What are you doing to your tank today?
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Mine is a haphazard mess. On my list to address today. But I did put a netting over my filter tube. Definitely made a difference and I imagine saved some frys too
I have to find Chloe....my redwag dalmatian platy. I haven't seen her in a couple of days. She dropped some fry earlier in the week but I only spotted 1 maybe 2 live...the rest were stillborn or unfertilized eggs, I think that's what they were. It seemed rough going for her.
I imagine she's dead but I just can't find her in this 36 bow tank. Could it be that the gs just chowed down completely? And by now I'm really hoping they did so I don't have to deal with a skeleton
As if the little end caps hoologans careIt's a quiet "sit back and watch" day today.
The misbehaving end cap on one of the spray bars has now learnt its lesson and has stayed put finally....a few strong words and the super glue appear to have taken effect
Tomorrow is fasting day for the little hooligans....(insert evil laugh here)....they are totally oblivious to that yet
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Picked up two honey gouramis! I'll get more eventually, but I have only a small QT tank now, thanks to Tom. I think I may have to treat them. There were at least 30 in the tank, but one of them seemed to have mild ich, and two had clamped fins. Mine seem fine, but you can never be too safe. Time to to home and acclimate them.
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I got three out of four weekly water changes done today. I have some small rocks that my sister found outside that I might boil and then use in the aquariums.
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Just rinsing them really good is usually sufficient.Yeah rinsing is actually what I meant initially. I just thought that rinsing in hot water is essentially boiling.
Thank you! I might not even get to do it because my sister who collected them doesn’t want me to, but I’ll try because they look good.
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Ok replaced an airline on the 45. Also, performed surgery on one of the sponge filters to add an airstone to it. And for giggles n grins, managed to get a picture of one of the super reds babies that came in yesterday from Pwilly07 !
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Think we are on for water changes today. Going to be tricky as every week is a 6 day work week this month...and no fingers will be lifted to clean the house at all except for mine the hour a day i might be at home and awake.
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Here's one of my new honeys! One is more shy than the other. I was given two males, despite wanting a male and a female, but they seem okay for now, which is good given how small my QT tank is. Hopefully it all keeps going well, or I'm going to need to move them up to the 29g early, which I don't want to do. I'll keep an eye on it. They're both beautiful.
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Water changes today! Possibly getting fish tomorrow.
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Still haven’t got up to preparing the rocks and adding them but I have tomorrow to do that...
I notice that many people face complications when bringing themselves to do their weekly water changes but I myself enjoy doing them and make the most of it. I dislike having days where I be sedentary, but that’s just me. I very much can see why others like to have periods of inactivity to relax but I get stressed on days when I’m not doing anything (I find this to be out of the ordinary). If there’s an issue I must tend to I prefer to actively combat it until it’s resolved rather than leave it be for any period of time, even if leaving things to settle is a key part of the response.
I notice that many people face complications when bringing themselves to do their weekly water changes but I myself enjoy doing them and make the most of it. I dislike having days where I be sedentary, but that’s just me. I very much can see why others like to have periods of inactivity to relax but I get stressed on days when I’m not doing anything (I find this to be out of the ordinary). If there’s an issue I must tend to I prefer to actively combat it until it’s resolved rather than leave it be for any period of time, even if leaving things to settle is a key part of the response.
I don’t mind weekly water changes now but scrubbing aquarium glass is just tedious! Wether I’m using a sponge or razor blade it just takes so long to do and even after scrubbing to the best of my ability I always miss small sections of diatoms or spot algae that become very visible when on their own!
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My snails get that. I only gotta do the outside glass, except occasionally algae below the substrate lineStill haven’t got up to preparing the rocks and adding them but I have tomorrow to do that...
I notice that many people face complications when bringing themselves to do their weekly water changes but I myself enjoy doing them and make the most of it. I dislike having days where I be sedentary, but that’s just me. I very much can see why others like to have periods of inactivity to relax but I get stressed on days when I’m not doing anything (I find this to be out of the ordinary). If there’s an issue I must tend to I prefer to actively combat it until it’s resolved rather than leave it be for any period of time, even if leaving things to settle is a key part of the response.
I don’t mind weekly water changes now but scrubbing aquarium glass is just tedious! Wether I’m using a sponge or razor blade it just takes so long to do and even after scrubbing to the best of my ability I always miss small sections of diatoms or spot algae that become very visible when on their own!
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Finally tested my tap water to see if my new(ish) ammonia test just runs green (it was 0 ppm with my first test kit). The new one does just run like everything is at 5 ppm ammonia. Makes me feel so much better, because I've been sitting here for about 3 weeks being like, "Wonder why my three cycled tanks are above 0 ppm?"
