I think it’s 4 feet deep, I can double check that though, LOL. (just have to find the tape measure).
Amber
Lenny V. aka GoldLenny wrote: > > How deep is your tank? I can’t imagine your tank not being VERY well lit > with 260 watts of CFL lighting. That’s over 2WPG but once again, […]
Okay Lenny I will set the timer to 7 or 8 hours then and see how that goes. The window faces the tank so the room is lighted from outside so they get a good dawn/dusk environment already, and I have a night light over the tank (with a blue led lighting). […]
The lake might freeze over, but I’m really not sure to be honest. Some of our lakes freeze over through the winter though.
Amber
Lenny V. aka GoldLenny wrote: > > While much of your terrestrial vegetation may live through the winter, do > your lakes/reservoirs assume freezing or extremely cold temps? If yes, > […]
Okay I will cut the lighting down a bit, how far do you think? Is 8 hours still too much? I keep the front and side panel’s fairly well scraped off each week too. I don’t have a phosphate test kit, and doubt that my LFS has one, but will check later […]
Oops forgot to say how long the lights are on. I’ve been keeping them on for 12 hours but I can lower that if need be.
Amber
“Lenny V. aka GoldLenny” wrote:
>Actually, Amber, you should go back and re-read the >http://thegab.org/Articles/WalstadTank.html. In reading what you are saying >(and I didn’t realize your algae had become […]
Normally I do weekly 25% PWC’S and filter cleaning. I was just starting to do more water changes this week as another option. My fish store is out of plants right now too. They should get more in later this week. Its hard to fill a 125gallon tank out of a 20 gallon from the […]
Actually, Amber, you should go back and re-read the http://thegab.org/Articles/WalstadTank.html. In reading what you are saying (and I didn’t realize your algae had become such a problem) some of what you may be doing is contradictory to the Walstad method and could be contributing to the algae.
Remember that a planted tank needs a balance […]
I’ll admit that I’ve never heard of these before until now. LOL
I guess you’ve Googled and found these threads but just in case you haven’t. Links to pics and YouTubes are in these threads.
http://www.shrimpnow.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3499
http://www.petshrimp.com/discussions/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=3177&start=0&st=0&s k=t&sd=a
http://www.franksaquarium.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=440
http://www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=270830
http://www.theshrimpfarm.com/blog/archives/188
Cherry Shrimp would be cheaper and easier but the crabs are definitely something different.
Lenny Vasbinder Fish Blog - http://GoldLenny.blogspot.com (Links […]
That’s why I live in N’Awlins.. when it floods, the fish go free. LOL
But seriously, I haven’t seen much written on this topic… but I bet it’s been discussed on BadMan’s or TheKrib’s sites. I just did a quick Google and here’s a few archived discussions from sites that I recognize as usually reliable […]
If the tank is well established and the bio load not too high, then the interior substrate, décor and glass should have enough bacteria to regrow the population on the new media. Also the interior surfaces of the filter itself have colonies.
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From: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Shirley Reichard Sent: Sunday, March […]