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On 4/1/2024 at 5:00 PM, Rube_Goldfish said:
I mostly have the same: lots of small bladder snail shells. While a cat litter scoop would be too big, I think, to fit between plants and hardscape, I wonder if I could use a slotted spoon? Or maybe just a coarser net.
A slotted spoon was actually my first thought, until I got distracted and started wondering how to do larger areas. Maybe you can design a shell rake. I would also investigate a 'spider', or kitchen skimmer used for skimming debris from soups and adding and removing food from fryers.
The shells I'm dealing with are about the size of the tip of your pen.
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On 3/30/2024 at 11:26 AM, clownbaby said:
...which is honestly really accountable and well-managed in their fish department.
...I corrected her and said "my tank is 30 gallons and has been cycling for 2 months."
I have to run with the Aquatics Specialist on this one. She erred on the side of caution.
First, the title may be nothing more than a word on the name tag. Her skill/experience level may or may not be on par with yours. She also has to deal with customers whose experience levels range from zero-decades every day. Was your aquarium ready for 12 pygmy cories? Probably, but what if you were wrong?
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I agree with all of the suggestions above. It is not the tank size, but most likely something about the room lighting or placement of the aquarium in the new location that has them spooked. Light, shadows, and room traffic are just some of the possibilities.
Explanation: When my Barb tank was moved into a corner to make room for another tank on the same wall, the TFBs began to spend a lot more time on the narrow side of the tank that was now near the blank wall. They will line up as a group and stare at their reflections in the glass. Six fish become twelve fish at night. This behavior began only at night, and only after the tank was moved. I haven't seen this behavior in the daylight.
Will they come up to feed? Activity in all of my tanks changes according to time of day and whether or not I am in the room. If there are times of the day when the room is not in use for long periods, I would carefully peek around the corner, (or use a fishcam as I do) to see if their behavior has changed.
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My 75 has a UGF that covers about 90% of the tank, with 2 risers and powerheads. The powerheads provide water movement and aeration throughout.
The tank also has a Marineland Emperor 400 HOB. Either filter is adequate by itself.
It is a ridiculous amount of filtration, but the HOB was a gift, so I was required to use it.
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On 3/27/2024 at 11:14 AM, Rube_Goldfish said:
Related to this topic: does anyone have any tips or tricks for cleaning up all those shells? I have a lot of old shells, and I guess I could just leave them to (slowly!) dissolve back into the water column, but in the meantime, they're a little unsightly. So far I've used aquascaping tongs, which take forever, and a fish net that I swish the sand back out of, but that's not much faster. Any better ways I'm not thinking of?
I've been meaning to ask this question for a long time. I have hundreds of bladder snail shells in my gravel substrate. They aren't noticeable until I gravel vac, and then it looks a little like snow tumbling in the tube. The syphon isn't strong enough to pull them out of the tank. I'm guessing that my water is so hard that it takes the shells forever for them to dissolve.
For my problem, I'm considering a much shorter tube, If your shells are larger, what about a cat litter scoop?
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If you run with the pea gravel idea, shop around and take a water bottle or shop on a rainy day. Different stores source their gravel from different vendors, resulting in different colors. There will almost always be a damaged bag, and a little water will tell you what it will look like in the aquarium. There may also be a healthy discount on a damaged bag.
You might also look into horticultural sand. This will be a coarse sand, but smaller than gravel.
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On 3/28/2024 at 6:13 PM, EricksonAquatics said:
That sounds epic👀
It was! Much like your photo, It was the only time that I did not have to line up nose to butt in a long line or do circles in a ring somewhere.
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You have a lot of algae, and it does look like it is on the roots along with the debris. Because of this, it is reasonable that the algae and Duckweed are competing for nutrients. The browning could also be sunburn. It may be just an illusion, but the algae on either end of the aquarium looks healthier.
Surface tension is holding the bubbles in the duckweed because that water is not moving on the surface. It could also be from a contaminant, your water conditioner, ammonia, etc.
I don't think your water is as stagnant as you think it is. Some of the sideways Duckweed could be trapped in the surface film or actually moved by the water. Your side mounted filter is moving water down and across the tank until it circles around. I don't know if the DW inside the ring is left over from when you installed the ring, or it got blown over or under the ring. Either way it looks good, and I'm a big fan of the side mounted filters.
Take all of this with a grain of salt, because it is coming from someone who struggles to grow Duckweed. My best efforts so far are inside a protective ring, behind a floating mass of Hornwort.🦆
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I use a Little Giant PES 130-PW. 130 GPH for pumping water back into the aquariums <$40. With the DIY pvc hook and no check valve, it will syphon water out. It is a little slow, but that gives me time to do maintenance, fill buckets ,etc. It won't disturb the gravel substrate in tanks 29-75gl.
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On 3/27/2024 at 11:19 PM, EricksonAquatics said:
This is the most random niche thing, but I’m actually an equestrian by day (I ride horses) and fish keeper by night😏
I don’t do rodeo or things like that. I ride English which is basically jumping horses over sticks to put it simply😂
So meet Ditto the grey hippopotamus🩷
Ditto is very photogenic. I had the opportunity to ride on a New Mexico ranch as a teen; I'd love to repeat the experience.
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On 3/28/2024 at 11:41 AM, nabokovfan87 said:
Just a fun watch. Enjoy!
At 4:24 he adds "a little bit of baking powder" to the batter.🤣
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My favorite is whichever plant is alive this time next year.
