siniardem Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Changing this tank from gravel to planted! Slowly but surely my tanks are becoming less dependent on me.. from February to now..just wish I had more plants growing out of the tank up my bedroom walls for a true jungle. Any ideas for how to make fast growth in the tank? Also, blurry picture but I found a freshwater clam at my lfs! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveSamsell Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Planted & cycling another 5 gallon tank with Aquarium Co-Op plants. Plants used: - Java Fern - Moneywort - Watersprite - Marimo Moss Balls - Dwarf Sagitaria - Banana Plants - Anubius Barteri 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RovingGinger Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Set up the 75 gallon stand, only made two mistakes that required major back tracking so I count that a win. Planted with initial selection of plants, now filling with @irene’s very smart plastic bag trick that I’m hoping will leave all those weak shallow roots embedded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yannachka Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 i planted the 4g last night and sorted the shrimp. threw a few baby culls in here and added live bacteria today. in a couple weeks i plan to add some ricefish in here, maybe the gold or orange. i think once the plants grow in a bit it’ll look pretty nice, i was going for a “grassy area around a tree” look, definitely a fan of the monochromatic look. working on organizing and cleaning today. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Burke Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Began the upgrade for the summer tub. My wife wants a water fall, so that will come in the spring. Caught most of the larger platty fish, and cash from the lfs. Good day all round Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADMWNDSR83 Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 27 minutes ago, RovingGinger said: Set up the 75 gallon stand, only made two mistakes that required major back tracking so I count that a win. Planted with initial selection of plants, now filling with @irene’s very smart plastic bag trick that I’m hoping will leave all those weak shallow roots embedded. Can a fella get a reminder of the plastic bag trick, @Irene? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James V. Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 1 hour ago, ADMWNDSR83 said: Can a fella get a reminder of the plastic bag trick, @Irene? Go to this video at 9:25 minutes, that’s where the plastic bag trick is. https://youtu.be/29aKqiu0b7w 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph’s Fish and Plants Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 On 9/18/2020 at 6:32 PM, siniardem said: What are you going to do with all the plants outside? I actually just moved almost all of them indoors 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Errk25 Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Got some overdue water changes done Thursday as I had hurt my back and still 5 gallon bucket it. So that delayed them a week. Discovered one of my new red cap medaka carrying eggs for the first time which was cool. We had the grandkids stay over last night and discovered the 7 year old boy in the fish room sitting in front if the tanks watching the fish. It’s the most interest he’s showed in them other than feeding the goldfish pond. So that made me very happy. Other than that just enjoying my tanks and thinking about future fish stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedrofisk Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Found eggs on the glass from my bronze cories that miraculously had not all been eaten by the tetras yet. I put them in a specimen container with some methaline blue. We'll see what happens. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADMWNDSR83 Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Woke up and saw one fry swimming in the cave in my tank by flashlight. By the time I got the light on there was an adult swordtail in the cave, and no fry to be seen. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDukeAnumber1 Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 I leveled up today! Through the Co-op's inspiration and focus on education I leveled up so much that now my merch wears merch. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben_RF Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Secretly snuck in a water change on my niece's goldfish tank while watching her. Apparently the last time it was changed was around Christmas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanR Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 I did "some" population control of the pond snails. I like them to a certain extent, but they are a distraction in a display tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Struggle Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Michelle planted a couple of 10s, 20s and 40Bs while rocking the Aquarium Co-Op merch. I performed a few water changes and took photos. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 I checked on the new tank for the folks, and showed them how to use the Fluval app after a power outage, and the button for showing off the tank to the bridge club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Struggle said: Michelle planted a couple of 10s, 20s and 40Bs while rocking the Aquarium Co-Op merch. I performed a few water changes and took photos. Loving that racking system 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Smith Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 (edited) Moving some fish around from Fish room in the chicken barn to Greenhouse tanks. Gold fish especially can take cooler temps in the Greenhouse and the heated aquariums in the Fish room hold the Guppy collection, Cory cat tank and Rice fish. All my fish except for the outside Koi are Quarantine purchases inspired by Aquarium Coop YouTube channel over the last six months. The Vienna Guppy's gave birth so I set up the Brine shrimp hatcher in the Fish room today too. Picture of my favorite most personable Ranchu. Big Betty. A four year old female. My first purchase from Aquarium Coop this spring. The biggest Ranchu I've ever seen. Six inches nose to tail and needs a lot of groceries! Edited September 22, 2020 by Jane Smith 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveSamsell Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Moved some more mystery snails from my DIY hatchery to their 'grow-out" tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Jones Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Well while trying to make my sick Betta better, I've just discovered that 2 of my Otocinclus have ICK. So yea, it's been a fun day. 😒 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseychef Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 I made a makeshift quarantine tank/eventual grow out tank Out of a storage bin. I had an extra sponge Filter in an established tank. Added some extra gravel that I had laying around. I know it wont be a long term solution but if i ever need to quarantine some fish or allow fry to grow out its nice to have around. I had all the materials on hand so thats an added plus. Once my usb air pump arrives I won't have excess airline tubing running to it. I also set up the beginning stages for my 20 long planted tank. Once my plants arrive on Friday with the USB air pump I will be good to go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Scott Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Water changes, water changes, and more water changes.......never ending saga of keeping big cichlids! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ange Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 This was technically yesterday though I finished working super late. I'm almost done with my stand for my 50 hex! The only steps left are concealing the remaining 2x4s, staining, and sealing it. I also picked up my black lace angels at the post office this morning. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy B Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 (edited) Finally got my linear piston pump/air loop installed! Edited September 23, 2020 by Jeremy B added picture 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy B Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 10 minutes ago, Jeremy B said: Finally got my linear piston pump/air loop installed! Make sure you check/install your smoke detector in your fishroom today 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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