Isaac M Posted September 9, 2021 Author Share Posted September 9, 2021 @Guppysnail I know you could not see it but I ran away from your phone when I saw the picture, just kidding 😂😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 On 9/8/2021 at 10:24 PM, Isaac M said: @Guppysnail I know you could not see it but I ran away from your phone when I saw the picture, just kidding 😂😂 Out of reaction but…🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 On 9/8/2021 at 10:16 PM, Isaac M said: I wonder if a darker less reflective colored phone scares fish off less? 😂 I have a hypothesis that from a fish’s perspective, the lens looks like a big eye, and then the motion of the phone tracking them seems like a predator. If this is true, then darker phones would scare the fish less because the lens would blend in more. My phone has two lenses so it looks like two eyes—even worse! 😆 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac M Posted September 10, 2021 Author Share Posted September 10, 2021 @Hobbit you know that actually makes sense, my phone has two lenses as well, maybe it looks like a flounder to them 😂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatyourpeas Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 Could not resist! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac M Posted September 10, 2021 Author Share Posted September 10, 2021 @eatyourpeas 😂 no wonder fish are so scared of our phones if it looks like that to them 😂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 You have some really nice tanks @lsaac M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac M Posted September 10, 2021 Author Share Posted September 10, 2021 Wow @Colu, thank you for all the support/ reactions, I appreciate that very much! Thank you for your comment, this forum (and especially very active and helpful members like you) has really inspired me and reignited my passion for my aquariums more than it has ever been in the past 15 years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatyourpeas Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 @Isaac M, I just took a dreamy trip through all your tanks. Wow! Makes want to be a diver in them! 😍 Beautiful! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac M Posted September 10, 2021 Author Share Posted September 10, 2021 @eatyourpeas thank you so much! I appreciate it! I love your Puget Sound Biotope aquarium, it is so incredibly unique and interesting, I feel like a diver looking at that aquarium haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac M Posted September 18, 2021 Author Share Posted September 18, 2021 Hi everyone, nothing too exciting has happened with the aquariums but I did make a feeder for freeze dried tubifex worms. I have been wanting to make something like this for a long time, especially after seeing a version of this that Dean made. I have always put my hands in the aquarium and pressed the tubifex worms against the glass so the corys can eat them, even then sometimes they would float up, plus I never liked putting my arm into the aquarium to feed. I ended up superglueing some plant weights onto a feeder cone so that it stays upside down underwater. I also tied some fishing line to the tip of the feeder cone. At the other end of the fishing line I tied a short piece of airline tubing. I cut the fishing line long enough so that the cone can stay underwater and the piece of airline tubing can hang outside of the rim of the aquarium. However, if the airline tubing ever falls into the aquarium, it floats so you can easily grab it to take the cone out without getting your arm wet. And you can easily hang it from a command hook attached to your aquarium stand for storage/ drying. Mine is hanging in a difficult to photograph area so I just held the hook with my hand for demonstration purposes haha But there you have it, now my freeze dried tubifex worms stay submerged at the bottom without needing to get my arms wet. I should have done this a lot sooner! haha 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 Very creative. I really like the floating airline tube! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac M Posted October 15, 2021 Author Share Posted October 15, 2021 Update on a few of the new corals, will post again in the future with the orange lens so everything does not look so blue haha Its a good day when you come home from work to an Aquarium Co-op shipment! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgiapeach88 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Corals looking good 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Everything is looking very healthy. You will love the nets. Visually they just look like nets….using them they activate ninja fighting skills when catching fish 🥷. The blue is quite tranquil. 