Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted September 26, 2022 Author Share Posted September 26, 2022 (edited) On 9/26/2022 at 9:15 AM, Bev C said: i have a 20 gallon quarantine tank ,, i debated rather to use for my new shrimp tank i decided to get 10 for the shrimp because i like having the 20 gallon open …having it for an emergency or fish separation or have it to play with … with fertilizer and plant experiment without hurting the fish It came in handy when Marvin was hurt When i started out my fish guy says it is nice to have one open tank or tote in case the tank starts leaking,, till you get a new tank set up I created my quarantine tote very hastily WHILE a tank was leaking! I dumped Christmas decorations out of it and gave it a rinse and then fish were in it. This was around 10pm one night, because leaks don't ever happen at convenient times, it seems. I used it a few more times, but now I bought a new one where the plastic is much clearer and I can see if anybody has any symptoms. Edited September 26, 2022 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bev C Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 i have 30 gallon tote in my outside storage building with a lid with holes in it for emergency leaks plus have the 20 gallon tank on counter living room shelve for quarantine and etc and I have more plants and nitrite snails in my quarantine tank then fish but it is there if needed I have only sponge filters & the old type corner box filter in my 10 and 20 gallon tanks in my main tank i have a canister filter and two sponge filters I have the canister filter and one sponge filter for filtration and always keep a extra sponge filter in my main tank incase i need to set up a new tank in hurry It helped when i started my shrimp tank i have the 10 gallon shrimp tank in my bedroom i got rid of a old stereo in bedroom to add a tank there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted September 26, 2022 Author Share Posted September 26, 2022 On 9/26/2022 at 11:21 AM, Bev C said: and always keep a extra sponge filter in my main tank incase i need to set up a new tank in hurry I do this too. That way I can get the quarantine tote going whenever I want to buy new fish. Or if there is a problem/illness that happens. What size is your main tank? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bev C Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 it is a 55 gallon i had room for a 55 or 75 gallon i choose 55 gallon i did not want to use step ladder to clean or take care of the tank i am happy with the size i do not need anything bigger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted September 27, 2022 Author Share Posted September 27, 2022 On 9/26/2022 at 3:48 PM, Bev C said: it is a 55 gallon i had room for a 55 or 75 gallon i choose 55 gallon i did not want to use step ladder to clean or take care of the tank i am happy with the size i do not need anything bigger Very nice. My brother had a 55. I thought it was a nice size too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted September 27, 2022 Author Share Posted September 27, 2022 I think I have hydra in Pippin’s tank. But I don’t know much about it. Looks like they are filter feeding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katherine Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 I had some of the same thing on algae mountain for a bit. Whoever went on an algae binge over the course of a few nights also mowed these down. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Yeah. looks like it. 😞 coloration is weird, but shape is right. @Chick-In-Of-TheSea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted September 28, 2022 Author Share Posted September 28, 2022 (edited) Today is just about 3 weeks for quarantine crew. So I decided today is the day for Pippin to make friends. Everyone has already come up to greet him while he acclimates. Edited September 28, 2022 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted September 28, 2022 Author Share Posted September 28, 2022 (edited) I moved the decorations around and into the drink Pippin went. His whole attitude changed and he was instantly following along with anyone who passed by. Alone in the snail tank he was bored, and he was always looking at me like, “Now what?” It warms my heart to see him excited to socialize again. Edited September 28, 2022 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 That's awesome. Love to see it. Go Pippin! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 @Chick-In-Of-TheSea is doing ok. No internet but her power is back and tank kids are well. She let me know via text so here is the morning snack attack picture they sent me. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted September 30, 2022 Author Share Posted September 30, 2022 Hi guys 👋 im sitting in a long drive thru line and hey! They got wifi! All is well at home but no internet. I spent 3 hours picking up sticks and branches in A PORTION OF my yard today. Fun! Lol No big trees down just little stuff everywhere Thank you for updating everyone @Guppysnail 😍 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Glad all seems ok. I had a bathroom flood. 😞 I hope things get back to normal for you. Stay safe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted October 1, 2022 Author Share Posted October 1, 2022 Hey guys. At the hospital with my dad. He’s been in since Labor Day. There is wifi here so I thought I’d post a quick update. This nano pump has been going for 52 hours so far! I have power, but I am running this in a cup to see how long it will go. I’m so impressed with it! 