10 Tank's fish and tanks

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Hello. Generally take Friday through Sunday off. No tanks these days. If you're reading this, please take a little time tomorrow to look for military veterans. The older vets, like me will typically wear a ball cap with the name of their branch of service or squadron or ship they attached to during their service time. The older vets like you to say "Thanks for your service and welcome home". The younger guys like to talk a little about their time in the service. So, if you're inclined to to pay a short tribute to those who took advantage of a privilege not may do and paid back a little of the debt we all owe to our great country for giving us the gift of freedom.

Thank you so much!

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It's Saturday and Veterans' Day. Today, after going to a Veterans' Day program at one of our local parks, we went over to the local government conservation office to check on their 55 gallon tank. The Glo fish are doing nicely and they have some small species of shark and a yellow spotted Pleco. Of course, they named the Pleco "Spot". Anyway, we competed a 50 percent water change and cleaned the sponge filters. Here's a tip for you, if you change enough water, you won't have to clean the sponges, but maybe once every couple of weeks. We change half the water twice a week, because they have several fish in there and we don't want the water chemistry to go bad. The tank is looking good and the Anubias plants have several new leaves. The lighting is likely in the medium range and the plants are fairly large and tall, so the level of light must be pretty good.

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A sunny Sunday in northern Colorado. It's close to 60 degrees here, so I'm taking advantage of the slightly warmer weather to do a water change on my 300 gallon outdoor trough. The Koi I put in back in September have actually grown a bit. The largest is roughly 10 inches and the other three aren't far behind. Even though Koi are what we call "Trash fish", they can be very colorful. The Yellow and black one is especially pretty. Even though these fish are bottom feeders and extremely tolerant of poorer water conditions, they do appreciate a flush of clean water. I perform a fairly large water change about every four to five days.

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It's Monday and have to change the water on a 45 and two 55 gallon tanks. You can save time on tank maintenance if when you get out the gear to change the water, change a bit more than usual and work up to the point you change half every week. When the water is extra clean, you won't need to clean the filters nearly as often, because they are simply filtering water that's already clean. So, you can save a little time. The time saved adds up. I keep the tank water in the lower range of the ideal temperature. The cool water slows reproduction and by not feeding as often the fishes' reproduction is much slower. This is fine for me, because I don't want too many fish in my tanks. This can create water chemistry problems and this will cause problems for the fish.

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Ah Tuesday. It's trash day. We get our trash picked up, very important. Anyway, we're working on four tanks this morning. Changing out half the water on a 50 and three 55 gallon tanks. Sponge filters are interesting. One week they clog up fast and the next there's not much in them. This is strange to me, because I maintain the tanks the same way every week. Since I'm retired, I very seldom miss a scheduled water change. One end of the siphon stays in the shower drain and the other end is just moved from tank to tank. So simple. Can easily get the tanks done in a morning. I was asked once, "What is the most important part of keeping fish?" I said, "What makes up the largest piece of the whole tank system". That's easy, it's the water. Correct. Now, all you need to do to be successful is to maintain the water. Used to think keeping fish was too hard for an old person to learn. Come to find out, the hobby is simple if you keep things simple. How much simpler can things get, if you just need to change half the water every few days?

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Wednesday. Hump Day. Thank you to all you people who are still working here in the US. Do a good job. There are many people depending on you. Especially, those drawing Social Security. Your time is coming and believe me, Social Security will be there when you need it! Anyway, today we work on a 75 and 100 gallon tanks. Plus, we go to the government office and clean their 55 gallon. They have Glo Fish and some Sharks and a Pleco they named "Spot". Don't be afraid of Glo Fish. Yes, they're genetically modified. But, if you like them, then get them. Glo Fish have given the hobby a new thing that potential tank keepers can be interested in and keep the hobby going. These fish can be as healthy as any if given good water conditions. I've seen these fish close up and I like them. I think you will too!

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[MuddyWaters]

Wednesday. Hump Day. Thank you to all you people who are still working here in the US. Do a good job. There are many people depending on you. Especially, those drawing Social Security. Your time is coming and believe me, Social Security will be there when you need it! Anyway, today we work on a 75 and 100 gallon tanks. Plus, we go to the government office and clean their 55 gallon. They have Glo Fish and some Sharks and a Pleco they named "Spot". Don't be afraid of Glo Fish. Yes, they're genetically modified. But, if you like them, then get them. Glo Fish have given the hobby a new thing that potential tank keepers can be interested in and keep the hobby going. These fish can be as healthy as any if given good water conditions. I've seen these fish close up and I like them. I think you will too!

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Well, 10, I am looking forward to not working LOL. I'm grateful to have the job that I do, but if I could make the math work I'd retire tomorrow. I bought some green glofish- I like the bright color. I debated a bit on the genetic stuff, but when I realized they weren't injected with color, I figured what the heck. They are very active and are a fun part of my tank. I don't think I'll put them in the big tank I'm cycling now, but they are definitely a fun edition to my little one.

