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First update on the aquarium upgrade saga. The Marimo are starting to look more and more like white rabbits we are meant to follow. We went to pick up the 180 acrylic tank yesterday and it had a few major flaws where a seem had started to separate, but after consulting with the forums a bit I took the risk of trying to repair them. We brought it home and the more I worked on it, the more it just wasn't the right tank for us. The cutouts at the top were to small for the types of décor we wanted in it etc. etc. so back onto facebook marketplace, to see what other options we might find. To give credit where credit was due, the wife spotted a 167 Waterbox aquarium and stand about an hour away, and pinged the seller. After a bit of chat, the wife, I and our youngest dog, (2 year old malamute) loaded up for a scenic car ride. When we get there, we find out the tank was used as a green house for some rare plants, and never had even had water in it! No scratches, scuffs, or wear and tear on the tank or the stand.
And that's when the marimo strike again!
As we are chatting with the couple about how they got into rare/weird plants they asked how we got into planted tanks etc & the story our fish tank folly has been so far unfolded. I never assume, but him being a rare plant guy, I asked if he knew what Marimo were, and without skipping a beat, the guy mentions he's got 2 just chilling on his bathroom counter and asked if we wanted them. The wife nearly schoolgirl squealed, and grinned like the Cheshire cat all at the same time.
They marimo came home today, we will go back and pick up the tank/stand next weekend with some extra muscle.
I can't believe our luck with the tank, and that the marimo continue to lead the way on this wild and crazy journey. #mostspoiledmossever
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On 4/15/2022 at 7:10 PM, xXInkedPhoenixX said:
TAP is amazing, there is so much they are able to do. Specifically for aquariums, I've had them cut me pieces for replacement glass lids.
Ya there a fantastic resource and willing to help/educate
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On 4/15/2022 at 4:49 PM, eatyourpeas said:
You can use acrylic welding chemicals to fix it. Weld-On 4 is very thin and can get in the space that is showing the gap. Once that is done, you can caulk all the internal seams with Weld-On 40. Do not use silicone as it will not bind to the acrylic. I built my SW tank using both of those and it worked out great.
It is almost 4 feet wide, made out of 1" acrylic. And no, I do not clean the diatoms because the critters get very unhappy if there are none to eat.
I like the ecosystem look too. Grow stuff, eat stuff, grow more stuff!
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There is a plastics company here named tap plastics. They build tanks and such. Stopped in pick there techs brain a bit even showed them the tank we brought it with lol.
they gave me some scraps to learn on and learn to drill for bulkheads.
weldon 4 for the seam and Weldon 16 for the inside of all the edges. A few days is glue and cure. Here we come!
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Thanks. Will need to do the test in the garage it’s a 180gal 🙂
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Is this acrylic tank toast? This is a bottom seam near the front right corner. There are a few of these this is the largest. Is there a fix? I don’t know if it leaks I do t want the seam to have any moisture in it if it can be repaired.
thanks for the advice.
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No not dog breeders. Tho it seems we are cherry shrimp breeders the 20l started with 10 and is up to like 25 now.
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On 4/14/2022 at 7:31 PM, Cbass said:
Welcome to the forum. I got back into it as well after being out of it for over 10 years.
I wouldn't say too much has changed aside from the fact that it's getting hard to find a local fish shop that has good stock (at least where I live). You're lucky that you're so close to the coop! Look forward to following if you have a journal. I only really kept aggressive fish and this is my first foray into a planted ecosystem. Learning a lot as I go along.
I started a Journal here per your and Griznatch's suggestion. Thanks for the idea!
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Formerly called the Doghouse Tank (How a nearly dead Marimo leads to 180+gal in less than 3 months.)
It all started with a stupid moss ball
It all started innocently enough. The wife had found a genuine marimo moss ball online that hadn't been disposed of in the great zebra muscle kill (and wasn't just some java moss tied to some cork) off and without a plan beyond 'I can put it in a mason jar, till I find an aquarium' adopted it. We were both stunned when the package arrived. Instead of a small box with one of those dinky beta cups in it as we expected, the package was a bubble envelope the size of a business card, that looked like it had been run over a half a dozen times.
Inside was a tiny ziplock bag, with a mostly brown, flat little blob the size of a dime. How long had this marimo been sitting on a shelf in a warehouse somewhere?! We popped it in a jar, convinced it was all but dead, and moved on. But the wife had the itch, she wanted a tank, even if it was just a small desktop number. A few days later she brought home a zen tank she'd found for free on Facebook marketplace a few miles from the house. A whopping 3.5 gallons total. We've both had tanks in the past, but this is by far the smallest thing either one of us has tried to do.
After giving her a hard time about it being tiny, etc. We headed up to aquarium coop to figure out what to do with this tiny tank so it wasn't just a sad tiny moss ball we were still convinced was going to die any day now.
