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Just following up on this. I started using this on my 53 gallon display tank with the brush attachment for water changes. It's the size of the attachment above. Great for brushing over driftwood, rocks, and even plants with it. Don't even use the gravel attachment, just the brush. Probably the best $35 I've spent recently.
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9 hours ago, RovingGinger said:
COVID hit and my home office felt really empty and boring.
Someone from work said on Slack yesterday "I really miss the chatter in the office", I said "I don't miss it at all, I prefer the trickling sound of water from my fish tanks".
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80 - 82 is usually ideal for hatching in 24 hours, don't exceed 85. Lower temps in the 70s will hatch but take longer. I've found that a 40 watt bulb in one of those clip on desk lamps right over the water keeps it at 80 degrees.
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That's odd because I have a 207 on a 29 and a 30, and both are clear. I have the fluval foam in the bottom tray, and K1 media in the upper trays. I have the intake and output both in the same back corner. Intake in corner, and output a few inches away directed diagonally across the tank. I'm actually reducing the flow a bit (their manual says you can do so up to half way without impact on the motor).
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I just saw this recently, Ben Ochart discussing nitrate levels out of the tap. His used to be zero, and changed at some point. He noticed when he saw his nitrates creeping up, even after water changes.
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Thank you @Brian Scott, really appreciate the advice! This is where I read it, note that it references another article and says the behavior is "not well documented."
Aquaworld Aquarium - Q & A - Angelfish Fry Nibbling on Parents
WWW.AQUAWORLDAQUARIUM.COMFree Online Aquarium and Pond PublicationIn any event, glad to hear you've had no issues. It is very cool watching them with the parents. They're getting big really fast on the baby brine shrimp, definitely can't put them in their mouths but still herd them. I noticed a few times when dimming the light and switching it off (there's a night light in the room) they had every single one (about 200) all against the glass in one corner of the tank, in a big column.
I'm keeping an eye on them anyway, and I'm prepared to move them out at any time if there are issues.
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Hello @Brian Scott, how long do you leave the fry with parents? I read that they start to pick at the parents after 1 week of free swimming, and should be removed at 3 weeks.
I also removed the gravel bottom from my community tank (it was the worst size possible, perfect fry trap) and put some slate in a couple of days ago, and they spawned on the slate yesterday. Any suggestion for grow out tank(s) setup greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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I've been considering the idea of adding CO2 at least to the display tank in my living room where I'd really like the plants to look their best.
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20 hours ago, Aubrey said:
I don't think it is an apocalyptic fry slaying machine.
LOL. I don't either, but it probably presents an opportunity to lose a few. I have one fine and one medium in my quarantine tank with an unexpected spawn of angel fry, and I know angelsplus (where I got these active filters) recommended the fine for fry. In the near future I plan to move the two breeding pairs into bare bottom tanks with fine sponge filters and potted plants (soil bottom, sand on top). Unfortunately, I think the size of the gravel I had in my community tank where the other pair of angels spawned WAS a fry slayer. That won't happen again!
As @Cory said, the coop filters were designed for best case majority use, and they actually look great. I'd use them for anything but breeding tanks.
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I treated my tank with Ich-X a month or so ago. It took care of it in a few days. I did however turn my heater up over 80. One other thing I read is that sometimes epistylis can look like ich, I don't recall how close to ich it looked, but maybe google it, or someone here with more experience can advise. Good luck.
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I had the exact same question because I had left my quarantine tank setup for 3-4 weeks anticipating adding new fish. I found a reference on the aquariumscience.org site that referenced a couple of scientific papers claiming the bacteria can be starved for "weeks, months, to almost a year" and quickly regain the capacity ... as long as they have water circulation, oxygen, etc. With 4 weeks, you're most likely good, but as suggested above maybe go back to the previous level over a few weeks.
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I just picked up a couple last week, favoring coarse for the reason that @Cory mentions. Also as mentioned above, I do think the fine hold more BB, and as @Mr. Ed's Aquatics says, that might be a reason to consider them in a bare bottom tank... like the two tanks I want to setup for breeding angels... @Cory do you think the coarse might be an issue for fry? Thanks!
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22 minutes ago, Mike said:
Maybe a science experiment is in order? The claims are quite testable with an at home experiment involving a couple buckets, some ammonia drops, and an ammonia test kit.
Exactly. And Dave from aquariumscience did this for various filter media (which is why I'm using K1 media and pot scrubbers in my filters). He did a test for 30 ppi foam and other media, but not 30 compared to 20 ... but from the calculated surface area you'd expect the fine to be better.
