anewbie Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Late last week I added a few cherry shrimp to my 5 gallon tank; they seem to found a hobby of cleaning the mystery snails hair: 3 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intuos Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Started scaping my spare (34g US) tank. Still deciding whether to add wood to the hardscape (lava rock with a layer of aqua soil as not going to have a filter). 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torrey Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 On 2/15/2022 at 10:21 AM, anewbie said: I used to live in Boulder; if you are near wolf pass you are snowed in. I used to live at Wolf Creek every winter. My doc put an end to my Snowboarding days...🤷♂️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewbie Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Gave my 5 gallon tank a bit of love and care. Current population includes THREE bn pleco; 1 neon tetra; 4 ember tetra and 10 tiny cherry shrimps: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
castiel Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 Removed some of the diatom algae from my spec because I was worried it was going to impact the light to the Monte Carlo, it doesn't seem to have but at least now it's one less thing to worry about. Riding the rest of the diatom surge out so no pictures but I'm very happy with how the tank looks so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torrey Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 I got to do physical therapy again today 🤪 I'm not sure why some physical therapists seem to relish the suffering aspect, and others are able to listen to what is happening, what happened to cause the injury, and what I need my body to be able to do. Today, I got the PT that is focused on listening and healing instead of suffering. And I am still going to be wiped out for the next 3 to 5 days. So, I trimmed the plants that were growing cyanobacteria again and just threw all contaminated with algae or cyano- away. I fed all the fish, and they instantly begged my spouse for seconds.🙄 I'll probably pass out early. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Duck Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 On 2/15/2022 at 8:21 PM, Torrey said: I got to do physical therapy again today 🤪 I'm not sure why some physical therapists seem to relish the suffering aspect, and others are able to listen to what is happening, what happened to cause the injury, and what I need my body to be able to do. Today, I got the PT that is focused on listening and healing instead of suffering. And I am still going to be wiped out for the next 3 to 5 days. So, I trimmed the plants that were growing cyanobacteria again and just threw all contaminated with algae or cyano- away. I fed all the fish, and they instantly begged my spouse for seconds.🙄 I'll probably pass out early. Can’t you schedule with a specific physical therapist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torrey Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 On 2/15/2022 at 9:13 PM, Odd Duck said: Can’t you schedule with a specific physical therapist? Yes, if I was willing to wait until 14 months after the original injury. 🤷♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Duck Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 On 2/16/2022 at 1:02 PM, Torrey said: Yes, if I was willing to wait until 14 months after the original injury. 🤷♂️ Dang! Must be the best physical therapist to be in that high demand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torrey Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 On 2/16/2022 at 12:03 PM, Odd Duck said: Dang! Must be the best physical therapist to be in that high demand. No, it's the fact that we have lost close to 40% of our providers during the pandemic, we have more cattle than people, and a large proportion of our population is over 50, multiply marginalized, and the health problems of the chronically stressed added to intergenerational trauma. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewbie Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 I should have taken pictures but i didn't - but the plants i ordered arrived. I actually had two different orders. One was a spiralis tiger crypt and these are fantastic condition - very large with a few runners - I think the red spiralis i have is a bit more stunning but i reserve judgement until i plant these new ones. They are not as deep in colour as the red spiralis (which is a fantastic plant). The order was the store order with the curling loopy vals (only one of the three is obviously all twisted up the other two are not but unfortunately they were not labelled so i'm not sure which is which 😉 I also picked up a couple of interesting sword plants (to justify shipping). Echinodorus Hadi Red Pearl (unfortunately it is in emersed form so it will be a while before it is worth looking at) and Echinodorus Miracle. The miracle is a man made hybrid (I think) and also these arrived in emersed form. They will sit in my magical pail (see picture above) for about 2 weeks then I'll rip out the PSO from the 40 and put them in there. - Before i put all these new plants in the pail i had to exchange it with a clean pail. Right now i have 3 assassin snails in the pail (to eat all those new pest snails) and 3 mystery snails. I gotta tell you those three mystery snails make a mess. I should only have 1 in there but 1 i felt sorry for (he was probably going to be next snail my clown loaches ate so i gave him a reprieve; and the other two i was removing from a 29 that had - you guessed it - 2 too many mystery snails. Because of the strong light i use on the pail it gets a bit of algae that these snails eat but oh the mess they make mess mess mess. You cannot imagine how much poop mystery snails make in 2 weeks on a bare bottom pail but i assure you it is no small amount. - While changing pails i noticed my spiralis val (which i really don't want) sent out even more runners so instead of 8 (remember i only purchased two); I now have like 14. I really need to get rid of it before it over runs my pail. - Oh i also purchased one other plant I'm happy with Cryptocoryne Undulatus 'Red'; this one looks really promising. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Tank got cleaned . Happy fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HH Morant Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 I set up a 10-gallon quarantine tank for 5 new angels from Angelmania. They are small, so I had to put on the macro lens. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torrey Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 On 2/17/2022 at 1:12 PM, anewbie said: I should have taken pictures but i didn't - but the plants i ordered arrived. I actually had two different orders. One was a spiralis tiger crypt and these are fantastic condition - very large with a few runners - I think the red spiralis i have is a bit more stunning but i reserve judgement until i plant these new ones. They are not as deep in colour as the red spiralis (which is a fantastic plant). The order was the store order with the curling loopy vals (only one of the three is obviously all twisted up the other two are not but unfortunately they were not labelled so i'm not sure which is which 😉 I also picked up a couple of interesting sword plants (to justify shipping). Echinodorus Hadi Red Pearl (unfortunately it is in emersed form so it will be a while before it is worth looking at) and Echinodorus Miracle. The miracle is a man made hybrid (I think) and also these arrived in emersed form. They will sit in my magical pail (see picture above) for about 2 weeks then I'll rip out the PSO from the 40 and put them in there. - Before i put all these new plants in the pail i had to exchange it with a clean pail. Right now i have 3 assassin snails in the pail (to eat all those new pest snails) and 3 mystery snails. I gotta tell you those three mystery snails make a mess. I should only have 1 in there but 1 i felt sorry for (he was probably going to be next snail my clown loaches ate so i gave him a reprieve; and the other two i was removing from a 29 that had - you guessed it - 2 too many mystery snails. Because of the strong light i use on the pail it gets a bit of algae that these snails eat but oh the mess they make mess mess mess. You cannot imagine how much poop mystery snails make in 2 weeks on a bare bottom pail but i assure you it is no small amount. - While changing pails i noticed my spiralis val (which i really don't want) sent out even more runners so instead of 8 (remember i only purchased two); I now have like 14. I really need to get rid of it before it over runs my pail. - Oh i also purchased one other plant I'm happy with Cryptocoryne Undulatus 'Red'; this one looks really promising. I am willing to take one for the team, and take your spiralis val off your hands. It's a tough call, and fellow nerms don't leave other nerms to drown in plants🤔 😁I really get a kick out of your val saga, please laugh with my sense of humor, I am only [half] joking about getting your val if you really don't want it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewbie Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 On 2/17/2022 at 11:04 PM, Torrey said: I am willing to take one for the team, and take your spiralis val off your hands. It's a tough call, and fellow nerms don't leave other nerms to drown in plants🤔 😁I really get a kick out of your val saga, please laugh with my sense of humor, I am only [half] joking about getting your val if you really don't want it. Well I think it would be kind of frozen as frozen can be frozen if you are near wolf pass. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torrey Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 On 2/17/2022 at 11:06 PM, anewbie said: Well I think it would be kind of frozen as frozen can be frozen if you are near wolf pass. I would need to spring for a heat pack and an insulated bag, I imagine. 😅 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewbie Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 On 2/18/2022 at 1:18 PM, Torrey said: I would need to spring for a heat pack and an insulated bag, I imagine. 😅 Bud teh plants were like $2.98. It would be cheaper for you to buy them locally or mail order them for me to ship them. IF they were expensive plants I would consider it but the effort and reasonable chance they would freeze just isn't worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeJ Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 (edited) Made one of these using a 5$ Orange Store hand siphon and an old gravel vac head. Always good to recycle. Edited February 18, 2022 by GeorgeJ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torrey Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 On 2/18/2022 at 12:20 PM, anewbie said: Bud teh plants were like $2.98. It would be cheaper for you to buy them locally or mail order them for me to ship them. IF they were expensive plants I would consider it but the effort and reasonable chance they would freeze just isn't worth it. Agreed, and my sense of humor is frequently only amusing to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaha Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Finally found the right set up to deliver even air flow from the new pump to two sponges, cleaned the sponges, and replaced an old heater with a new one. Though I did drop one of the sponges while trying to take it off the base and now they have some (a lot of) work to do to clean the water back up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
castiel Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Not just today but a few days ago I took some of the diatom buildup off my plants so it didn't block too much light from them and today I topped off the tank. I think the tank is finally through most of this surge and I cant' wait for it to be on the other side so I can show it off again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarazzl Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 After some homework, I went out and got a 36 gallon tank! So excited!! It seems like I just can't stop! PetSmart is doing a big sale anyway, so that justifies it! 😛 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 (edited) Just did water changes on 60g 50g 15g g tanks 200 hundred bristlenose pleco fry produce a lot of waste I need to thin the vall out when I get more time Edited February 21, 2022 by Colu 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HH Morant Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 This weekend I sold 100 angels to a local pet shop, so water has cleared up some since this video was taken. 1:02 Now playing Watch later Watch later Add to queue Add to queue 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torrey Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 On 2/20/2022 at 1:23 PM, HH Morant said: This weekend I sold 100 angels to a local pet shop, so water has cleared up some since this video was taken. 1:02 Now playing Watch later Watch later Add to queue Add to queue I am in awe watching your angel tank. Maybe they could have a livecam like Murphy🤔 Honestly, great job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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