What are you doing to your tank today?

[Linda1234]

Did the usual water change on saturday. Nip the tip of my ruffle rhizome since it has gotten around 8 inches and was crowding some of the other plants:

No ruler in the picture but those leaves are around 10-12 inches tall.
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Then watch some passive aggressive behavior between my clown loach and bn pleco (this is the female). Frequently both will try to claim the same cave - and while they won't attack each other - one or the other will beat their tail up and down until the other leaves. In this instance the female bn cave up (though in the past it has been the clown loach). I took a video but there is not an easy way to upload it so i'll just post this still - you can see the blur of the clown loach tail which is beating up and down:

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I guess i should be happy they are content with disturbing the other rather than out right aggression.

 

[BigManAquatics]

Did water changes on the betta tanks and went to one of my LFS's to chat and look at the giant clown loaches he has in the shop! Will do the platy tank later.

 

[Blacksheep1]

Quick wc on the shrimp tank, removed another tonne of duck weed that’s smothering everything else , wish I’d of been more careful with those red root floaters. Bought a new fert for the community tank as I’m sick of seeing the swords suffering , time will tell if that fixes the issue.
No changes on the fish in the hospital tank today, poor little guys

 

[BigManAquatics]

Did water change on platy tank. Got kind of involved. HOB was barely flowing, found the intake quite clogged. This is why i run 2 sponge filters with HOBs as well.

 

[ChrissFishes01]

Did water change on platy tank. Got kind of involved. HOB was barely flowing, found the intake quite clogged. This is why i run 2 sponge filters with HOBs as well.

Man, I love platies. Everytime I hear you mention your platy tank it makes me think I need one too. Especially a nice blue wag platy? Man, I love those things.

I got quite a bit done today. Did some water testing across a few tanks and was pleased that none of them had nitrates above 40 PPM - including the Flowerhorn and Green Spotted Puffer tanks, which had been the main concerns.

Excuse the cell phone pics - I didn't feel like dragging out the camera today.

I did a 10 gallon water change on the FH tank and added a lamp to the Pothos plant in hopes that it'll start picking up in growth. The tank looks a mess, but I swear it's not my fault! Nanaue has developed his own personal taste in decor as he's grown, so now the substrate, pots, and plants go where he wants them. He's also not a fan of the new lighting from the Pothos light - his Nuchal hump has shrunk by like half since I added it this morning. So cool how it grows and changes based on his mood.





I also did a 2-liter water change on the pea puffer tank. This tank actually had nitrates that read higher than the other tanks I tested, but I think it's just the lack of plant-mass. This tank used to have a ton of Val and other quick-growing stuff. Now it's just Anubias, Ferns, and Crypts. I may have to move some new, fast-growing stem plants in to pick up the slack.



I also water changed my betta tank, and cleaned out the filter. I'm really not sure what was causing it, but it was flowing at a trickle - but the intake was clear on the pump, and so was the outlet. I unplugged the pump, took it out, put it back in, and all is fine, now. I still can't figure out why the duckweed in this tank is dying - I've been dosing, and it's still turning clear and sinking. The other plants seem to be doing well, with the exception of the S. Repens, which didn't make it any tank, unfortunately. I do have some weird hair algae growing, so maybe I just need tweak the balance a bit.

The betta was biting my hand while it was in the tank, lol. Little guy is ferocious. He jumps for food, too.



Still gotta get around to water changing the GSP tank, the "river" tank, the FOWLR, and the brackish tank. Nothing much to update on those tanks - the puffers are all doing well, the tiger barbs, red-tail shark and gold nugget pleco are doing well in the river tank, and the marine betta and clownfish are doing well in the 55. I haven't been changing much in the tanks lately, so I think things have settled out pretty well. I just gotta keep up on cleaning the glass, lol.

 

[StarGirl]

Got water changes done today, going to be out of town for a lot of the day tomorrow. Changed Calypsos tank around again. His tail seems to be healing some.

Pulled a ton of Vals out of the 55g for Basil . There is still a ton in there. Added another sponge filter to the other side.