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On 10/9/2020 at 10:22 PM, Paul said:
I hatch 1 tsp of eggs, strain and rinse the whole hatch and feed half of it to the fish. I rinse out the hatchery then fill it with clean water pour the remaining bbs in and then turn the air on and get a second feeding.
I do the same, always keep one batch going. One or two feedings fresh, refrigerate leftover and always use it within 24 hours.
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45 minutes ago, d23perry said:
My original FX6 had a leak at the pump due to a failing O-ring. Thankfully, I caught the leak in time before any serious damage. However, the leak only occurred after a year or so of use, and I must admit that I performed little maintenance on it. I am committed now to opening the canisters in intervals of less than a year. If not already depicted, these guys are champs.
I have several Fluval x07, and really like them. Very quiet, and adjustable flow. When I do open them, I'm definitely going to put some silicone lubricant on the o-rings. So easy to do, and from what I've read with leaks, well worth doing!
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Two of my tanks setup less than two months ago have this, it's harmless and easy to clean off the glass but not easy to clean off plants! I wanted to get a UV sterilizer for other reasons, but I'm wondering if I add one and then frequently brush off the surfaces if the filter will move it past the UV enough to make a difference. As an experiment I'm going to try it just on one tank. Will see how it goes.
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This is the UPETools vac. I needed something ASAP and it's working great. You can see the on/off switch below. This is the attachment for vacuuming bare bottom. I'm not doing much of that now, just positioning it in the corner away from the fry. It's quiet, fast, and has not freaked out the parents.
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17 hours ago, Brian Scott said:
I think I can get away with my times because of the volume of water and that I feed mostly whole foods. Those breeding angels and allowing the parents to raise them in smaller tanks combined with the use of "fry foods" cannot get away with it nearly as much. Those fry foods can really spoil a tank in no time.....especially if the fry don't eat the food quickly. Smaller more frequent offerings is, as always, suggested, but is open to interpretation by the hobbyist.
This makes a lot of sense. I fed fry food for a day or two before I got the brine shrimp going. It's so much better because instead of sinking it swims around the tank! They can feed on it as needed.
Since this pair is doing a round in my 20 gallon quarantine tank I'll keep an eye on the water parameters. I picked up a UPETools power gravel vac, which I'd never use as a gravel vac, but it's perfect for siphoning my (low) quarantine tank if I do need to do water changes. It's got small vac attachments that I can position in a corner of the tank away from the fry, and if any do swim near it, it's got an on/off switch to easily kill/resume. I tried it yesterday, and also got the bottom clean without going near the PVC with the wigglers on it, or pissing the new parents off.
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43 minutes ago, Brian Scott said:
Congrats on picking a pair of koi angels off the bat!! That's impressive!! How are the wigglers doing now? Updates??
I have to give my daughter credit for that. The guy helping us was experienced with angelfish breeding and thought what they had were all males. My daughter said "that one looks like a female" so we took the pair. I could not believe we found eggs in the tank 2 days later. The pair did not eat the eggs, and I think I evens saw the male spit a few wigglers that broke loose pack on to the PVC. I am really impressed with these!
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37 minutes ago, Brian Scott said:
When they're in the arrow or dart stage they are swimming all over the place, and are also large enough (in most cases) to where I can avoid sucking them up with my siphon. I use a piece of hard 3/8-inch thin wall clear tubing attached to a length of vinyl tubing and siphon the bottom mulm and uneaten food stuffs into a 5-gallon bucket. Old School!!!!
Wow. There seems to be a lot of info out there saying this needs to be done every few days. How this can be done without sucking them up was driving me crazy. I'm relieved to hear this, and "old school" sounds right to me, so thank you!
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Yup, diatoms... all my new tanks have it. Easy to get off the glass, pain to get off plants (except if you have ottos as @ange says). Mine is starting to decrease just a bit after almost 2 months.
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Hi @Karen B., you might also want to play around with some of your ideas in aqadvisor.com. You give it the dimensions of your tank and then search for and choose the fish you want to add. They'll give you a percentage estimate of how stocked you are. They also sometimes give you warnings from their database about mixing certain fish, ratio of males to females, etc.
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Fluval 207 on 29 gallon
in General Discussion
Posted · Edited by Bill
Yes, opposite corners is the usual location. But on the 29 it's small enough so it works out fine if you put them in the same corner as long as the output is pointing diagonally away. If I feed with the filter on full output I can literally see the food swept across to the opposite corner. And with the intake at the bottom and output at top, there's good circulation. I usually don't even run it at full output. And this also makes it so that the tubing can be at minimal length.