Anchor_fist Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 Built a stand for my 75gal 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schuyler Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 Today I went to visit and friends about two hours away so I planned some stops asking the way. It even up being a bit of a fish pilgrimage. First, I got to meet Dean. I bought his old 100 gallon stock tank but during it into my car was a challenge so fur a while it was hanging out the back with the trunk strapped down. The second stop was to meet up with a fish club member who does killifish. We traded some fish and he gave me some extra equipment. Then third I met up with an old friend at an LFS. I set him up with a little tank I had and the equipment from the second stop. Then we looked around at the different fish he could potentially put in his tank. Luckily he had a wrench so we were able to take the back seats out of my car so the tub would fit all the way in for the drive home. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanked Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 On 8/9/2024 at 4:46 AM, Odd Duck said: Sorry about your flood. At least you didn’t do it because you forgot to pay close enough attention while you were busy with your arm in the tank! That’s the reason for my worst flood. I did have an older 10 G spring a slow leak recently. 🤦🏻♀️ It was overdue for replacing anyway. It has no mechanical filter, only air driven UGF and a couple sponge filters, plus it was overdue for a refresher and luckily had no fish. So it got siphoned down as low as possible and it’s getting replaced today with the replacement I already had on hand for this exact reason. Now I just need to get the other older tanks replaced and the other ton of stuff I need to do to make my fish room happen. 😆 😝 🤷🏻♀️ Someday. Hope your urgent, short notice trip wasn’t for anything bad. Its all about the timing! I've never had an aquarium leak, (yet) but I've also never had a 5 gallon tidal wave when the bucket suddenly falls off the handle. The trip was all good. It was a last minute invitation to a once in a lifetime Canadian fishing trip with some old friends who are now at retirement age or well beyond. The unplanned part was: a departure date, a precise destination, could I go?, and could I get a passport? Would I be allowed to cross the border... I'm still waiting for that expedited passport! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
korik Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 Water change on the 2.5 gallon shrimp tank, and the 150 gallon stock tank pond. As well as starting to set up a new 10 gallon which will eventually upgrade/replace the 2.5 gallon. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydcable Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Hey everyone. I just joined. I have 6 tanks and it's great. Just trying to navigate this forum 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanked Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 On 8/29/2024 at 1:11 PM, sydcable said: Hey everyone. I just joined. I have 6 tanks and it's great. Just trying to navigate this forum Welcome. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanked Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 On 8/29/2024 at 1:11 PM, sydcable said: Hey everyone. I just joined. I have 6 tanks and it's great. Just trying to navigate this forum ...My system spazzed out on me. You will find a group of very helpful people here at almost every interest and experience level. The introductions page is a good place to start, and the rest of the categories are pretty much self explanatory. So again, enjoy and welcome. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydcable Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 I pressure washed my filters, went down to the beach to find some awesome rocks 🪨 and used my food dehydrator on some spinach for the 🐟 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAB Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 Teaching a friend how to spray out the garage I built for her this summer. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ange Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 All set up for some baby discus coming soon! And also getting ready for cool weather produce. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyxxl Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 Today after some tidying up. They bring such joy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ange Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 Mama has new eggs. She doesn't know she'll be dinner soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanked Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 Deconstructed a 55 gallon metaframe aquarium. This was a curb find; definitely not worth the salvage effort. After storing the aquarium for over two years, I was more interested in how it was constructed than attempting to repair it. The slate bottom weighs over 26# and wasn't as thick as I had expected to find. Part of the bottom and sides is a putty that may have served as a cushion/filler, and had turned to stone long ago. Instead of repairing the silicone on the inside, the previous owner had attempted to reseal the underside with some kind of sealant resembling autobody putty. With the bottom removed, the steel frame doesn't provide as much structural integrity as I would have expected. Now that I have 26# of slate for a future aquascaping project. I have to decide whether to scrap the glass, or possibly have it cut to size for a future rimless tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 Packed my lunch 🙂 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 (edited) On 9/8/2024 at 10:25 AM, Tanked said: Deconstructed a 55 gallon metaframe aquarium. This was a curb find; definitely not worth the salvage effort. After storing the aquarium for over two years, I was more interested in how it was constructed than attempting to repair it. The slate bottom weighs over 26# and wasn't as thick as I had expected to find. Part of the bottom and sides is a putty that may have served as a cushion/filler, and had turned to stone long ago. Instead of repairing the silicone on the inside, the previous owner had attempted to reseal the underside with some kind of sealant resembling autobody putty. With the bottom removed, the steel frame doesn't provide as much structural integrity as I would have expected. Now that I have 26# of slate for a future aquascaping project. I have to decide whether to scrap the glass, or possibly have it cut to size for a future rimless tank. Wow, that’s a ton of work! On 9/7/2024 at 2:23 PM, johnnyxxl said: Today after some tidying up. They bring such joy The water lettuce looks awesome. On 9/6/2024 at 2:32 PM, ange said: All set up for some baby discus coming soon! And also getting ready for cool weather produce. Your tank looks great! On 8/29/2024 at 1:11 PM, sydcable said: Hey everyone. I just joined. I have 6 tanks and it's great. Just trying to navigate this forum Welcome! On 8/18/2024 at 10:39 AM, Tanked said: I've never had an aquarium leak, (yet) but I've also never had a 5 gallon tidal wave when the bucket suddenly falls off the handle. Hahaha! That happened to me! I thought the Dollar Tree bucket was such a bargain, then I found out I got what I paid for. 🤣I think mine was a 2 gallon bucket though. Also had the bottom fall out of a 29g tank before. Saw the leak on day 3, all the substrate and decor was in. Fortunately got it siphoned out and all the stuff removed. The bottom gave out on the lawn as we hurriedly carried to the curb. Edited September 10 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanked Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 On 9/9/2024 at 12:07 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said: On 8/18/2024 at 10:39 AM, Tanked said: I've never had an aquarium leak, (yet) but I've also never had a 5 gallon tidal wave when the bucket suddenly falls off the handle. Hahaha! That happened to me! I thought the Dollar Tree bucket was such a bargain, then I found out I got what I paid for. 🤣I think mine was a 2 gallon bucket though. Also had the bottom fall out of a 29g tank before. Saw the leak on day 3, all the substrate and decor was in. Fortunately got it siphoned out and all the stuff removed. The bottom gave out on the lawn as we hurriedly carried to the curb. With every water change I think about these things more often now, especially each time I fill the nearly 40 yr. old water 5 gallon jugs.🤞 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravelle Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 I am on my 3 weeks off vacation and redid my Multies tank and I am so happy how it turned out, Multies seem to be happier and doing their thing now more as well. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ange Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 Fun new problem in my 4 year old axolotl tank 🙃 Maybe it's time for a 40 breeder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schuyler Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 Today I went to a local fish club meeting (GSAS) and got hear @DansFish speak about how he built his warehouse. It was turkey impressive learning the amount of work and detail that went into his operation. In the auction afterwards I got my first pleco for just $1. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ange Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Starting a new breeding project as a reward for finally getting my last piece of furniture out of storage and into my house. I'm so happy to have my writing space back and looking forward to more corydoras in my future! Within the next 3 months I would like to have my "do it all" breeding setup back in full swing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted September 18 Share Posted September 18 (edited) Went to war on the hair algae while I wait for my plants to establish. I sprayed it and poured peroxide on it. After an hour I took a toothbrush to it. I let it sit out another 2-3 hours. Rinsed in dechlorinated water. Result: All the fish in the tank are now eating off of it! See all the oxygen bubbles releasing off the wood too? UPDATE: This goofy guppy is carrying the algae all around the tank! 😂 Edited September 18 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea Add results 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvaring Posted September 18 Share Posted September 18 On 7/26/2020 at 11:40 PM, Alexa said: Rescaped the 6 gallon in my kitchen! Maybe it will look good with orange neo shrimp... I’ll let the plants grow in while I think about it 🙂 Are the any fish? Is this built-in lighting? Fertilizer? It is my dream to grow plants in a mini aquarium. Mine always die. My larger tank grows better. On 7/18/2024 at 11:35 AM, Whitecloud09 said: I cut my pearlweed in half and we’ll see if it grows bigger and better soon! One is taller, one smaller. 🙂 sorry for bad pics. Lol I think I have the same fish forgot what they are. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAB Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 Finally had the time to stain the aquarium stand. Still need to apply some gel stain to deepen the color a bit. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitecloud09 Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 25% wcs on both 10g and 20g long. Excuse the algae on my Amazon sword. It is... oh well just a huge work in progress lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAB Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 Opened up new hvlp set up. Been wanting to try fugi spray for about a decade now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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