The endler guy Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 On 11/16/2022 at 2:43 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said: These are the instructions I used, and they work great! But I can't take the credit. These instructions are from @xXInkedPhoenixX's thread: "I have Indian Almond leaves on a subscription order with Amazon. My water changing system for my 5 tanks is as follows: I keep 1 gallon empty water jugs from drinking water- anywhere from 9 to 11 of them (that changes due to them wearing out or if I'm using one for Epsom water etc). I bring to a boil 2-3 full sized IAL leaves in an 8 quart stock pot, once boiling I turn off the burner, put on the lid and steep anywhere from 8-12 hours. I then fill each of the 1 gallon jugs with SOME of that tea water (anywhere from 2 to 4 fingers high) then fill the rest of the way with tap water and fritz dechlorinator. I let the jugs sit out 12-24 hours uncapped then cap and use as needed. This lasts me anywhere from a week or 2 depending on my water changes- right now I start to run low within a week due to frequent QT water changes for my four patients along with my resident tank water changes. This is likely way cheaper than buying anything that "contains" the extract. Plus I have leaves on hand all the time if I just need to plop one in a QT or tank for "extra"." I have a smaller scale operation going. I only have two of the 1-gallon jugs. Any extra dark water that I have boiled I just put it in jars and stuck it in the fridge until I do a water change and free up one of the 1-gallon jugs again. You could do that but the tea trick I was referring to was to use 100% rooibos tea, it’s aquarium safe and cheap! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 On 11/16/2022 at 2:49 PM, Aiden Carter said: You could do that but the tea trick I was referring to was to use 100% rooibos tea, it’s aquarium safe and cheap! Ohhh. I’ve seen that being discussed in blog posts for blackwater tanks. Haven’t tried it personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levi_Aquatics Posted November 16, 2022 Author Share Posted November 16, 2022 On 11/16/2022 at 2:43 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said: These are the instructions I used, and they work great! But I can't take the credit. These instructions are from @xXInkedPhoenixX's thread: "I have Indian Almond leaves on a subscription order with Amazon. My water changing system for my 5 tanks is as follows: I keep 1 gallon empty water jugs from drinking water- anywhere from 9 to 11 of them (that changes due to them wearing out or if I'm using one for Epsom water etc). I bring to a boil 2-3 full sized IAL leaves in an 8 quart stock pot, once boiling I turn off the burner, put on the lid and steep anywhere from 8-12 hours. I then fill each of the 1 gallon jugs with SOME of that tea water (anywhere from 2 to 4 fingers high) then fill the rest of the way with tap water and fritz dechlorinator. I let the jugs sit out 12-24 hours uncapped then cap and use as needed. This lasts me anywhere from a week or 2 depending on my water changes- right now I start to run low within a week due to frequent QT water changes for my four patients along with my resident tank water changes. This is likely way cheaper than buying anything that "contains" the extract. Plus I have leaves on hand all the time if I just need to plop one in a QT or tank for "extra"." I have a smaller scale operation going. I only have two of the 1-gallon jugs. Any extra dark water that I have boiled I just put it in jars and stuck it in the fridge until I do a water change and free up one of the 1-gallon jugs again. Thank you for sharing! I hadn't seen this idea before, so I will definitely consider using this method. I'm keeping an eye out for a nice group of angels and some sterbai corydoras to get the aquarium started with. Obviously I will have to get the water set up for them first though, so I guess I'll be placing an order for some almond leaves soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The endler guy Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 On 11/16/2022 at 3:15 PM, Levi_Aquatics said: Thank you for sharing! I hadn't seen this idea before, so I will definitely consider using this method. I'm keeping an eye out for a nice group of angels and some sterbai corydoras to get the aquarium started with. Obviously I will have to get the water set up for them first though, so I guess I'll be placing an order for some almond leaves soon. an interesting idea I was looking into was cashew leaves instead of almond leaves as cashews are native to south America, I ordered some from joshes frogs off of amazon but they canceled my order : ( 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levi_Aquatics Posted November 16, 2022 Author Share Posted November 16, 2022 On 11/16/2022 at 5:00 PM, Aiden Carter said: an interesting idea I was looking into was cashew leaves instead of almond leaves as cashews are native to south America, I ordered some from joshes frogs off of amazon but they canceled my order : ( I don't think I am going to be super picky about everything that touches the aquarium being south american, but I want the look to be that of a south american river. Thanks for bringing that up! I'm sorry your order was canceled though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The endler guy Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 On 11/16/2022 at 5:04 PM, Levi_Aquatics said: I don't think I am going to be super picky about everything that touches the aquarium being south american, but I want the look to be that of a south american river. Thanks for bringing that up! I'm sorry your order was canceled though I ended up getting almond leaves, in not very picky with my tank either 1/3 of the fish are from my old tank 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levi_Aquatics Posted November 16, 2022 Author Share Posted November 16, 2022 On 11/16/2022 at 5:06 PM, Aiden Carter said: I ended up getting almond leaves, in not very picky with my tank either 1/3 of the fish are from my old tank That's how half of my tanks end up too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levi_Aquatics Posted November 17, 2022 Author Share Posted November 17, 2022 Update- I got a dehumidifier connected to a temperature controller that will turn it in when the temp in the room falls below 75F. In the summer I can also connect at fan or some other cooling device when the fish room gets too hot. I also purchased some low budget lighting that actually looks pretty good in my opinion. If anyone has ideas for other things I should get or improvements to make it would be much appreciated! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 On 11/17/2022 at 5:48 PM, Levi_Aquatics said: Update- I got a dehumidifier connected to a temperature controller that will turn it in when the temp in the room falls below 75F. In the summer I can also connect at fan or some other cooling device when the fish room gets too hot. I also purchased some low budget lighting that actually looks pretty good in my opinion. If anyone has ideas for other things I should get or improvements to make it would be much appreciated! Thanks Throw in a couple of disco balls and it’ll be all but complete!😁 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The endler guy Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 On 11/17/2022 at 11:48 AM, Levi_Aquatics said: Update- I got a dehumidifier connected to a temperature controller that will turn it in when the temp in the room falls below 75F. In the summer I can also connect at fan or some other cooling device when the fish room gets too hot. I also purchased some low budget lighting that actually looks pretty good in my opinion. If anyone has ideas for other things I should get or improvements to make it would be much appreciated! Thanks Sofa so you can chill with da feesh! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 On 11/17/2022 at 6:02 PM, Aiden Carter said: Sofa so you can chill with da feesh! Hammock!! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levi_Aquatics Posted November 17, 2022 Author Share Posted November 17, 2022 On 11/17/2022 at 12:02 PM, Aiden Carter said: Sofa so you can chill with da feesh! Idk if I have room for a sofa lol at the moment I have an office chair On 11/17/2022 at 12:03 PM, TheSwissAquarist said: Hammock!! Now there’s a good idea! I’ll have to see what I can do😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 A spinning one? 360 degree panorama of feesh! *Spinning office chair 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The endler guy Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 On 11/17/2022 at 12:03 PM, TheSwissAquarist said: Hammock!! I have a spare comfy chair (like a half love seat) that I think would be great in my room but my parents won’t let me put it in my room, there excuse “but we use it” how else am I supposed to sit smoking a pipe while listening to jazz and watching my fish with ambient lighting, I thought we talked about this! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levi_Aquatics Posted November 17, 2022 Author Share Posted November 17, 2022 On 11/17/2022 at 12:06 PM, Aiden Carter said: I have a spare comfy chair (like a half love seat) that I think would be great in my room but my parents won’t let me put it in my room, there excuse “but we use it” how else am I supposed to sit smoking a pipe while listening to jazz and watching my fish with ambient lighting, I thought we talked about this! That’s a fair point lol I don’t know if I can help you there tho, sorry 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The endler guy Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 What could be cool if you had some sort of way to transition the nature from the tanks to the tent (like a riparium, but with more of the tent) not sure how good that would turn out but it would be cool if you turned the tent into a little jungle where you could go and escape from the world for a half hour 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levi_Aquatics Posted November 17, 2022 Author Share Posted November 17, 2022 On 11/17/2022 at 12:11 PM, Aiden Carter said: What could be cool if you had some sort of way to transition the nature from the tanks to the tent (like a riparium, but with more of the tent) not sure how good that would turn out but it would be cool if you turned the tent into a little jungle where you could go and escape from the world for a half hour I really want to do something like that! I am loking for good emergent plants to help cultivate that look. I have been thinking about pothos and bamboo. Any other ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 On 11/17/2022 at 6:23 PM, Levi_Aquatics said: I really want to do something like that! I am loking for good emergent plants to help cultivate that look. I have been thinking about pothos and bamboo. Any other ideas? Mangroves work in freshwater too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levi_Aquatics Posted November 17, 2022 Author Share Posted November 17, 2022 On 11/17/2022 at 1:01 PM, TheSwissAquarist said: Mangroves work in freshwater too! Hmmm I hadn't thought of those. Thanks for the idea!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The endler guy Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 On 11/17/2022 at 1:01 PM, TheSwissAquarist said: Mangroves work in freshwater too! If you do use white mangroves as they are from freshwater higher altitudes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The endler guy Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 On 11/17/2022 at 12:23 PM, Levi_Aquatics said: I really want to do something like that! I am loking for good emergent plants to help cultivate that look. I have been thinking about pothos and bamboo. Any other ideas? Lots of aquarium plants naturally live out of the water like anubias 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 On 11/17/2022 at 7:15 PM, Aiden Carter said: Lots of aquarium plants naturally live out of the water like anubias Java fern, bacopa…Java moss…the list goes on! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levi_Aquatics Posted November 17, 2022 Author Share Posted November 17, 2022 On 11/17/2022 at 1:10 PM, Aiden Carter said: If you do use white mangroves as they are from freshwater higher altitudes Thank you! I have been thinking about trying a few different species and seeing which one works best for me. On 11/17/2022 at 1:25 PM, TheSwissAquarist said: Java fern, bacopa…Java moss…the list goes on! Good ideas, thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levi_Aquatics Posted November 18, 2022 Author Share Posted November 18, 2022 (edited) Yesterday I swung by a lfs on my way home from basketball practice and picked up a group of 5 angelfish and a trio of beautiful guppies. I think @Fish Folk has a similar strain. picture time!! and a few of the things in my other aquariums… Edited November 18, 2022 by Levi_Aquatics 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 On 11/18/2022 at 6:57 PM, Levi_Aquatics said: Yesterday I swung by a lfs on my way home from basketball practice and picked up a group of 5 angelfish and a trio of beautiful guppies. I think @Fish Folk has a similar strain. picture time!! and a few of the things in my other aquariums… One of my angelfish looks scarily like one of yours!! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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