What are you doing to your tank today?

[ChrissFishes01]

It's really chilly here in KY for late may - it was in the 50's yesterday, and has barely touched the mid 60's today! Decided to stay in and do some water changes.

I did a 50% on my QT, a 50% on my 10 gallon reef, a 30% on my Green Spotted Puffer Tank, and a 50% on my Mantis Shrimp Tank! Trying to work up the courage to tackle my brackish tank, now!

Here's a pic of some feather dusters in the 10 gallon reef. The tank crashed a few months ago, and although I lost most of the coral, the fact that I'm seeing lots of other life in there is really cool!

 

[jkkgron2]

I finished the hardscape on my Fluval flex. I’m thinking I’ll move some of my male guppies into it once it’s cycled and planted. I’ll add water once I add in plants later tonight.

 

[Motherlovebetta]

I finished the hardscape on my Fluval flex. I’m thinking I’ll move some of my male guppies into it once it’s cycled and planted. I’ll add water once I add in plants later tonight.
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Looks better than my flex!

 

[peachsonas]

It’s water change day! Bloodworms for Oil tomorrow in exchange for the disturbance.

 

[Rose of Sharon]

I finished the hardscape on my Fluval flex. I’m thinking I’ll move some of my male guppies into it once it’s cycled and planted. I’ll add water once I add in plants later tonight.
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What are you using for your substrate?

 

[jkkgron2]

What are you using for your substrate?

Black diamond blasting sand. I have it on almost all my tanks and I really like it.

 

[Rose of Sharon]

Black diamond blasting sand. I have it on almost all my tanks and I really like it.

Wow! It really looks good! Do your plants like it? Or will they all be attached to your dirftwood?

 

[Motherlovebetta]

Looks better than my flex!

 

[JLAquatics]

I am working overtime over the memorial holiday currently so every time I come home my tank lights are off for the night.
Maybe I will be able to enjoy my tanks on my next off day.

 

[BigManAquatics]

Just finished water changes on the 29 and 45...so all done with water changes for the week!

 

[jkkgron2]

Wow! It really looks good! Do your plants like it? Or will they all be attached to your dirftwood?

Crypts grow great in it and so do most of my other plants. Some of the plants I have are rotala, a dwarf lily, a tiger lotus, a bulb plant I can’t remember the name of, and pearl weed (although most is floating). None of my plants are grown with fertilizer except for at the start when they’re establishing.

I’ve had some issues with Amazon swords and vals, but the vals stopped growing shortly after treating the tank for parasites and the Amazon swords
weren’t the best when they arrived so I can’t be sure it was the sand that killed them. The vals are still alive, just not growing.

For this tank I’ll be transferring plants over from my 6.5 gallon so it’ll be mostly crypts, maybe rotala, pearl weed, and then a tiger lotus.
Motherlovebetta your tank still looks good! Once the plants grow a bit more I think it’ll look pretty good.

 

[BigManAquatics]

Should just be feeding and watching today, barring some emergency. Probably should change out a pair of suction cups on a heater at some point...

 

[MyFishAddiction]

WC on both tanks today or tommorow.

 

[pagoda]

Doing absolutely nothing with the aquariums today.....but already not looking forward to Friday's water change day......rescape job on one aquarium to do, its Bristle's the BN's aquarium....its not just a messy teenager's bedroom, he has made it look like a bomb went off in an entire dormitory....oh he is a little bugwag

 

[BigManAquatics]

Doing absolutely nothing with the aquariums today.....but already not looking forward to Friday's water change day......rescape job on one aquarium to do, its Bristle's the BN's aquarium....its not just a messy teenager's bedroom, he has made it look like a bomb went off in an entire dormitory....oh he is a little bugwag

Try that with 7 juveniles....lol

 

[pagoda]

Try that with 7 juveniles....lol

One vandal BN is quite enough thank you.....

Total rescape, change the intake pipework and hose......its black sand and its gone into every nook and cranny, so my revenge will be microgravel instead. Having to be sneaky and getting one up on a fish...I mean...c'mon...I refuse to be outsmarted by a flippin' fish

 

[BigManAquatics]

One vandal BN is quite enough thank you.....

