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[elephantnose3334]

you should be able to put a few shrimp in it now

Yeah, good thinking. I'll wait for my fish to pass away or moved into a bigger tank first, then remove the fake plants and redo the tank.

 

[elephantnose3334]

I have decided the fate of the Petworx 41L tank once my tetras die. It will be a shrimp tank. The tank will get a major redo and live plants will be used instead of fake plants.

 

[elephantnose3334]

I forgot to mention is it possible to make an aquarium out of this 15.2L jar? I might have to cut off the handle and remove the lid in order to do this. Here is the link to the jar:

https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B09S3973D9/ref=cbw_us_au_dp_ags?smid=A4XRJ8S0WXSO0

There is a similar jar here:

https://www.amazon.com.au/Yaomiao-Opening-Airtight-Canister-Containers/dp/B0CCYJX6XB/ref=sr_1_11?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.0QkfLT4ICOOeBxFceTnlRHvJBJClYTDa7LzxLbBk9uANCjj-GOMkgZScQIUBrKwvaBnl-TP2hxqOKNB8Ao9XDm49jIoV63wRG5sTRix6jKCcHH4KYCFpk6icewkIuy0gJjG40vgaRGzEWfLTW6vhzNkRbugL5FPPB5CYnIYM_5sqpzkapjwsw1PvmqKSkbnXHY1wOURWYuVfi2vNRGWr1AUQl2i_eQ_YmPxInJ1mdSXIhSWCcn1Y5XrpDyyv3WHt61H7_0xMDa4l8a41ji7czn7Pd-RFdTN4zxxNRr8jQDc.l8bMMek29C7t1ihdEzoIff1xhgG44nj73bA-hle0ITQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=Daitouge&qid=1709380702&sr=8-11

I also got a round jar from Good Sammy after work yesterday and wondering if I do a special project on it, i.e. moss aquarium with no inhabitants. I will send you a picture of it tomorrow.

 

[Colin_T]

You can make a small aquarium out of most things but considering the price of that jar ($186), you are better off buying a normal aquarium.

 

[elephantnose3334]

You can make a small aquarium out of most things but considering the price of that jar ($186), you are better off buying a normal aquarium.

Today's Sunday. An idea popped up into my mind yesterday after seeing two large jars (3 and 4 gallons) from Amazon. One of them have a handle, the other does not have a handle. One is slightly cheaper than the other.

Yes, but I'll give it a try. 15.2L and 16L are sufficient for a nano jar aquarium and its inhabitants. I need to ask mum and dad first though. I have seen people make aquaria out of 1 gallon jars, but they're insufficient for the inhabitants. I will write a freshwater journal once the jar arrives from my house and I will keep you updated. The 16L one is $6 cheaper than the one with the handle. I choose the Yaomiao jar because it is approx. 4 gallons compared to the 15.2L jar, which is 3 gallons. Bigger is better, at least.

This will be used as a practice aquarium for small live plants. I was thinking of adding some inverts into the jar aquarium but that'll need some research. I don't know if live plants will thrive in a large jar, but I will try my best in looking after them.

I just hope that the 16L jar aquarium project will work...

 

[MattW]

This will be used as a practice aquarium for small live plants. I was thinking of adding some inverts into the jar aquarium but that'll need some research. I don't know if live plants will thrive in a large jar, but I will try my best in looking after them.

My first experience with live aquatic plants was with an open Jar. Can't remember the size but it was at least 12+ Liters with aqua soil, Sagittaria subulata, and a couple of Marimo balls. A small LED light for 4 hours a day and no inhabitants. It was a great little experiment that lasted about 4-5 months, the sag grew quite well.

 

[elephantnose3334]

@Colin_T I do appreciate you being in the thread, so thanks for being helpful to me. Practice makes perfect in terms of aquariums and other hobbies. I am being a good person nowadays. The forum's much better with you coming in occasionally. I plan a lot and some of the plans may not be taking place. I like getting jars because they're like me collecting interesting stuff, such as bird feathers.

I was fuming like fire over Live Lighter ads again because of the current campaign airing until July which focuses on menu apps and their impact on health. I do not like nightmare-fuel PSAs, PIFs and adverts that focus on health and other bad stuff. I do not care about Live Lighter recipes and never make them, so everyone else I know don't make recipes from them, but that's my opinion. I need some time to think. Focus. I'm calmer now. But old anti-smoking ads are worse. However, I'm not going to post the videos about them.

