kammaroon Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 This year is my first time summer tubbing. I live in an apartment in London, UK and I have a covered balcony as my outdoor space, so no chance of top ups from rainwater. My plan is to have lots of plants and do regular water change. I set up two 65 litres/17 US gallons tubs at the end of March when temperatures were pretty cold, ranging from 15C/60F during the day to 5C/40F at night. Temperatures have recently warmed up and are currently around 25C/77F during the day and 15C/60F at night. In one tub, I have Fibre optic plant Water mint Creeping jenny Dwarf water lily and various cuttings and floaters I raided from my indoor tanks The plants have grown well since March. Last week, I put in 6 CPDs and 7 red cherry shrimps. Both the fish and shrimps are always hidden, I have to look very carefully to be able to see them. In the second tub, I have Corkscrew rush Succisa pratensis (devil's-bit scabious 😄) Miniature bulrush Water chestnut and various cuttings and floaters The plants in this tub seem to be slower growing, this tub gets slightly less sun than the first tub. The good thing is that I see less of an algae issue. Last week, I put in 7 medaka ricefish and 7 snowball shrimps. The medakas are always out and about. The shrimps are harder to see but more visible than the red cherries in the other tub. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Beautiful! Best of luck to you. It would be great to get rain water in your tubs if possible. For my part, I rather like algae growth since my aim is always fish spawning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammaroon Posted June 13, 2021 Author Share Posted June 13, 2021 On 6/12/2021 at 11:03 PM, Fish Folk said: For my part, I rather like algae growth since my aim is always fish spawning. You're right. It will also help to use up some of the nitrogen from the water. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammaroon Posted June 20, 2021 Author Share Posted June 20, 2021 The weather has cooled down in the past few days. It's going to be high of 15C/60F tomorrow but will warm up again after. The medakas are doing very well. Here's a couple of females carrying eggs in the morning: Two aquarium plant cuttings, Hydrocotyle tripartita and Lobelia cardinalis, are doing very well in both tubs. They are growing much better than in my aquariums. I only see fleeting glimpses of fish in the CPD tub. Makes it less interesting to look at. Next season, I'll pick something less shy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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