Frank
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They're yellow neocardinas.
I left them set while I was working on my quarantine tank, too. I'm glad that I did. I feel pretty drained, now. I still have three new plants to deal with and don't feel like messing with them.
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I ordered eleven and I got eleven. They all arrived alive.
It's something of a miracle because the bag leaked and they basically came in a box of water. There was a very little bit of water, like a half cup, still in the bag. A lot of them were just plastered to the plastic. I hope that they survive the rapid acclimation process.
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According to my invoice, I should be getting a discus sticker today.
Not that I'm gloating or anything.
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Thanks! Well, Im not getting the fungus cure until Saturday. So, I'm hoping that salt helps.
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14 minutes ago, Colu said:
It cotton mouth no columnaris your fish has @Frank
What is cotton mouth?
Dozens of websites say it is caused by a bacteria called columnaris.
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Thanks for the identification, @Colu.
With that, I was able to read up on columnaris. Today, the fish looks better. I ordered the meds, but I'm really, really hoping to not have to use them. Meanwhile, he's getting salt.
Thanks again! I was panicking.
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How tall do you want your "carpet" to be? What kind of texture do you want? How hard are you willing to work for it?
You might look at dwarf chain sword, staurogyne repens, dwarf baby tears, monte carlo, dwarf hairgrass, and many others.
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Sorry for the poor photo quality.
It's so small that it's hard to see. It looks like a small piece of cotton, in his mouth, to me.
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I had the hair algae growing on a spray bar. I didn't like it, so I took the soray bar out. The algae instantly started growing all over the place.
I'll try the stick/fork idea during today's cleaning.
Thanks!
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Just wondering.
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Good luck!
By coincidence, I just got two today.
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I found some cardboard. It's enough to make a 2' x 2' x 4' mockup. I now know that that is too big. I have to come up with a way to cut it down, a bit at a time. Just by looking at it, I think that I'll end up with an 18 inch height.
Maybe it'll be 48"long x 18"tall x 24" front to back.
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It's outside of my sphere, but I don't agree with the use of Purigen on a continual basis. I think that it does rob the benificial bacteria of their food.
On the other hand, I will always keep some on hand. It saved me, and my charges, from a possible disaster recently.
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My bladder snails are thriving, the adult trapdoor snails are thriving, but the baby trapdoor snails don't make it past a day or two.
Temperature: 76-78°F
pH: 6.8-7.2
Ammonia: undetectable
Nitrite: undetectable
Nitrate: approximately 20ppm
GH: approximately 60ppm
KH: approximately 20ppm
It's a community tank with happy (I like to think) fish. They are fed frequently, but in small amounts. I don't find much leftover food.
Today, I put in a calcium block.
Should I dump in more fish food? Is there something else that I could try?
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It just occurred to me to get some cardboard and mock up an aquarium.
Thanks for all the help, everybody!
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54 minutes ago, Tanked said:
A tank is too big if the room starts to tilt.
After the initial set up cost, water changes are your biggest consideration in the log run. The maintenance level doesn't change too much. I have a 75 that is 40" off the floor and the top rim is 61" It is a near perfect for viewing when sitting or standing. I have a 65 tall that tops out at 55" from the floor. Both require a short step ladder, but the 65 tall is a bigger pain to clean.
I plan to be adding plants over an extended period. So, I'll be touching the substrate for a long time.
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3 hours ago, Daniel said:
On my biggest tank, when I have needed to change or rearrange the substrate, both my wife and son have crawled inside to complete the work.
So at some point, the bigger the aquarium, the easier it is to maintain.
I definitely do not want to be getting inside a tank.
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12 minutes ago, Brandy said:
I have a small tank on my counter top in my kitchen. It is about 35" off the floor, and it is a 29 gallon tank, so only 18" deep. but the height of the tank is too much for me at 5'6". I use a step ladder, or the counter itself. I only really need to do that for replanting things or something, the gravel vac and long handled scraper blade can reach for me for routine stuff. I have a 40 breeder on the floor below a window, it has its own issues (hard to start a siphon, but still), but it is much easier to reach. even then, reaching the bottom in the back can be a stretch for me with my puny little arms. Comfortable to reach is pretty nice, but you spend less time scrabbling around in the substrate than you might think, so for me it is not a big consideration.
If I had space, I would love about 100-125gallons as @MartyO says, as a big display tank, but that would also be my max. The big deal with a big tank is don't move house. They are heavy and akward to move. Any bigger than that and you get worried about getting them thru doors.
No worries about me moving. I'm not leaving here until they cart me off.
Regardless of the size of the tank, I expect to spend a lot of time getting it planted. I'll put in a ton of fast growers while I work at the bottom, in sections.
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21 minutes ago, MartyO said:
Ideally you don't want a tank that is higher then 28" as then maintenance becomes tedious and you won't want to do it. So this means your tank will become a mess and eventually just die from improper care. Depth I would say the same thing though 24" as with your arm and say a scraper this still takes some effort. Max size I would do, would be a 120-125 because of their dimensions. Anything bigger unless you are an absolute fish junky you would get tired of the effort it takes to clean the glass and equipment. Ryan the owner of BulkReefSupply is vlogging his tank and the amount of thought into his tank is crazy. So really any tank can be fun to have as long as you have put in a lot and I mean a lot of thought into the tank so as to not to look at the tank as a chore and actually enjoy and become Intune with it.
Yeah!
That's what I'm hoping to do.
I want to maintain the best environment for my charges, that I can, without it becoming a chore to be avoided.
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20 minutes ago, lefty o said:
my 120 is 4'x2'x2'. i dont think its too big, but for cleaning i do stand on something, and you plan on getting wet up to the arm pits.
Do you worry about losing your balance and putting too much weight against the side?
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1 minute ago, joseph lambeth said:
that is my 40 breeder the water is not clear due to removing probably 40 pogostemon stellatus octopus I am re doing that tank i want a different look but you see that tank i have a 100 watt heater a 150 watt heater two medium sponge filters one aqueon 20 hang on back for water polishing.
Do you think that that's as big as you want to manage? The 40 breeder is one that I was thinking about.
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26 minutes ago, OceanTruth said:
I’ve never had an aquarium I couldn’t handle, but then again I’ve never had a monster tank before. Largest tank I’ve ever had was only 90 gallons. I, myself, would avoid a tank over 2ft high. I think that would be a pain to wipe down or plant in. Plus most fish are fine with that height. I don’t ever plan to get a massive fish.
Would you want a tank 2ft. high and 2ft. front to back?
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2 minutes ago, joseph lambeth said:
Big tank nano fish setup for me would honestly be a 40 breeder you can do a lot with them given the correct filtration it can be a nice setup and you could use the other 2 ft of length to put a small table or shelf for your fish food and stuff.
Yeah. Those are things that I'm thinking about. Leaving space for filters and stuff.
I just look at my fish, swimming back and forth, and I feel guilty about not giving them more room to swim in.
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2 minutes ago, joseph lambeth said:
what are you trying to put into the tank?
Lots of itty bitty nano fish. Lots of plants. Lots of rocks.
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The fungus cure came today.
The fish actually looks like it's recovering nicely without adding it to the salted water. But, the local store owner said that she never read any medication instructions that said it couldn't be used with salt.
I'm trying to feed him and it looks like he's trying to eat. But, I want to be sure he's eating before I don't want him in there too long, if he's not eating. So, He's getting salt and medicine.
Thanks for helping!