Eww (x3), I do not want to talk about the anti-smoking ad from the UK showing a cigarette with a growth on it... An earlier anti-smoking ad by the British Heart Foundation in 2004 is so gross I don't want to even mention the content of it. I think they were targeted to adults and young adults smoking. Yuck, why did the UK govt. do this? Why? I'm from Australia, not in the UK, but why did they do that?

 

[elephantnose3334]

Hi @Fishmanic,

I never post videos of bad anti-smoking ads and other bad health-related ads. I understand the rules nowadays. I was freaked out by old anti-smoking ads but I never do anything bad for my health. Anti-smoking and other health-related ads are a nightmare to me. I'm trying to stop watching them and it sometimes doesn't work out well. I understand that there is something wrong with me again. I had to watch some of those ads on daytime TV because it aired sometimes. I am worried about myself watching those ads again.

I just need some time off the thread for a few hours because of some circumstances I have currently. I need to recover from them.

 

[elephantnose3334]

I'm back. I was figuring out how to aquascape a Yaomiao 4 gallon jar (25cm wide x 40cm high with a 16cm opening) with the Walstad method. This method is hard to do with a beginner like me. Gonna do some research on this method a bit later. I know it's a storage jar but converting it into an aquarium with inverts and live plants would be a good idea.

Here is a jar I got from Good Sammy after work two days ago. It cost $4 and I don't know if it will make a good experimental aquarium. I also don't know its specifications so it's guesswork for me, and that the size of the jar may be too small for shrimp and snails. I'm waiting for the 4 gallon jar to give the green light. I know, I am now obsessed with large jars and 10 gallon fishbowls now.

I will get a Petworx 91L 45cm cube aquarium for cardinal tetras later in the future, and I will convert my existing 41L tank into a shrimp tank once all my tetras die or are moved into a bigger tank. I'm always planning, so not all plans come into fruition.

 

[elephantnose3334]

The very future of our native fish depends on us hobbyists. I am willing to take part of an important thing called meetings. ANGFA meetings to be precise. The next meeting I will go is on the 21st. Hope I got it right because it's set in every third Thursday of every month. I have never been to an ANGFA meeting before, but I will have fun at the meeting.

And @Colin_T, today's World Wildlife Day and we will celebrate our great native freshwater fishes from around the world. We can help save these species from extinction by captive-breeding programs, habitat protection and other great stuff. Freshwater environments need our serious help. I wonder if you can donate to as many fish conservation-related charities as possible. Any tips to help save native freshwater fishes during World Wildlife Day? Darn it, I missed out on World Wetlands Day, which was held on the 2nd of February.

World Wildlife Day in my opinion should be implemented by our federal and state governments because native wildlife are especially important in my country. Why doesn't Australia celebrate World Wildlife Day often compared to other countries? I want to play my part in saving animals and doing my hobby at the same time.

Our focus fish is the salamanderfish. So rare that you will never see one in the wild or in captivity. And they're disappearing fast. I wonder if I can go and get some down south, but I can't drive a car because I'm not ready yet, and I might have to be an adult and get a permit to get them. I understand that some fisheries officers might say no, but I am doing it to save the species. I'm brave and I'm willing to follow your footsteps in saving the elusive salamanderfish. I might need a big tank to start with, then cycle it until it's mature enough, and finally try to breed the wild-caught salamanderfish for the first time. Is it okay to give some individual fish to the Perth Zoo for conservation purposes, if they build an exhibit for them? The new plan for the zoo made by the local government is to shrink the Australian section and expand the African and Asian sections, which is not good for the Australian exhibit because it used to be the biggest part of the zoo. I understand that it's not likely that the zoo will build a salamanderfish exhibit before the fish themselves go extinct.

Is it possible to get salamanderfish without getting fined by fisheries?

 

[MattW]

Eww (x3), I do not want to talk about the anti-smoking ad from the UK showing a cigarette with a growth on it... An earlier anti-smoking ad by the British Heart Foundation in 2004 is so gross I don't want to even mention the content of it. I think they were targeted to adults and young adults smoking. Yuck, why did the UK govt. do this? Why? I'm from Australia, not in the UK, but why did they do that?

