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    planted tank with sand substrate

    in General Discussion

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    On 8/10/2021 at 12:58 PM, Jeff said:

    Is it just a matter of using lots of root tabs when it comes to using a sand substrate?

     

    I do Crypts and Amazon swords in a sand substrate with no issues, sure it's not nutrient rich but they still grow well. I add a root tab for each sword once a month but the crypts are on their own.

     

    Some pictures: 

     

     

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    Flake or Pellet for Auto Feeder

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    On 8/3/2021 at 1:26 AM, Rob E. said:

    What I think most people do is partially cover the feed slot with a piece of scotch tape. 

    Ah! That's really smart, thanks for that pro tip.

     

    On 8/3/2021 at 1:26 AM, Rob E. said:

    pellets work the best because they have a more uniform size.  

    That's what I thought from the research I did but was just concerned by the amount the auto feeder dumped out.

    On 8/3/2021 at 3:48 AM, Odd Duck said:

    Make certain you run it several times over a container - NOT over your fish tank - until you get the amount dialed in.

    Yeah for sure, I've been using a bucket until I'm comfortable enough to put them over the tank.

     

    On 8/3/2021 at 3:48 AM, Odd Duck said:

    There is a smaller, sliding feed door (don’t use the big sliding fill door).  Slide it to what seems about right (it will usually be more than you need unless you’re feeding a very large tank)

    Yup, the instructions are quite clear on that. Even the small feeder door is way too much food. I think Rob's (and your) solution with the tape will be a good experiment to try next.

    Background or No Background.

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    I chose not to use a background; my goal is always to have enough background plants and algae that you can't see through the back. The green algae that grows on the glass on the back makes for great good for my cherry shrimp. The downside of the background is that you might not be able to convert the tank into a peninsula later (depending on what you use to make the background).

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    Breeding shrimp

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    I would start with more shrimp than that if you can. I started with 12 Cherry Shrimp of unknown gender and now I have too many to count. All you need is java moss and food and they'll breed. You can put in a wonder shell after a water change as well, I've seen my population spike after adding one.

    From my experience, water changes are the best way of triggering spawning. 

    who codes

    in Off Topic General

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    On 2/4/2021 at 3:08 PM, quirkylemon103 said:

    eventually I want to add gui and graphs 

    I tried using c# for making games in unity but there were thing i enjoyed more that I could do with less frustration  and time 

    I would recommend switching to a `csv` file and treat each day of tests as a row. It will make it a lot easier to plot the data on graphs later. Check out this link and scroll down to "Writing CSV files Using csv.writer()" for a quick guide on how to do it. Then you can use `matplotlib` to make graphs or use pandas to do trend analysis.

    Let me know if you have any questions, I'm a full-stack developer and have been coding since middle school 🙂

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    Questions about shrimp and tanks

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    19 hours ago, Catfish_Lover_Jane said:

    I have a one gallon tank, so I thought, perfect for shrimp. What would I need for a 1 gallon shrimp tank? It is more like a large jar, but I have a hole, either for feeding or something else. Do I need a heater? A filter? What else? How often do I have to change the water? What type of shrimp and how many? Any plants? What about substrate? What type of food?

    Also, I am a teen, so my parents said I have the MTS, so my budget is about 30-50 dollars. It would be very helpful to send links to the products of filters, heaters, or substrate on amazon U.S so I can take a look!

    Thanks for taking the time to answer all my questions!

    If all you're doing is shrimp, you shouldn't need a heater unless your house is cooler than 68ish degrees Fahrenheit. The following comes to $50.72 with shipping included. If you can spend a little more, I also recommend the shrimp cave. Just make sure the tank has enough light since an aquarium light and substrate are outside your budget.

     

     

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    Hello there

    in Introductions & Greetings

    Posted · Edited by Arcite
    Accidentally posted just quotes...

    16 hours ago, ererer said:

     I'm super impressed with your SW build thread, well documented and taking quarantine very seriously right off the bat. I'm taking notes so that I can follow your practices once I start adding inhabitants. I also want a mandarin pair, excited to see yours grow! (And they do start out so incredibly small, don't they?). Also appreciate your ethic of only captive-bred, this too is something I plan to follow as much as possible, especially with corals and fish and inverts (I may source some macro algae or maricultured live rock from reputable suppliers in the gulf or Florida). You can start a thread in the tank Journal subforum, it's fairly equivalent to a build thread on this forum.

