Turtle's Fairy Tale

Tmm87 · Jul 16, 2018

Any change in your livestock plans or still looking to go wrasse heavy? A pair of longnose hawks would be a blast to watch in that tank with your scape.

SashimiTurtle · Jul 16, 2018

Tmm87 said:
Any change in your livestock plans or still looking to go wrasse heavy? A pair of longnose hawks would be a blast to watch in that tank with your scape.

Still wrasse heavy. My sapphire damsel who hated wrasse in the 35, seems to be chilled out in here. The brunneus and it flash at each other every now and then, but no physical contact.

SashimiTurtle · Jul 17, 2018

Check this out... you can see how far this thing expands during the day. Yes, I'm in the middle of the diatom bloom. Another week or two and they should be gone.

SashimiTurtle · Jul 17, 2018

ATO consumption 7/12-7/16, four gallons.

Hmmm. One gallon a day. Seems normal for a mid sized tank. Will probably increase in winter with the drop in humidity and my gas heat drys the house out even more. I'm certain I'll be going with the ten gallon Trigger ATO.

SashimiTurtle · Jul 17, 2018

Side track for a minute to my simple fresh water planted... I think I may be losing my julie cory cat. He's been with me thru two moves, several different tanks. He's probably around 8 years old. By far the oldest pet fish I have. I saw him on his side just now and thought he was gone. Grabbed the net and he started breathing really fast and twitched a few times but couldn't swim away. My emerald corys are only about 3 years old and appear healthy as ever.

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NY_Caveman · Jul 17, 2018

Robin Haselden said:
Check this out... you can see how far this thing expands during the day. Yes, I'm in the middle of the diatom bloom. Another week or two and they should be gone.

You used the negative of diatoms to create an incredible photograph. Great eye!

Brew12 · Jul 17, 2018

Robin Haselden said:
I'm certain I'll be going with the ten gallon Trigger ATO.

I like my 10g Trigger ATO but sure wish they made a 20g version!

Sipec · Jul 17, 2018

Robin Haselden said:
Side track for a minute to my simple fresh water planted... I think I may be losing my julie cory cat. He's been with me thru two moves, several different tanks. He's probably around 8 years old. By far the oldest pet fish I have. I saw him on his side just now and thought he was gone. Grabbed the net and he started breathing really fast and twitched a few times but couldn't swim away. My emerald corys are only about 3 years old and appear healthy as ever.

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Just did some research and the average lifespan is 5 years, so it could be at the end of the road, sorry. It's tough losing fish

SashimiTurtle · Jul 17, 2018

Yay pods!

(tiny white dots on glass)

Brew12 · Jul 17, 2018

Robin Haselden said:
Yay pods!

(tiny white dots on glass)

Your tank has ich!!!!

Scurvy · Jul 17, 2018

Brew12 said:
Your tank has ich!!!!

Uh oh, time to tear it down and keep water out of it for 76 days!

najer · Jul 18, 2018

If your ocd allows try not to clean all the glass at the same time, pods love the film algae.
If you can get hold of phyto small feeds with it will feed them the best ime.