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  1. eatyourpeas
    This little girl is berried!
  2. eatyourpeas
    There were four of them in the tank at LFS. They are huge, otherwise I would’ve taken them all. Clementine was the one that kept flirting, so she was the chosen one. 😍
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    I have always been reticent to go the shoal way with pea puffers for that reason. I keep reading they “like” to be in groups, then later find out they did not do well together after all. Take a deep breath. When the time is right, you’ll find the enthusiasm again to make the Offish that very special place. 😍
  4. eatyourpeas
    Yes, great report! Thank you!🙂
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    Clementine “had” to come home with me today. It is dangerous when the LFS is almost next door to the grocery store. Needless to say, the shopping list got slightly edited and a Japanese trapdoor snail snuck in… Getting ready for bed in her new tank:
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    What a wonderful way to observe nature at its best. Unfortunately not all babies make it, but when they do, it is certainly a reason to celebrate! Love these snails!😍
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    I have found my sixty year old body be more nimble since I started having tanks. Who needs yoga??? 🤪
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    I could watch snails all day long! 😍
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    Yes, that is correct! Mine is around 1”-1.75” thick. The high areas are where the crabs make mounds (they love to dig!), but it does not get nearly as high as a deep sand bed. There are enough critters to keep the substrate aerated, so that is good. The other interesting point is that I run a cold water environment, and am clueless as to how things would perform under tropical conditions. Bacteria is always happier in warmer waters. The other piece of news is that I saw the first juvenile goby in the tank yesterday! Dead, unfortunately, but it is a sign that they are succeeding in reproducing. He was about 1/2” and very healthy looking (meaning not scrawny). Hopefully there will be more. I agree! No need to be in the tank at all, except for feeding. I have found Sargassum to be the best NO3 consumer, but unfortunately it is an invasive species here.
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    With the backlit tank I feel like I could keep going forever. The second one definitely shows a finite landscape. I can see Bilbo going to another land in the first one, as if he is on a ridge and adventures await once he starts descending. There is nothing but milk in my coffee! 🤪
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    Mine, including the blues, start showing a tripe as they get older, and the females seem to show them earlier, especially if they get berried often.
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    After watching their videos (because those guys are awesome!) I realized that the standard setup for socks in a sump has them submerged, so of course they would become a nitrate factory. Mine sit higher in the V-Sump, so all they do is strain the water from particulates. The gunk never sits in the water, and it takes a while to saturate the three layers of floss. Gravity is your friend here. Anemones consume a certain amount of ammonia. They love the stuff! Initially, when a had the NO3 spike, I realized there were not enough macros to consume the exported toxin, so now I make sure I supplement my reds with browns which are very efficient NO3 consumers. I am still trying to grow them in the tank, but have not succeeded as of yet. The reds are great looking, but I do not think they are as efficient. The beauty of planted FW tanks is the amount NO3 that can be exported because there are consumers. Certainly a challenge in the SW world, and since I do not have a refugium, the chaeto approach is not viable. 🤪 And that, dear sir, is why one wears gloves. They may move in whether you like it or not, so embrace and enjoy them as they are quite the fascinating creatures. If you want a healthy ecosystem you have to embrace all. 😍 Oh, and I never put my hands in the tank, gloves or not! 🥸
  13. eatyourpeas
    Ah, good to know there is hope he may still be in there. The tiny terrorists are the babysitters! 😆
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    I do not use the mesh socks. Instead, I layered floss mats in a strainer sitting under the tank water coming from the bulkhead. These then drain into two layers of felt socks, with a pad of poly filter to do a final polish. The oxygen in the tank has been increased by bleeding the internal skimmer and raising the output nozzle to the tank water surface. All sponges I was using as biofiltration have been removed. I now rely mostly on mechanical filtration. NO3 levels became too much for the macros. Healthy dose of macros added to the tank. No feeding. The critters relied mostly on pods, barnacles, and seaweed. Now that I am back the mesh socks are used again because I am feeding, and the amount of waste is spectacular! 😝 I do. Sometimes there would be four or five in the sock in the V-Sump. Always wear gloves when tending to the sump! They are excellent housekeepers, always keeping the substrate clean. I simply adore them! 😍 I have only seen one trying to steal food from Ursula Flerken without success, but for the most part they do not bother anyone. The largest one I have spotted is about 7” long. Creepy crawlies rule! 😆
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    I think I saw a CPD fry, but then it disappeared. 🤔
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    Today ended the test run for the new filter setup. Three weeks of no media change, no feeding, just to see how they would fair when I go away for an extended period of time. Ammonia 0, NO2 0, NO3 0, a little low on Mg but not at a critical level. Not enough evaporation to worry about. Lots of pods and diatoms. The filter media was, needless to say, gross! All now back to normal, and found a new critter, Alitta succinea. It looks like a bristleworm but has paddles instead of hairs. Anxiously waiting to see a face! The height of the tunnel is about 0.5"
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    Looking good! Sad to hear you had more losses, but your cheerful disposition is great to see! Keep it up! 😍
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    Amanos are the consummate thieves! Always fun to watch them wrestle other critters for food. I once had a wafer in my tweezers and this Amano shrimp was intent on taking it from me! I hope you are feeling better!
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    I have been looking for a replacement to the Nicrew. Tried the ONF but they are too pricey. Thanks, I’ll look into this one! P.S. Do your gorgeous tanks come included with the light? 😍
  20. eatyourpeas
    So sorry this happened, @Patrick_G. I hope you are okay!
  21. eatyourpeas
    So sorry, @Beardedbillygoat1975. Transitions are always challenging, but as a friend of mine says, they lead to discovery instead of recovery. New beginnings are always both exhausting and energizing. We are all cheering for you! 🙂
  22. eatyourpeas
    The scuds can indeed get big. Mine have reached 1/2 inch. Have you thought about seed shrimp instead? Those stay tiny!
  23. eatyourpeas
    Pygmy corydoras are very peaceful, so I think they would get along fine. Plus, they are mostly on the bottom part of the tank while the Lampeyes like being closer to the surface.
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    I use this one and has worked out well. It can be extended for the tall aquariums, or used short for my nanos: https://www.amazon.com/AREPK-Cleaner-Aquarium-Changer-Cleaning/dp/B08ZMR3PN2/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?crid=3DOKW369DTL47&keywords=aquarium+siphon&qid=1661182872&sprefix=aquarium+syphon%2Caps%2C148&sr=8-2-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExN1oyMDFQNDVJWlhPJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNDE3MDk2MzJKUU85NDNMNFpEOSZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwNDQ3NjA4MVNTQkVaU044RUFUUiZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=
  25. eatyourpeas
    I do have Lampeyes in a 12 gal. tank and they have bred for me. They leave the fry alone, but unfortunately the CPDs in the same tank go after the fry. I have one survivor that is now going through the teenage stage, so he fends for himself. They are great little fish. Peaceful, they know when you are near the tank and come and frolic. The tank has tons of Neocaridina shrimp as well as Ramshorn and Bladder snails and it is heavily planted. They get fed Repashy, Hikary First Bites, and Hikari Micro Pellets. More in my Odds and Ends Journal. 🙂
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