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Why oh why do they make submersible pumps with 4 foot cords? What the heck are you supposed to do with that??? :mad:

The waterfall pump has had a pinhole leak the past month or so, which I was able to contain with a small tub that I emptied out with my weakly water change. Last weekend, I finally took it out, greased the gasket, and sealed the back of the canister. Hooked it back up tonight, and it blew...

Blowin' in the wind, my friend. The answers are blowin' in the wind.

Cloudy and sprinkles of rain today. The air is already clearer. Hopefully the mountains will get dumped on and our firefighters and asthma sufferers will both get some relief.

True. My local water is very soft, but tends to have a fairly high pH. Most softwater fish seem to do fine, but they seldom breed. I suspect that, for the more finicky species, you have to get both right.

I've wondered about that. I've had my culture going for around seven monthe, and no fliers yet...that I know of...

Some kind of little worms. Probably came in on some plants and spent a while quietly doing their little wormish things before they became numerous enough to invade the water column. I never worry too much about critters like that, though there is the (slight) possibility that they're something...

Since it's called a random discussion thread, I guess the most random thing one could do is stay strictly on topic.

I think there's something very large living in Loch Ness. I doubt it's a plesiosaur, because those breathe air, and they'd get spotted. Whatever is down there, it has to be some sort of bottom feeder. My guess is that there are a few relict individuals of an otherwise extinct (or at least...

This is my red phantom tetra. He doesn't have a name, but I'm open to suggestions. I got him in July of 2021 as part of a big school, which was wiped out by a bad ich outbreak the following spring. This one was the sole survivor. For replacements, I decided to go with more outgoing rosy and...

This was an old herd bull, so he's a little gamey and tough. But generally, elk are considered tastier than deer. I like both. I add a bit of beef suet to my elk burger, about 10%, just enough to keep it from drying out on the grill. I add bacon to my sausage for the same reason, but more...

No TJs in my state, so I guess I'm out of luck. I love feta cheese, but I agree with you about kale. I'd be fine with it, if only it didn't taste like kale.

Had to Google spanikopita. Now that I know what it is, I'm interested...

Elk Burgers!!!

My old pond had groundwater that would seep in underneath it. It was fine as long as we kept it full--the weight from above would keep the ground water out. But if we didn't keep it full in the springtime, or during irrigation season, the liner would pooch up from underneath.

A bug-catching machine.

Snow in the forecast for Friday! Yippee!!! Hopefully it will put out these forest fires. I can only imagine how happy the firefighters must be to see that in the forecast. Hopefully it won't change.

Nice! My crystal ball tells me that a fish-fry is in your future!

Hmmmmmmm, you just might be onto something there. Anyway, I believe @gwand and the rest of you know that when I point out that someone is strange, I mean it as a compliment. I don't really know any normal people, but if I did, I suspect they would really bore me. :lol:

Hm, I have three of my own at the moment, and I occasionally help the Badgerling with her two. Probably going to tear down the 10g soon and merge it with the 55.

The only real benefit of soil is that it gives an ammonia/CO2 boost right off the bat to get your plants growing really well. I have three Walstad tanks running right now with straight sand, and they're doing great. Looks like the tank had a decent run though.

Yeah, La Bottine Souriante is a fun band. I used to have one or two of their CDs but it they disappeared in one of the moves. Their combo with the Chieftains, I think it's called "Le Lys Vert," is the stuff of legend. Murder ballads seem to have been an important part of Celtic (and...

Yesterday I did a huge water change on the 150g, got various elk skulls and jawbones soaking in hydrogen peroxide solution to whiten and de-stinkify them, and took the Badgerling to the ER with a severe, worsening, multi-day headache. Turns out it was just a bad sinus infection; pain is...

Ossian, William Jackson, Julie Fowlis, the Tannahill Weavers, Lunasa, Danu, Joanie Madden, the Chieftains, Wicked Tinkers, Gaelic Storm...several others. Peatbog Fairies and Enter the Haggis are fun when I'm in the mood for Rock and Roll. Never heard of Lankum and the Mary Wallopers. I'll...

Just got back from a jam session. There's a regular group that gets together every Saturday, and I've been intending to join them for several years now. Today they had five guitars, an exceptional uke player, a mandolin, a keyboard, and me on whistles and bodhran. All older people (even older...

Yeah, they'll breed quite a bit. I only had one ever make it to adulthood, this being a community tank. Males are more colorful than females. It's easy to tell them apart once they're grown. I usually try to go about two to three females to every male, but in a larger tank I'm guessing you...

Wait, fish sticks? I was with you until I noticed that.

And thank you, @Fishmanic , for your most excellent work with the contests. You've made them what they are today, part of the reason our forum remains so successful and active. Great work.

Congratulations, Connor. You'll do a great job. See you at the party this morning. Which reminds me, I should probably try to find a substitute teacher...do you think my kids will notice when I don't show up at school? Also, @Chad , could I borrow the TFF Leer Jet this morning? It's a long...

I've never eaten groundhog (we call them rock chucks or marmots around here) but I don't know why they wouldn't taste good. They eat pretty much the same stuff as cows.

Probably black brush algae?

Boiling elk leg bones and jaws. I removed the hooves for bow tip overlays and such, and the jaws will be made into knife handles. I already removed the sinew for backing bows and tying together arrows.

Bangers and smash for supper tonight, made with homegrown potatoes, tomatoes, and green onions, and home-made elk bratwurst. (the parsley and olive oil came from the store) Yum.

I've only seen the northern lights once, and it was just some pale whitish waves moving slowly across the sky. No colors like that. Beautiful!

A tough old Badlands rancher once told his grandson that the secret to long life was to sprinkle a little gunpowder on his oatmeal every morning. The grandson did this religiously, and he lived to be 93. When he died, he left 14 children, 28 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren ... and a...

I keep it even simpler than that--plain water works just fine.

I use the patterned one. It's very subtle; you have to really look to see it, but I like it. The solid ones are easier to attach.

Have you ever tried window vinyl? This is what I use on all my tanks: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CCCW7P36/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

Pearl gouramis get to around 4" (closer to 3 in my experience). The males will get a little aggressive with each other while breeding, but in a big tank with plenty of room to spread out they should be fine. Otherwise they are quite gentle. I kept five in a 55g with harlequins and even tiny...