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i think i'm getting the hang of this.
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 3:59 am
by mikeKICKz
as some of you know i'm fairly need to keeping fish.
at first i didn't understand the whole cycling and overstocking the tank.
i now know how to keep my water conditions good and how to properly feed my puffer.
i just bought a refractometer and it's way better than using a hydrometer.
here is a pic of my tank and my puffer and bumble bee goby.
Re: i think i'm getting the hang of this.
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 4:33 am
by Pufferpunk
Wonderful job of decorating! Be aware that you'll have to move all that nice decor around to stir up the substrate for cleaning. Your BBG will probably wind up being a puffersnack. How big is that tank?
Re: i think i'm getting the hang of this.
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 4:41 am
by mikeKICKz
29g
Re: i think i'm getting the hang of this.
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:07 am
by puff_love
Cool tank man. Oh btw im in san diego too.
Re: i think i'm getting the hang of this.
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:12 am
by mikeKICKz
where in san diego you at?
Re: i think i'm getting the hang of this.
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:21 am
by puff_love
tierrasanta area
Re: i think i'm getting the hang of this.
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:27 am
by mikeKICKz
haha. that's crazy because i live in the navy housings up on aero drive. what lps do you go to. i mostly go to fountains aquarium and aquatic wherehouse. sometimes goldfish wolrd and pet kingdom.
Re: i think i'm getting the hang of this.
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 1:38 pm
by yunachin
Outstanding job! I love the decor!
Re: i think i'm getting the hang of this.
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 1:45 pm
by StormySkiez
I love the tank set up you have! What type of substrate is that?
Re: i think i'm getting the hang of this.
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 3:18 pm
by puff_love
ive been to all but goldfish world. I get my crayfish from pet kingdom, everything else from aquatic warehouse. Did you see their two puffers and how badly they are treating them at quatic warehouse.
Re: i think i'm getting the hang of this.
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 3:54 pm
by mikeKICKz
thanks yunachin and stormyskiez. i'm using aragonite substrate.
yea i saw those two puffers in the jars at aquatic wherehouse, why are they isolated in there. i'm going there today to pick up sore ghost shrimp, so ill prolly take a picture.
Re: i think i'm getting the hang of this.
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 3:59 pm
by spoot
mikeKICKz wrote:thanks yunachin and stormyskiez. i'm using aragonite substrate.
yea i saw those two puffers in the jars at aquatic wherehouse, why are they isolated in there. i'm going there today to pick up sore ghost shrimp, so ill prolly take a picture.
The aragonite is black? I've never seen black aragonite before.
Re: i think i'm getting the hang of this.
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 4:47 pm
by yunachin
spoot wrote:mikeKICKz wrote:thanks yunachin and stormyskiez. i'm using aragonite substrate.
yea i saw those two puffers in the jars at aquatic wherehouse, why are they isolated in there. i'm going there today to pick up sore ghost shrimp, so ill prolly take a picture.
The aragonite is black? I've never seen black aragonite before.
I have some in my brackish tank. I love how it makes everything stand out.
Re: i think i'm getting the hang of this.
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 4:53 pm
by mikeKICKz
so i have stir the substrate when i do weekly cleaning because i usually just skim the top of the substrate.
should/can i add more fake plants or decor or is it fine how it is?
Re: i think i'm getting the hang of this.
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 4:54 pm
by mikeKICKz
and how many bbg can be in my 29g tank? just wondering.