Chick-In-Of-TheSea
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What I do personally when in doubt, is go by the liquid test. If really in doubt or if I feel I may have messed up the test, I repeat it just to be sure. I also make sure the test kit is not expired.
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Do you do anything beside almond leaves to create tannins @Epiphanaea? I like how dark yours look. Mine never look that dark. I've been adding IAL tea but it seems to just clear up right away.
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On 10/12/2023 at 9:56 AM, Lennie said:
I remove the intake tube of HOB and directly place there a small fine prefilter sponge. It works for me
The S10 has the pump submerged at the end of intake.
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Perhaps an internal filter. Ie:
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I love everything about this tank. Nicely done @Shadow!
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I’ve been trying to get a photo of little Cadet’s face! Doesn’t seem to ever be at the right angle, and he hasn't come out all the way in the preceding days. But the fact that his antennae are all the way out today means he is comfortable and feels safe, which makes me so happy!
Scope the lines on the new shell! Pretty! 💜
Juniper:
The marring on their shell seems more indicative of them clanking around in harvesting and transit with a bunch of other snails, which really to think about, is like fingernails on a chalkboard to me. See how there are sort-of lines of gouges vs just pitting. I can't imagine what that would have been like for the little guys! Very scary and stressful, I'm sure!One of the big kids
As you can tell I am embracing my algae.. 🤣
Algae is food for them, soo.. I have a good excuse. 😳
Now, you may be wondering, "Chick, why did you name the little snail Cadet?" Perhaps I can explain in pictures.
This is just how my mind works, folks...🤪
As far as Juniper, well...
Can you see it?
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I didn’t even try to take this. Would you believe someone swam in front of the lens?
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The pygmies are awesome @TeeJay
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I am beaming today because I am so proud of Cadet. He made it all the way to the top of the tank! Of the 4 rescues, Cadet was the weakest. Apparently not anymore!
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So I started this hummingbird hobby too late in the season; now they are all migrating - a big big journey over the Gulf of Mexico. Destination: Honduras.
I somehow got into a small niche group of hummingbird NERMs who are tracking the migration, and the last bird from Statesville, NC left yesterday. I suppose certain ones are tagged, and that’s how those NERMs know. Birds who visit my feeder from this point on will be on their journey. I had one yesterday. She had a meal and continued on. The males left first and so I no longer see them. I made the nectar a little sweeter. That is recommended because they need the extra calories. It felt nice to help out, but I was sad to see her leave too.
I don’t know if I will get any more footage, but I got this lovely footage last week that I’d like to share. These are 2 female ruby throated hummingbirds. The females do not display the ruby color; only the males do.
Please relax and enjoy!
Also! Anyone from SoCal - get a feeder up! Many of you guys have hummers year round. See? Click here Also another SoCal vid showing the migrating birds. They come right through there. (Note on second link: not everyone will have that result - that lady goes to great lengths to attract them with fountains, [a lot of] feeders, and flowers). If birds travel through areas without flowers, they will desperately look for the feeders. Cheap red plastic feeders are what they know and what they will find. I paid a little more for my Hummzinger because it’s easy to clean, has an ant moat, and is bee proof.
Some fun hummingbird facts:
A hummingbird weighs as much as a penny.
The hummingbird heart pumps 800 beats per minute. If they dive, 1200 beats per minute.
Like other birds, they have hollow bones to keep them lightweight.
They have a super long tongue to reach into flowers for nectar. It retracts in a coil to the back of their skull. Look for the tongue in my video closeups. They slurp it in & out a few times after their sip. *cute*
It takes about 12 minutes for their crop (stomach) to empty. It also takes about 12-15 minutes for a flower to refill its nectar after they drink from the flower.
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On 10/10/2023 at 2:28 PM, TeeJay said:
Anubias nano or gold coin. I can't remember for sure cryps and anubias are pretty much all I have in my tanks besides hornwort and guppy grass. I do great with all anubias except bartieri. I can never seem to keep those alive
I don’t think my barteri lived either.
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I like that little plant in the front left corner.
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Hooray!! 🎉
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On 10/10/2023 at 11:08 AM, Seanwoodey said:
Hi Nabokovfan, my tank is 25l.
Hi Chick_in_of_the_sea, thanks. Rightly or wrongly ive been making food for my shrimp/snails based on the below youtube vid. But also use tetra crisps, bug bites
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Oh excellent. Food for snails is great for shrimps too. 🙂 I really like that channel and have learned a lot from her.
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Shrimps will eat dead shrimp. Then again, they will eat molts too. So it could have gone either way. Try to limit the amount of meat-based protein they get. That tends to hinder molting. I like shrimp-specific foods or Repashy Soilent green.
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On 10/10/2023 at 2:43 AM, TheSwissAquarist said:
Turning purple, still partly brown. I expect after a couple of weeks in your care they’ll turn pink 😅.
Good news is that Switzerland is gonna unban most larger aquatic invertebrates, which means I can finally get my mitts on some mystery snails! First imports are probably gonna be pricey tho…
That’s amazing! So excited for you!
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On 10/4/2023 at 8:57 PM, Mmiller2001 said:
I know the fish they came in on. They had a 1 month QT with med trio and of course I caught what I don't treat for in QT.
That is unfortunate despite your careful preventative measures. Sorry for your struggles. Ugh
And I still think the tank looks very nice.
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Do these snails look purple? When I adopted them they looked brown.
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On 10/9/2023 at 4:30 PM, nabokovfan87 said:
They do! I think I have to order 3 parts though. One is for with hob, one without. (one full cover + the hob one just in case.)
I was trying to figure out if they are made of lexan, but I think I finally figured it out recently.I think they are.
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On 10/8/2023 at 7:53 PM, nabokovfan87 said:
I'm ready to get rid of the glass lids on that tank as well, provided that there is a better solution. I do think I am going to have to take @Chick-In-Of-TheSea's advice and just get the ones from CPK.
The ones I use are acrylic and come from lifewithpetsgci.com. I think they only make for smaller tanks though, 5gal, 10gal, etc. Not sure if they’d have a 20.
Sword plant picture- amano shrimp sitting there being adorable.
The living wall looks good! 👍
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Juniper booked a night at the bed & breakfast. Decided to sleep in a bit.
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I’ve got the Marina Slim S10. I baffle it with a water bottle to reduce current.
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Pretty cool pattern on that shrimp
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Xtreme Betta vs Nano Pellets?
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I use Xtreme Betta pellets. He loves 'em, and they float for a while. I've never seen one sink because he eats them right away.
Also I started giving him Community Plus repashy (just because I had extra). For one, he loves it. For two, it gets him to use the bottom of the tank because prior to this he was just staying at the top. Fun to see him dive down for it.