Have you ever brought something new into the tank, either live rock, various species of fish that were ordered, or other aspects and noticed days or months later you had hitchhikers?
Did you keep them, or did you kill them as fast as you noticed their presence? What were they if you can remember?
With all of the various brands out there, do you source all of your food from the same company or do you buy from multiple other companies?
With many who run sensitive species, having a backup running in the pipeline or having two units that (if something were to happen to the other) could keep the tank going under sub-optimal conditions, do you run two chillers or only one?
Have you ever seen anyone personally run two (minus sea attractions, parks, etc.)?
Any new updates?! How big is the turtle now?
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Good point, no big updates minus the one Chinese Algae Eater got eaten (and some of the danios shockingly), and a movement of the filter output to be onto the wood itself and moving some of the river rocks around.
I’m still awaiting for some more driftwood to appear at my local fish store, so I can add a new platform on one side so the turtle can be in the water and resting on a level platform.
Turtle is probably a good 1-1.5” inches longer, maybe slightly wider. The mark on its shell from when I got it appears to be the same (slightly bigger now as the shell grows), but it’s been having a great diet so no other health issues or concerns yet! I’ll have to share more photos once I get the driftwood pieces I need and clean up the glass a tad since the hard water out there has already left some deep calcium deposit spots all over.
Any idea on the fix for the “Like” on Tapatalk at all? Otherwise no complaints (minus the new marketplace not being supported through Tapatalk).
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The reaction system from Tapatalk is the core issue, we’ve let them know it’s a problem (along with a few others who have as well) and they have yet to patch it. I’d assume once we upgrade to the newer software version in the near future, they will release an update that will hopefully address this bug fix as well.
What brought you into the freshwater aquarium hobby and are you still in it after your first tank?
We’re currently working on adding in freshwater and saltwater content first, and then we will add in brackish. This is later since it’s a mixture of both, with less overall items (articles, forum layout, etc.).
Since there are so many different brands that make tank stands, ranging from the size or just due to the weight alone, what brand(s) do you normally stick to and why?
I tend to use both, but it really depends on the tank size and even the dimensions. Sometimes there are dead spots that would just look too ugly in my eyes to have a wave maker placed so I just put a stand-alone protein skimmer in its place.
Do you use any substrate in your marine tanks or do you go bare bottom with them? If so, what made you use (or not use) substrate?
In all of your tanks do you have the same substrate, or do you use different substrates and colors even if you have leftover bags from previous tanks?
Out of all of the different types of algae that you can have in your tank, what is the hardest type of algae that you have encountered that just didn’t want to go away? What was your solve for that and what finally let you remove it fully and permanently?
The only real difference between them is mostly what type of plant, and how much sunlight it requires. Plants like dwarf hair grass, Anubias nana tend to be in those packages since they are smaller and require sunlight on multiple sides than just from the top down (where a tube would prevent much sunlight from even hitting the plant fully).
If you have recently purchased any plants or moss balls from Petco/Petsmart, or someone who uses the same Breeder as them, you may want to be on the look out for these highly invasive mussels.
Quote from Native Invasive Species Awareness WeekDisplay MoreAn important alert from USGS NAS. Please read information below and share broadly!
There has been a troubling sighting report from Seattle. A PetCo employee has been finding zebra mussels attached and inside moss balls sold as aquarium plants.
This has been entered into NAS and USGS has been in contact with the WA AIS community. The more significant danger is these moss balls being distributed across the U.S.
Here is the NAS specimen report for more information.
https://nas.er.usgs.gov/querie…r.aspx?SpecimenID=1656916
An alert has been generated that matched your criteria from the Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database:
Dreissena polymorpha (zebra mussel) was found in a new State, County, Drainage
Details:
State: WA
County: King
Drainage: Puget Sound (17110019)
Location: [Hitchhiker on pet store plants]
NAS ARM map was not generated because we presume the introduction has failed.
Zebra mussels have been found in shipments of Marimo moss balls (an aquarium plant) that are sold at pet stores.
More information on this specimen can be found:
https://nas.er.usgs.gov/querie…r.aspx?SpecimenID=1656916
More information on this species can be found:
Super late reply, but yes! Mine has them in stock in low quantities. Might be everywhere now.
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I’ve seen them in some stores although at very low stock. Plus their prices aren’t the best for the quality of shrimp in terms of colors that you get.
I’ve owned them once or twice, they can be really fun but the issue is that many stores keep them in pure freshwater which isn’t good for them. Also make sure that you cover every single hole since they are escape artists, and they do need a place with land so they can escape the water fully.
I mostly soak mine is a mixture of vinegar and water for a few hours. Then depending on if there is anything dirty, I use a magic eraser with water and scrub it all off (or use those like bathroom toilet brushes to get into the tighter, smaller spots).
If something is toxic about it, depending on what it is I may use a diluted bleach mixture and then soak in water with prime for days. But that’s very, very rare at best.
When you either notice something is off, or if you use one regularly, so you use any tools or devices to detect or track any diseases in your tank(s)?
Between the two, which is your go to (or your avoid at all costs) option and why?
Have you kept any species from either category, and if so, how did it end up?
It depends on where it’s going. If I know it’s going somewhere cold, I’ll add heating pads - likewise if it’s going somewhere hot, I’ll add cooling pads to try to not overcook or overheat.
As far as medicine, I avoid feeding 2 days before shipping (with next day shipping bring a requirement) in order for them to not poop and ammonia poison themselves from stress. I also add in some stress relief, with a tad of prime just in case levels get a little high.
I’ve never personally shipped or received a fish from outside of my native country (US), so no clue how how to even manage that since many countries can take over 30 days with port inspections and delays.
