What are you doing to your tank today?

[Mollymommy11]

Merry Christmas everyone!!! I'll be working on my new shrimp tank today.

 

[John58ford]

Christmas or no, today is Wednesday so WC day for the 10 g quarantine.
Tomorrow is WC for 40 b #2 and I think I’m going to do a little plant rearranging.
Here’s the 10 g with cherry barbs in quarantine right now. I thought it was a cool picture with the Christmas tree reflection.
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I love the clean lines in that tank. Looks cooler than my current 10 gal QT

Today for my tanks, I'm protecting then from flying hotwheels. The boys finally got enough pieces to try to build a track all the way around our house downstairs. Tomorrow I will be doing my tank maintenance with some new tools I was bought for Christmas my favorite was the tiniest cutest net I think I have ever seen, specifically for moving my fry. Second favorite is "comically large" tweezers to re-root my crypts after I bump them with the vacuum, now I have to return the kitchen gadgets I have gathered over the last 6 months to the kitchen lol.

Normal tweezers there for scale

 

[CarolinaFishbone]

Yesterday I planted a 55 I've started cycling and put in some decorative wood.
Today, I find the Mystery snails burrowed to get at the roots of a couple plants, and they've either dug up or marched through all the grass I planted. Half of it is either floating or trapped on the intake sponges!
They just eat the dead vegetaion. Maybe they need a algae wafer to leave the plants alone.

 

[aquafrogg]

Yesterday I planted a 55 I've started cycling and put in some decorative wood.
Today, I find the Mystery snails burrowed to get at the roots of a couple plants, and they've either dug up or marched through all the grass I planted. Half of it is either floating or trapped on the intake sponges!
They just eat the dead vegetaion. Maybe they need a algae wafer to leave the plants alone.

My mysteries did that too. Got so tired of them messing everything up that I moved them to a different tank. It doesn’t stopead:

 

[kallililly1973]

When I first got into live plants I had a mystery snail that would do the same thing. So I named him dozer... perfectly fitting... It's fun replanting tanks daily isn't it

 

[MomeWrath]

I felt so bad after I said my tanks looked like a bomb went off, I went home and CLEANED both of them. I cleaned filter media, magic eraser on the front and side glass in the 75 and all sides in the 30 (hence the bubbles) moved and trimmed some plants and added a couple to the 30 from the 75, repotted the floaters, gave the convicts a stern talking to (it didn't help) and now they are pretty again. Oh and also my sister is upgrading her 93-gallon cube and 90-gallon wavefront reef tanks to a 300-gallon automated system (!!!!) in the spring, and her gift to me for Christmas is the 93 cube whenever she's ready to move it...so yay for that also! Then I can finally have my angel tank and get it flippin right this time. But here are pics of what I actually DID...
Side note - smiling acara are noted for being hardy, but it seems that they are big fans of water with very low nitrates. They'd been hiding a lot recently, and as soon as I got done with their water change they both came out and resumed their regularly scheduled programming.

 

[aquafrogg]

I love this thread. It’s so fun seeing what everyone is doing.

Today is the day to play around with my new tank toys I got yesterday. Just woke up and began brewing some Indian almond leaf/oak leaf/oak twig tea for my tank. Just ordered 10 chilI rasboras from The Wet Spot. They were wild caught so I figured they’d like some tannins and leaf litter.



After that I’m going to do a water change and do a good clean and add all of this stuff. Then set up my DIY CO2 system I ordered on amazon. Super cool setup that has its own pressure guage and uses citric acid and baking soda. Super excited to see how that goes, maybe I’ll make a thread about it.

Merry Christmas everybody, I hope everyone enjoyed their holidays

 

[MomeWrath]

I love this thread. It’s so fun seeing what everyone is doing.

Today is the day to play around with my new tank toys I got yesterday. Just woke up and began brewing some Indian almond leaf/oak leaf/oak twig tea for my tank. Just ordered 10 chilI rasboras from The Wet Spot. They were wild caught so I figured they’d like some tannins and leaf litter.

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After that I’m going to do a water change and do a good clean and add all of this stuff. Then set up my DIY CO2 system I ordered on amazon. Super cool setup that has its own pressure guage and uses citric acid and baking soda. Super excited to see how that goes, maybe I’ll make a thread about it.

Merry Christmas everybody, I hope everyone enjoyed their holidays

the things we put our kitchens through for the sake of the fishes lol. You should totally do a build thread for your new tank. I would love to see it. I don't think I'd appreciate a blackwater tank of my own but I do think they are really interesting!

 

[RunsOnCoffee]

Water changes happened to all three tanks over the last 3 days. Just going to sit down and admire my Christmas present... new tank, new substrate and fish, instantly cycled with material from my other filters.

 

[MomeWrath]

Water changes happened to all three tanks over the last 3 days. Just going to sit down and admire my Christmas present... new tank, new substrate and fish, instantly cycled with material from my other filters. View attachment 646750

I'll sit and admire your tank too...I have to work, but only to have a body in the office...I have no work to actually do today lol. Nice tank and I love your little gourami!

