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Long term update: This stand is still in use today with a 55G on the top. The stand has help up perfectly over almost 14 years so far :)

Hi all. I'm in the middle of moving to a new place right now and am trying to figure out where all my tanks are going to be setup. I'm moving into basement suite that only has two possible rooms for tanks. In the living room there's a wood-burning firplace. On the right side of it there is...

Easy enough.... I think the stand will look quite sharp painted glossy black. For the 55G I plan on lining the side and back walls with aquarium-grade silicon and some sort of nice looking granite, slate, or marble tile (provided they test safe for aquatic use with muriatic acid). Instead of...

I built a stand for my 55G in the summer. Click here to see the thread on the plans and construction of my stand. I used a deck-treatment to stain the stand initially. I'm now about to move 2km away in a week and I want to paint the stand glossy black before I set it up at the new place...

Yowza..... That's a bit of an oxymoron; isn't it? 15" shrimp?! Pass the cocktail sauce please.... (jk)

Not sure what type he is, but I can give you an idea about their hunting abilities. I bought one last week and it died yesterday mid-moult. In was in a 32G witha a half dozen deformed juvenile apisto's (rather than cullthan by my own hand). I replaced the blue lobster today nd the new much...

The crays would unfortunatey attempt to eat anything it can catch. Many have done it fr a while with no problems; many othrs have lost many fish/frogs to crays. There's a good thread below from anothers eventual bad experience.... http://www.fishforums.net/index.php?showto...hl=blue+lobster...

I'd say it safe to bet the lobster would appreciate the live snacks that live in that tank, however I don't thik the current inhabitans would appreciate the lobster for long. There's really no safe bet on keeping any fish alive in a lobster/cray tank. A species tank is the way to go... Colin

Thanks for the reply. It's confirmed he did die while attempting to molt. When I bought him e was misshing a claw so the store told me if there's an issue bring the receipt back and some water. This will be the first time I've claimed a "live fish warranty" in quite some time. As for the...

The Main Question: When a blue lobster/crayfish molts, how long does the process typically take? Does the lobster/crayfish look like it dead at anytime during the molt? The Reason for the Question: I bought a ~3" blue lobster/crayfish last weekend for a 2 year old fully cycled 32G that I've...

Seth, the stand itself cost near $200 canadian in the end, but the project bill was still higher as I bought some needed tools that will see much use down the road, as well as I bought the 2x6's from the wrong place: $100 for the 2x6's (bought from the wrong place, charged $2/foot) $2 for 2x4's...

Ouch.... That sucks, but be thankful you didn't get sliced up when the glass gave way...... Smart thinking doing it in the garage! Colin

I splashed some water on the stand a couple days after doing the first coat of deck treatment and the water just beaded right up for very easy cleanup. I decided any additional coats wern't necesary. I just moved the stand into my room and put the 55G on it. I'm going to paint the bottom of...

Here's some pics of the plans I made up on paper, then in MS Paint: I've assembled the stand bit by bit over the last week. I got a nice tan finishing most the assembly on my deck today. It's pine 2x6's used for the frames and legs, and 3/4" sanded plywood used for the shelves. For screws...

I agree with the concerns of a hood. Thankfully, I'm just building barebones stands. I figure $25 for enough to treat 3-4 stands is far better than the suggested $100+ worth of mini cans for one stand... Colin

Is there any reason I couldn't use a deck treatment on a homemade stand, mostly pine and plywood? Deck stains are pretty simple and are meant to protect against rain and UV, so why wouldn't it work to seal/waterproof a pine aquarium stand? When I asked at home depot I was immediately escorted...

My old Royal Pleco would often produce what sounded like a horrible grinding noise. I'd hear it in the middle of the night when the room was dark. For a while I was quite paranoid about rats chewing on something loudly in the walls. Eventually I noticed it was my royal pleco attempting to eat...

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I was rearranging my room last week when I had a brilliant thought..... If I remove all the clothes hanging from my closet, I can fit a few more tanks in there! Amazingly my girlfriend had no objections whatsoever. My footprint for useable space is 72" long by 22.5" deep. The depth can be...

