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1 hour ago, Hobbit said:
I have an eheim jager 50 watt heater in my 10 gal and it seems to be working fine. I have their heaters in my 55 gallon and they’ve been working well for a year.
I use 75 watts Jagers in my 10 gallons and they work very well. I have more of a temperature variance between my room and the tank though, so 50 would probably be fine for most people. I've had good luck with the Eheim Jagers in general. Not the most compact though I'd concede.
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The correct answer is "it depends", as annoying as it sounds. How heavily planted, and how do your water tests look (nitrates especially)? Generally water changes are used to keep those nitrates manageable, so that would be a starting point of information on how much and how often to change.
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I recently fought an algae fight. My battle was won with reducing the intensity of the light, shortening the duration of the light being on, reducing plant fertilizer (heavily planted tank), and daily water changes.
27 minutes ago, Calorad said:I tried that and its still coming back have limited lighting to 6 hours a day for the past week and most of it has been with blue lights on. Should I completely shut it off then?
The internet says that algae can actually utilize the blue lights where plants generally cannot. I would have the light out completely and avoid just the blues.
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I've gotten my 20 long completely cycled and the algae under control just in time for the guppies. As long as another blizzard doesn't delay them 🤨.
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On 2/1/2021 at 11:19 AM, Hobbit said:
I’m not sure that the mystery snail we use in aquariums is the same as the mystery snail discussed in the scientific literature (which is usually called the Chinese Mystery Snail) but I know for a fact those are HIGHLY invasive.
They are not the same species (Chinese one is Cipangopaludina chinensis vs Pomacea bridgesii, so different genus even) and I was also surprised they were mentioned in Wisconsin. Hopefully the similar common name doesn't cause problems.
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On 2/1/2021 at 1:11 AM, Kat_Rigel said:
Google scholar is a great resource...The other problem you will have while doing this is getting stopped by the paywall.
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Thanks. I'll have to look into that. In the past I've contacted the author's of papers like this directly and they usually share them quite freely. Maybe that's still the case.
On 2/1/2021 at 1:11 AM, Kat_Rigel said:Best of luck! The Maine laws are SO restrictive! I don't honestly know that I could live there with such rules!
Right? Can't have a snail but feel free to have 20 assault rifles.
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On 1/31/2021 at 11:05 PM, Will Billy said:
i suggest seeking advice from professors at a local university.
Thanks for the thoughts. I've already started trying to track someone down, or more accurately, track someone down to track someone down.
On 2/1/2021 at 12:06 AM, Will Billy said:That said, someone has done what you are attempting to do before.
I actually tried persuing this in the bit of dialogue I had with the State. I figured that there had to have been someone who has put an invert forward for review, with as popular as they are in the hobby. That's where I put forward my short list and was told there had never been an invert suggested before. Then I learned this process is very vague and difficult to navigate. I'm going to see what happens though and learn from it. I was going to maybe crowd source some like-minded people in Maine but no luck so far.
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8 hours ago, James Black said:
what I can say, that may not help your odds but...
Cory has said multiple times that in his experiance neocardina shrimp such as cherry shrimp have even spawned under a layer of ice. Whats the average temp in the winter in maine?
Air temperatures for the lows average in the teens generally, but in the ponds and lakes it varies quite a bit. Some of the information on the Maine state website seems to say that at the bottom of lakes the water can stay at 39 degrees even in the winter.
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2 minutes ago, CT_ said:
IDK how they manage requests like that there but if its a simple yea or nay on your request I'd keep it pretty narrow so the whole thing doesn't get rejected. You can always submit more than one proposal over time but if a broad one gets knocked down it may act as lazy precedent to knock down future proposals that have some of the same species as the original.
Thanks. I was hoping on more thoughts on that. Maybe just start with the two that they said seemed reasonable and see how the process goes. I haven't keep shrimp so I wasn't sure how similar, for instance, all the Neocaridina would be. I think starting with one species and working up to the whole genus makes sense though.
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10 minutes ago, Socqua said:
smuggling some in and making loads of money on what might be a lucrative black market 😁.
Side note, I read that crayfish might be legal?
