450L Of Salty Water To Tang Tank

[kiriyama]

It looks like it's coming together Enjoy the visit to Mike's , to far away for me I hear he has some Punks arrived and ready for sale soon I would love a look at all the Tropheus tanks I wouldn't get to bothered looking at the empty tank, I had 3 , only 3 fish in one and some fry in the other...
Looking forward to seeing what you brin home with you, I bet you get carried away

 

[Morri]

Me ? Get carried away Never!!!!

Sold my GHL etc. so have a few pounds spare

Looking at 12 - 15 Cyp Utinta unless there are some others that take my fancy

3 - 4 Wild Ventralis dependant on what I see

4 Synodontis lucipinnis 'Dwarf Petricola' Not 100% on the numbers

a pair of punks as Elisew keeps telling me I need them

And a pair of Calvus or Compressiceps not sure which yet

 

[kiriyama]

Me ? Get carried away Never!!!!

Sold my GHL etc. so have a few pounds spare

Looking at 12 - 15 Cyp Utinta unless there are some others that take my fancy

3 - 4 Wild Ventralis dependant on what I see

4 Synodontis lucipinnis 'Dwarf Petricola' Not 100% on the numbers

a pair of punks as Elisew keeps telling me I need them

And a pair of Calvus or Compressiceps not sure which yet

Good number on the Cyps, be nice to see what the Utinta are like when coloured up, you definately need Punks , very entertaining, plenty of Calvus to choose from but have seen some Compressiceps (Kigoma) wild , very tempting

 

[elisew]

Me ? Get carried away Never!!!!

Sold my GHL etc. so have a few pounds spare

Looking at 12 - 15 Cyp Utinta unless there are some others that take my fancy

3 - 4 Wild Ventralis dependant on what I see

4 Synodontis lucipinnis 'Dwarf Petricola' Not 100% on the numbers

a pair of punks as Elisew keeps telling me I need them

And a pair of Calvus or Compressiceps not sure which yet

So am I getting the blame for encouraging you?

You`ll love the punks if you get them, they`re entertaining and give a bit more colour to the tank with the yellow of their fins. They`re funny, proud little fish who will swim around with their fins erect a lot of the time, they`re just brill
I got my lucipinnis from Mike and have to say they`re really healthy and very busy little things and have grown a fair bit since I got them. I have 6 as apparently the larger the number in a group the more they`ll interact and spend time out in the tank.....mine still stay hidden within the holes and cracks in the ocean rock though
Have a word with Mike about the numbers, he`ll be able to advise you

It's a good list you`ve got together, you`ll have a pretty peaceful tank which with the Tangs is good. Peaceful and enjoyable to watch

 

[bullit]

morri. mike has a lovely pair of nsumba black calvus. Was really tempted myself but id gone up for the goldheads.

 

[Morri]

Shhhh you lot I am struggling with just having an empty tank

I was looking at the Gold Heads but was also looking at Calvus

I am off next Friday so if all is settled I will go then

 

[Morri]

Nitrites are still not dropping off am I just being impatient ammonia took 6 days to drop off been 2 weeks was expecting nitrites to have dropped by now ?

PH is 7.4
10 ml ammonia a day
Ammonia drops to 0 everyday
Nitrites stay purple even after a while still purple on API test kit

 

[woody88]

Nitrites are still not dropping off am I just being impatient ammonia took 6 days to drop off been 2 weeks was expecting nitrites to have dropped by now ?

PH is 7.4
10 ml ammonia a day
Ammonia drops to 0 everyday
Nitrites stay purple even after a while still purple on API test kit

Lovin this journel so far mate. Just be patient regarding the nitrite it will soon drop.

 

[Morri]

Thanks Woody

I think things are going the right way as up till now when I add the API test solution it went purple straight away

Now the solution starts blue then goes purple over the next few mins

So Fingers crossed for this weekend

 

[bae1994]

looks good so far hope the nitrate drops soon for you

 

[kiriyama]

Just hang in there , not long now

 

[Morri]

Aye tested again later showing 0.25 Nitrites if 0 when i get home I will do a big water change to get rid of the Nitrates.

Fill it back up keep feeding ammonia until Friday another water change then fish on Sat

 

[kiriyama]

Aye tested again later showing 0.25 Nitrites if 0 when i get home I will do a big water change to get rid of the Nitrates.

Fill it back up keep feeding ammonia until Friday another water change then fish on Sat

You have the patience of a saint, never one a fishless cycle, admiration to your perceverance

 

[Morri]

As suspected nitrites are 0 tonight

Just need to do a 400L water change to get rid of them nitrates fun fun fun

 

[kiriyama]

As suspected nitrites are 0 tonight

Just need to do a 400L water change to get rid of them nitrates fun fun fun

Oh the joy, buckets, water butt or hose ?