The reason these types of adverts were created was basically to make people stop smoking. The NHS over the last 15-20 years has become so worn-thin from cuts and lack of government attention that the only way money can somewhat be saved and patient lists decreased is by having adverts that show the gruesome nature of smoking, like the Quit Smoking campaign. It's also why the UK also has images of damaged organs, cancers, rotten teeth, etc from smoking on the cigarette packets themselves. It's all an attempt to put people off the idea of smoking.

I did papers on medicine through time while at High school and college from the 9th century up to the 21st, and many papers had questions and references to the 2007 indoor smoking ban, the introduction of images on cigarette packets, and even images of smoking-related patients laying lifeless. It has become quite a large topic of conversation in the UK with it being debated in parliament many times over the last 20 years. Both my parents have been in the NHS for over 35+ years now (ENT) and have seen an increase in patients admitted because of smoking-related illnesses. I couldn't begin to imagine the percentage of patient admittance for respiratory problems.

 

[elephantnose3334]

The reason these types of adverts were created was basically to make people stop smoking. The NHS over the last 15-20 years has become so worn-thin from cuts and lack of government attention that the only way money can somewhat be saved and patient lists decreased is by having adverts that show the gruesome nature of smoking, like the Quit Smoking campaign. It's also why the UK also has images of damaged organs, cancers, rotten teeth, etc from smoking on the cigarette packets themselves. It's all an attempt to put people off the idea of smoking.

I did papers on medicine through time while at High school and college from the 9th century up to the 21st, and many papers had questions and references to the 2007 indoor smoking ban, the introduction of images on cigarette packets, and even images of smoking-related patients laying lifeless. It has become quite a large topic of conversation in the UK with it being debated in parliament many times over the last 20 years. Both my parents have been in the NHS for over 35+ years now (ENT) and have seen an increase in patients admitted because of smoking-related illnesses. I couldn't begin to imagine the percentage of patient admittance for respiratory problems.

Interesting, but those ads should have never aired on British TV in my opinion. Did the NHS air these ads with the help of the UK govt.? So how and why people see these adverts on daytime TV?

 

[MattW]

Interesting, but those ads should have never aired on British TV in my opinion. Did the NHS air these ads with the help of the UK govt.? So how and why people see these adverts on daytime TV?

Those adverts scarred my childhood along with the Speeding car/school trip advert (those in the UK know what I'm talking about). I believe they did as the NHS is gov funded. We in the UK have a 9 pm Watershed where material deemed harmful to children is not broadcast up to 9 pm. Though I think most children nowadays are awake well after 9 pm, I certainly was. I can't fully recall but I swear I saw anti-smoking adverts on daytime television.

Watershed - https://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv-radio-a...or-consumers/television/what-is-the-watershed

 

[elephantnose3334]

Those adverts scarred my childhood along with the Speeding car/school trip advert (those in the UK know what I'm talking about). I believe they did as the NHS is gov funded. We in the UK have a 9 pm Watershed where material deemed harmful to children is not broadcast up to 9 pm. Though I think most children nowadays are awake well after 9 pm, I certainly was. I can't fully recall but I swear I saw anti-smoking adverts on daytime television.

Watershed - https://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv-radio-a...or-consumers/television/what-is-the-watershed

I see. I understand that some adverts may have a bad impact on us. There was an advert aired that I don't remember some parts of anymore. It was about a man freeing two foxes from a cage and the hens are clucking in fear as the foxes begin to pounce on them, and that woke an onscreen child up from their bed. I don't remember the message anymore, but it may be from the state government. It may have aired once a long time ago.

 

[elephantnose3334]

Hi @GaryE.

I understand that I'm trying to make this thread family-friendly, and I may have a problem with myself. I know I'm still a student, but learning is key. Nowadays, I am friendly to anyone in the forum. I had learning curves before and I'm feeling better now than before. I like people with expertise on their hobby. I have a question for you: Is a 4 gallon glass jar sufficient enough to become an aquarium, without fish? I am obsessed with glass stuff that are shaped like a cube, rectangular box or a circle, such as 10 gallon (giant) fishbowls, large jars and of course, aquaria. I just have to be really careful with them when carrying them.