 

[RunsOnCoffee]

I'll sit and admire your tank too...I have to work, but only to have a body in the office...I have no work to actually do today lol. Nice tank and I love your little gourami!

Sounds like it will be a rather quiet day at work for you then.
Thank you I am very much in love with that little guy, too. I named him Salt.

 

[Basil]

I agree this is a great thread!!
WC on the 40 b #2. It might be difficult to see but I moved all the Ludwegia repens except one to the right side and did the same with the wisteria to the left.
Trimmed a good bit of the floating anacharis. I turned the taller piece of wood around so the java fern that I glued to one end would fill a blank space. I didn’t want to put my arms in the tank again but next water change I’m going to move the speckled granite rock a little to the left of the taller tan quartz rock. It will look better slightly offset.
This tank is about 2 months old. Plants needed to adjust from hard water to my somewhat soft water. But I’m seeing growth so I’m happy.
Before:

After:

 

[aquafrogg]

the things we put our kitchens through for the sake of the fishes lol. You should totally do a build thread for your new tank. I would love to see it. I don't think I'd appreciate a blackwater tank of my own but I do think they are really interesting!

I’ve actually had this tank over a year, it’s gone from blackwater to regular and back to blackwater many times... lol. When you have MTS but are unable to get more tanks, you change your setup a ton!

Phew. All done. This is how it is looking before it all clears up. Will post better pictures when it is clear. My bubble counter’s built in check valve wouldn’t let anything through (I couldn’t even blow through with my mouth) and so I took the check valve out and put my own right below it. So far it is working pretty alright. Hopefully the chilis like it when they get here.

 

[SeanyBaggs123]

Both my tanks look like a bomb went off in them. Plants are half uprooted from pots (I thought pots would protect them LMBO) Right now I am just going to change water and wait for the holidays to pass so I can scoop out my beautiful stupid convicts (why do they sell those even????) and take them back to Petsmart and dump them off and get things straight again. Ugh I'm such a fool. Also waiting on some plants from SeanyBaggs123 to plant up the thirty a little more in hopes that my smiling acara will stop hiding so much. So the short answer is nothing/be mad.

Fun update about those plants... if it makes it through shipping, the amazon sword has shot off a runner and already started 10 babies or so!

 

[John58ford]

Back before Christmas I said I moved a bunch of fry trying to get a Christmas drop. Well, I ended up with a new years drop but I'll settle for that. Today I'm enjoying watching the fry pop up for their first time out from between the rocks. Counted 3 so far. I did all tanks day and seperated some male juvies yesterday so today I'm enjoying our hobby.

There are 2 of them in this picture (may be more if you look hard enough lol). Based on size I think they are about 12-24 hours old.

The easiest to spot is by the "N" on the heater .
Happy New year.

 

[Aww7979]

Water change 30%, fresh black substrate on the front of the tank, and some pruning.

 

[NatNat06]

I just got done cleaning and putting in new decor for my female betta
this is the finished product!:

 

[moon17]

Just did a satisfying water change and I'm going to treat my fish to some blood worms today

Water changes happened to all three tanks over the last 3 days. Just going to sit down and admire my Christmas present... new tank, new substrate and fish, instantly cycled with material from my other filters. View attachment 646750

I love the simple design of this tank!

 

[kallililly1973]

It’s a big work in progress and honestly hard for me to trim all the cover all at once but eventually I want to set up the right side with a nice big DW pile.

 

[nicholasrjohnson]

We get a kitten today, so I’m wondering if our house will be like a Warner Brother’s cartoon with Sylvester.

I will be relaxingly watching my new diamond tetras and my two new Bolivian Rams. I hope the rams pair off. And I’m watching my three Angels grow!! The runt started eating again after I dithered with the tetras and the other two stopped bullying him

 

[KeriMc]

I’m upgrading from a 10 gallon to a 29 gallon tonight. Wish me luck

 

[jkkgron2]

I’m debating whether I should deal with giving my Kribs a much needed upgrade and risk my platys life or if I should just go out and get another tank that I’m not supposed to have

 

[ghostdawg]

I think I'm going to do a good vac cleaning & decor, add a sponge to the intake piece and add some sponge inside my Top Fin filter, tomorrow (Sat).

 

[nj278]

I'll be doing water changes in both tanks, watching my new corys and constantly checking if one of my female guppies (who is at least 27 days pregnant) looks like she's going to drop! I'm also thinking about going and seeing if I can catch some bloodworms in water troughs while I'm out feeding cows, horses, and goats.

 

[Awaken_Riceball_]

Buy another piece of large or extra large spider wood? Thoughts?

 

[Corydork]

Buy another piece of large or extra large spider wood? Thoughts?

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I don’t think you need more spider wood, it looks great. However, if you MUST put something else in the tank, maybe a rock or two in the lower left corner? It seems like there’s a pretty decent sized gap there. It may just be the photo, though.

 

[Awaken_Riceball_]

I don’t think you need more spider wood, it looks great. However, if you MUST put something else in the tank, maybe a rock or two in the lower left corner? It seems like there’s a pretty decent sized gap there. It may just be the photo, though.

