Trish Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 On 7/3/2021 at 4:02 PM, Streetwise said: I was wondering today if my bloodfins would get a long with a Betta, this answers my question. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted July 4, 2021 Author Share Posted July 4, 2021 @Trish, everyone seems to be getting along. I wonder if it helped to add the Betta last, after everyone else was established. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 (edited) On 7/4/2021 at 12:47 PM, Streetwise said: @Trish, everyone seems to be getting along. I wonder if it helped to add the Betta last, after everyone else was established. Bet he's loving the space, lots of exploring. I'd like to get a betta for each tank, I haven't really got a centrepiece fish for any of the the tanks, outside of the loach tank. Edited July 4, 2021 by Trish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted July 4, 2021 Author Share Posted July 4, 2021 She seems to enjoy the space. She spots me from a distance when I get near the tank. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted July 10, 2021 Author Share Posted July 10, 2021 This was my Betta tank until I moved her. I removed the wood and moved the tank. I need to plant the other 3.5s. It is quite the mess right now, which really makes me want to add shrimp. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 Here is the messy side of my setup: The lights are crooked because the buckets have become brittle after a certain amount of light, so I have moved the mounts a bit. I want to simplify, and retire the buckets, except for one to off-gas chlorine. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jungle Fan Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 On 7/4/2021 at 4:20 PM, Streetwise said: She seems to enjoy the space. She spots me from a distance when I get near the tank. My Bolivian rams are that way, they then jockey for positions in the area where I normally drop their sinking pellets. They even hang around if I remove a leaf in their proximity by hand. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share Posted July 19, 2021 @Jungle Fan, I have not kept rams. Are they more mellow with tank mates because they are friends with you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jungle Fan Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 @Streetwise I think they are more mellow with the other tank mates, and each other because of my heavy planted mini jungle, and because I have created at least 6 different caves for them in and under the driftwood stumps. As for friends with me I think it might be more of a case of Pavlov's Rams, but they might know I don't pose harm to them as they do seem to associate me with food. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share Posted July 19, 2021 @Jungle Fan, it is really unfair of you to say, "heavily planted", "mini jungle", and "driftwood". Please have some respect for my modest budget. Ok, tell me more! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jungle Fan Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 @Streetwiseno disrespect intended! For the most part of my 53 years that I've been keeping fish now my budget was very limited and modest. I've had some larger tanks as well but not for the first 25 years of it. The multiple pieces of driftwood in my current tank that I combined into two bigger stumps, were collected over a period of about twenty years as one-sies, and two-sies whenever I visited a nice fish store with a good selection. Anywhere from $10 to $35, more would've been a deal breaker back then. I've still got a large box of wood in my garage with enough small pieces to build several more stumps with caves. I've also got several piles of rocks suitable for aquariums that I've collected on my travels in my garden. My wife refers to it as my pebble stash. By the way your tanks are beautiful and illustrate quite well how it isn't the budget that that makes a beautiful tank but how much time in studying, planning, passion, and maintenance one is willing to invest. Even the substrate was acquired over a longer drawn out period. In this hobby dreams are abundant but their reaiization in my experience always takes time, for me it was 53 years to get the tank I dreamed of as a boy who was mesmerized by cardinal tetras in the pet section of a department store. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted July 25, 2021 Author Share Posted July 25, 2021 @Jungle Fan, I was just joking because you were describing so many things that I enjoy in the hobby! I am trying not to setup more tanks at this time, which is difficult when I see cool tanks on the forum! I manually removed excess hair algae, and poked the substrate. I expect a bit of a mess for a few days. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted July 25, 2021 Author Share Posted July 25, 2021 All clear! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardedbillygoat1975 Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 @Streetwisewhich HOBs are you using? Do you like or recommend them? I keep putting HOBs in my Amazon cart but not buying as I’ve only had experience with Aquaclears and the Fluval versions of them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted July 25, 2021 Author Share Posted July 25, 2021 @Beardedbillygoat1975, I am a hardcore symmetry Nerm when it comes to technology. It helps me relax, and looks nice in photos. This means that when I use sponge filters, I will either place one in the center, or use a pair, with one in each back corner. This was the only HoB that fit my aesthetic requirements, and it is also an excellent filter design. I really like the pair I have, and will be ordering another pair soon. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatyourpeas Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 (edited) On 7/25/2021 at 10:16 AM, Streetwise said: All clear! My heart always skips a beat or two when I cause cloudy water. It is always a relief when it clears up again with no casualties. 😵 Edited July 25, 2021 by eatyourpeas Fixed typos. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted July 25, 2021 Author Share Posted July 25, 2021 The stir-and-filter is my lazy version of a gravel vac. After my mistake with the auto-feeder, I thought it would be a prudent action. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Streetwise Posted July 31, 2021 Author Share Posted July 31, 2021 My Askoll 20 has been stalled on plant growth, and I think it is because of the too-deep sand cap. I removed at least 5 lbs of sand and made an absolute mess. I am going to give it a few days to clear, while I keep wringing out sponges, and stirring up mulm. Then I will setup the wood, and replant. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 How deep of a sand bed for the cap would you reccemend? For my betta rescue tank I have 1.5" of soil, and 1.5" of substrate to cap it. I just added dwarf sag to it not even a week ago and its already pearling. I have witnessed rapid growth with doing it that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Streetwise Posted August 1, 2021 Author Share Posted August 1, 2021 @James Black, I am frustrated with sand caps. I think that excess sand keeps the soil from breathing properly. I am moving towards minimal gravel caps for my organic soil tanks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 How long has the tank been set up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted August 1, 2021 Author Share Posted August 1, 2021 I found this photo from 2018.09.08: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 How do organic soil tanks work as far as replenishing nutrients in the soil? Do you rely on the ferts in the water to recharge the soil base? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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