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I just love how lush this tank is :D

Fingers crossed that they will follow through! I guess that probably went as well as it could have.... Are you still planning on setting up security cameras?

Still looks good!!!

Consider a mystery snail! Or a nerite, but I have no experience with those. I had a mystery snail in my previous fishkeeping life, and it was fun to watch! They have a tendency to climb out of tanks but the topfin 20 that you have has a pretty tight fitting lid, so I don't think that would be a...

This sounds reassuring! I take this to mean that your ammonia was also at 0 then? That is the most poisonous chemical for your fish, but also as such you will be able to see in your fish behavior if it is really high (though generally it is better to catch it before that happens). Sounds like...

In general, yes, but wattage with LED lights doesn't tell you much these days. The more important factors are "temperature" and PAR (but not all manufacturers publish PAR, though the good ones do). If the depth is the same, then the light reaching the bottom will be the same. The coverage may...

Looking good! Recently I've seen quite a few stalled cycles due to high nitrites (apparently, if your api test turns purple before fading to blue it's a sign of "immeasurably high" nitrites. So just watch that as you progress :) pictures look great!! So excited for this tank

Hi! Welcome! That's so cool that you're working on that guide! Can't wait to see it!

Lol! Well at least you have more color in the tank now?

I agree, in part. A starter kit is what $25 all said and done with a few fish? On the other hand, adopting a dog from the pound is $10-15, and a leash and bowl are like $5 each, so not that much more fee for entry. I guess dog food costs more,at $30/bag for a month for a small dog, whereas...

*hugs* keep us posted on what happens

Completely agree with you. Tone, however, is terribly difficult to convey over only text. We aren't all pulitzer prize winning authors having discourse here (in fact, I would be shocked if any of us were :D), and how often is it that friends at a bar get heated over a beer before someone steps...

Does a single nerite lay eggs? Do fish eat them or not? Clearly looks like in your case they don't?

@Utar I am so very sorry that this happened and Rollo had to pay for another person's negligence with his life. I am sorry for your loss. I think your concerns for your safety are very valid, and I hope more than anything that your neighbors are willing to discuss when you and Harold visit. I...

@Gypsum thanks so much for your insight! I always thought wild caught fish were industries of "foreign fishing company comes in, takes the fish, leaves" as opposed to local business, so that perspective certainly makes me think of this differently. It would be nice if fish had some kind of...

Omg that's amazing!!! Thank you so much for sharing!!!

Definitely could do ROTC while in college! I don't know how that works with the GI Bill (aka, if you then don't have a chance to get further education paid for - you should look that up). When in undergrad, I had a few friends who did ROTC and they did really well and ended up in good positions...

The only thing that I'm thinking is that if the sump is below the tank, the water level of the sump will never go down whereas the main tank level will. So I am wondering if you need to have your auto top off measurement probe (don't know how that works) in the main tank, and depending on how...

Yay! I love it when people talk about how the hobby changes and evolves for them :)

Awesome to hear!!! Also what was your family's reaction to the tank after the otos has their go at it? :D

@beatlesfan317 you can test the theory of high nitrites stalling the cycle by dosing 1ppm ammonia and seeing what happens after 24h.

May also be cultural to a degree. I get on hubby's case for always instigating with me, and he's completely clueless why I'm upset :D where he comes from, you're not "listening" to the other person unless you pose a counterargument to their point all - the - friggin - time. I love him, but...

Wasn't talking about anyone specifically, I think it's natural that in the information age most humans categorize information that they come across as either "useful" or "not useful/junk". Ain't nobody got time to investigate every claim that on first glance they evaluate as not worth their time.

It's been snowing here for 2 days straight now, but not much accumulation to speak of (less than 5"). In any event, went outside and made a bunch of snowballs. After each one was made, my son took it and either stomped on it or squished it in his mittens lol. At least he had fun I guess haha

Ooh pretty snails! I heard somewhere that their eggs (despite never hatching) are an eyesore, what's your take on that?

We got my mom a nice watch a couple of years ago,she hasn't stopped wearing it :D even better if you get it engraved with something meaningful to her. Another hit in that crowd seems to be photo calendars. If you have kids, that's the obvious subject matter, but before we had kids we would give...

@TotalyTropical that is SO COOL that you are doing your studies in aquaculture!!! Please come by every now and then and educate us!!!!

@2tank I'm with you on the wild caught thing. At this point in the hobby there are so many fish that are consistently bred in captivity, I don't see any reason to stray from that selection unless you are a serious hobbyist with agreements with LFS's etc to sell on progeny then I could see the...

@carligraceee I hear you it can be confusing when folks with different viewpoints give you somewhat conflicting advice!! Sounds like you are on the right track though, once your water tests start to normalize (I saw a few posts ago that you were getting a water testing kit, what is it reading?)...

Oof, recovery is always a beast, pretty much across the board no matter what you are recovering from. I'm sure going through this in the magical year 2020 isn't raising anyone's spirits either. Sending good vibes his way and here's to hoping that the doctors are right and he will start feeling...

Welcome! Kudos for getting past the initial "oh crap" stage and keeping your goldfish not only alive, but from the sounds of it thriving! I bet they love the 145gallon!! Happy to help with whatever questions I can, though plenty of folks smarter and more experienced than me here!! Happy...

I love what you have going on overall with the tank and I'm glad to hear that the remaining shrimp seem to have settled in! Plans to get a few more or holding off for now to see how these guys do? Also what kind of snails do you have? (Sorry if you already said this earlier)

I'm so excited for you for this project!!!! I definitely think you have an added challenge with the covid situation, but as long as all the events are outside and you try and put things in place for social distancing: "this is your spot, until I say go you have to stay in your circle, and when I...

Also forgot to include it in my previous post: wicked cool about the diving gigs!!! How much does a sunken cell phone pay lol

I think your vision of a tank is totally attainable, though I think the way folks talk about it on the forum may use different terminology. The philosophy that I think most folks ascribe to is that in a properly cycled tank with some plants etc, there shortly be no reason for an ammonia spike to...

I think it depends on the field. A lot of sales jobs especially you effectively work for incentives, one of which is the holiday bonus. You earn your individual commission on each sale, but then what keeps you from getting complacent with your own numbers are the group numbers, and then the top...

ohh nooo! @Colin_T might have suggestions for you on the gill flukes

@essjay on this topic - my crypt is melting and I think one of my tiger lily bulbs died - if I leave the "dead stuff" in the tank, will that also promote some BB to grow in addition to the silent cycle that I'm trying for, or am I just going to come back to a green or black tank? :D

Ohh @kwi that's just wrong. I used to work at a company that did a pizza party during our (unpaid) lunch break on the last day before closing for the holidays. At least to was free lunch lol. It was actually fine, it was a break from routine and nobody had any expectations except for that pizza...

That would be my approach, especially since it allows you to plan better instead of jumping into it. I assume you have other obligations, and for example just the amount of time required to do a good job washing substrate for the 125gal is no trivial feat. At the same time, that's something you...