Posts by Avery

I normally just have some driftwood in my tanks, maybe some type of slate/lace rock, and of course having a ton of live plants in there too.

I would say my personal favorite are the blue acara cichlids, their super reflective light blue coloration just grabs your attention in the tank (especially with dark backgrounds and substrate or planted tanks).

With the water always splashing on your light fixtures (unless you have glass lids), how do you manage to keep them clean and what do you use to make that happen?

Since many people who dose CO2 try to turn their air pumps off (since the extra gas exchange that the air bubbles creates will effectively released any additional CO2 you add to the tank) - do you have a schedule when you dose?

Do you have an air pump on during night since the plants release CO2 (and this would level the parameters out), or do you only do so shortly after/before dosing?

Since not all of the algae that we find in our tanks are bad, some are specifically good for keeping things stabilized (and some species happy with a constant food source), what types of macroalgae have you tried to grow and how did it turn out? Did you try to grow it in your refugium, or in your actual tank?

Since we all have heard of various unpopular opinions when it comes to marine tanks, what is your (un)favorite that you have heard?

I know that Petco does since they have saltwater tanks (and some local stores I know require water samples before they even will sell you any marine animals). I believe it’s free at any store I’ve been too, I’m not too sure of many that charge since they would love to upsell you later dependent on how your results came back.

Since there are a ton of spots to place it around your tank (far away from another, in a sump, or even close to your filter intake), where do you place it and why?

I personally tend to place mine right next to my filter intake to make sure that there is enough water movement to keep the water at a constant temperature - if I am unable to place it inside of a sump (or the given tank doesn’t have a sump).

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DEPENDS ON LOCATION I THINK BUT COOL SALE FOR WHO GETS IT

100% agree, it seems that they are moving away from a nation wide event and are shifting to regional events (probably due to supply constraints or a specific regional warehouse being too loaded with tanks).

We’ll see try to track them under the national level, but let us know if you see any in region specific areas so we can mark them as well - thank you!

I’d agree with Gilbert in this case. It really depends on what type of light you want to get, since some aren’t sold in stores and only are from the manufacturer.

Other times it might be ideal to buy from a store if they have coupons, deals, membership discounts (like Petsmart does with their app and the game that gives you 5-20% off coupons).

We have a good guide on how to acclimate them into the new tank’s water here; Properly Acclimating Inhabitants

As far as making sure they can get along compatibility wise, I would lean on good research. Otherwise you can always look for the first hour and make sure that the new fish isn’t getting nipped anywhere, and isn’t nipping anyone (the normally will get aggressive as time goes on since they have to understand the pecking order already in the tank).

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I was wondering why I was having issues connecting to here from Tapatalk - but lovely! Also looks like you guys solved the “liking” issue with Tapatalk too!

Thank you for the updates and always trying to provide the best experience!

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Exactly! Thankfully with the new server, the required backend modules could be installed that allowed for that to be re-enabled! 🎉

It depends - if it’s like wood from driftwood or leaves from any plants, I’ll tend to leave it. Over time most poop and excess food tends to be mixed by snails (unless I have like gravel in which case I’ll just gravel vacuum it after a week or two of collecting).

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.)?

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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.

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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.).