We both fell in love with the little planted nano tank that lives in the shrimp room at aquarium co-op and set about making a version of our own. Not even halfway home we decided to upgrade the sad little 3.5 to a bigger tank so we could do some more complicated plants. We ended up getting a 20 long, 2 of the fluval planted tank lights, and hooking it all up to the sump from my old 150gal. The idea was to have larger water volume, while keeping the tank small enough to still sit on the desk space the wife had planned for the little 3.5,
The river tank was born:
We scrounged up some driftwood from our property and cleaned it up and boiled it. Added our substrate, planted our goodies from Aquarium Coop and let the tank run for a few weeks before adding our first round of cherry shrimp, and the neon tetras, and our score of the evening, a pair of uncommon galaxy ottos. A month later, the wife brought home a few wood shrimp to add to the collection.
Now I'm hooked again too.
Helping the wife setup her office tank has been a great project for us to both work on, and it's reminded me of how much I love this hobby. So tomorrow, (4/15/22) we are driving into Seattle to pick up a 180gal tank, and stand. We are planning on sticking with the nano river bottom theme, but going on a much larger scale. The long term plan is 300+ nano fish, cherries for days, and a few other friends I'm sure.
We hope you enjoy this journey with us, it sure has been a weird ride so far.
And to think, it all started with a nearly dead marimo.
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On 4/14/2022 at 7:59 PM, Torrey said:
If you haven't already, I would recommend looking at attending some Greater Seattle Aquarium Society meetings. @Seattle_Aquarist are y'all on FB? I know there was a Zoom option for some of the meetings during covid.
I'm not in the area anymore, haven't been since 2009, so not really aware of where to go to get what. I am using mostly used tanks, including a cracked one that survived our housefire. My Patient Spouse™ bought me a 4' last year for my birthday that I am slowly procuring everything needed to do the build right the first time, so hard relate on that. I don't do hi-tech, though, just the balanced (as close to balanced as possible) ecosystem aspect. There is a LOT more information than there was 20 years ago!
If you want some awe inspiring inspirations, check out Josh sim on the Green Aqua YouTube channel. If you prefer more Dutch style, you might want to follow Mmiller2021 and gjcarew in here. If you aren't familiar with all the varieties in forms of aquascaping, check out the IAPLC website, there really has been massive advances in both fishkeeping and plant keeping.
You are definitely in the right place for the most supportive learning experience, and welcome to the forum!
Well, the good news is the journey begins just fell into a 180Gal SeaClear tank and stand. 6'x24"x24"
I am on FB who should I reach out to? I have plenty of time to build it perfectly there is no hurry. -
I am new back to this I need to source the tank first, I will likely build most other things besides the tank and stand.
I would like to run sump and CO2. Is this still hard to not lose all your CO2? are canisters still very sub-par. I would much rather spend what's needed to only spend once than keep trying things.
Is there a good large tank supplier on the Seatle regen? I don't think I have seen tanks at Coop when I visit.
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Just getting back into fish after a LONG gap. I got the wife a 20L with plants and shrimp. and now the bug has me again. Time to go big again. Is there anyone in the Seattle area that would mind guiding a little? I have kept a 125gal live planted with co2 but that was 20 years ago and I'm sure much has changed.
I'm pretty handy with DIY stuff so that's not a big deal but will be buying or building most everything needed. It's great being so close to the Coop.
End goals 125+ tank, hi-tech Lots of smaller fish shrimp natural looking tank. As much ecosystem as possible.
Thanks in advance
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Marimo Menagerie
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For our Mirimo we treated the first and will the other two to be 100% sure there clean. Zebra muscles can fairly easily be killed by a few weeks of treatment the process is outlined below (THIS WILL KILL INVERTEBRATES BE CAREFUL)
Potassium Chloride (KCl) for tanks with plants or animals
This method can be used when plants and animals cannot be removed, or if Method 1 is not possible.
This treatment requires using potassium chloride (KCl), a sodium-free table salt substitute commonly sold at grocery and nutritional stores. The highest available purity of KCl available should be used. “Half- Salt” products cannot be used.
1. Remove a small volume of water (approximately 1 litre) from the container that housed the moss ball and place this water into a separate container.
2. Determine the volume of water in your container and the corresponding amount of KCl required to achieve the required treatment concentration using the table below.
3. Add the required amount of KCl to the separate container of water and mix thoroughly.
4. Pour the mixture back into your original container that housed the moss ball and leave it in for
at least two weeks at a minimum temperature of 17°C.
5. Water changes should be avoided during the 14-day treatment period. If this is not possible,
treat the discharge water with Method 1 prior to disposal.
6. Evaporated water can be replenished provided the replacement water does not exceed the
volume of water that evaporated.
7. To ensure consistent treatment conditions, all make-up water must be prepared using water
from an uncontaminated source, warmed to a minimum of 17°C and pre-treated using KCI.
Additional notes: While this method is considered safe for most finfish and plants, it may not be safe for invertebrates.
Method 2: Potassium Chloride (KCl) for tanks with plants or animals
Volume of Water in Aquarium
Amount of KCl Required* (100% Solubility)
*Dosages outlined in this table are based on a known, lethal concentration of 100ppm KCl to invasive mussels, over an exposure period of 14 days and within the expected temperature range of home and retail aquariums (above 17 o C). Measurements in this table have been rounded up for ease of measurement.