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5 minute water change on the fry tank followed by 30 minutes of locating the remains of a broken api test tube.
Why do they have to break into 184,000 tiny pieces when you drop them???
Why do they have to break into 184,000 tiny pieces when you drop them???
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Been cleaning tanks this week.
The koi tank is no longer a horror show.
Cleaned out a can that quit working, now it is moving from rack tank to rack tank sucking up all the mulm that has built up.
Took a tank filling mass of java over to the counter and cleaned all the dead out. Then found hair algae in it and cleaned that out. stupid hair algae!
2 empty rack tanks will get their L134s back in one and the other will become a breeder for Starlights.
Looks like I have at least one Cthulhu face male and a female with the starlights. Another appears female and I didn't see any others. There should be at least one more in there, hopefully female so they can all go in 1 tank without drama. There were a few small lip tentacles on one but not full Cthulhu face so not sure if female or male that is not expressing.
It is possible that I have a male and female mustard but with no breeding reports, they are low on a list for their own tank. I know one is looking very armored these days.
Need to swap out the HOB that burned and get the 10 gal back up and running.
I should get some more longfin BNs to go with Eli. She has lost the spot on her head that I wanted to breed for but is in prime shape, very pretty. I have a bad track record with the long fin BNs they really need their own tank or at least a tank without other male plecos.
3 empty tanks.. time to go to the fish store!
The koi tank is no longer a horror show.
Cleaned out a can that quit working, now it is moving from rack tank to rack tank sucking up all the mulm that has built up.
Took a tank filling mass of java over to the counter and cleaned all the dead out. Then found hair algae in it and cleaned that out. stupid hair algae!
2 empty rack tanks will get their L134s back in one and the other will become a breeder for Starlights.
Looks like I have at least one Cthulhu face male and a female with the starlights. Another appears female and I didn't see any others. There should be at least one more in there, hopefully female so they can all go in 1 tank without drama. There were a few small lip tentacles on one but not full Cthulhu face so not sure if female or male that is not expressing.
It is possible that I have a male and female mustard but with no breeding reports, they are low on a list for their own tank. I know one is looking very armored these days.
Need to swap out the HOB that burned and get the 10 gal back up and running.
I should get some more longfin BNs to go with Eli. She has lost the spot on her head that I wanted to breed for but is in prime shape, very pretty. I have a bad track record with the long fin BNs they really need their own tank or at least a tank without other male plecos.
3 empty tanks.. time to go to the fish store!
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Today I got some plants, checked the water again, got an angel fish and named her Mabel, two silver tipped tetra and hoping they school with my embers, which they seem to be doing. And I got a betta with my sister, his name is Killian.
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Finally made the switch to sand today. Rinsed it and added it to the aquarium, made my driftwood the center piece with plants and the skulls/rock scattered around. Still a little cloudy but my filter is very good so it should clear up by tomorrow or the next day. However, I was sad to discover one of my female cherry barbs, super bloated and pineconing. She has a red blotch on her side, so I know its a bacterial infection, and her kidneys are probably done. I put her in the hospital tank with salt but sadly I don't think she will make it. I was out of town for two weeks and I don't know if I can ever leave for that long again, as I think her issue started while I was away. If I could have caught it sooner I may have been able to save her.
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I have 24/7 vivagrows and same thing happens.The power went out today for five minutes.
So the tank that has the Finnex light I am waiting until 12:00 to set the 24/7 program three hours behind.
And the tank that has the Hygger light I am waiting until 1:00 to set the default program three hours behind.
Of course lighting controller time increments aren't standardized
Microwave and stove are taken care of
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Lots of stuff coming in the mail today... along with something from Fedex.
I ordered some shrimp. My 27g has one lonely shrimp in it. I see him standing on top of the tallest driftwood now and then, probably looking for his buddies. I'm going to add some of them into his tank. I'll replace the nylon screen on the filter intake with a sponge in hopes I don't lose any of these to the filter's suction.
And I'm going to put some in the nano. I need a groundskeeper in there for when the flakes make it past my Neons. The Betta wants nothing to do with flake food and the snails are too slow
I've also got some additives on order to make those tanks more shrimp friendly. The dKH is on the low side for shrimp.
I was more expecting the shrimp the end of the week, but I'll make it work. Maybe I'll give them an extra day in the box. Which will still be under the five day est.
The wild card will be the additives. They are being delivered by Amazon, not the mail. No idea when Amazon will be here. Apparently "by 10:00 PM" Otherwise I'd have them by 10AM if the mail was delivering them.
I'll be busy
I ordered some shrimp. My 27g has one lonely shrimp in it. I see him standing on top of the tallest driftwood now and then, probably looking for his buddies. I'm going to add some of them into his tank. I'll replace the nylon screen on the filter intake with a sponge in hopes I don't lose any of these to the filter's suction.
And I'm going to put some in the nano. I need a groundskeeper in there for when the flakes make it past my Neons. The Betta wants nothing to do with flake food and the snails are too slow
I've also got some additives on order to make those tanks more shrimp friendly. The dKH is on the low side for shrimp.