 

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Hello Muddy. You've made my day! Didn't think very many people were interested in my posts. But, I do try to add a few things that I've learned over the last 20 years in this hobby. I'm so glad you've tried these fish. I think they're stunning. The tank I manage has Glo fish Pristellas, Barbs, and Skirt Tetras. They have some small Glo fish sharks too. The sharks are especially interesting. I think a couple of their Skirts are pregnant. Apparently, the fry will carry the fluorescent protein gene. I guess that's what this is called. Anyway, they're a little out of my price range.

I retired at the end of 2019, so I'm still getting into a new routine. I started working in 1977. So, by 2019, I was ready. I hope you'll reply here whenever you have anything to talk about.

Thanks so much for posting here!

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Hello, hello. We're easing into the the weekend and that's when we get a little break in the action of taking care of fish tanks. But, before we take a break, we have a 55 gallon tank in our living room to work on Will change half the tank water and check on the single, large sponge filter. Possibly, we'll trim the plants. We have some Anubias, Anacharis and little Hornwort. We have 18 or so Giant Danios in there and some female Guppies. We'll also check on the fish in the outdoor 300 gallon trough. We added four large Koi this Summer and we've decided to change the water in the tank a bit more often. We have no filters in the trough, just heavy aeration to keep the oxygen content at a healthy level for the fish. The weather here has been unseasonably warm. It was close to 70 degrees yesterday and the temperature at night stays around 25 to 30. That's pretty warm for us.

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Happy Friday. Today is typically a day off from working on tanks, but we'll change half the water in the 300 gallon, just because we can. It never hurts to perform a water change outside the normal routine. In fact, it's never wrong to change out the water, ever. Large water changes, energize my fish. I mean if you lived in the same water you did your "business" in, wouldn't you want the water changed frequently. I know I would. Water changes take the place of a lot of worry about whether or not your fish a healthy. Fish in near pure water conditions are healthy, so you don't need to fret about them being infected by something in the tank. Because, disease causing bacteria and other pathogens don't grow well in pure water.

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Back again. Just finished the large water change on the 300 gallon and the fish were playing in the new water as it was filling the tank. It's as I said before, water changes are exciting to fish. It's like one of us taking a cool shower after coming in from doing Summer time yard work. I fed the fish after the water change and they were really going after the food. Of course, they're not fed very often, so that's got a lot to do with their enthusiasm. But, if you want to keep your fish around a long time, then change a lot of their water and change it often. By the way, I lost a White Skirt Tetra yesterday. It was at least six years old. It was in a 60 gallon tank that I got used probably seven or eight years ago. The Skirt was one of a group I put in a year or maybe two after I got the tank. There are still three left. That's not luck, that's keeping a clean tank all the time.

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Happy Saturday. Not working on any tank today. Just enjoying the fish and the clear water. Large weekly water changes really act as a supplemental water filter by removing much of the very small floating debris that causes the haziness in the water. The tanks aren't heavily stocked and by keeping the tank water at the cool end of the fishes' ideal water temperature, they aren't as frisky from a reproduction standpoint. So, the waste load on the tank water is kept to a minimum.

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[Lcc86]

Back again. Just finished the large water change on the 300 gallon and the fish were playing in the new water as it was filling the tank. It's as I said before, water changes are exciting to fish. It's like one of us taking a cool shower after coming in from doing Summer time yard work. I fed the fish after the water change and they were really going after the food. Of course, they're not fed very often, so that's got a lot to do with their enthusiasm. But, if you want to keep your fish around a long time, then change a lot of their water and change it often. By the way, I lost a White Skirt Tetra yesterday. It was at least six years old. It was in a 60 gallon tank that I got used probably seven or eight years ago. The Skirt was one of a group I put in a year or maybe two after I got the tank. There are still three left. That's not luck, that's keeping a clean tank all the time.

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I know what you mean about fish getting excited after a water change, mine always come out to have a good look around after a water change even though I put everything back where it was! My frogs all come to the top when I change water too but I think that's because they think it's dinner time.

 

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This is just crazy. Almost forgot to check the 55 gallon tank I'm managing for a government office. No worries though. Just needed to perform a water change, trim up some plants and clean the two sponge filters. The office has some different species of Glo Fish and one of the Skirt Tetras is very round. Looks like we could have some little ones before too long. The building has been much cooler on the weekends, to save energy. So, we've had to install a couple of Eheim heaters. The heaters are both 150 watt , so the water temperature is a steady 78 degrees.

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This is Sunday. Even the most fanatical water keeper needs a day off from the chores once in a while. Today is that day. Will feed the fish today. When you only feed every other day, the fish are especially enthusiastic. But, we just feed a little, so the fish spend more time foraging around for a missed piece of food. They do their part to keep the tank a bit cleaner.

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