😍😍😍 I’ve been without cable as well so it’s DVD time. I’m never opposed to a binge watch of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. I’ve been able to watch a little news while I am here at the hospital as well. A fair number of buildings are submerged, partially or completely. I lucked out, but feel terrible for the people in those areas. And NOT FUN @nabokovfan87. Had a similar issue earlier this year and had to have the drain field replaced. 😭 Going to visit with the family some more here but will post when I can get online again. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted October 1, 2022 Author Share Posted October 1, 2022 Looks like internet is back on! Yay! The nano pump quit and I wasn’t home when it did to document it. So we are looking at between a 52 & 58 hr runtime on a 20000 mAh power bank. Awesome! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted October 2, 2022 Author Share Posted October 2, 2022 Photo dump of the storm setup. The wetsuit + cooler was necessary to quiet (kinda) a d-cell emergency air pump. I ended up adding that on because a second nano pump had to go on the 29. Snoopy was opening and closing his mouth and I wasn’t sure if he was doing ok or not. He didn’t looked stressed or anything. But I was nervous so I dropped an extra airstone for him. Bonus pics of Mouse illuminated by the LED lantern we placed in the hallway so we could see where we were going. HOB media was put into breeder box to preserve BB. The ceramics caused it to sink. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bev C Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 so glad to hear there was not much damaged glad that the lights, & internet is back on yeah ,, hope you dad is better soon sounds like the little backup air pump came in handy and worked well 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 On 10/1/2022 at 9:39 AM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said: I have power, but I am running this in a cup to see how long it will go. I’m so impressed with it! 😍😍😍 totally an awesome setup. Should give you about 1 more day or so. On 10/1/2022 at 9:39 AM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said: And NOT FUN @nabokovfan87. Had a similar issue earlier this year and had to have the drain field replaced. 😭 Very unfortunate 😩 I hope things improve quickly. On 10/1/2022 at 6:22 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said: ended up adding that on because a second nano pump had to go on the 29. Snoopy was opening and closing his mouth and I wasn’t sure if he was doing ok or not. He didn’t looked stressed or anything. But I was nervous so I dropped an extra airstone for him. Bonus pics of Mouse illuminated by the LED lantern we placed in the hallway so we could see where we were going. HOB media was put into breeder box to preserve BB. The ceramics caused it to sink. I would just throw it into the tank itself for right now. If you have sponge filters, toss those in too. I hope you're able to get through all this and on the other side without issues. Hoping for the best for you and all those around you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted October 2, 2022 Author Share Posted October 2, 2022 (edited) Looking back at those photos, looks like I forgot to sink the biowheel too. Probably nerves.. as storms climb in category, anxiety increases. This one went to CAT4 but fortunately once it made landfall it quickly decreased to CAT1. Everything seems to be ok though. I had enough other media and bb on the substrate/decor. Order placed for another nano pump as soon as internet came back on. 🙂 Edited October 2, 2022 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 On 10/2/2022 at 3:25 AM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said: Order placed for another nano pump as soon as internet came back on. 🙂 Very cool. You can use the normal pump too, it also does USB. I don't know if it converts or has the same life because of the onboard battery though. I do like that it has the stamina features, although I don't think you can control the bursts of time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted October 6, 2022 Author Share Posted October 6, 2022 (edited) The quarantine crew is doing quite well. They are active and eat eagerly, and I even saw some mating once or twice, so I know they are happy and content. They will go into the main tank soon but I just added some snail friends so I am going to space out my stocking dates. The tank is over filtered though; it has a sponge filter and a HOB, as well as a prefilter sponge to help with extra BB. Edited October 6, 2022 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted October 8, 2022 Author Share Posted October 8, 2022 @Bev C @Pepere @Guppysnail I finally set up the ink bird. Just curious what you guys set the differential to? I put in 2 degrees for now but not sure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 On 10/8/2022 at 11:59 AM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said: @Bev C @Pepere @Guppysnail I finally set up the ink bird. Just curious what you guys set the differential to? I put in 2 degrees for now but not sure. usually 2. Some fluctuations in temp that are slow I feel are good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted October 8, 2022 Author Share Posted October 8, 2022 Perfect. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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