Streetwise Indoor Aquariums

[eatyourpeas]

On 8/12/2021 at 9:05 PM, Hobbit said:

Wait. These aren’t Jason’s tanks. They’re Streetwise’s tanks! 😜

If we ever do a co-op meet up I think I’m going to have to call everyone by their forum names. Including @eatyourpeas and @TheDukeAnumber1.

I will make sure to wear green! 😁

[Streetwise]

FYI, I killed my iPhone XS by taking a pond photo in hot weather. I took previous underwater photos, but now I have a refurbished iPhone on order.

[Patrick_G]

On 8/16/2021 at 3:56 PM, Streetwise said:

FYI, I killed my iPhone XS by taking a pond photo in hot weather. I took previous underwater photos, but now I have a refurbished iPhone on order.

That blows, I’m constantly using my XS underwater, maybe I should stop because I’d like to get a few more years out of this overpriced (but nice) toy. 

[FrozenFins]

Darn that sucks. Sorry to hear that @Streetwise.  Theres nothing worse then spending money on something you know you could have avoided. 

[Hobbit]

Oh yikes. I had never thought to try to put my phone under water for pictures. I think this is an experiment I should not try.

 

 

 … sooo tempted…

[Guppysnail]

A cheap solution…hubby just got this $30. Video and still 3ft scope for underwater. Does nice photos are blurry because of wrist shaking.

Edited August 17, 2021 by Guppysnail

[PineSong]

Maybe it's weird of me, but I really enjoy before and after pics of tanks with all the cloudy water when the substrate is disturbed and then voila! the "after' picture when we can see the fish and plants again. So satisfying.

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[Streetwise]

[Streetwise]

I am trying to simplify. I moved all the wood and plants from my buckets into my tanks.

[Patrick_G]

Great display! 

[Hobbit]

Love the wood in there!

[Streetwise]

I had to de-tune the air-stones, and lower the water levels. Two of these just have mulm for substrate.

[ChemBob]

On 8/31/2021 at 6:12 PM, Streetwise said:

Two of these just have mulm for substrate.

How did you accumulate that much mulm? Was it from running g the tanks that long or have you been putting filter cleanings in there? 

[Streetwise]

My sources of mulm include organic soil, fish waste, and decomposing wood, which is chewed on by various inhabitants. I stage water and floating plants that I remove, and squeeze out sponge filters, all to save snails and shrimp fry. I just can't pour out the mulm, when it is so full of aquatic life and nutrients.

[Burbotlips]

On 8/7/2021 at 1:39 PM, Streetwise said:

I just don’t trust that my lake plants are free of zebra mussels yet.

When I read this I couldn’t help but face palm. Last year I took some “wild caught” plants and added them in my garden pond. I luckily dodged a bullet and there hasn’t been any belligerent bivalves spotted in northern California. It was Ludwigia peploides for those who were curious.

[Streetwise]

@Burbotlips, you should be able to look up state information for invasive species in your local bodies of water. If you haven’t seen them before, I have a video that shows them:

This is on Lake Champlain, which connects to the Hudson to the south and the Richelieu to the north, and the Great Lakes from there, and with the Atlantic from both directions.

[Burbotlips]

I have known of the critter for awhile (the whole state does boat checks) and I checked immediately after I had read your mention of them. There was a feeling of relief when I read there wasn’t any mussels spotted in my part of the state.

[Guppysnail]

Seeing just how bad the zebra mussel problem is in your video is frightening.

[Streetwise]

[Tihshho]

I wonder if you could start a culture of zebra mussels and once they are going use them as puffer food... I know they are sharp, but not sure how hard the shells are.

[Streetwise]

@Tihshho, while they might be crunchy snacks, the risk is too great. Even though I saw no zebra mussels in my collected plants, I never moved them into my tanks.

[Guppysnail]

On 9/8/2021 at 8:34 PM, Streetwise said:

@Tihshho, while they might be crunchy snacks, the risk is too great. Even though I saw no zebra mussels in my collected plants, I never moved them into my tanks.

I’m curious..would zebra mussels be affected and possibly eliminated by things such as alum dips or copper medication or others that kill snails effectively so you could use collected plants. 

[Streetwise]

@Guppysnail, I’m not sure what treatments would work, but it is an interesting question. The plants I collected turned out to already be in the hobby.

[Streetwise]

[Streetwise]

Water top-offs, before and after: