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01-14-2021, 09:57 PM
Well, 48 hours and no leaks, despite the utter lack of duct tape! tonight I'll clean off all the glops, dry it out, and start building a backdrop. ...
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01-14-2021, 03:25 AM
Thanks for the tour and updates! Lots of interesting projects to keep you busy.
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01-13-2021, 07:36 PM
one can never have too much duct tape...
Glad to hear this news!
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01-13-2021, 12:55 PM
No problemo, Todd :ssmile:
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01-11-2021, 07:27 PM
Anytime....
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01-11-2021, 07:22 PM
Thanks, slap!
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01-11-2021, 04:54 PM
Thread moved, per OP's request :22:
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01-11-2021, 04:24 PM
Slap, might be time to move this into the journals section, if you don't mind. I think this thing's a go!
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01-11-2021, 03:12 PM
OK, got the tank glued up, more or less. I'll fill it up this evening and see if it took.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3KvyVOe570
Next up:...
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01-11-2021, 03:09 PM
Andre! Great to hear from you, man. I tried to respond to this all weekend but my laptop went wonky and wouldn't let me. The old forum has kind of...
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01-10-2021, 04:25 PM
A meter?!?!
Nah, 12 inches or so, 15 tops in the right conditions...
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01-09-2021, 11:35 PM
and the projects that you've shared/ shown us all seem very cool when you complete them. I'm certain this one will be no different in that regard....
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01-09-2021, 03:21 AM
Glad you've stopped by to say hi! Hope you and your family are doing well too!
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01-08-2021, 01:30 PM
Welcome to the AC.
Why would you restart the entire tank? Have you read about the nitrogen cycle in fish tanks, and was the tank cycled? Do you...
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01-07-2021, 08:51 PM
Well, I got the glass, and this task seems a bit more daunting in real life than it was in my head.* Among other things, the glue I got only has a...
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01-07-2021, 08:48 PM
Well, at least it's livable, I guess. Small blessings? :)
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01-06-2021, 01:10 PM
Old thread, OP hasn't replied in 13+ years, now closed.
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01-05-2021, 03:00 PM
That looks like an oscar. What size of tank is he in? Boundava is right--he will get very big! I've heard oscars have great personality.
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01-05-2021, 02:59 PM
That is one cute gato. :) Hope you can get your hearing sorted out.
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01-05-2021, 02:56 PM
Me too! :)
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01-05-2021, 01:39 PM
Cut back to feeding every other day, most tropical fish don't need to eat every day.
Any leftover food needs to be removed from the tank water.
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01-05-2021, 01:20 PM
Food silt?
If there is any leftover food after feeding, you are overfeeding, which is never a good thing.
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01-05-2021, 12:35 PM
Seems like your life has been pretty chaotic for a very long time. That gets to a person. Hang in there. I hope you can get settled in and start...
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01-05-2021, 03:39 AM
Wow, Sue, that's sort of terrifying. Maybe no on the MTS, then. I really want to try them because I've heard they're great for a natural...
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01-04-2021, 08:09 PM
You are very welcome.
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01-04-2021, 07:58 PM
Large water changes, and use a good water conditioner: https://www.seachem.com/prime.php
You need a real test kit, the paper strips aren't very...
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01-04-2021, 07:36 PM
A cycled tank will have 0 ammonia, 0 nitrItes, and some nitrAtes.
Just running a tank for a few weeks won't cycle it, cycling is a process that...
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01-04-2021, 07:08 PM
Welcome to the AC.
Did you cycle the tank before adding the fish?
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01-04-2021, 04:42 PM
Missed this, sorry Nat...I ended up getting a juvie at the LFS, you and the fam are so busy lately, and the cold weather...thank you, though!
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01-04-2021, 01:20 AM
Time spent with your family is the best bonus there is!
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75 gal community tank: planted/ Candy Cane tetras, Green Neons, Regular neons, Cardinal tetras, Lemon Tetras, Harleys, Red Phantoms, Rummeynose, Tiger barbs, Otos and 1 featherfin catfish, assassin snails
Aquarium 2:
20L: Green Neons,Strawberry Rasboras, Pygmy Spotted Rasboras, Sakura Fire Red Cherry Shrimp, purple and honey mystery snails
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10G: Green neons, Strawberry Rasboras , CPDs
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20G: Planted/ Red Wag Platys
75G: 5 Pearl Gourami, Black Phantoms, Candy Cane tetras , Cardinal tetras (so far)
Fish I have bred:
Red Wag Platys (by accident)
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Research before buying and do those water changes!
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