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44 minutes ago, Bill Smith said:
Wyze smart plugs do that. They're at Home Depot. Just use your phone to turn it off, Click Timer, pick 5 minutes, feed and walk away
Bill,
That is a good idea regarding the smart plugs. Lots of technology today. 😊 Maybe they have a 5 GHZ version @Pat.Shaw ? I'll look around too and see.
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@ForestJenn, I think the aquarium journal is an excellent idea. 😊
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1 minute ago, Pat.Shaw said:
I have thought of that. Don't think it would work for me. I don't think I could get it down to the minute every time. 😞
Or in addition to the timer, maybe also an auto - feeder? 🤔
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10 minutes ago, Pat.Shaw said:
This has got to be a thing..
A outlet plug that I can hook my filter up to that can be turned off for only a few minutes when I feed and automatically turns it self back on.
When I feed my 75g african cichlid tank I like to unplug the filter so it wont suck up any food. Then I plug it back in when 90% of the food has been consumed. The problem is every so often I forget to plug it back in.
I would imagine a digital programmable automatic timer may work. One problem with it may be is that you would have to feed the fish at exactly the same time everyday though.
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49 minutes ago, Speakeasy said:
Hey all, I run a little bit of a turtle rescue and as such I have a plethora of outdoor tubs to house the turtles in. This year I had a open tub so I stocked it with water hyacinth and leopard daniosand and tried my hand at breeding them. So as goes the danios are breeding and the hyacinth is growing, and as the hyacinth grows i have been pulling plants from the danio tub and put them in the various turtle tubs.
Lately I've noticed that every turtle tub has a small swarm of danio fry in them (guessing either eggs or small fry hitched a ride in the roots of the hyacinth). Which is awesome but now the hyacinth has over taken the all over the tubs. Normally I would start pulling plants from the tubs and add them to my compost pile but this year I don't want to loose the fry that maybe hiding in the roots.
Guess what I'm asking is....Does anyone have any good i deals as to how I can make sure the hyacinth i pull from the tubs are fry free before I add them to the compost heap?
Can the roots be gently rinsed in a clean basin of water to see if any fry are tagging along, etc?
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@RovingGinger were you always artistically talented or can this art be learned? I cannot draw anything but stick figures, lol. Very nice artwork by the way. Thanks for sharing. 😊
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4 minutes ago, Nataku said:
Oh it absolutely was that day. But summer in Florida and Georgia? Clouds are par for the course.
Do you fly as well?
I don't fly full scale, but have flown advanced, large scale radio control aircraft for over 20 years. Fish-keeping keeps me busy most of the time now, lol. 😊
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3 minutes ago, Nataku said:
You got it! I usually putter around in a Cessna 172 skyhawk.
Although sometimes I also take a piper Seminole out.
Looks like IFR flying in spots?
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The great Nitrate, debates. We all heard them 100 times over, but are we as Aquarists understanding some of the benefits of Nitrates?
If you have a planted aquarium, they are an absolute necessity. Many times, we hear information of certain water parameters, no more than 10, 20 or 30 ppm for a certain fish species. I have always wondered if those ppm recommendations were, at least, somewhat accurate.
No doubt some fish are very sensitive and am not debating that. But, I would bet to say that many fish do adapt to their environment, for the most part, with even higher water Nitrate levels, from my experience.
So as Aquarists, do we change water just to change water and then add a Nitrogen fertilizer back into the tanks? Granted, water changes do more than dilute Nitrate levels, the fresh water helps in many ways, am sure.
But in reality, did you every have fish die, because of elevated Nitrate values?
Not to mention, that excessive water changes do stress fish a bit, too.
In the end, what science preaches, what we think as individuals and what the fish actually think is the best environment, is often vastly different, anyway.
All we can do is put our best FIN forward. All the best....
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1 hour ago, Nataku said:
Sunset over west coast of Florida, from a slightly higher perspective.
What kind of aircraft, Cessna perhaps? Just a guess.
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1 minute ago, MattyIce said:
Looking across Yang Cheng Lake at Suzhou
Sunrise, looking the opposite way out at Kunshan
Sunrise, Cadillac mountain in Maine
Sunset, TreeHouse brewing Mass.
Sunset, outside of Bruges
Sunset Munich
Beautiful....
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14 minutes ago, Tre said:
Like all good things in life, we want more. I love aquarium coop decals. I have to buy duplicates for my son... I'm missing 3 but I remember Cory mentioning the decals and which fish represent aspects of the hobby. While we all want our favorites in a coop decal form....what do you think the future decals should/could be.... (This is not a post by a coop member but someone wondering the thoughts and wishes of others.) So we have Betta, angelfish, tetra, discus, loach and ray lovers covered for sure.... I think cichlids are covered too.
Shrimp lovers.... I think a cherry shrimp or caridina shrimp would be a great add..... shrimp lovers unite.... I would scream Amano but it might be drab and the others are more common.
Guppy/Endler .... I do not believe I have seen a guppy/endler sticker. If there isn't one....this is obviously a cruel oversight.
More Murphy Poses. My kid wants em and I need em.
Plants..... How am I supposed to let me kid make cool aquascapes without stickers of decor? really? I think a few plants would really help.... Anubias would be a nice start....some driftwood....
Snails.... obviously this sticker was created and lost. There is no way coop forgot snails....right???? I think Ramshorn or Mystery.....but I could see Cory wanting his Malaysian Trumpet snail that survived the apocolypse.