Total rescape, change the intake pipework and hose......its black sand and its gone into every nook and cranny, so my revenge will be microgravel instead. Having to be sneaky and getting one up on a fish...I mean...c'mon...I refuse to be outsmarted by a flippin' fish

I worry what happens when i break up the party and spread them amongst other tanks when i can finally sex them all.. lol

 

[pagoda]

I worry what happens when i break up the party and spread them amongst other tanks when i can finally sex them all.. lol

Put two in each aquarium and then cross the fingers and pray that you do not get the sound of teeny weeny fins

 

[BigManAquatics]

Put two in each aquarium and then cross the fingers and pray that you do not get the sound of teeny weeny fins

Wpuldn't be all bad...they are all either albinos or super reds at this point.

 

[pagoda]

Wpuldn't be all bad...they are all either albinos or super reds at this point.

hmmmmmmmmmm....so you could end up with Super Pinky Orangey offspring then

Different I spose

 

[Mhamilton0911]

I'm going to do a deep gravel clean on half my big tank, and the other half in a few days. Then I need to run to town to buy a couple more buckets. I've decided it's time to switch out gravel for sand, so I need to prepare and have buckets ready for all the plants. I will leave the fish in for this one, it's too stressful to remove everything AND chase and net everyone. Plus with a few BNs and khuli's there's no way I could get everyone in a decent amount of time without wiping myself out too, then who change the gravel??!!

I really wish I'd just picked sand in the first place. I was worried it'd be too difficult, at that point I'd never used sand so I had no idea. Now I have sand in 3 other tanks and this gravel is just.... no.

 

[pagoda]

I'm going to do a deep gravel clean on half my big tank, and the other half in a few days. Then I need to run to town to buy a couple more buckets. I've decided it's time to switch out gravel for sand, so I need to prepare and have buckets ready for all the plants. I will leave the fish in for this one, it's too stressful to remove everything AND chase and net everyone. Plus with a few BNs and khuli's there's no way I could get everyone in a decent amount of time without wiping myself out too, then who change the gravel??!!

I really wish I'd just picked sand in the first place. I was worried it'd be too difficult, at that point I'd never used sand so I had no idea. Now I have sand in 3 other tanks and this gravel is just.... no.

My 20g has white sand....absolutely stupid idea having white sand.....I am a complete idiot for having white sand with Cories. I have 6kg of black sand sat unopened in the shed. One day I shall set to changing from white to black......but I am a coward and waiting for something else to need changing before I start on it. It will be done eventually...one day...within the next year of four

 

[86 ssinit]

Was away for the weekend!! Now going to change 150g of water thru 4 tanks. I’ll do the last one tonight or tomorrow. Water company love’s me .

 

[Mhamilton0911]

My 20g has white sand....absolutely stupid idea having white sand.....I am a complete idiot for having white sand with Cories. I have 6kg of black sand sat unopened in the shed. One day I shall set to changing from white to black......but I am a coward and waiting for something else to need changing before I start on it. It will be done eventually...one day...within the next year of four

Brave choice! Lol. I originally did play sand in 2 tanks. I like the natural look, but wanted darker in one, so switched that out with black sand, and the 3rd started with black, so much easier, lol. My big tank though, uuuuggh. Dreading that. Plants are really established. They are growing great, spreading easily, buuuut, apparently this gravel is white center coated black and it's crumbling. It used to be smooth and now it's getting sharp. I've had to remove my cories to sand tanks and the khulis are affected as well and I can't catch those. So.... Work. Dear Naps, I'm sorry I was a jerk to you as a kid.

 

[pagoda]

Brave choice! Lol. I originally did play sand in 2 tanks. I like the natural look, but wanted darker in one, so switched that out with black sand, and the 3rd started with black, so much easier, lol. My big tank though, uuuuggh. Dreading that. Plants are really established. They are growing great, spreading easily, buuuut, apparently this gravel is white center coated black and it's crumbling. It used to be smooth and now it's getting sharp. I've had to remove my cories to sand tanks and the khulis are affected as well and I can't catch those. So.... Work. Dear Naps, I'm sorry I was a jerk to you as a kid.

Good luck with that maniac Kuhli gang then cos you just know that they will get in your way at every opportunity

 

[Mhamilton0911]

Was away for the weekend!! Now going to change 150g of water thru 4 tanks. I’ll do the last one tonight or tomorrow. Water company love’s me .

I've actually wondered if you ever go away from your tanks. I understand your WC schedule.

 

[MacZ]

All as expected, I'm looking forward to the readings tomorrow, as I tweaked some things today.

Tweak has been successful: TDS 43 mg/l and EC 90µSI/cm. Excellent...

 

[Ouse]

Added countless trumpet snails from my 30 gallon to my 60 gallon.