I was more expecting the shrimp the end of the week, but I'll make it work. Maybe I'll give them an extra day in the box. Which will still be under the five day est.
The wild card will be the additives. They are being delivered by Amazon, not the mail. No idea when Amazon will be here. Apparently "by 10:00 PM"
Otherwise I'd have them by 10AM if the mail was delivering them.I'll be busy
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I'm doing a little of this
And a little of that
I'm a little nervous... err, better not use that word again.
I'm a little concerned, as if I am taking a gamble adding them directly to the tanks. My LFS treats their shrimp for Planaria before adding them to their tanks. And they've been in this game a long time. Preventive medince I call it, which apparently is surprising to some.
But the place I ordered them from said they do their maintenance (whatever that means) and I should not have a problem.
Really happy with this order. I got an extra shrimp and they are twice the size of what the LFS sells.
And a little of that
I'm a little nervous... err, better not use that word again.
I'm a little concerned, as if I am taking a gamble adding them directly to the tanks. My LFS treats their shrimp for Planaria before adding them to their tanks. And they've been in this game a long time. Preventive medince I call it, which apparently is surprising to some.
But the place I ordered them from said they do their maintenance (whatever that means) and I should not have a problem.
Really happy with this order. I got an extra shrimp and they are twice the size of what the LFS sells.
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Today, I'm mourning the loss.... of Major Tom's tail. After being just days away from being fully regrown, he bit a third of it off last night. He was feeling really fighty with his reflection yesterday, so I shouldn't be surprised. Anyway, he seems a lot happier now that it's shorter again. He was meant to be born plakat, not veiltail, I guess.
Otherwise, I'm just hoping we make it through the remnants of this hurricane without losing power.
Otherwise, I'm just hoping we make it through the remnants of this hurricane without losing power.
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Maybe you should change his name from Major Tom to Bruce Jenner...
That's too bad about the tail. I hope my Betta doesn't start doing that.
Some pets can pick up bad habits out of nervousness, boredom, allergies... and they never seem to lose them even if the stimulus is gone. I guess fish are no different.
Maybe his tank needs changing around to snap him out of it.
I am loving the occasional splash of red I am seeing in my Cube 10 again.
And my Betta was quite interested in the goings on...
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I just rearranged his tank, which he normally loves, but the filter flow isn't as blocked this time, so I think he was getting more tired when swimming. I'll have to mess around with the driftwood during his water change in a few days to see if that helps divert the flow more.Maybe you should change his name from Major Tom to Bruce Jenner...
That's too bad about the tail. I hope my Betta doesn't start doing that.
Some pets can pick up bad habits out of nervousness, boredom, allergies... and they never seem to lose them even if the stimulus is gone. I guess fish are no different.
Maybe his tank needs changing around to snap him out of it.
I am loving the occasional splash of red I am seeing in my Cube 10 again.
And my Betta was quite interested in the goings on...
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Well I added the new kids to the 5 gallon aquarium; 8 kubotai and 6 oto last night. They were all fine this morning. Come october I will move the 6 oto to the 40 gallon aquarium; not sure about the kubotai they are fairly small. Might take them 2 or 3 months to grow out a bit.
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Spent my weekend off doing equine things (my other full time hobby lol!) so just getting around to water changes today. Did a smaller amount on the 10 and 75 and will get them back on schedule on Monday.
Did the regular 50% on the 29. And drained about 75% out of the 20 long and moved it from the screened porch into the kitchen. I now have three tanks in the kitchen. I love it! Yes, it is a large kitchen.
20 long is now cycled so I need to think about fish. I may just get a couple endlers (I like them better than guppies ) to help the snails feed the cycle until I order the kubatoi rasboras.
I also need the get the right side of the 20 long to match the left side!
Did the regular 50% on the 29. And drained about 75% out of the 20 long and moved it from the screened porch into the kitchen. I now have three tanks in the kitchen. I love it! Yes, it is a large kitchen.
20 long is now cycled so I need to think about fish. I may just get a couple endlers (I like them better than guppies
) to help the snails feed the cycle until I order the kubatoi rasboras. I also need the get the right side of the 20 long to match the left side!
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I got some plants in. I bleach dipped them and have them in another tub right now.
I really like the looks of the dwarf hairgrass compared to the last place I got it from. But I still ordered a few from the other place. Free shipping with the Thrive-S I ordered.
I also trimmed out about 4-5 lily pads from the one tank. I saw a lot of red shells, so I think I still have a culprit with a taste for shrimp cocktail. He must be going after them at night. I did a quick ammonia test and all is fine.
No more shrimp for me unless it's them and one other fish species, like Chili Rasboras.
Ammonia, Trites and Trates coming down in my new tank. Day 5 I think.
I hope the additional plants do something for it. I'm wishing I had set it up differently now. Not good... But then it's hard to tell with the bacteria bloom.
I really like the looks of the dwarf hairgrass compared to the last place I got it from. But I still ordered a few from the other place. Free shipping with the Thrive-S I ordered.
I also trimmed out about 4-5 lily pads from the one tank. I saw a lot of red shells, so I think I still have a culprit with a taste for shrimp cocktail. He must be going after them at night. I did a quick ammonia test and all is fine.