 

[bcfishtanks]

Water changes today! Need to trim up my amazon swords. Glad to say that my newish Java moss didn't get dug up this week, so hopefully it started anchoring to my various pieces of driftwood.

Below I just attached a cute lil photo of my 5 month-old cory with a birth defect that caused it to stop growing after about 5 weeks. It uses its size to its advantage and sneakily gets away with hoarding food.

 

[TClare]

Nothing except watching today hopefully. Spent the last few days decommissioning one (175 liters) and moving two (180l and 240l ) tanks and occupants with all that that entailed, to make room for the new big tank that is in progress. The new stand is ready to be put in place but first a cement plinth has to be made as our floors are not level. The actual tank will have to be made in situ due to the huge weight of glass involved.

Like StarGirl I had masses of Vals, even after replanting the tanks I still have a bucketful I don't know what to do with.

 

[Basil]

Nothing except watching today hopefully. Spent the last few days decommissioning one (175 liters) and moving two (180l and 240l ) tanks and occupants with all that that entailed, to make room for the new big tank that is in progress. The new stand is ready to be put in place but first a cement plinth has to be made as our floors are not level. The actual tank will have to be made in situ due to the huge weight of glass involved.

Like StarGirl I had masses of Vals, even after replanting the tanks I still have a bucketful I don't know what to do with.

Wow. How big is the new tank?

 

[BigManAquatics]

Managed to give the bettas a feed while getting ready for work. Those little beggards should be good for at least 5 mins or so!

 

[TClare]

Wow. How big is the new tank?

200 x 65 x 65 cm (78.7 x 25.6 x 25.6"). A simple volume calculator gives 845 liters or 223 gallons, but it will be less really aa the glass is 12mm thick, it won't be filled right to the top and will have plenty of substrate, rocks and wood etc.

 

[StarGirl]

Swapping plants around so much I have successfully transferred Ramshorns and Limpets to all 3 tanks!

 

[TClare]

Swapping plants around so much I have successfully transferred Ramshorns and Limpets to all 3 tanks!

I have done that as well, just ramshorns but plenty of them. I don't mnid though.

 

[StarGirl]

I have done that as well, just ramshorns but plenty of them. I don't mnid though.

Up until this point I have kept my 55g pest snail free. The limpets are kinda very slow growing in number so they are not too bad IMO. I dont mind the RH either.

 

[ForBettaorForWorse]

Lol, I found a hitchhiker ramshorn, and I was excited, but now, I'm seeing what I think are egg clutches, and I'm not so sure about it anymore...

 

[TClare]

Lol, I found a hitchhiker ramshorn, and I was excited, but now, I'm seeing what I think are egg clutches, and I'm not so sure about it anymore...

They don't seem to do any harm in my experience, while populations might explode at first they soon settle down to reasonable levels if you don't feed too much. In one of my tanks the small ones get eaten anyway.

 

[PAcanis]

I'm fortunate enough that the ramshorns die in the tank I find them in, but not before laying eggs. I'm always worried that I'll transfer them to a tank they'll do better in and take over.

 

[Thunder_o_b]

Intake sponge maintenance, and thinning the Christmas moss. Not as bad as Java but you still have to keep on top of it.

 

[BigManAquatics]

Got water changes done today, going to be out of town for a lot of the day tomorrow. Changed Calypsos tank around again. His tail seems to be healing some.

Pulled a ton of Vals out of the 55g for Basil . There is still a ton in there. Added another sponge filter to the other side.

Platies are over-rated if you ask me, but my wife likes looking for and watching new babies so i guess it is worth it! And she tends to overfeed...so the pleco in there likes that.

 

[WRWAquarium]

Frozen tubifix and copepods feeding tonight on main tank.

First time feeding tubifix works. Fish went crazy for them. The krib guarded a pile for a while before finally the BN crashed the party haha

Been at work all day so water changes and stuff tommorow.

 

[PAcanis]

Look who I just happened to see!
I had a hunch for a while, but she's been missing so long I wasn't quite sure if she was still with us. You remember my pics of her being courted

 

[Fishyfishyfishman]

Yay that’s cool. Glad shes okay. Tested water doing a WC soon.