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Lol. You should sell that shirt somewhere. I'm sure people would buy it.
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Seeding a sponge filter with someone else's media, hopefully it goes well and I can be on my way to adding my fish.
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Top up day, resident census to make sure everyone is present and correct and not having any issues (and to check for any new arrivals from the "getting jiggy with it" that means its springtime in the aquariums ) and then sit back and watch...which is usually better than anything on the TV lately
) and then sit back and watch...which is usually better than anything on the TV lately 
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Water tests to both, and pwc to new one. Also I need to dig out bigger filter from my box for it, and put both female bn plecos back to bigger tank. I was thinking about putting adults too to it (90L) but all things considered, I think I'll keep it as grow out tank so adults... back to 250L. Exception being male bn, he'll get back to bigger when he kicks babies out from cave or comes out himself.
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Maybe I can whilst nobody is looking...
It’s a long story... on another thread I was comparing to my cats to loaves of bread because of the ”loaf” resting position they use when sleeping, typical of cats. My profile was then personalised around my cats but I since removed my profile picture (which depicted one of them). I’m just happy I found a name I can stick with!
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UPS finally managed to find my apartment so my grief purchase arrived today!
2 snails, I am guessing adult pond snails were in the package. I took one out and had it on my finger to put it in the quarantine tank, not sure if I wanted it in the Bladder Snail jar or not. Well.. It did not retract into its shell.. I could feel its mouth, and I'm sure I felt tiny teeth! Such a weird feeling!
The second one I picked up by it's shell. It also did not go back into its shell, instead it kept stretching out this way and that to grab a hold of something. They are not shy or scared like the bladder snails.
So we have 2 new friends and a lot of water spangles waiting for me to get my larger tank. Hurry up dollar per gallon sale.. Though, the website no longer lists the 40g breeder tank.
2 snails, I am guessing adult pond snails were in the package. I took one out and had it on my finger to put it in the quarantine tank, not sure if I wanted it in the Bladder Snail jar or not. Well.. It did not retract into its shell.. I could feel its mouth, and I'm sure I felt tiny teeth! Such a weird feeling!
The second one I picked up by it's shell. It also did not go back into its shell, instead it kept stretching out this way and that to grab a hold of something. They are not shy or scared like the bladder snails.
So we have 2 new friends and a lot of water spangles waiting for me to get my larger tank. Hurry up dollar per gallon sale.. Though, the website no longer lists the 40g breeder tank.
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I am spending today admiring and watching my two current aquariums, the established 29 and new 10 gallon. I have decided a few things that I plan on doing in the days ahead this morning and will share them.
The 29 gallon as of today;
Water Wisteria growth has been absolutely insane lately, and the Hornwort is taking over the top! The Vals I purchased a while ago from Stargirl are sending out ridiculously long leaves over the top of the surface! The fish love the wild growth, The shrimp love it, I love it, and it has been determined that I will now let nature take this setup over and let it grow wild! The S Repens Carpet looks amazing right now! I also added some Spiky Moss for the shrimp to forage on. The tank also likely balanced itself out as my Anubias Barteri and Java Fern Windelov are not algae ridden anymore and are growing larger leaves after all this time! All the fish are looking really happy and colored up today as they got some Bloodworms for the first time!
The new 10 gallon as of today;
This tank continues to amaze me! After only 6 days of being setup, some of the plants already needed a trim! Most of the plants have noticeable growth already, but this is only the beginning with this tank! I will do another 50 percent water change in this setup today as well.
The 29 gallon as of today;
Water Wisteria growth has been absolutely insane lately, and the Hornwort is taking over the top! The Vals I purchased a while ago from Stargirl are sending out ridiculously long leaves over the top of the surface! The fish love the wild growth, The shrimp love it, I love it, and it has been determined that I will now let nature take this setup over and let it grow wild! The S Repens Carpet looks amazing right now! I also added some Spiky Moss for the shrimp to forage on. The tank also likely balanced itself out as my Anubias Barteri and Java Fern Windelov are not algae ridden anymore and are growing larger leaves after all this time! All the fish are looking really happy and colored up today as they got some Bloodworms for the first time!
The new 10 gallon as of today;
This tank continues to amaze me! After only 6 days of being setup, some of the plants already needed a trim! Most of the plants have noticeable growth already, but this is only the beginning with this tank! I will do another 50 percent water change in this setup today as well.
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Nice! Manzanita is what I got in the 10 gallon right now. Positioned the right way, Manzanita wood can make for a stunning set up! You should show us some pics once it is installed in your setup.
Your 10 gallon is what inspired me to order it! I will definitely post pictures.
Random Great Topic!
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