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac M Posted October 15, 2021 Author Share Posted October 15, 2021 @Georgiapeach88 thank you! @Guppysnail I hope so! Right now I am more like the Beverly Hills Ninja haha but thank you, yes the blue is nice but it does not look like that in person, it is much lighter and the corals look way more vibrant! Haha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac M Posted October 19, 2021 Author Share Posted October 19, 2021 Update on the 40 Breeder Riparium, finally removed my canister filter that I did not service often enough to the point that it had very little flow. And apparently it also housed a colony of red cherry shrimp haha I am now down to only sponge filters and internal filters in all of my aquariums. My 40 breeder riparium now has minimal filtration in the traditional sense. I am using a nano sponge filter(rated for 5 gallons and up) and a powerhead (with a small coarse filter sponge inside the intake strainer) from the Aquarium Co-op. However, the riparian plants should be more than enough filtration for this aquarium alone. A few days later and everyone is looking more active than before. Pygmy corydoras definitely approve of the flow provided by the powerhead! 6 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torrey Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 On 10/19/2021 at 5:01 PM, Isaac M said: Update on the 40 Breeder Riparium, finally removed my canister filter that I did not service often enough to the point that it had very little flow. And apparently it also housed a colony of red cherry shrimp haha I am now down to only sponge filters and internal filters in all of my aquariums. My 40 breeder riparium now has minimal filtration in the traditional sense. I am using a nano sponge filter(rated for 5 gallons and up) and a powerhead (with a small coarse filter sponge inside the intake strainer) from the Aquarium Co-op. However, the riparian plants should be more than enough filtration for this aquarium alone. A few days later and everyone is looking more active than before. Pygmy corydoras definitely approve of the flow provided by the powerhead! This makes me chuckle. Oh, to be a fish, lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac M Posted October 22, 2021 Author Share Posted October 22, 2021 @Torrey right 😂 I work from home 2 days out of the week and my desk is across from this aquarium. All I see is catfish playing while I sit there working 😂 here is a small sample of what I see: 6 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torrey Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 On 10/21/2021 at 7:26 PM, Isaac M said: @Torrey right 😂 I work from home 2 days out of the week and my desk is across from this aquarium. All I see is catfish playing while I sit there working 😂 here is a small sample of what I see: 🤣😍🤣 It's probably good that officially I am retired, lol. If I end up with a tank like that, I will have to let the rest go. I would sit there all day and watch. Those antics are awesome! [I already spend hours watching the snails and endlers in my spouse's tank. The Big Whale Momma cracks me up!!!] 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac M Posted November 8, 2021 Author Share Posted November 8, 2021 @Torrey the antics are hilarious, I noticed that my corydoras have become much more active once I increased the flow in my aquarium with the aquarium co-op powerhead. To add to the fun, I have added another corydoras species to my now 40 Gallon Breeder Corydoras Riparium haha I have added corydoras eques to the group and they fit right in: Given how grown in my crypts have become, I contacted a LFS about potentially selling them some of my crypts from this aquarium but they said that the plants they get wholesale are cleaner than the ones they usually get from customers. I talked them into letting me send them some photos of the aquarium to see if they are willing to accept my plants, wish me luck everyone! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 Corydora are fabulous fun. I could watch them all day. Good luck on the plants. Some lfs are fussy. I know they pay locals a lot less than they pay their sellers i always think they should be more appreciative of local hobbiest and support them knowing they are supporting their own customers p. Best of luck I think they will be surprised how great yours look. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac M Posted November 9, 2021 Author Share Posted November 9, 2021 Thank you @Guppysnail! I heard back from them today and they said they would like to purchase some. I will be selling them 10 plants tomorrow. Quick picture of the aquarium after I removed the crpyt purpurea to sell: A lot more space now in the left side for the corydoras to swim and for me to feed them without all the food getting caught in the leaves. Updated picture of the 55 Gallon: Thinking of adding many more riparian plants to this setup for more color and more of a jungle look. One thing is for sure, nitrates do not stand a chance in this aquarium! Haha 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 The LFS will be lucky to have your plants for sure. Once that sample is brought I wouldn't be surpised if they contact YOU. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 (edited) I’m so happy for you. Your plants are well cared for and beautiful. I’m glad they realized how lucky they would be to acquire them. After you posted about the flow and corydora I increased the flow a bit in my Pygmy and panda Cory tanks. They went bonkers playing. They are always active but this made them so happy. Thanks for the great tip! Edited November 9, 2021 by Guppysnail Typo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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