Fishdude
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I can almost do that too, actually. I've seen people make some really weird shapes with their tongue.
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What is your hidden talent, quirk, or party trick that most people don't know about? I do decent impressions of Kermit the frog and Johnny Cash. I can also clap one-handed.
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I love my 33L. Also would like a 50g lowboy.
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I breed these and love them. Excited to follow your progress and glad you're getting back to some of the fun of fish keeping. I've managed to turn about 6 paleatus into over 100!
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Hey it's Penn State Extension! Woohoo!
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You get more sodium the harder your water is. I've spoken to some folks for whom softened water was a problem for plants but not a problem for the fish. The water coming from my tap is basically liquid rock because it originates in a limestone aquifer, so we'd have more sodium than I'd like in my aquarium water. You can also exchange the sodium for potassium if you feel like spending an absurd amount of money. I just opted for an RO filter as a way to cut my water from the street (rather than remineralizing with Seachem).
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Really nice work. I'm trying to decide how to space things now but I hope my setup turns out even half as nice as this.
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Oh poor Rams...that's rough. I think a lot of the economy is delayed and slow because of a lack of staffing and I'm sure that's hit the postal service as well.
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So I think I've mentioned something like this before, but now I'm interested in recommendations for an auto sump/pump that I can use to push water into my utility sink after it drains from my overflow lines. Essentially I'll have a 100g basin pumping fresh water into the tanks and overflowing into a 40/50 gallon tub beside the sink. I want a pump that will switch on automatically when I do these water changes so I can focus on the water going into the tanks without worrying about the basin overflowing onto my floor.
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And now working on building yourself a fish store.
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Welcome, member. It's a good club we're building here.
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The only reason mine added up to anything is because the institution I got my degree from liked me enough to hire me to teach. Otherwise I might be back as a Grubhub delivery driver. Are you communicating about nursing to America?
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Sorry to hear about your father, I can relate to that (my stepmother passed a few years ago). I've always wanted to be able to grow/farm my own food but never had the space to do it. On top of that we're surrounded by local farms that make cheap food for us all locally.
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This is the coolest side-gig hobby, haha.
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I'm a professor of Human Development and Family Studies. So basically Applied developmental psychology.
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Sounds a lot like what I'm tinkering with now, nice job. How much space did you leave between the top of the tank and the next set of 2x4s?
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Definitely time to open my own LFS.
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What things are toxic to freshwater fish?
Fishdude replied to Kaleb Heiermann's topic in Plants, Algae, and Fertilizers
I had a plastic skull in a tank during Halloween and started having fish die off until I removed it and changed the water. Could be unrelated, but I lost quite a few tetras during that time so...I dunno! -
Two-Tier Aquarium Stand Build (with storage!)
Fishdude replied to Hobbit's topic in Photos, Videos & Journals
What is the weight limit of cabinet sliders? I love the idea. -
Seriously though, I need a good quality pump.
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The remaining purchases I'll need for this fish room are: 1. the water basins, both for mixing my street and RO water, and for overflow drainage. 2. Drainage pipe and mounts to attach it to the wall. May need a drill bit as well. 3. The airline system. I'll be picking up 1" PVC this week to run along the ceiling for my air system and then probably in May I'll be ponying up for a piston pump. I got the outlets in my last ACO order and I have plenty of airline for the tanks I'll be setting up. 4. Lights! Holy crap I almost forgot about lighting. I may use the lights currently on my tanks at my house but at some point I'd like to get some Finnex to hang in the shelving. 5. Anything else I've probably forgotten that will require a trip to the hardware store. Ours is not an inexpensive hobby friends, but I'm glad I have this community to share it with.
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Today I also got my order of a sicce Ultrazero pump and a 10 ft python line. This will allow me to easily move prepared water from bins to tanks, and overflow water from the basin into the sink drain. I may buy a second in a few months to have a set for each purpose, but for now I'll try this one. I like this pump because it pulls from an intake on the bottom, has a very long electrical cord, and does not use an oil-based motor so there is no risk of contamination.
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So today we have a dumpster out in front of the house and we have filled that dumpster. Here's the current look of the basement region that will house a fishroom. Where my father (we'll call him FishGramps) is standing, there used to be a wall and a door. We'll continue to clear this space and prep it for racks along the back wall. You can see there's existing drainage high on the wall, that was for a pair of dehumidifiers. I'm leaving that mounted because why would you ever remove drainage? I'll be adding the 2 inch drain pipe along the back wall in the next week and painting the wall royal blue (on my wife's suggestion, we'll call her FishWife). I'm only starting out with about 10-12 tanks, but I'm preparing the space so that when I have the time and money to add more it will be an easy process.
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Possible, although if they're small they may be getting enough to eat from what you're feeding and off the glass and ignoring what's on the plants themselves.
