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michika
red headed step child
Thank you.
Tank is doing well today, fish are being their usual selves. The last minute swap seems to be a success. Everyone is eating, and playing happily in the current provided by the seio 2600.
Next step is to finish the power control center. After that I think getting the permanent sump/'fug should be the next step, however I am betting that we'll end up doing the lights or the planned sliding storage drawer, or the sliding top off bucket.
Does anyone have any saucy fish tank storage ideas to share? How do you store your supplies? I mean all of your supplies, the small odds and ends, dry foods, testing equipment, etc. Photos would be awesome if you have them.
Tank is doing well today, fish are being their usual selves. The last minute swap seems to be a success. Everyone is eating, and playing happily in the current provided by the seio 2600.
Next step is to finish the power control center. After that I think getting the permanent sump/'fug should be the next step, however I am betting that we'll end up doing the lights or the planned sliding storage drawer, or the sliding top off bucket.
Does anyone have any saucy fish tank storage ideas to share? How do you store your supplies? I mean all of your supplies, the small odds and ends, dry foods, testing equipment, etc. Photos would be awesome if you have them.
WinnipegDragon
Canuckian
Cheap resin shelving units in my laundry room. Nothing saucy 
fareforce
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I just keep mine on the floor:
Just kidding. Seriously though. I am going to keep all of my stuff in my fish tank stand. It will all fit on the far right side cabinet of my stand. I use to keep everything in a linen closet near my fish tank. Before that I had a rubbermaid tote I stored everything in, and snapped the lid shut.
Just kidding. Seriously though. I am going to keep all of my stuff in my fish tank stand. It will all fit on the far right side cabinet of my stand. I use to keep everything in a linen closet near my fish tank. Before that I had a rubbermaid tote I stored everything in, and snapped the lid shut.
michika
red headed step child
Nice photos!
I have/had a drawer under my nano tank that I kept a lot of stuff in. I also have 3 boxes of misc. stuff in my second bedroom. I just need a cleaner more sleek way to keep everything. I hate having stuff out and laying about the condo.
Ah yes, Ebay...a place of many wonders.
I have/had a drawer under my nano tank that I kept a lot of stuff in. I also have 3 boxes of misc. stuff in my second bedroom. I just need a cleaner more sleek way to keep everything. I hate having stuff out and laying about the condo.
Ah yes, Ebay...a place of many wonders.
Electrobes
Montipora type guy
I have a small closet (Where the dog's stuff is, plus other misc stuff for them). All it took was one good clean out and a bunch of crap that needed to be thrown away and voila!
Whats the news on the Vlamingii Tang situation?
michika
red headed step child
I think I will take it, possibly pick it up on Friday or Saturday morning. I am hesitant that the original owner will not carry through with their end of the bargain and find the fish a proper home. I hope though that this temporary fix will help the fish in someway.
Since we are at least a year out from our 1000g system, I'm afraid it will outgrow the 180g before that system is ready. We have been amassing pumps, and equipment for the big system for awhile, so it should be pretty quick to bring online. I need to collect more rock at this point, but I have time to watch my local buy/sell boards to get more.
Since we are at least a year out from our 1000g system, I'm afraid it will outgrow the 180g before that system is ready. We have been amassing pumps, and equipment for the big system for awhile, so it should be pretty quick to bring online. I need to collect more rock at this point, but I have time to watch my local buy/sell boards to get more.
michika
red headed step child
Some more progress. Our gate valve FINALLY came in, at $60, it was quite the expense. Kevin used it to adjust the overflow height. So right now the water from the overflow goes straight into the rubbermaid sump/skimmer compartment, and then is returned to the tank.
The fish are eating me out of house and home at this point. It usually takes me about 6 to 10 weeks to make it through a ziplock bag of my own homemade food. However I have gone through my remaining half a bag in a few days. Why so quickly you ask? Because I picked up a few fish from the local LFS for a stupidly low price, as in $40 a fish. A few of the fish won't be staying with me long term, but they came as a package deal, so I couldn't really say no. At least they are in a bigger system now then they were before. I think they may have been in a 90 or 100g long when I got them. The scopas and the purple tang immediately became best of friends. They school together all day long.
I picked up a Powder Grey about 3 or 4 weeks ago, and put it into QT. When I got it, it looked thin, and its coloring was off. I originally thought that the coloring was a result of where it had been collected. While it was in QT its personality changed 180 degrees. It was shy initially, and skittish. Towards the end it was out all the time, always begging for food. The powder grey, or white cheek tang, immediately began to change color after a few days of being fed regularly. When I first picked it up it had a white back end, and did not display the white under its eye. Now after a couple of weeks of heavy feeding in QT it has color up to a nice solid dark grey, the yellow has come into is back end, and the white under its eye is beginning to appear. It also eats everything I put into the tank, a huge improvement from only picking at brine shrimp at the store.
Tomorrow I'll be making more homemade fish food. I have derived my recipe from an amalgamation of the contents of Jnarowe's, Melev's, Naka's and a few other's personal recipes. I've also added in a few things to tailor it to my tanks needs. I am making extra this time as usually since its a big hit on our local board.
The fish are eating me out of house and home at this point. It usually takes me about 6 to 10 weeks to make it through a ziplock bag of my own homemade food. However I have gone through my remaining half a bag in a few days. Why so quickly you ask? Because I picked up a few fish from the local LFS for a stupidly low price, as in $40 a fish. A few of the fish won't be staying with me long term, but they came as a package deal, so I couldn't really say no. At least they are in a bigger system now then they were before. I think they may have been in a 90 or 100g long when I got them. The scopas and the purple tang immediately became best of friends. They school together all day long.
I picked up a Powder Grey about 3 or 4 weeks ago, and put it into QT. When I got it, it looked thin, and its coloring was off. I originally thought that the coloring was a result of where it had been collected. While it was in QT its personality changed 180 degrees. It was shy initially, and skittish. Towards the end it was out all the time, always begging for food. The powder grey, or white cheek tang, immediately began to change color after a few days of being fed regularly. When I first picked it up it had a white back end, and did not display the white under its eye. Now after a couple of weeks of heavy feeding in QT it has color up to a nice solid dark grey, the yellow has come into is back end, and the white under its eye is beginning to appear. It also eats everything I put into the tank, a huge improvement from only picking at brine shrimp at the store.
Tomorrow I'll be making more homemade fish food. I have derived my recipe from an amalgamation of the contents of Jnarowe's, Melev's, Naka's and a few other's personal recipes. I've also added in a few things to tailor it to my tanks needs. I am making extra this time as usually since its a big hit on our local board.
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