LOL. Most online retailers will sell and ship them (I've been told), but they won't do restricted plants (go figure). And you're right, it would be easy enough to travel over the border and stock up, I just generally try to respect local laws, especially when there is good reason behind it. Maine actually has a list of what is allowed, and it has no inverts at all. Technically any animal not on that list is illegal to possess. I feel it's because it's easier to just say everything's illegal, and then start an allowed list, than the other way around.
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They don't in store. Their website is generally wrong in that regard.
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Hi folks. I would like to have snails and shrimp in my freshwater tanks, but unfortunately in Maine (where I live) these are not technically legal to own (not one species of invert at all!). I’m hoping you can help.
I’ve been in contact with the state department that oversees this, and the primary concern would be the invasiveness of species. In my preliminary dialogue where I posited a few species, they seem to think that Nerite snails and Amano shrimp seem to have a low chance of become invasive in the wild and worth putting forward for further review, so good news there. There is a formal process to have species considered, and the more information the better.
My Google-fu is respectable, and I have lots of resources on how to keep these animals happy and healthy. What I need more of is information that would build a case as to how these tropical freshwater inverts would have a very low likelihood of establishing themselves in the Maine wild. Intuitively you would think as cold as it gets in Maine in the winter, that tropical animals wouldn’t stand a chance, but I need as much solid scientific information as I can gather to support this directly.
My initial petition would probably be some of the most popular, common, and loved species: Mystery snails (Pomacea bridgesii), Nerite snails (Neritina sp.), Amano shrimp (Caridina multidentata), and Neocaridina shrimp (Neocaridina sp.). I’ve grouped the Nerites and Neocaridina together as they seem to be generally either very similar or treated as a group in the hobby as far as care and water parameters are concerned. I know that species such as Mystery snails can be invasive, but I’ve only found evidence for this specific species in tropical areas that quite closely resemble their natural habitat. If you have information otherwise though, please also share it as well. I respect the state’s efforts in this, and only want to put forth those species that seem reasonable.
I’m having difficulty finding information that seems to be specific to this. If you have information or experience, or know of an expert in the biology or ecology, of these animals, and would like to help us aquarists in the frozen tundra have these awesome animals in our tanks, we would appreciate it. Thanks in advance for any resources you may have or suggestions. I know this is a bit out of scope for the forum.
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I'm going to chime in on the "me too" train. I bought some val from the Co-Op, and some dwarf sag in November. The sag immediately shot up to the top of my 29 gallon, at least 18" tall, but my val is still maybe 4". It's funny because I placed the val in the back and the sag in the mid thinking their lengths would be reversed. Both have runners though so I think they're doing okay.
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On 1/23/2021 at 3:34 PM, tolstoy21 said:
I’d be wary about using a table saw unless you have a finer toothed blade installed. I find larger toothed rip saw blades can shatter plastic material rather than cut is cleanly and safely.
I tried with a cheap 200 tooth blade and the cut was decent but not great. I like that material though as a lid, so I may try a different blade or possibly something to mitigate the plastic chipping.
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I'm also unable to use a Python. My workaround is to put a 5 gallon bucket in the tub with a pump in it and a 25' hose to the tank. Just turn the tap back on when the bucket gets low. I use this one from Amazon, empties the bucket in about 3 minutes:
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07Y2TB23R/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_PaHdGbHDBYXXS?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
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I have had a crested gecko (correlophus ciliatus) for almost 3 years now. Super low maintenance, wicked cute, and very interesting.
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2 hours ago, Coronal Mass Ejection Carl said:
The Fluval Es are expensive but they do have dual electronic thermostats which should make it unlikely for them to fail on. I find they heat fine once you take the plastic guard off. I've measured the 300W ones consuming 295W.
Take the plastic guard off? Didn't realize that was an option. I'll have to look into that because the 100w I have on a 20 long struggles.
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I still have good luck with the Eheim Jager heaters. I've never had one fail and keep a really consistent temperature once you get them dialed in. These are what I used to use 10 years ago, and now that I'm back into the hobby they are still my favorite. I really like the new Fluval E series too, but I find them under-powered and over-expensive.
Algae issue
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A little late in the day for math don't you think😋? I was doing between 25% and 50% daily, and removing what I could by hand from the glass and plants etc.