While I would love to see varieties of wild betta stickers, I realize that's crazy and we can only ask for so much..... Beside fish chibi versions of the crew would be awesome.... Who doesn't want a Dean, Jimmy, Cory or other large headed coop staff there to feed the fish decals. ><
TRE,
Would love to see a Tiger Nerite Snail sticker.
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On 8/1/2020 at 12:52 AM, Streetwise said:
I did a little bit of cleaning in my 16 gallon bowfront aquarium. This is my overgrown community tank. It currently has yellow Neos, Otocinclus, Glowlight Tetras, Leopard Danios, White Clouds, and CPDs, but just a few of each. All the fish are refugees from my 20 gallon, when I impulse bought a Rainbow Shark. I am thinking of adding more inhabitants.
I think the Glowlight Tetras are the most attractive swimmers of those fish. I feel like I underestimated them.
This is the only tank where I use a canister filter, an Eheim Classic 150, because I really like the minimal spray-bar and intake, and I like how ultra basic it is. I just run foam, foam, lava rock balls, foam. The canister is kept in a 20 gallon tub under the table, because where there is a canister, there will be water.
This was a saltwater tank in 2011 when Irene flooded my apartment with four feet of water. I'm glad to be back in the hobby, because I almost quit forever.
Beautiful aquarium..... I am guilty of impulse buying fish as well......😅
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Some of my Guppies have this random pigmentation. Hard to tell exactly from this vantage point. Keep an eye on it, though.
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11 hours ago, Streetwise said:
I thought this might be a fun side topic for us to share.
This is a sunset from Shelburne Bay, Vermont.
Now that is a picture, worth framing. Beautiful.....🙂
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3 minutes ago, HenryC said:
Thank you very much guys, it does seem a big water cistern is the way to go, kinda figured that sooner or later I would have to do something like that, especially when I put the oscar tank, a messy fish that needs BIG water changes. Now I have to figure out where to put it in the room lol! I need it to be inside in the A/C. Aging/cooling down water here is critical in the summer, I live in straight up desert! Temperature was 128 F the other day 🥵
Impressive system @Daniel!If it was me, I would just do more frequent, lower volume water changes. Water may dilute enough, temperature wise, to have no effects on the fish. Some experimentation may be necessary, though. Some folks have auto-water changers installed, larger containers or "constant drip' style changers employed. Just some thoughts.... 😀
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Mick,
Really nice display. Thanks for sharing that. 😊
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On 7/30/2020 at 2:07 PM, Kelley said:
This is very interesting! One caveat for those wanting to try it at home: protect the dosing bottle from light, either in the cabinet of your stand or by wrapping the bottle in aluminum foil. I suspect Easy Green and other liquid fertilizers might be somewhat light sensitive and are therefore sold in either tinted or opaque bottles.
I've had other liquid fertilizers years ago, exposed to light for quite some time and it got a little chunky; possible fungus growth, I believe.
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As Aquarists, we always want the best for our fish. Much time, money & effort are invested. The fish, often times, become a part of the family.
We give then names, some of us talk to them and even dare I say, dream about our pets.
Having said that: ---
When our fish pass on "to that great ocean in the sky", what do you do with your deceased fish? What say you???
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4 hours ago, Brandy said:
Welp. I use the same strip and it looks a shade better than mine--after I add stuff! But I am one person, with 7 adult petsmart guppies and some random fry. 🙂 what do I know?
@Brandy, you seem like a very conscientious fish-keeper. 😊. You are right, Guppies are tough critters. They will adapt to many types of water quality. My well water has a ph of 7.4 with some gh & kh. I've noticed that my several strains of Guppies, do better, in about 76 degrees Fahrenheit and in hard water. I add some Wondershell & baking soda to keep my gh & kh up around 12 deg hardness each. I don't chase water parameters either, but like to improve them a bit & keep them stable. @Streetwise, the temp you stated may work for the white clouds, but is definitely at the upper limit, IMO. You can try the Guppies as is or modify according to how the fish responds. I think where folks go wrong is they look at fish parameters of "wild caught" species. Most fish you will probably buy are U.S. bred anyway. Just my $0.02 on the matter. 😊
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1 hour ago, Streetwise said:
I think I am finally ready to try guppies after all these encouraging threads. Will they do ok with Neo shrimp, Leopard Danios, Glowfin Tetras, White Clouds, and CPDs in a community tank?
This is my one kitchen tank with some hair algae from too much window light, so what @Brandy said has me especially interested!
Thanks
In my experience, Guppies would like the water warmer than the White Clouds would. Just curious, what is your waters ph, gh & kh?
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1 minute ago, Daniel said:
I knew you were going to ask. It seems like it was garden related, like for separating seeds. I will try and track it down and let you know.
@Daniel On a side note, one of these days, we will have to talk about bee-keeping. That is very facinating.
That's something I never tried. 🐝 🐝🐝 🐝
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2 minutes ago, Paul said:
Snails don’t do well in my water. My pH is 6 that’s why I have SA fish.
That is a low ph for sure. Well, you can always leave a few fish in quarantine & remove them when the tank is needed for truly new fish. Also, maybe buffer the water a bit, so the snails do live. Just some ideas. 😊
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@Pat.Shaw, @Bill Smith, If needed, this one states on the spec sheet it is compatible with 5 ghz. Check it out if interested. Leviton Decora DW15P-1BW smart plug. BTW, my router runs on both 2.4 & 5 ghz as well automatically.