 

[BigManAquatics]

A photo from the work fish tank. 700 gallons of saltwarer fun.



A lookdown missing an eye

 

[Fishyfishyfishman]

Did I say WC Yesterday? Nah today. Whoops.

 

[Basil]

Did I say WC Yesterday? Nah today. Whoops.

I’m also off schedule. Have 5 to do today to catch up lol!
ETA. Got them all done! Had just enough RO/DI water made up. Whew! So cheers!

 

[Linda1234]

I picked up some shelfordii pangio (basically mini kuhli) 8 months ago. These guys are about 1/6 to 1/8 the thickness of a kuhli but 2/3 the length. I don't see them very often but this one decided to take a nap near the top in the plants. The picture lacks scale but i figure it would be too much to post a second picture showing scale.... anyway taking a picture today is all i did with my aquariums. Well i've been checking the aquarium frequently because i'm trying to snag the reclusive female borelli and move it to a different aquarium but she is just too smart.... one of these days i'll get her - maybe - then again maybe not...

 

[86 ssinit]

Took some pics of the fish.and the tanks

 

[BigManAquatics]

Decided was a fasting day for the bettas, so today was just a "watch" kind of day.

 

[Rose of Sharon]

Just cleaned a little, used the air stone to break up some biofilm, and watched!

Trying to put more light on the anubias; there are some yellow spots, so a little more light and using ferts. Hopefully that will help...

 

[Demonskid]

A friend had gotten me a gift card for Filp Aquatics so I could get a few stems of Alternanthera reineckii in memory of my mother who passed last month. I was finally able to put that order in and picked up my plant yesterday. I let it soak in a specimen container over night and then planted them this morning during a water change.



Seiryuu is enjoying the water change, the shrimp are... zooming around like they do after water changes.

 

[CHJ]

Wife started building a stand for the 220 yesterday so I assume that will continue tonight.

 

[BigManAquatics]

Fed the little beggards this morning. Last of the 12 hr shifts this week.

 

[86 ssinit]

Wife started building a stand for the 220 yesterday so I assume that will continue tonight.

Interested in this!! Just ordered a 180 and will more than likely be building a stand for it.

 

[Bwood22]

Well my shipment that was supposed to arrive last Friday was delayed because of the ice storm. But it finally arrived today.

These little dudes are gonna be awesome.

 

[BunnieWarren]

Did my weekly parameter check before I do the weekly water change. This is the best my levels have ever been! Zero ammonia and zero nitrite as usual, and nitrates were down to 10 ppm!

Looks like my live plants are finally doing their job lol.

 

[Bwood22]

Did my weekly parameter check before I do the weekly water change. This is the best my levels have ever been! Zero ammonia and zero nitrite as usual, and nitrates were down to 10 ppm!

Looks like my live plants are finally doing their job lol.

I should probably test my water....its been so long.

 

[MyFishAddiction]

Had quite a night yesterday. Found my axolotl jumping up to the surface for air. That's when I realized the filter had stopped working. Turns out, the media was clogging it, and also shedding cotton ALL over the tank. Eventually just threw that media out. I'm super tired.

 

[TClare]

Interested in this!! Just ordered a 180 and will more than likely be building a stand for it.

You might also be interested in my thread here: New big tank DIY on a budget... | Freshwater Aquarium Builds Forum | 517126

 

[86 ssinit]

been following that thread. Didn’t connect the names .

 

[BigManAquatics]

Feed n watch kind of day. Also last day til Sunday i get to see my saltwater friends ar work.

 

[Bwood22]

I should probably test my water....its been so long.

Welp...

Ammonia: 0ppm
Nitrite: 0ppm
Nitrate: 20ppm
Phosphate: 0ppm
PH: 8.2
KH: 12
GH: 15

Why did I just waste all those drops?