I have had mixed results with all of them, but I think Hornwort has proved to be the most interesting. Over time, it has:
- grown fast enough to be given away and used as fish food.
- tumbled endlessly in the flow from the HOB
- formed impressive long root systems
- formed dense floating island homes for the bladder snails, which in turn became fish food.
- Suffered a 100% die off
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On 3/22/2024 at 4:54 AM, EggShappedFish said:On 3/20/2024 at 7:50 PM, flyingcow said:
That has yet to secure consensus
Ah - the quarantine tank maneuver.
"I can't risk infesting my tank, but this could take some time"I've used this tactic in a different hobby. It wasn't needed for the aquarium.
My friend is teaching me to ride a dirt bike. >I'll be safer if I have a helmet that fits my fat head >I'll be safer if I have my own bike to put under the helmet > 🏍️
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There are too many variables to give you a "rough answer".
I also think you should begin selling your excess hobby fish from your garage. Do your research, contact other hobbyists and fish clubs to determine what kind of a customer base you really have. Before you invest in: rent, insurance, inventory, equipment and payroll, you need an accountant, tax advisor, and attorney.
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On 3/25/2024 at 1:51 PM, Tazalanche said:
We love the outdoors, but my biggest hobby is gaming... be it newer video games, retro video games, card games, board games, or tabletop games. It's a close battle between gaming or fishkeeping on which hits the wallet harder. LOL
Here's a portion of our games.
I've lost many quarters playing Defender, and so many others that I've forgotten the names.
It is ironic that later technology made desktop games a viable option to the point of addiction😵 and then made my favorites unplayable.
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The second Eaglet (foreground) hatched late Friday night or early Saturday in time for a Carp Dinner.
Clyde is late again, and Bonnie is unhappy.
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I'm still using bio-bags and other replaceable filter cartridges. The Tetra Bio-Bags can be rinsed and reused for months or longer. It shouldn't be too hard to adapt them in place of the floss. Because they cannot be separated from the frame, some filter cartridges can be a little bit of a hassle depending on the manufacturer. When my cartridges are finally worn out, I will probably switch to the foam blocks and Bio-Bags or that pad.
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This is the process I use. If you still get bleed over, than there is likely a problem with the strips: After dipping, be sure that the strip remains horizontal with the pads facing you. Place the strip flat on a paper towel for the required time. The towel will wick away excess water.
How new are your strips? My newest bottle is identical to the previous one; and there is no way to tell age or expiration.
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I'm down to 1 snail, so I don't have viable eggs. As mentioned above, Nerites require brackish water to hatch. ...and to raise the plankton sized fry, ...and a transition tank to convert to fresh water. For this reason your snails are probably wild caught. The definition for brackish water tends to vary. You probably need 1 tablespoon of marine salt per gallon.
Some other brackish water measurements: Specific gravity of 1.0004-1.0226, .5-30 grams per liter, 500-30,000 ppm.
Here is a link to this topic with some instructions from 2021 good luck!
https://forum.aquariumcoop.com/topic/7379-nerite-snail-breeding/
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If your only purpose is to keep the fish in, than light diffusers 'egg crate' used in ceiling fixtures are easy to cut for <$20.
You can add water and feed the critters without removing the lid. Don't buy the shiny chrome version.
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On 3/20/2024 at 4:26 PM, Pepere said:
Without question, replacing the stock air riser tubes with Easy Flow kits with DIY adapters will significantly increase flow….
Now if you want increased flow for the sake of increased flow, great…
But Iirc, I read where replacing standard air riser tubes with powerheads that significantly increases flow well over what an easy flow kit does, you are only increasing effective biofiltration by about 20%. Ie, increase. In biofiltration is not linear to increases in flow..
Fwiw I run my ugf in my 29 with a uniclife UL 40 dual output pump. One output per air riser.
The filter is old enough that attempting to remove/adapt the risers may prove fatal. The tank also has a HOB, so the UGF is not actually needed. I just like dual filtration The question arises because I am looking to replace a failing Aquatop, and Aquatop doesn't seem to offer replacement parts on air pumps.
In retrospect, while I would like to confirm the volume of air per outlet on the Co-op pump, I already have dual filtration, and I don't really need to double down again. Thanks.
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This is actually a 2 part question:
- How much air volume does a UGF in a 29 gallon actually need?
- Does the Co-op dual outlet pump put out 1.6 L/min air flow per outlet or in total?
I've been running a separate dual outlet pump in each lift tube, If I'm not actually getting twice the benefit, I can remove one pump.
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I have used egg shells after scraping out the outer membrane from the shell. I just use running water and a fingernail. I have hard water so it is unknown if the snails actually fed on them or they eventually dissolved. I have also put them in the blender for garden use.
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On 3/19/2024 at 6:51 PM, JoeQ said:
Have you ever tried duck weed? 🤣
I've been experimenting with duckweed for about 2 years. I brought home some wild caught duckweed with the intent of creating an auto feeder for the SDs. It grows outside but does poorly indoors. Some escaped into the planted tank and hasn't been seen since. The surviving colony seems to be growing. Considering it came from a lake, it seems to prefer zero water movement. It is trapped: in the Hornwort, behind a fence, separating the plants from the fish in a different tank.
Ember Tetra behavior
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I have a group of six. Their activity varies with the time of day. One or two of them will swim with the big fish occasionally or at feeding time, but they mostly stay close to cover.