Levi_Aquatics Posted March 13, 2023 Author Share Posted March 13, 2023 On 3/13/2023 at 11:29 AM, Theplatymaster said: @Levi_Aquatics can you please put together a instructional post on building your fry trays? Totally! I might not get around to it today, but I will definitely do that in the near future if anyone would be interested in seeing that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theplatymaster Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 On 3/13/2023 at 11:32 AM, Levi_Aquatics said: if anyone would be interested in seeing that. i sure would, my fry tray attempt in the past was a big fat FAIL. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levi_Aquatics Posted March 13, 2023 Author Share Posted March 13, 2023 On 3/13/2023 at 11:31 AM, Schuyler said: Interesting idea just using the uplift tube. How did you get it to split it to the airline at the top? Thank you! I used a T valve/splitter to turn the one piece of tubing into two outputs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levi_Aquatics Posted March 17, 2023 Author Share Posted March 17, 2023 I have some exciting news in regards to my aquarium journey! I have been working on building a relationship with my lfs and they have agreed to buy some java moss from me. While I know this may not seem very exciting to most people, I am ecstatic! I will be taking them a bag-full tomorrow afternoon. I was offered either cash or about 25% more store credit, but I asked to be paid in cash because I know it's a lot easier to switch from cash to store credit than vice versa. Is this a smart mover or should I go for the credit? I also added 11 more guppy fry to the trays so hopefully that will increase my guppy yield to see my lfs too. But right noe I am just happy that I seem to have my foot in the door!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theplatymaster Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Personally i think its smarter to go with cash, that way you can drop of some moss, and oh you are hungry? use the money for lunch. or just other purposes as appose to the credit which is binding to that store, as you can only use it there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levi_Aquatics Posted March 17, 2023 Author Share Posted March 17, 2023 On 3/17/2023 at 5:51 AM, Theplatymaster said: Personally i think its smarter to go with cash, that way you can drop of some moss, and oh you are hungry? use the money for lunch. or just other purposes as appose to the credit which is binding to that store, as you can only use it there. That’s kinda what I was thinking, because of the reasons you brought up and cuz I could sell a lot more products to them in the future, so if I’m getting $100 store credit every month I wouldn’t be able to spend it all there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theplatymaster Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 On 3/17/2023 at 9:34 AM, Levi_Aquatics said: I could sell a lot more products to them in the future personally i dont sell my LFS anything. its a small store so i try to help them out. they get free platies from me periodically. but i understand your situation may be different. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levi_Aquatics Posted March 31, 2023 Author Share Posted March 31, 2023 So, I have been very intrigued by dirted tanks recently and decided to set up a 3 gallon cube in this way. I am not using any filter in this aquarium and I don’t plan on putting any fish in it as of now, but that could always change. I started with a mix of potting soil and dirt from my yard Next, I capped it with a thick layer of sand to keep the dirt from getting into the water column. Lastly I added a few struggling crypts from my 75 to see how they do. If anyone has suggestions or comments on this setup, I would appreciate any feedback. Thanks in advance! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 @Mmiller2001 have you tried dirted in your planted tank wanderings? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 On 4/1/2023 at 9:23 AM, TheSwissAquarist said: @Mmiller2001 have you tried dirted in your planted tank wanderings? I haven't. Always figured I would pull it all up with constant plant moving. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 On 4/1/2023 at 5:51 PM, Mmiller2001 said: I haven't. Always figured I would pull it all up with constant plant moving. Glad to see that I’m not the only guy who’s never happy with the placing of his plants 🌱😂 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levi_Aquatics Posted April 1, 2023 Author Share Posted April 1, 2023 On 4/1/2023 at 12:10 PM, TheSwissAquarist said: Glad to see that I’m not the only guy who’s never happy with the placing of his plants 🌱😂 The plan is to leave this aquarium mostly untouched and wait to see what happens, but I can see myself trying to move stuff around and making a mess😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levi_Aquatics Posted April 1, 2023 Author Share Posted April 1, 2023 Snapped some nice pictures of the geophagus and angelfish at feeding time last night that really shows how much they’ve grown! Please excuse the glare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levi_Aquatics Posted April 2, 2023 Author Share Posted April 2, 2023 Happy Palm Sunday y’all!! There hasn’t been anything too interesting going on in the fish room. Louis the betta wanted to say hi though- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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