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What's Goin' On in Your Neck of the Fishkeeping World?
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 12:11 am
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Well, with me. I have alot of "projects" ahead of me with little funding to back it up. If I could make a working compact flourescent light or 2 out of paper or just draw it and it come to life, then I would have to ask who's been spiking my cigarettes with the wrong kind of tobacco...

Here's what I have going on over here in my tiny apartment (I have to be careful when I go to mpp's so I don't leave a trail of drool behind me):

--First and foremost: Singapore shrimp rearing "experiment"; I think this is my most important thing I have going on.

--30 Gallon Long, Planted Tank: My baby needs a new stocking plan. I have highly considered either moving out the red cherry shrimp and the ghost shrimp and moving them to a 10 gallon. That would give me a shrimp only tank. OR I could leave them in there, move out all the fish except the ABN (and maybe get another ABN), the otos, and the 2 SAEs. I would also like to get a few new plant species (to add to the other new species I got in a few weks ago). I would also like to either add a new compact flourescent light OR get a bigger fixture and sell the one that I have on there now--which leads me to:

--20 Gallon Long: I would like to divide this tank into 3 sections: a smaller one on each side: one small compartment for one male betta (one on each end), and in the middle would be a female sorority. I'd like to either make this a low light, low tech planted tank, OR use the money from the possible selling of the fixture from the 30 gallon and get a compact flourescent light. I need to get the tank a glass top and some plants. No plants that I have need trimming enough to move the trimmings into the tank. Of course, all of the aforementioned can even be started until I finish scrubbing the tank, painting the trim, painting the back, and sterilizing it.

--Hex5: I am getting in some mosquito fish. I need to finish planting the tank and getting it set up. I have had the filter media in a Whisper filter running on another tank to keep the bacteria alive. So, I should only need to set the tank up, put in a fish, and move the filter media back into the filter for the tank (built-in Bio-Wheel). This all shouldn't take long, but it's all in ending my procrastination.

--2.5 Gallon: Yeah. This is supposed to be my pico-nano tank. I still need to get a light for it before I can continue. But, I did find a nice small piece of Malaysian driftwood on sale and used my store discount. I also need to get plants. I may go with some weeping moss and Anubias sp.--or something... I also need to cut the glass so that the filter will fit on the tank.

--10 Gallon #1: This tank just needs to be planted with some trimmings from the 30 gallon.

--10 Gallon #2: Shrimp Experiment Tank #1: I am trying to get the salinity right in this tank. That reminds me that I need to recheck the salinity.

--10 Gallon #3: Shrimp Experiment Tank #2: Needs to be sterilized for the experiment.

--10 Gallon #4: Shrimp Experiment Tank #3: Also needs to be sterilized for the experiment.

--20 Gallon Long Stand: Needs to be wire brushed and painted.

--10 Gallon Stand #2: Also Needs to be wire brushed and painted.

--30 Gallon Long Stand: Needs a few spots to be touched-up.

--Both storage containers to be emptied of all aquatic life (one of them is already emptied), and then cleaned out.

--Fish Stocking: Now, all I have to do is to figure out where excatly what fish are going where... Rolling Eyes

Holy SHEEP I need to get off my butt! Shocked Shocked Shocked
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 9:43 am
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Me i am just ploding along with what i have at the moment, mind you am on the look out for a specimin L number to replace the L155 i lost recently Crying or Very sad
Mind you i have also just been told about some L046's that might be available Shocked So i could be tempted to do some thing drastic, ya never can tell Twisted Evil

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PostPosted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 10:21 am
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You all know mine for the most part...

---150---
Cycling - pretty uneventful really.
The first day I got a .25 on ammonia & today (5th day) I got less than a .25 Ammonia (the water was a tiny bit green but less green by far than the card). Other than that, Nitrates & Nitrites are steady at zero and my pH is steady.

I now have 6 corys, 5 ABN/BN and three discus in there. All seem happy & hungry. So far so good.

I'm out of town next week, so I'm REALLY resisting the temptation to rush it & get them all in.

---55---
Stripped almost bare - poor fish. Six discus, 3 clown plecs, the gold nugget, and 4 regular BN remain. If the water holds steady in the 150, I'll move another discus today.

---20 High---
Angel spawn - day 4
Most eggs have either been eaten, turned white, possibly hatched & wiggled off, or have fallen into the substrate. Those left are golden brown and look pretty good. Hope I get at least a couple fry.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 11:30 am
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Still working on getting the fish room completed. I've got to figure out how to run my air to all the tanks, so that's on tap (so to speak) this weekend. I also need to build a small cabinet to house the pump and elevate it to lessen my strange proclivity for flooding (it's imps I tell yah, imps). I've got to get the 55's and 29's up and cycled. Only have 6 of the little tanks ready to go (well, 5 since I'm still trying to figure out the A. Temminckii tank). I have got to tear down the 75 in the fishroom and redo it. And the 180 in the living room is in dire need of a very thorough cleaning too. Now with fall here, my duties in the garden and yard will be less so I'll have more time.
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