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TheDukeAnumber1
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On 3/20/2022 at 8:00 PM, Guppy Guy said:
Super old post, I know. But is that live stream ever coming? I’ll be there!!
IIRC Cory has said that he didn't know how to format it so that it would be funny and successful. So unless a lightning bolt of inspiration strikes I think one is not planned. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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My understanding is that sulfur deficiency is very rare since it ends up being present with the other plant nutrients. Also fertilizers may use potassium sulfate, magnesium sulfate, & calcium sulfate in their formulations so liquid ferts may have plenty of sulfur even if it's not listed.
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On 3/11/2022 at 3:36 AM, 813aquatics said:
Was doing some 3AM tank maintenance after the stream and caught some baby least killifish hanging out 🙂
Very cool, I love my least killifish and am always happy to see other Nerms keeping them 🙂
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On 3/3/2022 at 12:06 PM, Maggie said:
It does look like a root tab!
Agreed
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Love to see that working well thanks for sharing. What system or maintence schedule do you have going to offset salt buildup in your tanks?
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On 2/27/2022 at 12:43 PM, Sandra the fish rookie said:
NOW... when do I expect to see something happen? And what will they look like?
Expect to see a lot of them hatched at 24 hours, and nearly all of them hatched at 36-48 hours. The eggs are brown but the shrimp are a lighter orange so the color of the turbid water will shift. IMO when you check on it just pause the air and look for little nauplii bopping around, they have a distince motion you'll see it.
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If you are getting no hatching at all, like none, I would suspect that the eggs are bad. Even if the perameters are a bit off some will hatch.
White light around the 4 hour mark can increase hatch rates but it isn't at all necessary for good hatch rates.
https://academic.oup.com/jcb/article/36/4/515/2735716?login=false
In my experience baby brine are tough and flexible with their perameters but they do need a little more in the water than just salt. I didn't get good hatch rates using my softened water but I do get good hatches using either my hard water + plain salt, or my softened water with either instant ocean or plain salt plus a pinch of baking soda.
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On 2/24/2022 at 7:18 AM, Fish Folk said:
You’ll risk releasing gasses from anaerobic bacteria work down low than can mess up your balance.
I believe this is an internet rumor and isn't true. I've never had a issue disturning deeper substrate beds and IIRC on a live stream Cory had a similar opinion.
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On 2/7/2022 at 6:57 PM, KittenFishMom said:
When I get a low hatch rate at 24 hours, I add some spirulina powder to feed the shrimp that have hatched and keep the hatchery going until I think most have hatched. The fish seem to like the spirulina as much as the hatched shrimp.
You probably don't need to / shouldn't do this, IIRC they don't start feeding until about 5 days old.
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You put in the work and was rewarded a good solution. Well done 🙂 & ty for sharing.
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I volunteer as tribute!
Joking aside I have 3d modeling experience and have been printing for a number of years and I would be happy to help.
Some of my projects are on thingiverse
https://www.thingiverse.com/substitute/designs
This one was probably my favorite since it got some recognition at the time - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:951618
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On 2/8/2022 at 10:26 AM, Dwayne Brown said:
I have had great success with "crazy glue". Its non toxic and seems to hold my plants and pots in place pretty well. Did you use a premade epoxy or did you mix your own? A lot of them arent really that good for "underwater" applications and crack and chip.
Gotta read through the thread a little more throughly.
Good luck! Let us know how it tunrs out.
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IMO don't use epoxy, it may work but since epoxy is typically rigid/brittle you run the risk of it delamanating from the wood or magnet.
I think your best bet if possible would be to drill a small cavity in the wood for the magnet to fit into and just super glue it in. If that's not an option I would try a hot glue gun, apply hot glue to the wood and stick the magnet on, then run hot glue around the edges of the magnet. Hot glue can created a pretty good bond and has a little flex.
I used to be all about epoxy and it was all I used to use, but in the past year-ish I've only used either super glue, hot glue, or both for projects.
Edit: And with all adhesives surface prep is important, taking the time to lightly roughened and clean surfaces can save a lot of headache.
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On 2/4/2022 at 10:39 AM, IchthyGuy said:
It seems that feeding a live food in the tank would teach the adults to go after anything swimming, including the fry.
Depends on the fish and setup, but IMO typically the opposite happens, they get trained on the BBS and want that over anything else. Plus well fed adults will eat less fry, make more fry, and well fed fry will grow faster and not get eaten.
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On 2/3/2022 at 4:45 PM, Sandra the fish rookie said:
I am sure there is a how too video somewhere on how to do this stuff?
OH one more thing.. Do I need to rinse them off? Is the salt water an issue?
Live plants won't be a fan of added salt, fish will tolerate it to an extent but salt will only leave the aquarium when you do water changes so unless the salt concentration is kept in check with a water change schedule I would rinse.
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On 2/3/2022 at 3:08 PM, Sandra the fish rookie said:
how long can they stay alive in the hatchery? My other fish will eat them frozen. Gazoo... nope.. if it ain't swimming.. he doesn't want it.. #DIVA 🙂
How do I know the Yolk is absorbed? how long will they live in the hatchery? do I have to throw out or freeze after how many days
They can live in the hatchery for several days depending on how many eggs/water ratio you use. A high ratio and the hatch can crash after 36 hours, low ratio and you can let it be for several days. The BBS develop very quickly, you will be able see the difference between what you harvest at 24 hours vs 48 hours. IMO they are an amazing food at whatever stage you feed them to fish, my fish all look healthier, put on size, and breed better when I'm feeding BBS consistently.
It's easy to built yourself a hatchery, and if you want you can just hatch them in a dish to test and if you like BBS upgrade to a hatchery. Sounds like you enjoy the hobby though and would enjoy a hatchery.
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Recent epic fail for me........ 😑
I have a 100g pond that I had rice fish in and I live in IL not too far from Chicago. I really wanted to make an attempt at overwintering this pond since I knew how cold tolerant these fish are. I knew it would freeze solid if I did nothing so I calculated how much $ in electricity I would be willing to spend and threw in a 25W heater and let things go. There were spirts where there were several inches of ice on the pond and I could see the fish doing well under the ice, but once 15F with 15mph winds for days hit..... well that did it in.
I tipped it over and there wasn't a single sign of liquid water.... In hindsight I knew 25W isn't much heat at all, thinking maybe there will be a pocket of water the heater will keep liquid,.... I've played with electronics and heat dissipation enough to know this had no chance of working out. I thought I would be ok with losses but now I'm very frusturated with myself. The only good news is that I kept their spawn inside, so in the upcomming summer tub their fry will live on.
The lesson here was don't let wishful thinking override what you already know to be true.
On the side I tested a smaller tub placed by my furnace exaust full of water, no fish. Hoping the heat would keep the pond from freezing. Nope, it's one huge block of ice with only a small portion still thawed.
In you live in a place with Chicago winters your ponds need to be in ground or provided with substantial heating.
Until my next fail...
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How do you keep track of maintenance?
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Posted · Edited by TheDukeAnumber1
I use the Aqua Note app. Shows dates since last maintence which makes things easy.