...and I can confirm in Canada.... Some hydra were visibly effected within minutes of adding the fluke tabs. The arms retracted, and the stalk-like bodies seemed to get shorter and fatter. They were all like that by 24hr. By the third day I was positive the hydra were all dead. They weren't...

i read tat before in another post of yours. i tried finding some, which lead to finding out that Flubenol, Flubendazole, Fenbendazole, & Panacur are all quite similar (if not the same), but equally difficult to find without going through veterinary supply. Charles Harrison has an article on...

Use Fluke Tabs at 1/4 strength. I used half of one Fluke Tab in a 20G long full of apisto cacatuoides fry that were less than 2 weeks old, left the med in for 3 days before doing water change, hydra are completely dead and fry are completely alive. Largets Hydra infestation I've ever had...

Did you ever add the royal pleco? I'm curious as I have a royal plec (5-6") in my jungle of a 29G (plenty of wood too) and have been tossing around the idea of adding another pleco but different sub type. Colin

Where do you find fenbendazole? Is it available in any form at fish/pet stores? Colin

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They aren't microscopic, but I can see how one would get that impression looking at the slides/pictures. they look like something out of a biology textbook, but they are quite visible to the naked eye. small ones are 1mm or so, but I've had them up to 1/2cm or more (bodies length that is, the...

Thanks for the response. Can you get the med at fish/pet stores or is it a specialty med? Colin

I just want to be sure on this.... You safely used the FENBENDAZOLE in a populated fry tank with no ill-effects on the fry? If so, about how old were your fry and what type of fish? I always get hydra infestations when I start feeding BBS to fry a couple times a day. I'm not sure that I've...

Any plants that will withstand the johanni other than annubias and java fern? Right now I keep live plants in all of my tanks to help complete the waste cycle. It'll be a month or so before I come to any decisions, but I want to be prepared. My other option for the 32G is to continue to use...

thanks for the reply. I was reading last night and saw the demasoni are always referred to as extremely aggressive. Johanni has been my preferance anyways, however locating females around here is a problem. Am I on the right track of keeping them in a species setup saying as the tank is...

.....or if not the johanni for a species 32G, perhaps Pseudotropheus demasoni as even the females have the nice blue colouration. Regardless of which, I'd aim for 1 male to several females. Any help is greatly appreciated! Colin

I've had my eye's on melanochromis johanni's (sp?) for some time now. I've got a fully cycled 32G (year old) that has temporary occupants at the moment to keep it cycled. One of the LFS i deal with advised me that I could stock about 4 Johanni (1M:3F) in that tank as a species setup. Before...

I don't know if this is an emergency as the fish seems normal behavior-wise, however I bought a green spot puffer on Sunday (not for a community) and something isn't right. The store owner picked it out as it seemed the most active and healthy in the tank. We were both bs'ing about other...

Update: I have only been culturing MW's lately using the sweet potato baby food with a bit of bread (to absorb excess moisture) with no problems. My main culture right now has been running for a couple week. I add a little bit of bread as I see more moisture building up. I have added a tiny...

It's been a while.... Anyone else have any favourites to add? Colin

Thanks for the reply. I was wondering what happened with your daphnia when you mentioned giving that a shot. I'll have to look for the liquid vitamins. I like that idea. As for the excess liquid, another thought I had was to get wheat flour and use that to soak up the excess moisture. I...

Update on Microworms cultured with Heinz Organic Sweet Potato baby food and yeast: I first tried this with a couple spoonfulls of the baby food in a small plastic container with a pinch of yeast. To add a starter culture of microworms I put a couple drops of water in another MW culture and...

Yes, I know boiling does remove nutrients, but it doesn't fully deplete them. I use raw cucumber, but raw carrots I figure would be too hard and crunchy for most my fish. However I can't rule out raw carrots since I haven't tried them yet. I hadn't thought of steaming them. It seems logical...

I haven't forgotten about this thread. I haven't done any more experimenting on carrots yet, however I am currently trying to culture microworms using Heinz Organic Sweet Potato baby food and yeast. I started it last night and I can see the microworms are reproducing. Tomorrow we will have a...