) a white with pearlescent white tail, and finally a yellow/orange with orange and red tail.
I think the tanks have coped well with the power outage despite being out for 5 days.
Most of the plants remain intact and the fish still seem well despite the long time without proper filtration. I will continue to observe their conditions for the next several days, my eyes are on the aquariums.
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It actually was not hard to get the height in the top tank. Since it was only 10 gallons, I was able to arrange the rockwork to look like this before scaping with plants with only a few minor adjustments.
I would try to find some really large pieces of Manzanita and angle them upwards with the use of a stone like dragon or seiryu stone. I think if you built up the tank with what you already have, you could create something really special with your new setup.
I know, i like yours you showed a few posts back. So much stone you never see though.I would try to find some really large pieces of Manzanita and angle them upwards with the use of a stone like dragon or seiryu stone. I think if you built up the tank with what you already have, you could create something really special with your new setup.
You dont do your tests there do you? Little close for my liking!I went to the fishies store today
I added 7 cherry red shrimp and 7 cherry barbs to my 27g cube. Hey, double cherries. Not to mention 7 and 7 and 7 (rummies)... Something is telling me I should buy a lottery ticket.
And I added 4 cherry shrimp to my 11g cube. I wanted more, but I cleaned them out. They have more coming in tomorrow, but I'll wait a few days on those until they settle in. Plus they worm them first.
I think they said they also have some ember tetras coming in and she said she would add some honey gouramis that I was asking about. Honey Fire she called them.
I think my water sprite is due in tomorrow, so that will give me something to do.
And I took some foam and made a test tube holder for my water test. Up until now I've been flirting with a balancing act to not knock one over.
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Getting his bearings.
I didn't even notice the one behind him until I saw the picture.
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You dont do your tests there do you? Little close for my liking!
I finally got to Redfishes tank change and trimmed some of the Rotalla and put it in the 55. We will see how that goes.
Personally i dose each bucket added rather than the full tank amount. Saves conditioner that way.Just about to start a water change but had a thought !!! Once you’ve taken the amount you’re doing (25-50 % or whatever it may be ) you know the volume of water to be replaced…. Do you dose your tap conditioner for the full amount and add that first then the rest no conditioner as the whole amount was in the first bucket added ( I’m limited to buckets for my changes no pipe ) or do you dose each bucket as you add ?? Curious if it makes any difference , as soon as it’s full the filter is switched on to circulate again !
this is what happens to my brain when it’s the school holidays
off to flip a snail over …. Again
No I meant the full dose of the amount removed only , not the full tank. I know it’s not harmful to overdose but I wouldn’t anyway , it’s pointless IMHO. I’m not sure of the amount my bucket holds so I go off my tank size and the percentage I take out . I just wondered if I dose the first bucket with amount for say the 50% changed , can I just add the rest of the buckets none conditioned as they’ll get conditioned when added to the tank , if you get my drift !! Maybe I didn’t explain very well …
I get you, but I’m not entirely sure. I think you are probably ok doing what you are doing now, but I’d just get a measuring jug and find out how much the bucket holds, then dose each bucket that way. I know seachem, for example, tell you to dose enough to treat the whole tank if you are adding in untreated water directly (when using a python or something), so i suppose you are doing something a bit similar to that.No I meant the full dose of the amount removed only , not the full tank. I know it’s not harmful to overdose but I wouldn’t anyway , it’s pointless IMHO. I’m not sure of the amount my bucket holds so I go off my tank size and the percentage I take out . I just wondered if I dose the first bucket with amount for say the 50% changed , can I just add the rest of the buckets none conditioned as they’ll get conditioned when added to the tank , if you get my drift !! Maybe I didn’t explain very well …
Apparently mine is 14L but obviously I don’t fill it all the way up or I’d be wearing a couple of litres. Hmmm, that could get complicated trying to dose each bucket. I’m going to fill 10 litres and scratch a line into it so I know where to fill to , although “ a cap full treats 20L” so still not overly helpful for precision.
probably.I dose each bucket, but i dose in such a way that the total volume of the tank gets dosed during a water change. So even if i am only changing 20-25 gals of my 45, i end up dosing for the whole 45 total. Most conditioners do say something about dosing for 100% of the water once a month, anyhow, or at least used to.Apparently mine is 14L but obviously I don’t fill it all the way up or I’d be wearing a couple of litres. Hmmm, that could get complicated trying to dose each bucket. I’m going to fill 10 litres and scratch a line into it so I know where to fill to , although “ a cap full treats 20L” so still not overly helpful for precision.
Anyway , water change done , dead plant leaves trimmed from melt back and I’ve added some extra filter floss and an extra sponge to start seeding my old tank once it’s ready. Contemplated binning my ludwigia as it’s gone super long and straggly and stretches out of the water and across half the tank but I left it for now telling myself it’s beneficial , am I lying to myself
