What did you do with your tank today

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Re: What did you do with your tank today

Post by Tonke »

Changed the coverglass 2 of out of 4 that i managed to brake yesterday... clumsy silly me :durr: . but nothing a quickie to the glass-shop couldnt fix.
I also bought a bunch of big apple-snails, waterchange tomorrow =)
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Siphoned puffer poo out of the substrate and checked the water chemistry - everything is right where it should be.
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Re: What did you do with your glass box today

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Wait... what?! That's not what I said!

I suspect some dubious April fools day shenanigans here... :?
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Re: What did you do with your glass box today

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As it been a year already? Wow.
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Re: What did you do with your glass box today

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I'm treating my new Congo puffer for IPs.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

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Re: What did you do with your glass box today

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Water change.
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Re: What did you do with your tank today

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Waterchange and started treating for ich in the sap tank. Partial on the dp tank. Started the water mixing for f8 change tomorrow...and they have ip's that I'm having no luck ridding them of :(
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Re: What did you do with your tank today

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ow are you treating the IPs?
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

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Re: What did you do with your tank today

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Srkoe wrote:Waterchange and started treating for ich in the sap tank. Partial on the dp tank. Started the water mixing for f8 change tomorrow...and they have ip's that I'm having no luck ridding them of :(
For IPs, try garlic. :wink:
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Re: What did you do with your tank today

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Got a new floating glass hydrometer/thermometer, plastic-encased thermometer (maybe less mortal?), 50G worth of marine salt, and... my very own API test kit! :twirl:

Went to town testing all the parameters on my own for the first time, don't have to rely on LFS employee's anymore! Had 5ppm nitrates in my loach tank and 15ppm nitrates in my irrubesco's, so I knew I was doing things right, and, surprisingly, my tanks' water was alkali: not dangerously so, but definitely higher pH than the tap, higher than I want it sitting. Everything else was nil or reading 0. Hooray! Buffering tanks w/a WC to a more neutral point tonight, don't wanna crash the levels around too much though.

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Re: What did you do with your tank today

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Went a got a new light for Bloat, which he is very thankful for lol. He has been very upset not having light, had trouble hunting lol.

Also did the biggest no no and impulse bought a fire newt.....now to study up on them. Have a 20L that is going to be his perm home once I move to my new apt. Going to move my canister filter over to that tank.
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Re: What did you do with your tank today

Post by Srkoe »

Pufferpunk wrote:ow are you treating the IPs?
Jungle parasite clear. They are acting better now and I found a nice brown poop in the tank. A few days ago I found what I think was purged worms. I hope to actually see them poop soon...I know, gross.

Today...set up the temporary GSP tank. Started ip treatment on the GSP's...now just waiting.
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Re: What did you do with your tank today

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water change, and added a huge hemit crab.
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Re: What did you do with your tank today

Post by Pufferpunk »

WC day for all my FW tanks.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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