the plunger and drain through the outside of the syringe?