No more shrimp for me unless it's them and one other fish species, like Chili Rasboras.
Ammonia, Trites and Trates coming down in my new tank. Day 5 I think.
I hope the additional plants do something for it. I'm wishing I had set it up differently now. Not good... But then it's hard to tell with the bacteria bloom.
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I was this >< close to taking out the driftwood and rocks in my 20 Hi... close enough in my mind that I had already placed the spiderwood into a 10g cube in my mind that I don't even own yet... but I stopped myself and put some of the plants into it that I got in yesterday. Two Dwarf Sagittaria and a Chain Sword Narrowleaf (which I cannot believe is going to grow into the plant I sent the supplier the picture of, so we shall see. Anyway, one step back from tearing it apart. For now.
I also planted two batches of Giant Hairgrass into my 27g cube where the Vals had melted off and showed no signs of returning. And trimmed some of the main bush of Tiger Lotus (Lily?) or whatever it is that wants to take over my tank. It was preventing some smallish green plants from getting their light. That stuff grows like a weed. I wish the Monte Carlo would do that.
I still have a batch of tissue culture Dwarf Hairgrass to plant. So much happier with that than the 4-5" long clumps I got before. It looks like I'll be able to break it down into smaller clumps.
And then I realized I had forgotten to order the Java Moss... insert expletive here...
I also topped off my three tanks from evaporation.
I think that's about it.
I also planted two batches of Giant Hairgrass into my 27g cube where the Vals had melted off and showed no signs of returning. And trimmed some of the main bush of Tiger Lotus (Lily?) or whatever it is that wants to take over my tank. It was preventing some smallish green plants from getting their light. That stuff grows like a weed. I wish the Monte Carlo would do that.
I still have a batch of tissue culture Dwarf Hairgrass to plant. So much happier with that than the 4-5" long clumps I got before. It looks like I'll be able to break it down into smaller clumps.
And then I realized I had forgotten to order the Java Moss... insert expletive here...
I also topped off my three tanks from evaporation.
I think that's about it.
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I finally got my black sand I have been waiting months for. Stoney River is my favorite sand ever. It doesnt suck up in the vacuum like regular sand. They have 2 kinds. Premium Aquarium Sand and Premium Aquarium Substrate. I like the substrate it is larger than regular sand. Will be messing around with that the next few days.
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I rinse it just to get rid of some of the black water. The sand is NOT the same! It floats and is dumb just like other sands....lol
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Did water changes in the 29s and put a new hood/light on the 29g platy tank. Wife likes her new hood and light!
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I added some Seachem Clarity to my 27g yesterday after planting a couple plants to get rid of the cloudiness. I had wanted to take a picture of that tank last night. My water was still cloudy several hours later with an additional filter I stuck in to help out. And it's still cloudy today, so I found some floss filters I had for something years ago and stuck them into both filters. I figured they are better than the sponges, but no change yet.
That is the last time I use that Clarity.
That is the last time I use that Clarity.
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Did up a 5 gallon hold tank for things like sponges and delicate clipping that im not planting right away. Had to hold down plants with flourite
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I am still hanging in there alright with my job, albeit a bit stressful lately. I have a ton of work to do these next couple of weeks, but I will be sure to still pop on the forum from time to time.
For my tanks, I have some quick trimming to do followed up with some water changes on Wednesday this week, my next day off.
I also applied a fasting day for all the fish as well today. I don't think these are happy faces... but the fish have to understand that sometimes their "personal restaurant" (me) is "short-staffed" (me just looking out for their own good) from their main course meal from time to time.
For my tanks, I have some quick trimming to do followed up with some water changes on Wednesday this week, my next day off.
I also applied a fasting day for all the fish as well today. I don't think these are happy faces... but the fish have to understand that sometimes their "personal restaurant" (me) is "short-staffed" (me just looking out for their own good) from their main course meal from time to time.
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Had to rescue my gourami fry from the filter this morning. I'm 99% certain it swam in on its own accord. I usually have the intake covered, but it must have slipped during a water change. Anyway, the baby is totally fine besides mild fin damage. I can't believe it survived. It was in there for over twelve hours (to my estimate). Just glad to still have it with us.
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3 water changes 15g which has turned into a shrimp tank and one CPD (I’m moving it when it gets a little bigger), 30g new tank was disgusting fish seem much happier now, and my 50g bowfront the pearl gourami only hid for 10 minutes after this time they swam all around my hand when I was moving the syphon around they are seeming to be very comfortable now and my plecos babies have been in the big tank for a week now and they even came out after I changed the water!
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I was really looking hard at pearl gouramis today!! Need them for platy population control i think..3 water changes 15g which has turned into a shrimp tank and one CPD (I’m moving it when it gets a little bigger), 30g new tank was disgusting fish seem much happier now, and my 50g bowfront the pearl gourami only hid for 10 minutes after this time they swam all around my hand when I was moving the syphon around they are seeming to be very comfortable now and my plecos babies have been in the big tank for a week now and they even came out after I changed the water!
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