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Not very sexy but I finished getting the drain line rigged to the 5g bucket that holds the sump pump. Now I'm starting the run from the pump back to the sink drain.
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It's a tricky balance between a pure corporate forum only about the companies products, think Quickbooks, and a pure hobbyist run forum, like say a model train forum. I appreciate that @Cory is trying to find that balance. However there is always going to be confusion and these questions will keep coming up as new people join. It's just going to be an ongoing thing and confusion should be expected. The "seasoned" members should try to help clarify for the new members whenever we can.
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Well he was just trapped. I hap to rip up the sponge to get him out.
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I think it'll take some experimenting. depending on how big a water change in total gallons you are doing you could run the hose to a large bucket inside then let the water come to room temp first. That may be close enough to do a small water change without dropping the temp in the aquarium too much.
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I've used Seachem Equilibrium to provide minerals for my plants as my tap water is almost RO it has so little mineral content.
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They keep fliping around. I wonder if their stuck on the foam?
Should I try to pull one out?
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I've had they bushy nose for 7 or 8 years with a cavebin the aquarium but they never displayed any breeding behavior. I thought they were both female in fact.
Last night after cleanimg the Fluval I guess the prefilter sponge fell off. I just saw this with one pleco trapping the other inside.
Are they breeding?
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Finished painting, installed the electrical, making the 2" drain pipes now.
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On 12/16/2020 at 11:02 AM, umfalcon said:
Daniel,
Where did you get the rigid airline tubing?
You can also get rigid airline tubing on Ebay.
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3 hours ago, Daniel said:
I don't know the answer to whether it is beneficial to have a day night differential. I know that when I take temperatures out in the wild there is a mild day and night swing.
The only two benefits that come to mind are:
- a lower temperature at night would lead to a lower metabolism which would conserve energy for the fish
- a day night temperature cycle might help regulate the fish's internal clock (but this is rank speculation)
I remember the Baily Brothers back on their old podcast talking about in their first fish room (in San Diego mind you) their father made them turn all the heaters off at night. They thought in retrospect the fish they breed then were more hearty.
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On 12/10/2020 at 10:22 AM, Brandy said:
Fish farmers!
Algae-farming fish domesticate tiny shrimp to help run their farms
PHYS.ORGHumans are experts at domesticating other species and our world would be unrecognizable without it. There would...You beat me to this one!
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Very cool. I grew up fishing in Minnesota lakes and have wanted a sunfish native MN biotope for a long time.
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Well it's a rough assemble but I am not entirely happy with it. I'd probably go with a manufactured shelf if I had to do it again and just live with fewer aquariums. I still might, we'll see. I still have to add the carriage bolts that will hold the real weight, paint and so forth. The unit is also tied to the wall with joist hangers.
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Starting to get the shelving and drain system installed.
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2 hours ago, Daniel said:
I don't know why I think this is funny...but they discovered it was the oldest known tropical reef fish after they had killed it. It reminds me of the graduate student from here at the University of North Carolina who cut down an ancient bristlecone pine named Prometheus only to discover it was 4850 years old, the oldest known tree ever.
I heard that Prometheus story and that person even had permission.
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Tropical reef fish, 81, is the oldest ever discovered
US.CNN.COMScientists have discovered what they say is the oldest tropical reef fish recorded anywhere in the world -- an 81-year-old midnight snapper caught...
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1 hour ago, Kirsten said:
OMG just today I was wandering around a pet store wondering if anyone made such a thing. Not to mention it can be so hard to read liquid ammonia tests between 0 and 0.25ppm, like is this yellow-yellow or is this yellow very very slightly greenish? Considering how important 0 ammonia is to all fish tanks, you'd think they'd make an easy to read pregnancy test for it.
Turns out there are! Tetra Ammonia Test Strips
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5 minutes ago, Siett88 said:
Will do! On a side tangent, does anyone know if fry take to frozen (thawed) baby brine shrimp like they would live? I'm afraid I wouldn't have time to do live (though I'd love to).
The herky-jerky wiggling action is one of the things that really activates the feeding instinct. If Bolivian fry are close to as small as GBR then I think it'll probably be critical. It is actually really easy to raise up the baby brine and takes maybe 15 minutes twice a day. You don't have to buy all the expense equipment either.
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I think Bolivians are highly under rated. They are more hardy than GBRs and while they don't have as much surface area covered in color they are very colorful. Plus they have all the fun Cichlid behavior with few of the down sides.
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Yes they are more closely related to the German Blue Rams. There are videos of watched on Bolivians that use the same setup as the GBRs. I love Bolivians myself and hope to start breeding some as soon as I get my fishroom setup.
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On 11/21/2020 at 7:14 PM, ChefConfit said:
Long Island man sues PetSmart for emotional distress after dozens of
NYPOST.COMHe didn’t sleep because of the fishes. A Long Island man claims something was fishy with dozens of koi he...
Doesn't have many details but... Really?
I saw this. I can understand spending that kind of money on Koi but if you're going to why would you buy them from Petsmart?! Worse why would Petsmart let him spend that kind of money with them when they know it'll be a disaster? Maybe he has a case.
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Fishroom design Part 3, Shelf Design:
Due to my room constraints I have to go with a custom wood shelf system. I got started on the cut list Sunday and hope to begin assembly over the Thanksgiving weekend.
Please excuse the cartoonish speed square, I can't find my good one.
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Picked up my new fish rack and plumbing today. Some assembly required.
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Pedrofisk fishroom build journal
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I have learned a lot that would apply to a larger fish room too. One reason I am adding in a version of all the systems. That and I really need them for 16 tanks.