 

[Fishyfishyfishman]

GOT IN AN ORDER might hav accidentally dumped a dish down the drain 0.0. Still need to add the shrimp and other fish. YAY

 

[bcfishtanks]

Well, my 7 m.o. honey gourami fry is getting a lemon stripe... so I guess she is a he! Good thing I didn't get him a partner yet, because I was almost ready to look for a male. I guess I'll be picking up a female once my LFS stops labeling sunset thick-lips as honeys and gets some real honeys back in.

(For the record, I love my sunset thick lip. She is the cutest little thing. But you know. My tank is just about stocked and can't handle the bioload of another)

 

[BigManAquatics]

Getting ready to do a water change on the 29g platy tank and possibly try to attack the cloudy water issue on one of the betta tanks.

 

[SkyMac]

Just finished up my weekly maintenance. Still battling Ich in my nano- lost most of my rummynose and all of my pygmy corys, but everything else looks to be doing much better. Been a rough week with that tank. Not sure if I want to go get more rummynose when all is said and done- I don 't have an extra tank at this time to quarantine. The two survivors have been hanging out with their black glolight tetra cousins, but I'm not sure thats gonna work longterm.

My Aponogeton Ulvaceus is getting ready to flower in my two long- been in there about a month. The Anacharis in there is doing really well, but I'm thinking I'll hold off until next week to trim it.

My rescue tank is looking much better with the driftwood and mos in there- and how clean that aquarium is has me really considering taking one or two of the bladder snails from it and throwing them into a couple of my other aquariums to help with algae maintenance. I really don't mind them- but the battle with the algae constantly is frustrating.

Plans for timers for the rest of the lights on my tanks (so far only the nano tank is on a timer) are in the works, but also one of my kids' birthdays is this week and that takes precedence. Kinda wish I could just throw an aquarium at her, but she doesn't have the power resources for one in her room (one single outlet- just not happening at this time.)

 

[ruud]

Just finished up my weekly maintenance. Still battling Ich in my nano- lost most of my rummynose and all of my pygmy corys, but everything else looks to be doing much better. Been a rough week with that tank. Not sure if I want to go get more rummynose when all is said and done- I don 't have an extra tank at this time to quarantine. The two survivors have been hanging out with their black glolight tetra cousins, but I'm not sure thats gonna work longterm.

My Aponogeton Ulvaceus is getting ready to flower in my two long- been in there about a month. The Anacharis in there is doing really well, but I'm thinking I'll hold off until next week to trim it.

My rescue tank is looking much better with the driftwood and mos in there- and how clean that aquarium is has me really considering taking one or two of the bladder snails from it and throwing them into a couple of my other aquariums to help with algae maintenance. I really don't mind them- but the battle with the algae constantly is frustrating.

Plans for timers for the rest of the lights on my tanks (so far only the nano tank is on a timer) are in the works, but also one of my kids' birthdays is this week and that takes precedence. Kinda wish I could just throw an aquarium at her, but she doesn't have the power resources for one in her room (one single outlet- just not happening at this time.)

Try a planted tank without lights, filters or heaters for your daughter. All the bedroom needs is a windowsill.

 

[SkyMac]

Try a planted tank without lights, filters or heaters for your daughter. All the bedroom needs is a windowsill.

Her windowsill is already filled with houseplants
Also, the cat has proven her windowsill wouldn't be a safe place. The tanks I have currently fare well because they have sturdy foundations that leave no room for the cat to get to them.

I miiiight see if I can rearrage her windowsill.... maybe a small tank in the way would make it more difficult for kitty to know over her houseplants.

 

[Rgtx]

This guy is on strike 2, hopefully isolation will tame him down a bit...also hope to go find a bristlenose pleco later today

 

[SkyMac]

This guy is on strike 2, hopefully isolation will tame him down a bit...also hope to go find a bristlenose pleco later today View attachment 836024

Strike 2? Oh no! Do you have room to add some dither fish?

 

[Rgtx]

Yes I have 6 zebra danios and looking to add cardinals in a week or so... But yesterday he grabbed one of my corys by the fin and shook him and he's been chasing my smaller gourami for some time now. He's a nice specimen and tank boss but getting to aggressive in the community tank