I could work with that. There is a huge gap there for sure, but I didn't know to leave it open or close it.

 

[johnbirg]

Culling plants and water change so normal Saturday.

 

[Elkwatcher]

I am watching my crypts grow back... slowly, verrrrrrry slowly!

 

[StarGirl]

I should be getting this 2 DAYS worth of amano poop machines mess up.

 

[Corydork]

I could work with that. There is a huge gap there for sure, but I didn't know to leave it open or close it.

It wouldn’t hurt to leave it, but it’s always a good idea to try stuff with your scapes; I think it would be beneficial to put a stone of the same kind as the others in your tank in the middle ground or background of your scape so it doesn’t seem empty, though.

 

[CaptainAquatics]

HI all! Just want to say some of the projects I have planned for today, I likely won’t be able to do them all on top of my scheduled water changes for the day but I want to get as many done as possible. I have not been feeling well lately and still aren’t so the fishroom has kind of progressed into a state where there are a ton of projects to do. All the tanks are retaining good water quality but things like algae scrubs, fixing dig out substrate, and stuff like that has kind of all not happened. Nothing that will harm the fish just making the tanks look bad.

• rescape 40a
• Algae scrub 29a and 55
• Rescape 55
• Water change 10 gallon
• Fill 20 gallon
• Even out goldfish sand

You guys have any projects you are planning to do soon?

 

[Basil]

HI all! Just want to say some of the projects I have planned for today, I likely won’t be able to do them all on top of my scheduled water changes for the day but I want to get as many done as possible. I have not been feeling well lately and still aren’t so the fishroom has kind of progressed into a state where there are a ton of projects to do. All the tanks are retaining good water quality but things like algae scrubs, fixing dig out substrate, and stuff like that has kind of all not happened. Nothing that will harm the fish just making the tanks look bad.

• rescape 40a
• Algae scrub 29a and 55
• Rescape 55
• Water change 10 gallon
• Fill 20 gallon
• Even out goldfish sand

You guys have any projects you are planning to do soon?

I really, really, need to organize my water prep/aquarium equipment room. I have stuff piled everywhere lol!
And I want to start setting up and scaping my 10 g bedroom tank.

 

[John58ford]

It's all tanks day (when I vac all my tanks the same day due to a busy weekend plan etc) so I lure the snails out of the way the the night before. Usually with snello but I need to make more. Here all all the ramshorns in a couple tanks waiting for me to vacuum while they eat some algae wafers

 

[MacZ]

Planted some jungle val yesterday, today is waterchange day. Might clean the front glass for once.

 

[alx]

It's all tanks day (when I vac all my tanks the same day due to a busy weekend plan etc) so I lure the snails out of the way the the night before. Usually with snello but I need to make more. Here all all the ramshorns in a couple tanks waiting for me to vacuum while they eat some algae wafers

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Looking like Caligula!

 

[StarGirl]

What did I do? Anyone have a guess?

 

[kallililly1973]

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Spread out your vals. Looks great!!

 

[StarGirl]

Spread out your vals. Looks great!!

Does it?

 

[VeiltailKing]

Got my water changes done!! Here’s a picture of one of my newer tanks.

 

[Amazoniantanklvr]

nothing! LOL

 

[kallililly1973]

Does it?

Absolutely does. I've never seen vals at the stores I go to or i'de put em the same way in my 55

 

[StarGirl]

Absolutely does. I've never seen vals at the stores I go to or i'de put em the same way in my 55

They were shootin off so many sprouts it was getting thick. I wanted to get rid of the moneyworts anyway. Didn't like them. There are small ones on the left that will be huge in a week. They grow soooooo fast!

 

[kallililly1973]

They were shootin off so many sprouts it was getting thick. I wanted to get rid of the moneyworts anyway. Didn't like them. There are small ones on the left that will be huge in a week. They grow soooooo fast!

Are u using the Fluval 3.0?

 

[StarGirl]

Are u using the Fluval 3.0?

No I have a 2.0. Works great I guess. I think the planted Aquasky is the 3.0

 

[kallililly1973]

No I have a 2.0. Works great I guess. I think the planted Aquasky is the 3.0

Oh ok cool. I have a Finnex 24/7 that's been running on my 55 for over 2 years. My 55 is 1.5 years overdue for a rescape.

 

[Charlie’s Dad]

Ummmm what did I do today?

Came home and found my a/c 50 over flowing ever so silently ....... I notice the tank water was down like 3 inches...... Yikes!!!!!

First for everything I suppose....... How do you guys deal with such?



Pardon me..... Not trying to soapbox the topic here....... Just lousy timing as if there were a good time for a minI flood in your den..... Lol

 

[TWiG87]

Didn’t do anything as I’m still acquiring all of my equipment. I ordered my substrate, light and a
Power strip though. Waiting for everything to arrive

 

[Dewclaw83]

Nothing today... but tomorrow I'm driving home from college after my classes to get two of my tanks (And two new fish!) to bring back to school

 

[John58ford]

Finally bought the 29 to finish filling out my rack. Other than that just fed the little guys today, had to work a little late.