 

[Halloween]

I have to do another partial water change tonight, although I'm happy things didn't rise much from yesterday, so a 25% water change will be enough.

This morning I discovered a little Red Rimmed Melania Snail in my 11 galon tank. I`m so excited! I'm going to keep an eye out for more and transfer them to the 30g when I can.

Edit - I was tempted to share a photo of the little snail but the guy looks like a rock among the substrate, hahaha...so not that interesting to look at.

 

[MoshJosh]

Set up the top 2 tanks today:

 

[Cara]

3 for 1 special

What about you? Make it a 4 for 1 special

 

[BigManAquatics]

What about you? Make it a 4 for 1 special

Except my happiness doesn't matter, so i don't count that one!

 

[Demonskid]

Watching my shrimp and snails in the 5g tank.

Yesterday when doing a water change/clean up on the shrimp tank, I was so preoccupied with the new 40g that I nearly over flowed the 5g. Gomera was on the black rim of the tank! I sat there and watched, and watched.. And waited... No escape attempt. Everyone talks about Nerite escape attempts. Mine just ate some of the gunk that accumulated there, that I hadn't cleaned off yet, and went back into the tank. Later saw Gomera on the heater cord that sticks up out of the tank. Still no escape attempt, just eating stuff off that too.

Here I was hoping to finally tell tales of Gomera's great escape. Join in on all the grand nerite escape stories. Well.. at least it likes its home that much that it refuses to leave.

 

[pagoda]

Today, its a sit back and watch day....however....Bristles the delinquent BN has been making more mess overnight (I think he knows I plan to wait til water change day on Friday to rescape his aquarium)....so my sit "back and watch" day might turn into an "up to the armpits in water and rescape" day

Need coffee first....which means walking past his aquarium and quietly swearing at him for making so much mess.....and then feeling guilty cos its not been sorted out yet.....

 

[pagoda]

Why do I say its going to be a sit back and watch day...why do I do it.....just why?

Sat here sweating buckets, soaked through from aquarium water.......ended up doing emergency surgery on one of the externals.....the worst one of the 5.

My 20g long's flow had deteriorated over the last couple of days, gave the hoses a really good roger with the brush and all seemed reasonable again.

A couple hours ago the filter started making dying donkey noises......after doing another hose roger to no avail, it was off with the intake hose, intake tube/strainer and hose tap.

In said removal process the hose once released from one end decided it would be great fun to deposit its contents on me......not fun, not impressed

Hose was so bunged up with goodness knows what and heavy white sand deposits, its gone in the wheelie bin outside and a nice new hose and fixtures sorted, attached......then spent half an hour priming the damned thing (shallow aquarium = not happy to begin the flow without assistance & swearing). Got there in the end....nice strong flow, fish wondering whats hit them cos everything is moving on its own again.....going to go change into dry things and mop up the puddle on the floor....

Fishkeeping is such fun....I love it....really I do.....

 

[BigManAquatics]

Well, not much with tanks last night. Papa Gudgie either had a buffet of his new pile of eggs or Boss HOGG the bn pleco did. Either way, another pile of eggs gone. Just as well, still have a tank of gudgie fry growing. Rather not have more to grow it until i figure out what i am doing with them. A fun experience, though!

 

[pagoda]

Well, not much with tanks last night. Papa Gudgie either had a buffet of his new pile of eggs or Boss HOGG the bn pleco did. Either way, another pile of eggs gone. Just as well, still have a tank of gudgie fry growing. Rather not have more to grow it until i figure out what i am doing with them. A fun experience, though!

Someone should invent fish contraception....whoever does it would be a billionaire overnight

 

[BigManAquatics]

Someone should invent fish contraception....whoever does it would be a billionaire overnight

I am OK with the eggs getting eaten though. Least for now. Figure i will get the fry grown out, see how much a pain it is to get rid of them, then decide. Sure don't plan on keeping all, as there is currently about 40 fry or so still kickin'.

Platies though....still trying to figure out what i want to add to that tank for fry control....much to the consternation of my wife

 

[pagoda]

I am OK with the eggs getting eaten though. Least for now. Figure i will get the fry grown out, see how much a pain it is to get rid of them, then decide. Sure don't plan on keeping all, as there is currently about 40 fry or so still kickin'.

Platies though....still trying to figure out what i want to add to that tank for fry control....much to the consternation of my wife

Just let the other half know that there are two choices....

Allow the fry to live and buy more aquariums....or but a predator to "dispose" of them and keep the same number of aquariums that you have now.

