xXInkedPhoenixX Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 Would never scold you but the thought of treating a 125 gallon tank with meds makes me 🤢 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin F. Posted May 8, 2022 Author Share Posted May 8, 2022 Week 43. Didn't loose anyone else this week. The hill stream loaches are looking good. All have colored up and are evan starting to be social with each other. Plants are looking good. I'm thinking of eater letting the Val go all the way down the right side in the back. What do yall think? Or should I put some of the Pogostemon Stella's on the right? Adding the iron to the tank has made a real difference. Plants are looking better and the pink flamingo finally has a couple new leafs. I dose twice a week Sunday after water change and Wendsday. 30% water change today and again the numbers were the same as last week. Nitrate 10/25 Nitrite 0/0 Hardness 300/300 Buffer 80/80 pH 7.2/7.6 Chlorine 0/0 Ammonia 0/0 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 Glad you've had no losses. I have little opinion on the plant thing though I have a strong urge to give a haircut to the plant on the left....is that pogostemon? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin F. Posted May 8, 2022 Author Share Posted May 8, 2022 Yes it is the Pogostemon Stella's Octopus. Yes you are right it really needs a trim. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torrey Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 On 5/8/2022 at 5:06 PM, xXInkedPhoenixX said: Glad you've had no losses. I have little opinion on the plant thing though I have a strong urge to give a haircut to the plant on the left....is that pogostemon? Looks like a pogostemon to me😁 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 I think if the pogo got trimmed by a third the whole tank would be better balanced without adding anything to the right. That said- I'm a fan of a little asymetry in life.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bev C Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 @Kevin F. beautiful tank I read all the post and looked all the photos you have been on a journey thank you for sharing .. I press the follow topic, so I can follow your thread I am looking forward reading more from you God Bless 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Duck Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 More of that lovely Val! Let it slowly creep over to the right would be awesome. I’m also a big fan of a little visual imbalance, though, so not too much or you’ll “lose” your Anubias and other “smalls” on the wood. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardedbillygoat1975 Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 I think the choice is what to put on the right to equal the volumes that the Val and PSO take up in the middle and left 3rds. I would favor an Aponogeton like ulvaceus or crispus x 1 -2 or a Crinum or 2 all of which would give you height and volume as well as a different texture. Another choice might be a few aquarium lillys or tiger lotus or both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin F. Posted May 15, 2022 Author Share Posted May 15, 2022 Week 44. Tank and fish are moving right along. I took yalls advice and trimmed the pogo on the left. I trimmed more when I saw all the new growth underneath. I just really enjoy the view from the table of the tank. The hillstream loaches are doing great, all five interact with each other chasing and running circles around each other. The Cory's hanging around and darting across the tank. Rasboras just chilling out, so.times showing off for each other. The barbs and danios picking at everything that will fit in there mouths. And the pleco and snails making a brief appearance every now and then. Water change 30% Nitrate 10/10 Nitrite 0/0 Hardness 300/300 Buffer 80/120 pH 7.2/7.2 Chlorine 0/0 Ammonia 0/0 I am a little weary about the city water. Even though the strips say 10 on Nitrate. The master test has it off the charts. He had a notice on our water bill that we have extremely high nitrates right now, not to use the water for infants or the elderly. Evidently it's been this way for a while I just didn't know. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PineSong Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Looks so good! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Expert hair cut. Very Punk Rock. Love it! Still one of the very best tanks here! 👍👍 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin F. Posted May 22, 2022 Author Share Posted May 22, 2022 Week 45. No big changes this week and thankfully no problems eather. Fish are eating well and add6the iron twice a week is really heaping the plants. I just really can't wait for the crips to fill in more. I don't know how I didn't notice but there is a small green one growing in. It may only have 3 leaves but I just thank it awesome. We had a big storm front come thru last week and later that night the rasboras were showing off for each other and dancing around the tank. Water change this week, ended up being about 40%. Always pay attention and don't get sidetracked while cleaning your tank. Nitrate 10/20 Nitrite 0/0 Hardness 300/300 Buffer 40/80 pH 7.2/7.6 Chlorine 0/0 Ammonia 0/0 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Looking great. So nice since the haircut! 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bev C Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 looking good like the trim your val’s are beautiful 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 One of my favorite tanks. My eye is drawn to the Val but I start noticing details as I scan left and right. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin F. Posted May 23, 2022 Author Share Posted May 23, 2022 I see it all day and I'm fill the same way. Like the little plant I didn't notice, or how the fish change territory over the week. Nature is truly amazing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin F. Posted May 29, 2022 Author Share Posted May 29, 2022 Week 46. Another week of being blessed. Tank is doing good. My overfeeding has caused a little extra algae this week, but it's ok. The derp boys still trying to raise my blood pressure. They just love to hang in the moss and screw with me. Got to see both the snails at the same time yesterday. Water change about 35%. Nitrate 10/10 Nitrite 0/0 Hardness 300/300 Buffer 120/80 pH 7.2/7.2 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin F. Posted June 5, 2022 Author Share Posted June 5, 2022 Week 47. Just got home and have to leave again in a min. No water change today due to time restrictions will have to do one tomorrow. I switched the fish food because they were out of the one I've been feeding. Got them regular tetra flakes, and they love them. Well except for the yellow flakes for some reason. They will let them go a devour the other ones. Witch is ok because the Cory's don't seem to care about the color. Nitrate 10 Nitrite 0 Hardness 300 Buffer 40 pH 7.2 Chlorine 0 Ammonia 0 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin F. Posted June 12, 2022 Author Share Posted June 12, 2022 One moor week in the books. Fish are doing good. Those silly Cory's have been up to there old tricks, playing dead. A couple times I had to go in and check. Those long CoOp tweezers really come in handy for that. Plants were looking a little down last couple days. Today's water test said that my Nitrate was at zero. After the water change and fertilizer they have really perked back up. If I don't respond this week it's because we're taking the church youth to camp, and the reception isn't very good there. When I get back I'll have to order some more root tabs and easy green. There's enough for the wife to dose Wednesday but that should be all for Those bottles. I do say that I really like the easy range of products. I've done a lot of reading on fertilizers and they arw dy far the easiest solution. Best of all there price is set very well. I fill you get a better bang for the buck with them. Water change 30% first number is before water change second one is after. Nitrate 0/20 Nitrite 0/0 Hardness 300/300 Buffer 40/80 pH 7.2/7.6 Chlorine 0/0 Ammonia 0/0 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 That 1st Cory needs a fin whipping for that trick!!!🤢 😱🙃 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin F. Posted June 13, 2022 Author Share Posted June 13, 2022 Ya he just loves it. After I got done cleaning the tank today he was back hanging upside down in the moss again. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin F. Posted June 19, 2022 Author Share Posted June 19, 2022 Getting closer to the one year mark. Happy fathers day. Tank is doing good, fish to. Got back yesterday from taking a bunch of great youth to camp. They also did a awesome job leading worship this morning. So there will be no water change today. We are having another meeting for them. Water tested good. Nitrate 10 Nitrite 0 Hardness 300 Buffer 80 ph 7.2 Chlorine 0 Ammonia 0 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin F. Posted June 26, 2022 Author Share Posted June 26, 2022 3 weeks till the one year mark. Tank is doing good. Only change thos last week was how I'm doing the water changes. Because it's been so hot, the cold water is now lukewarm out of the tap. Today the water was 78 out the tap. So instead of doing a once a week 40is percent I've started doing two smaller 15 20 percent changes. The fish don't seem to mind and the plants love it. Put in about 30 root tabs today and dosed both easy iron and green. Iron at full recommended and green at half. Water change Nitrate 10/20 Nitrite 0/0 Hardness 300/300 Buffer 60/80 pH 7.2/7.6 Chlorine 0/0 Ammonia 0/0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin F. Posted July 3, 2022 Author Share Posted July 3, 2022 Changed fertilizer and feeding thos week. Fertilizer is now easy green and iron twice a week. Feeding is bow four times a week. I also also added some freeze-dried blood worms and frozen brine shrimp. I know you can't tell from the pictures bit the fish have really colored up. Plants seem to like the extra fertilizer, had to trim the val again. Water was really cloudy after water change. Water change today Nitrate 0/25 Nitrite 0/0 Hardness 300/300 Buffer 80/80 pH 7.2/7.6 Chlorine 0/0 Ammonia 0/0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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