Charestv Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 Got this tank and stand off marketplace a little while ago. And I finally got around to setting it up today. My daughter and I went on hikes to gather the rocks for it. And after hunting all the local fish stores we finally found a good piece of driftwood for it. So I got that boiled last week and soaked it for the past week as well. But today all the plants came in and we filled the tank up No fish as of yet since the tank is needing to go through it's cycle. But I know I would like angelfish and some kind of community tank to go with it. Hopefully in the next few days the tank clears up and there are no more tannins relieved by the driftwood. But only time will tell. There's a powerhead in the tank with filter floss in it to catch the small particles since I've read canister filters aren't really good at getting those. 5 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 Looking good! You're more patient than I - I used some really fine sand like that in a few tanks (play sand) and about ripped my hair out dealing with it, lol. Fish liked it, just a constant battle with cloudy water anytime something moved in the tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charestv Posted May 10 Author Share Posted May 10 I used filter sand instead I read in a couple spots it's alot more forgiving then play sand. Hopefully that's true as it was 4 times the price haha. There's pea gravel and a fine layer of pond soil under the sand though. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charestv Posted May 26 Author Share Posted May 26 The tank is growing in nicely so far I think. I did however change the lights as the flood lights that were on it were to bright causing a ton of alge. This past weekend we added 10 Cory catfish, 15 black skirt tetra, and 2 albino bristlenose plecos that we haven't seen since they were put in. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitecloud09 Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 It looks amazing, can’t wait to follow everything in the future! @Charestv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charestv Posted June 7 Author Share Posted June 7 A few changes in the past couple weeks since the last update. A couple of the corys didn't make it. We still have 6 that seem health. My guess is it was stress as the tank parameters are fine. Last week we had recieved an order from aqua Hauna of 24 cardinal tetra. However also due to stress is my guess they have slowly been dieing as well as we are down to only 10. Today we went to the lfs for 7 angelfish to add to the tank. Next week depending how many cardinal are left we may try some of there's. Unless anyone has a reliable source for some please let me know. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rychek Posted June 8 Share Posted June 8 Your tank looks great; especially that piece of driftwood. Sorry to hear about the Corydoras and Tetras. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charestv Posted June 8 Author Share Posted June 8 Thank you! It's unfortunate however i wad not very confident in them because there were shipping for so long. It was shipped on a Monday and delivered on a Thursday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charestv Posted July 1 Author Share Posted July 1 I don't remember where I left off last but here is an updated picture of the tank. There's 24 bleeding heart tetra 14 black skirt only 3 cardinal left I think 12 corys and 7 angels. Today I added a couple small powerheads to get the water to move alittle more. I'm just hoping there not to big where they will stress the angels out. They seem to be fine still coming right up to the glass as usual when I stand at it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charestv Posted July 16 Author Share Posted July 16 So we lost power for a couple days a couple weeks ago and I was able to use a generator to run the tank on and off. However because of that we lost the bristlenoses. Now there are 2 bleeding hearts that look like this. At first I thought possibly ich however it isn't getting worse then this and doesn't seem to be salt like spots. I tried to get them out and quarantine them. But there are to many hiding spots in the tank to get them out. Is there something I can treat the whole tank with to help prevent a spread? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitecloud09 Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 @Colu should know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabdewulf Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 Kind of looks like ich..what's your paramenters and temperature? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charestv Posted July 16 Author Share Posted July 16 It seems to be the same today as yesterday if not alittle better. I checked the parameters this morning and know they were the same there been since the tank was setup. But don't remember the numbers. I can post a picture tomorrow of what it is. The tank is kept at 80 degrees though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charestv Posted July 16 Author Share Posted July 16 After doing some research i am starting to think that this might be stress ich. As the spots are not getting worse at all rapidly the fish has been the same for a few days now i would say. Possibly when we lost power is when the fish got stressed out and caused this. Would there be anyone that can help confirm my suspicions or possibly point me in another direction. I went to get new food today and cleaned the filter this past weekend along with adding some more beneficial bacteria (since the filter was cleaned). I do plan to add 5 or 6 pearl gourami to this tank in the future however this will not be until the current fish get better and those fish will be out of quarantine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 (edited) On 7/16/2024 at 7:24 PM, Charestv said: After doing some research i am starting to think that this might be stress ich. As the spots are not getting worse at all rapidly the fish has been the same for a few days now i would say. Possibly when we lost power is when the fish got stressed out and caused this. Would there be anyone that can help confirm my suspicions or possibly point me in another direction. I went to get new food today and cleaned the filter this past weekend along with adding some more beneficial bacteria (since the filter was cleaned). I do plan to add 5 or 6 pearl gourami to this tank in the future however this will not be until the current fish get better and those fish will be out of quarantine. Could be epistylis that feeds off of gram negative bacteria on the slime coat of your fish and spreads more quickly at higher temperatures the most effective treatment is to dose the tank with malachite green active ingredient in ick X and do a course of maracyn2 in food feeding a small amount twice a day for 7 days if there not eating i would dose the tank with maracyn2 Edited July 16 by Colu 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charestv Posted July 16 Author Share Posted July 16 Thank you for this information i will go out tomorrow morning for the supplies and start this tomorrow hopefully it helps them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charestv Posted July 21 Author Share Posted July 21 They seemed to start getting better on there own. However all The stuff I need for the food came in today. I'll make it tonight and start to feed it tomorrow. I have been trying to catch the 3 to put them in quarantine however I still am unable to catch them. So I guess I will just need to dose the whole tank in ich x. Should I also lower the temp in the tank to like 75? It should help right? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitecloud09 Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 On 7/21/2024 at 5:58 PM, Charestv said: They seemed to start getting better on there own. However all The stuff I need for the food came in today. I'll make it tonight and start to feed it tomorrow. I have been trying to catch the 3 to put them in quarantine however I still am unable to catch them. So I guess I will just need to dose the whole tank in ich x. Should I also lower the temp in the tank to like 75? It should help right? How come you think the lower the temp, is better? I am not trying to be mean, just wondering out of curiosity. I didn’t know that would help, and if so I would like to know it would too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charestv Posted July 21 Author Share Posted July 21 Just from research I've done online whatever it is seems to thrive in warmer water. But before I just went and did it. I wanted some actual confirmation that that was a thing. Instead of just trusting the internet lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitecloud09 Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 On 7/21/2024 at 7:13 PM, Charestv said: Just from research I've done online whatever it is seems to thrive in warmer water. But before I just went and did it. I wanted some actual confirmation that that was a thing. Instead of just trusting the internet lol. Interesting! Let’s see what @Colu says. Idk if it is true or not. Never tried that! @Charestv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 On 7/21/2024 at 10:58 PM, Charestv said: They seemed to start getting better on there own. However all The stuff I need for the food came in today. I'll make it tonight and start to feed it tomorrow. I have been trying to catch the 3 to put them in quarantine however I still am unable to catch them. So I guess I will just need to dose the whole tank in ich x. Should I also lower the temp in the tank to like 75? It should help right? Lower temperature to 75 if that fine for all species of fish in your tank and go ahead and treat with ick X and maracyn2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandrock14 Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 On 5/26/2024 at 6:12 PM, Charestv said: The tank is growing in nicely so far I think. I did however change the lights as the flood lights that were on it were to bright causing a ton of alge. This past weekend we added 10 Cory catfish, 15 black skirt tetra, and 2 albino bristlenose plecos that we haven't seen since they were put in. Man that is a really nice piece of driftwood. I dig it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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