Marshall
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So I have a 20 gal tank with a few fish in it and plenty of plants , one of my platys kind of just floats around the top of the tank , manages to swim to the bottom but mostly at the top of the water it looks like it is not using its tail . Been like this for two or three months now this fish is usually stiff as a board but no visible signs of infection or bloating . Does like to eat the co ops fry food tho . Any thoughts ?
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I diddnt get anything done today , this tank basically takes care of itself . Can't see the pleco in there he's hiding I move the light so there's dark areas for him to chill out In seems to like it
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On 7/31/2021 at 1:53 PM, Marshall said:
It's transport day to our new house , if only I had the easy bucket I wouldn't have to use this hardware store one , hope this goes well
A week later and fish are doing great even the fry made the trip excuse the mess haven't found a permanent spot for the tank yet
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It's transport day to our new house , if only I had the easy bucket I wouldn't have to use this hardware store one , hope this goes well
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Update : havent had the chance to change water because we are moving but parameters are holding , the mini green killing machine took at least 5 days to show any improvement , I cut the lighting hours to 4 hours a day and the water is crystal clear , I have to do maintenance but that will happen when we move the tank. We also now have three known fry from out yellow and orange/ reddish platys
Turned off the uv but still using the pier head for circulation for now
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Will post a picture later but so it's been almost two weeks with the 3w uv light , I have to do some tank maintenance the water is getting clearer and we also saw another fry so that's two fry in there now and my daughter wants to name it taco 🌮 ... We're gonna need a bigger boat
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I have the mini green killing machine on order the 3w one . Gonna try it . When it clears up I'll remove it and change the game plan . Should be here tomorrow . I'll follow up in a day or so that k you all for the info . I'm not the best fish keeper but I am trying to learn because it's my daughter's tank and she love her fishys
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On 7/13/2021 at 5:38 PM, Jungle Fan said:
@Marshall You mentioned you tried turning the lights off, did you also darken the tank with a blanket, or dark bags? If not then you might want to try this but since you mentioned you used to dose fertilizer I surmise you also have plants in the tank, at that point I would not go past 48 hours with the total blackout. The UV sterilizers are usually safe for your fish as long as the unit isn't damaged, the principle is that they use a pump that directs water past a UV bulb located in a crystal glass cylinder inside the sterilizers body.
They do work, they kill algae and bacteria in the water streaming past the bulb and will clear up your water but they are usually fairly expensive, and the bulbs tend to burn out after several weeks, or months and will need replacement often, they take up space in the tank, and if you are dosing liquid iron the UV light messes with its chelation and renders it unusable to plants. They are more of a short term temporary solution than a permanent fixture. I own one, and just like my Marineland Magnum Clear diatom filter I only use it when needed.
Here a few links dealing with the subject:
https://aquanswers.com/how-to-get-rid-of-green-water-in-aquarium-infested-algae-bloom/
The uv light was a suggestion from the LFS , it's not something I would plan for long term use , tanks getting overhauled once we move just wanted to get any sort of idea what's going on
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That many critters , plus two adult snails one newborn snail and one platy fry the others got eaten lol doesn't get sunlight , gets the aquarium light for 4 to 6 hours a day this is some thing that just started happening over past 3 months had the tank for about 2 years now
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Ok so my 10 gallon tank is producing so much green water I can't keep up with it , within two days of doing major water changes you can't even see into the tank , I tried a hob filter that diddnt work I tried turning the light off , it got worse , I haven't dosed ferts in a month , will a uv filter help ? And will it be safe for my fish ? Other ideas are welcome , on a good note we had some platy fry show up in the tank out of no where
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On 5/24/2021 at 3:10 PM, CT_ said:
Just in case you didn't know, you can power the co-op usb air pump off of one of those USB battery packs for quite some time. some of the bigger packs can in theory (if accurately rated) run one for days.
(Disclaimer: I haven't tried this)
If you want something pill-like you could try to fill up one of those old-style contact lens cleaners with hydrogen peroxide and drop that in the tank. It has a platinum catalyst that converts the h2o2 to oxygen and water so it would give you pure oxygen bubbles for some amount of time. I've also heard of people adding hydrogen peroxide to tanks during an emergency (I know you can add something like 1-3 ml/gallon safely) though I don't know under what circumstances that's actually warranted or how you diagnose a hypoxic fish though.
I ran the nano pump off a $7 WalMart cashier area rip off back up phone battery bank the size of a credit card . For three days . Just saying . I also charge that thing at work to get the maximum output lol .
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On 4/25/2021 at 7:32 PM, Trish said:
A gravel Roomba.
That elusive item is called a snail 🐌 lol
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Is there a video on how to use vita chem ? I purchased it to add to my fish food but it looks like it just leeches out once I put the food in ? Is there a recommended food for this & or detailed instructions other then " apply directly to the forehead " ? Lol . Also ryobi be trippin
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We got more plants in the tank and some new friends
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33 minutes ago, Mitch Norton said:
Algae on the glass lid is common. Especially with a sponge filter. I have to clean the algae off my lid at least once a month. When I notice the algae I turn off the filters, pull the lids and scrap them into my changed tank water with my algae scrubber. It’s one more thing to do, but the only way to slow it down would be to lower the water level. I hate the look of a water line at the top of the tank. I would rather clean the algae than see the water line.
On the yellowing leaves, this graphics should help.
Screen shoted that thanks , yes I have the high water line as well . I will have to take a better look at the plants , this really helps
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Ok , bought a glass lid at lfs , and a light off co op website among a few other things , having issues with algae growing almost faster then I can clean it on the glass lid . Any thoughts ? I have two snails and they keep the tank clean but they don't get the lid so wasn't sure if any one else has this issue , 10 gal tank , planted , two snails and two tetras in it , only using a sponge filter with air stone , ordering test strips today but water doesn't smell bad . Just a little earthy , also having some plant yellowing and die off , will follow up with water parameters when I get the strips
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I have crushed Coral in the tank some times it sifts through it , I also feed it algae wafers with it seems to like seeing it polished my tank in three days of algae . I also go heavy on dry blood worms and xtreme flakes for the fish so there's plenty of food or so I thought , I will keep an eye on it and try the wonder shell
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Every time I plant a root tab into my substrate my mystery snail digs it up and eats it ... Any thoughts ??
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Not a fish but this guy is one of my favorites because it freaks out the wife
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In drilling a round object it might be easier to wrap the coconut in a towel, put it in a bench vice with the area your drilling exposed and bore out the whole first. , Then cut the coconut in half , also wood turning chisels would be a good option because you can get them in a curved shape to scrape the coconut meat out
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it all started a year ago my daughter 2years old wanted a tank , now we are here a year later , today we added two snails to the community and a grogu ( baby yoda ) to watch over them , all plants from the co op . Yes I know I need to clean it up but left it dirty so the snails can forage while getting used to the tank , she loves her fishys and keeps calling the shrimp lobsters and it's hilarious
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17 hours ago, MAC said:
I really like using lava rock in my tanks. I'm not sure where you would get some though, unless you live near a volcanic area like I do.
I agree lava rock is nice and if you have a boring drill and the rock is big enough you can carve out nice channels that look similar to lava tubes I diddnt do that in this tank but there's lava rock in it and it holds a lot of bacteria because it's so porus and my shrimp love that it catches all the food that passes by it
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I have used the co op trio on my planted tank as well. And if anything I noticed I had less algae after a week of treatment , plants diddnt even notice the meds
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it all started a year ago my daughter 2years old wanted a tank , now we are here a year later , today we added two snails to the community and a grogu ( baby yoda ) to watch over them , all plants from the co op . Yes I know I need to clean it up but left it dirty so the snails can forage while getting used to the tank , she loves her fishys and keeps calling the shrimp lobsters and it's hilarious
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Tank got cleaned . Happy fish