    Also neat that you have a Scarlet Badis pair, are they a m/f breeding pair? I'm interested in trying my hand at breeding this species if I have the space and can get a pair at some point, though it's a bit down the list of future projects.

    # On Quarantine 

    Yeah, quarantine is pretty important when your average fish cost is around $100 😬 I appreciate the compliment, but I'm still pretty new to reef tanks, I wouldn't do what I do unless you want to learn from my mistakes first hand 🤣

     

    # Tank Journal Forum

    Thanks for the advice on the tank journal, I will do a "build thread" for my new 40-breeder when I finally get around to combining my tanks (probably in early June). 

     

    # Scarlet Badis

    You know, I'm not sure... At first I thought that I had a male and a female, but Ventress does have a little red (even though it's definitely not the bright red that Dooku has). I don't know if "she" is a male that is just not dominate or a female. They rarely fight or chase each other... Maybe I'll post some pictures and get some advice from this forum. If they are a male/female pair, I would like to try to breed them at some point.

     

    11 hours ago, Warren Peace said:

    Wow! Those are some impressive crypts! The names of your fish are really funny! Your tanks look great!

    Thanks! I don't really do much for the crypts; I dose Tropica specialized nutrition (or premium? whichever one doesn't have nitrates and is orange) and add Seachem root tabs once a month.

    As for the names, I think a lot of people in this hobby lose sight of the fact that these animals are pets. Giving everyone a name builds the attachment to them and makes them feel more like family and less like an object 😃 I try to name every fish I get after it survives quarantine (but not before because it just makes deaths that much harder).

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    Hello there

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    33 minutes ago, CalmedByFish said:

    Welcome! Sounds like you have a lot of thriving happening. 

    The shrimp are the only critters without a name? They must be so offended! 😂 Needs some Star Wars equivalent of "the Borg" or "silly peasants."

    I actually didn't realize they didn't have a name until I made this post! 🤣 I'll have to think of something good and then I'll edit it. I like the Porgs or the Tusken Raiders.

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    Hello there

    in Introductions & Greetings

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    11 minutes ago, CorydorasEthan said:

    Also, great to see another Clone Wars fan!

    No Bad Batch spoilers! Waiting until after work to watch it! Dave Filoni is the best thing to happen to Star Wars.

     

    Thanks for the compliments. Both my freshwater tanks have been neglected a bit, it's hard to trim plants and stuff when you're buying stuff for a new setup 😅

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    Hello there

    in Introductions & Greetings

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    I kept a goldfish as a child, and failed to keep fish just out of college. I've been keeping my current fish for about a year. I got a 3-gallon aquaponics kit and a betta (I pronounce it beta like a pleb and don't care) for my birthday. Captain Rex, my betta, upgraded his tanks multiple times before he passed. Currently, I have a 20-gallon long, a Fluval Spec 16, and a Waterbox Peninsula 6025 (which you can read about Mon Cala here). I have listed the inhabitants of my tanks at the end of this post! I bought a 40-breeder tank to act as a sump for our first reef, but because of some road bumps it went unused. Now I plan to combine my two tanks into this tank. I wish this forum had build threads so I could make a post similar to Mon Cala. Outside of fishkeeping I am an avid runner, play hockey in the summer, am a DM for 5E, and do my best to take care of the planet. I'm looking forward to become a better fish keeper with your help!

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    20-Gallon Long

    Fish

    • The Meeseeks: 12 Harlequin rasbora
    • Jan-Michael Vincent: 8 Green neon rasbora
    • Michael (there was a Pichael; you can ask about the story): 1 Siamese algae eater
    • A lot of cherry shrimp

    Plants

    # Fluval Spec 16

    Fish

    • Hondo: Clown Pleco
    • The Jawas: 6 Khuli Loaches
    • The Stormtroopers: 10 Exclamation point rasbora
    • Zero the Hutt: Nerite Snail
    • Dooku & Ventress: Scarlet Badis pair

    Plants

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