MattyIce Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 (edited) consolidated a 3 ft rack of tanks and a 40 breeder into a 4 ft rack Edited May 18, 2021 by MattyIce 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSH OUTDOORS Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 I didn't get anything done today but my Birchardi momma sure did! I imagine they were laid a while ago in the shell but they are free swimming and outside for the first time today! 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mafkees Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 I finally got round to visiting my LFS to purchase a background plant and ten otocinclus to deal with diatom algae. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Haven't posted in this thread for a while. But because of how productive my day was I thought I would share. I had a plant order for my new 10 gallon that was supposed to arrive yesterday. But it was delayed due to the fact that my street is under construction. I've been talking with both the shipper and the seller, and we have decided that it would be best if I went and picked it up at post office. So the plan is to go tommorow and pick up the plants. So today my #1 Priority was to do the final touches the new tank to get it ready for planting. The tank was already filled, but was very cloudy at first. All though after adding activating carbon to a HOB it cleared up fast. I filled it up to the rim, added a heater, moved the spongefilter to the left corner and added a baby plant from my Bettas tank (Hygrophillia Siamensis, its been making babies left and right). Its a little cloudy now because i disturbed the substrate, but hopefully that should clear up soon. Also I decided to do a waterchange on my 40B Community Tank. I have no idea the last time I did a waterchange. 3 weeks? I knew @Streetwise wouldn't be pleased with my waterchange, but I did it anyways🤣. I also adjusted the lightning on the tank as I saw some BBA starting. Cory was right! Spending an hour with your fish tanks, you see all these things you never would have spotted. I also wanted to clarify something. With the Dwarf Lilly bulbs should the roots be in the substrate? And now a full rack picture: 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardedbillygoat1975 Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 Finished 7 days in a row on service at the hospital so I’ve got 7 off. Built out a new 20 breeder for my son - we had a catastrophic die off in his last guppy tank. Felt like I purged those demons today. Did a water change for my sons shell dwellers- got him a 20 breeder as well since if you get something for one kid you’ve got to do it for the other kiddo. Started to think about how to transition from this 10 g to the 20 breeder. Then did a water change on my redone shrimp bowl - not looking as sad. There’s a bacterial bloom underway which I’m encouraged about - will just have to water change our way through it. Tossed in some water lettuce and guppy grass to soak up some of the excess nutrients. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardedbillygoat1975 Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Round 2 of my 20 breeder build outs -upgraded my sons shellies (Brevis) from a 10 g. Used the old substrate, plants, hard scape etc and upgraded to a lava rock base, sand and crushed coral substrate and through in some local obsidian along with my sons Oscar the Grouch, Sky and pirates chest. Through in some Fritz 7 and had just done a water change 2 days ago so used almost all the water. It’s clearing up as I type so fingers crossed no drama. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandyjo Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Watched my little corner of happy in my office/spare bedroom while drinking my morning caffeine...then moved to stare at the community tank to ponder 🤔 getting a new centerpiece fish for it... didn't get anything done per se but I enjoyed it. 😉Have a great weekend everyone. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardedbillygoat1975 Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Water changes for my sons’ new twenty breeders after checking parameters which showed the new build is on schedule cycling wise and the tank transfer (10 g shellies to a 20 breeder) had barely detectable ammonia, no nitrites and 40 nitrates so I did a water change there and will keep a careful eye on that one as it settles in. The sad bowl is going through some crypt melt and i did some trimming. I’d put in some guppy grass to help with the ammonia and bloom/spike from the stratum and it did the trick along with two nice water lettuces. Parameters show we’re still on our way cycling wise. Water has cleared. Just saw a corner bow front on FB marketplace. Sent it to my wife. Fingers crossed🤞! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.K.Luterman Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 New tank, who dis? 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Picked up an Amano Shrimp to help with my hair algae problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Made plans to donate Valisneria to a tank in hospital being set up in Cancer Ward. Moved guppy fry from indoor tank into outdoor tubs. Counted Killi fry, and pulled Killi eggs from mop. Watched male Electric Blue Acara watch his own spawn-Wigglers in suspended specimen container. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griznatch Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 I love this thread! Moved my powerhead sponge combo from the 55 to the 75 and replaced it with a much smaller pump for less movement. Forgot Corys advice about bagging the sponge before lifting it out. what a mess. The other power head was too much for the chilis but the glowlights really like it and are busy surfing. My wife surprised me with some Cryptocoryne wendtii, a couple tiger lotus, and a melon sword Friday. So I did the plant shuffle and moved some monstrous jungle val runners out of her 55 to the kubotai tank in the other room. I am again reminded what a pain in the neck eco-complete is... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 Boiled some driftwood that was in my community tank because I saw that it was letting out some tannins. This time I boiled it for an hour. when I first got it I only boiled it for 30mins. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexa Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 (Yesterday) I had set up a solar powered filter for the mini pond 🙂 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 Early this morning, donated fish and plants -- and helped plant/scape -- a 100+ gal aquarium in Cancer Center waiting room Here's before and after shots . . . 7 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daedalus Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 (edited) Harvested some wild moss(?) and trying to grow them out like SerpaDesigns style Also locked myself out of my fish room and had to use a credit card to pick the lock😁 and by fishroom I mean my bedroom Edited May 26, 2021 by Daedalus 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemon Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 made my first meme 🙂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 14 minutes ago, quirkylemon103 said: made my first meme 🙂 Looking forward to seeing more of them too 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anita Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 14 hours ago, Daedalus said: Also locked myself out of my fish room and had to use a credit card to pick the lock😁 and by fishroom I mean my bedroom. Thank goodness you didn't have to break a window! 😅 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anita Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 On 5/22/2021 at 7:32 PM, Fish Folk said: Made plans to donate Valisneria to a tank in hospital being set up in Cancer Ward. You are a rock star! 😍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeePuffer Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Got my 1.5 snail tank assembled and running. Bummed some pest snails from a big box store and it looks like a mix between pond and bladder snails. I'm sure my puffer will appreciate it. 🙂 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph’s Fish and Plants Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 So I technically did all this Monday 😅 I waterchanged my three tanks, threw out a ton of duckweed, got some credit for some subwassertang at my LFS, set up 2 new breeding projects, started a round of brine, glued some coral frags back down, added new fish to my tank, and cleaned my glass. Doesn’t sound like a lot but took me about 6 hours 😂 . I had to catch-up from being on a vacation haha. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatyourpeas Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Started to build my coldwater tank. Welded four of the 1" acrylic panels. Woot! 🤪 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Replaced all my canister medium prefilter sponges with aqcoop coarse...large then decided I now had beautiful aquarium for my centerpiece prefilters lol. So downsized to medium aq coop with center hole cut larger. My tanks are all 10 and 20 long. I have lots of magenta and albino mystery snails and bladder snails shrimp galore I give away by the dozen to control population and Plecos in them and of coarse guppies guppies and more guppies that’s why overkill for filtration. Also stuck new aq coop coarse sponges in all of them to establish so I can get rid of the useless fine sponges. Rescued fry from new guppy quarantine tank with two girls who didn’t even look pregnant undergoing q trio meds....SURPRISE! Replaced some led plant lights and the highlight ...planted two Anubis nana petite from aq coop in my sorority tank...oh my goodness they are perfect and soooo super healthy. Aq coop is my now go to plant store! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevesFishTanks Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 2 hours ago, eatyourpeas said: Started to build my coldwater tank. Welded four of the 1" acrylic panels. Woot! 🤪 What size/dimensions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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