MoshJosh

Grand Junction

I have 3 20 gallon long tanks all with Universal Rock backgrounds installed, they are just sitting in my garage unused. I haven’t had much luck selling them locally, would love to donate them to someone who will use them and appreciate them. Would the co-op like them? Not sure if it’s worth the drive to Colorado, but if you’re in the neighborhood. That said if Coop Doesn’t want them, maybe a member here would like them, maybe someone located a little closer?

Want a hang on overflow for a project I'm working on, unfortunately commercial overflows are still a little to big. I figure I will make one out of PVC. . . but I have some questions. First where to source all black pipe and fittings. also what are maximum flow rates for something like 1/2" and 1/4" inner diameter pipe and tubing? I wont be putting a ton of flow through this and want to keep as small as possible.My idea is a hybrid of theses 2 videos I found (disclaimer: I did not make these videos, nor am I affiliated with their creators.):first cut any "excess" off the elbows and caps of the PVCThen assemble this piece and cement it togethernext cut the top off said piece to limit it's heightthen use a piece of flexible hosing or bent PVC to form the "syphon" portion of the overflow.then cut or drill my desired overflow height. . .

All right, I started the project today. Used some old live sand I bought forever ago, and broke a big live rock from my LFS. Oh yeah, I also bought the tank and heater to ha ha. Had to put the heater in the display which I don’t like, but will try to buy a smaller heater soon. water is a LITTLE cloudy. . .

Want to buy a Fluval EVO 5 and start a nano reef tank. Fish are pretty much out for a tank this small (there are a few that could work maybeeee. . . but I'm ok with inverts). So what corals will grown and what inverts can live in this small tank with the STOCK light ("11000K high-output LED")

I agree with @Fish Folk Wouldn't be nerites in a fresh water tank and if it were mystery snails you would have seen the egg sack thing. . . and if not you would probably have more than 4. . . more like 400. . . Probably snails that came in on plants. . .

I think the co-op should put out a poster with the shapes of the stickers on it, sort of like a collect them all. When you get all the stickers you send them a picture and they give you like a coupon or something. It would be like when the new quarters came out and you could buy the quarter map!

If you haven't already done so, I would recommend just browsing your local library. I have found a number of cool books about aquarium fish and ponds. I enjoyed Jack Wattley's book about discus, and have a pretty cool AquaLog book about apistogramma

I think pretty much anything is safe on the outside of the aquarium. . . though I would just wait till the weather warms up and use spray pain (plasti-dip is my go to).

My wife is always mad when I buy "sticks". . . I had a special moment the other day when a fellow aquarist looked into my tank and said "that's some nice drift wood". . . 😀

I made this collage. . . there are many more stickers on it now haha

I have painted a number of backgrounds usually black or white. I prefer to use plati-dip, it takes a number of coats, but it looks good and is super easy to remove if you want to take it off. I have also painted the bottom of the tank with sand texture which, in my opinion, is a cool option for a bare bottom tank. I have also used poster board, paper, and corrugated plastic taped to the back of the tank. The plastic is nice because its waterproof. I really love my backgrounds from Universal Rock. . . but they are a bit pricey and you have to drain the tank and silicone them in. . . so not the best option for everyone.

Saw this convict cichlid/flowerhorn hybrid at my local shop and. . . couldn't not take her home. I tried to find a male in the batch to go with her, but was unsuccessful. I ended up getting this male "long fin" convict (his fins are nice but long enough to be long fin??? IDK) to pair her with. . . There were some aggression issues initially, however, I put a divider in the tank and they were thick as thieves after that, even when I took it back out. This is there second spawn, the first one they ate. . .

I don't know that I would put apistos with kribs. . . could be an aggression issue. what is the tank size and parameters?

So I have kind of resigned myself to the fact that this will be mostly seasonal, but I’m still trying to get work done so I’m ready when the time comes. Today I put in the lights and mountain the little brackets I will hang the USB air pumps on: