Chris2022
-
Posts
56 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Feedback
0%
Content Type
Forums
Downloads
Store
Events
Blogs
Gallery
Profiles
Posts posted by Chris2022
-
-
On 6/28/2022 at 12:12 PM, Brandon p said:
This post has lots of replies, and I tried to read most. Me advice is be patient. Do rush stocking. Let your tank age without extra pressure. Just a question because I didn’t see it the pic was the “dust” on the plants. Are you sure it’s dust from the substrate? With the endless you will likely have a lot more without doing anything. You don’t need more panda’s that’s probably the limit. It is so much easier to add fish later than rush a tank. I don’t think you are ever finish a tank. I’m not trying to stop you but maybe slow the roll.
I tried blowing off what I thought was substrate dust with a pipet. I didnt work... i am unsure if its caked to the plant leaves or its something else.... The endlers are all male, so I don't expect having more. I generally like to wait 3 weeks before adding more fish. I will add some more plants next.
On 6/28/2022 at 12:06 PM, IanB said:Dennis Wong's 2 HR Aquarist site for more on lean fertilization
Lots to digest and reading to do. Thanks for the resource.
On 6/28/2022 at 11:25 AM, lefty o said:a tank is over stocked when the amount of maintenance required to keep up water quality exceeds the amount of work you want to put in.
Gold Nugget of info. Thanks mate. I really appreciate that perspective.
-
On 6/27/2022 at 7:58 PM, BradfordAquatics said:
Based on the picture, I'm assuming that your tank is still relatively new. If that is the case, that may play a small part in why the otos didn't do well. I would try them again later on down the road when the tank is more established and has more microbes and what not. But, otos are known to be finicky when new and that definitely is a factor as well.
On 6/28/2022 at 7:21 AM, Patrick_G said:@Chris2022 Your tank looks really nice!
I agree that it doesn't seem overstocked at all. In fact if you add some floating plants and fast growing stem plants you'll provably be close to a balanced tank nutrient wise.
Like @BradfordAquatics mentioned Otos like a tank with some established algae. Since your tank is newer you’ll want to make sure you find some supplemental food that yours likes to eat. When diatom algae starts to form you could add a couple more, they seem to like to hang in groups.
The tank is 160 days old. I added the ottos in at ~3 & 4 mo when the tank was really full of algae on the glass and on the plants (brown diatoms everywhere). They still didn't survive except for one. I re-scaped the tank a couple of weeks ago, bc the flourite substrate wasn't working for me. Plus the sponge filter and the fake decor took up to much space and was difficult to clean. I made this alot more simple, and added more plants. There is still not enough algae to add more oto's however, I would be very hesitant too considering my past experience.
On 6/28/2022 at 6:01 AM, Averus said:The tank is a year old and heavily stocked with plants, along with a CO2 system. My nitrates stay around 35, I was doing weekly water changes, but I had to skip a week once and noticed the level didn't change at all, and now I just do them when the level goes a little higher.
How do you like that co2 system? Did you notice a significant difference in your plants? It's been in the back of my mind.
-
On 6/27/2022 at 6:50 PM, Pepere said:
According to aqadvisor my 10 gallon tank with a dwarf Gourami, 5 emerald green corys, 3 Kuhli Loaches, 6 green Neon Tetras and 1 Golden TopMinnow is significantly overstocked.
It is a quarantine tank. The fish are juvenile so not the bioload of full size. And heavily planted with water lettuce floating on top.
I have to dose with simple green every three days because the nitrates drop to 5 ppm from 20 in that time. No water changes, just top offs.
I would love to be at that point where my nitrates drop off so much.
-
On 6/27/2022 at 5:01 PM, IanB said:
From a filtration perspective, aqadvisor assumes that you do not have a planted/heavily planted tank. If you do, you can generally stock heavier if the issue is water quality/waste. Of course, keep in mind that some fish may behave in ways that also limits stocking.
Good, call. Current setup is half planted, still need to buy a lot more foreground plants.
-
On 6/27/2022 at 3:25 PM, xXInkedPhoenixX said:
You can use aqua advisor and it can help but.....there are always exceptions. I have a 20 gallon tall that has over 70 Otos in it. 2 sponge filters and an HOB, well established- NO issues- healthy (and spawning again) fish. When you're starting it's a good tool- but you will learn when you get good at it- that it is only a guidline.
Holy Crap! 70 oto in an 20 tall sounds nuts to me. Goes to show how much more experience I need to get.
-
On 6/27/2022 at 12:58 PM, billango said:
I personally use my turkey baster and just blow away any debris off the leaves!
Duh! I can't believe I didnt think of that lol
-
On 6/27/2022 at 12:13 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:
You could try inputting your filtration and your fish into this tool and it will show you the % stocking level that your tank has. https://aqadvisor.com/
This site is awesome. TYVM for letting me know about this.
-
1
-
-
Hi Fam,
The main tank (20L) is going well so far, except for a few thing. I added a carbon filter pad to help bring the water clarity up. I've noticed that several plants have the fluval stratum dust on their leaves... have people tried brushing the material away? The tank is currently stocked with 6 panda cory's, 5 endlers, 3 amano shrimp and 1 oto. We plan to add a betta but everything Ive read tells me to add it last. How do i know if my tank is overstocked? I know the single oto is sad, but we have been very unlucky keeping otos alive and I am afraid to try again.
Thanks
-
1
-
-
Hi Fam,
My myrio green is turning brown.... I looks like only the tops are green. The nutrient deficiency guide isnt clear on what to do with brown leaves/needles. Does anyone have any advice on what to do with this issue? I use an aqua soil, should I add root tabs? I dose easy green twice a week. Should I be trimming these? Any advice is welcomed.
pH (7) NH3/NO2 (0 ppm) NO3 (0 ppm) KH/GH (2d) T (73.4 F)
PS This is mostly a shrimp tank... is my KH/GH too low?
-
1
-
-
Welcome!
-
1
-
-
On 6/19/2022 at 10:05 PM, FlyingFishKeeper said:
, so that single one may multiply.
On 6/20/2022 at 1:38 PM, Brandon p said:agree bladder snails they are not bad to have the dont seem to reproduce super fast and in huge numbers
Looking more closely, there are 4 of them.... they probably came in the same batch as they are roughly the same size. I use a food bowl to supplement the shrimps diet and normally take it out after 24 hrs. I'm thinking about removing these guys by hand.
-
I ended up redoing the first tank do to the newbie issue I created for myself. I took everything out and used some fluval stratum (which I regret) and moved all my plants over. The swords behind the rock look to be in bad shape... I might place some root tabs next to them to help them out. The water is still not clear due to the stratum substrate, it has improved significantly since day 1 (looked like black tea). Im glad its settled out. I took the sponge filter out and replaced it with a seachem tidal 35. So far I am very happy with it. Ill need to start looking at some foreground plants soon, but this tank (or any of my tanks) has no co2.
Current residents include 1x oto and 6x endlers. I don't want to get more otos since I have a really hard time keeping them alive. I thinking of little corys(5) and some amanos (4) might be a better choice for the bottom dwellers... any thoughts? The plan is to have a betta as our center fish once the bottom dwellers are in.
Thanks again for your support and advice!
-
3
-
-
Hi Fam,
I took the advice on the forum and picked up a hillstream loach. This little guy is fun to watch zoom across the glass, plus he has been busy cleaning the glass. I am surprised at the results, since its only been about a week. Also, their are shrimp babies floating around! I'll have to refrain from vacuuming the gravel for a bit, just in case. Lastly, I noticed a snail in the tank... maybe he came with one of the plants? Is this a pest issue I need to worry about and deal with now? or Did I score a free nerite?
Intruder?
Before loach
1 Week after loach (note, the shrimps rarely eat out of their food dish.) =(
Shrimp Baby
-
1
-
-
Tank Update:
Added a few more plants and a catappa leaf (that I tore up). There are currently shrimp babies floating around so I'll have to avoid vacuuming the gravel for a bit.... I am considering adding some crushed coral due recent water tests (4 dGH & 1 dKH).
-
On 6/13/2022 at 10:52 AM, Lemon said:
A nerite snail should work, also a magnetic algae scraper doesn't take to long. btw the moss on the rock is beautiful
I a bit weary about using the algae scraper on the back glass. I planted the plants really close to the back and I dont want to mess them up. Thanks, Im hoping the moss covers those rocks completely!
-
On 6/13/2022 at 10:33 AM, xXInkedPhoenixX said:
I have a single Hillstream, Kirby does great- seems better at keeping plants clean than the glass sometimes so they are paired with a single Nerite in a Flex9. Kirby is one of the lights of my aquarium life.
I like the idea of having a loach. Especially if it eats similar food as the shrimp.
-
On 6/13/2022 at 10:26 AM, Hannah Parker said:
Some people make a single work, but generally hillstream loaches are best kept in groups. You could do a school of otocinculus cats, or nerite snails! I was very impressed when I got my nerite snails, they are much more active and eat a lot more algae than mystery snails.
I really want to stay away from oto's. I really like the fish but I've had a really hard time keeping them alive in the 20 gal main tank. Ill research nerite snail. Thanks
-
1
-
-
Hi Fam,
I have a 10 gal shrimp tank and the glass on the back and sides is getting a build up of algae. No heater, but the temp is generally room temp. Could I get a ret.hillstream loach to help keep the glass clean? Does anyone have experience with this or recommend a more suitable alternative?
Thanks
-
1
-
-
Hi Folks,
My little shrimp tank is going well aside from 2 issues that I noticed. (1) Some of the plants in the tank a white fuzz on the leaves... a quick google search indicates it some type of bacterial/fungal infection. But I am not certain. Any thoughts? How to treat? (2) It appears I have detritus worms in the tank. They are unsightly and I would like to get rid of them. Can someone confirm? Are they easy to remove?Thanks Fam.
-
On 5/24/2022 at 11:44 PM, Jennifer V said:
I would try some floating plants too. I have duckweed in my shrimp/snail tank and they love picking at the roots.
You can't see it in the picture but there are two frobit plants floating on top. Our main tank has duckweed and Im sure some of that will make it over when I transfer the shrimp. I like the frobit a lot more than the duckweed, hopefully its easy to grow.
On 5/24/2022 at 3:22 PM, Patrick_G said:It's Monte Carlo. I gave it a head start by using the dry start method. You plant it on moist aquasoil and cover the aquarium like a terrarium. Since you don't have algae worries you can run the light all day. Once it gets rooted you can add water. It's would be much nicer with co2 but I'm happy with it, and it was a fun experiment.
I really like the look of carpeting plants... I may have to look at getting some CO2.
-
2
-
-
On 5/24/2022 at 11:03 AM, Patrick_G said:
Looks good. Half a dozen low crypts will go a long way to covering a 10g. Some Pogostemon Stellatus octopus is a great looking, fast growing stem plant that makes good shrimp habitat.
and you can grow a carpet in low tech or no tech tanks. This one just has a cheap light, no heater or filter
That looks awesome.... what carpeting plant do you have there?
-
On 5/23/2022 at 5:09 PM, Dancing Matt said:
Check out the most recent blog post. There are some good recommendations for this kind of set up. I personally like crypts for rooted plants in a small tank and Anubis for rhizome plants. Both have different types that will fit more fore ground and more mid/background.
https://www.aquariumcoop.com/blogs/aquarium/cookie-cutter-for-10-gallon-aquarium
This is pretty awesome!
On 5/24/2022 at 6:49 AM, JettsPapa said:I agree that crypts would be a good choice. And no, you don't need a heater. I left shrimp in tubs outside all last winter. At one point the tubs had a thin layer of ice covering the top for two days, and after it thawed the shrimp were swimming around like nothing had happened.
Edit: Those were neocaridina shrimp. I know less about the temperature requirements for other shrimp.
Oh wow. We have neocaridina as well. Im glad to hear they'll do well without a heater.
-
1
-
-
Hi Folks!
We started a new shrimp tank... We didn't like the idea of the shrimps babies getting eating, so we decided to move them to their own 10 gal tank up in my office. We used enriched soil and have a handful of plants. We were rather disappointed that the carpeting plants didn't work in the main tank (LFS tells me that w/out CO2 carpeting plants won't grow). We feel like we need some more plants in here... any suggestions are welcomed. Also, we didn't include a heater. We live in NorCal, it doesn't snow here and we use the house heater in winter to keep the temperature above 68F. Do you think a heater is necessary?
-
3
-
2
-
-
On 4/26/2022 at 11:28 AM, dangerflower said:
I just had two crypts in one of my tanks do this to me after growing well for months. I was doing some maintenance and realized that the plants had turned into a pile of sludge 😱 I knew it was common for them to melt shortly after planting but I guess it can happen at any time if something changes in the tank that they don't like. I'm guessing for mine that I wasn't feeding them enough, or that they weren't getting enough light because I had let my floating plants get a little out of control. Do you use root tabs at all? I know crypts are heavy root feeders.
I panicked and pulled mine out of the tank because they looked so gross, but the roots were healthy so I probably could have saved them. Maybe try cutting back the unhealthy growth and adding some root tabs?
Thanks for the info. I feed the tank root tabs every month. I did add more plants 30 days ago, maybe I need to add more root tabs ? I planted 2 amazon swords in the back and added some floating plants.
Algae problem
in Plants, Algae, and Fertilizers
Posted
Hi Fam,
I got back from vacation today and my plants and tank are covered in what I think is black beard algae... can someone confirm? Is there an easy method to deal with bba? Im going to start with easy carbon tonight, but was unsure if I should manually remove some of the plants and try to brush it off.
Thanks in advance.