Simples

 

[BigManAquatics]

Just let the other half know that there are two choices....

Allow the fry to live and buy more aquariums....or but a predator to "dispose" of them and keep the same number of aquariums that you have now.

Simples

Well, i told her i plan on doing both....a 2nd 29 that is just going to be a pleco or two and a predator fish, just waiting for platy overflow

 

[pagoda]

Well, i told her i plan on doing both....a 2nd 29 that is just going to be a pleco or two and a predator fish, just waiting for platy overflow

Good luck....and if the luck runs out.....might be time to get a good divorce lawyer on speed dial

 

[JLAquatics]

I am getting the Hydra killer today so I can finally do what I have wanted to do for a long time, take that you little creeps! I have also noticed all the reds I am starting to really see in the 10 gallon aquascape, because who doesn't like red plants!?

 

[Demonskid]

Dosing 2ppm ammonia in the 40g.

Gave shrimp in the 5g some spinach as its the first and grocery day. I'm sure they're happen to have something other than processed food. Later this week They'll get a cucumber piece when we make ourselves some cucumber coleslaw!

Looks like the 5g will need a new heater. I had it set to 76f, tank temp is up to 79-80 and the heater is still on. It did it's job over the winter, as long as the lid was on the tank. Need to find a heater that keeps the 5g warm when I have the lid off as well. Summer is coming up so we should be alright until I can find one that's good.

 

[Tayler]

I just finished water changes on my fish tanks

 

[ChrissFishes01]

Just siphoned out excess food and poop from the bare bottom in my QT/Holding Tank.

https://imgur.com/Fgl58Zp

Black Neon

https://imgur.com/TgjTV7z

Neon

https://imgur.com/pmT2RdJ

Green Cory

https://imgur.com/cUL29hU

Fed the Green Spotted Puffer some snails - still looking for more!

https://imgur.com/ICdv2AH

Clarkii Clown in my Mantis Tank
imgur.com

 

[BigManAquatics]

Just a feeding and was tching kind of day. Discovered my gudgeons have laid yet another pile of eggs. 3rd one in the last 7 days!

 

[Janice1979]

Just observing today. Honey gourami and SAE are feasting on romaine lettuce in the 40b. They are making a ridiculous mess that I’m not looking forward to vacuuming out of there in the morning...but I’m glad to see them thoroughly enjoying their feast. Also, my SAE and 2 of my gourami are getting pretty flirty. I’m sure the SAE won’t actually breed, but I may be setting up the gourami to breed before too long. Wasn’t planning to breed the peacock gudgeons again, but when I sold off the last ones, the lfs was interested in more...so here we go again, I guess. Lol!

 

[BigManAquatics]

Just observing today. Honey gourami and SAE are feasting on romaine lettuce in the 40b. They are making a ridiculous mess that I’m not looking forward to vacuuming out of there in the morning...but I’m glad to see them thoroughly enjoying their feast. Also, my SAE and 2 of my gourami are getting pretty flirty. I’m sure the SAE won’t actually breed, but I may be setting up the gourami to breed before too long. Wasn’t planning to breed the peacock gudgeons again, but when I sold off the last ones, the lfs was interested in more...so here we go again, I guess. Lol!

Wish my gudgeons would take a break myself! I know a couple people who want some of the fry i am raising, then have to see how long it takes to get rid of what is left to decide if i want to continue that path....especially with plecos coming in the future, possibly.

 

[Janice1979]

Don’t often see them in the lfs around here and have never seen them in chain stores. They sell for $12 in the 2 stores I have seen them in and both happily offered $2.50. Which from what I have heard, 20% of the retail is average pay out here.

 

[pagoda]

Well I am not going to tempt fate today....not going to assume that it will be a sit back and watch day...nope...not falling into that trap again

The lounge 20g long's filtration is working beautifully (yes...I know I tempted fate there)
The lounge hex is also running well again after some none too gentle hose rogering (yes...I temped fate there too, I know)

The two hex aquariums in the bedroom are tickety-boo, no need to tempt fate there even if one of the externals is rattling a bit (down for basic service on Friday water change day this week)

The hex in the hallway...home of the delinquent Bristles BN who flings his poo all over the place and sits there with a very smug look on his face.....I might do a replumb on his external and a rescape today.....maybe.....we shall see

Just a feeding and was tching kind of day. Discovered my gudgeons have laid yet another pile of eggs. 3rd one in the last 7 days!

Third time lucky perhaps..