What Works for Me May Not Work for You
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HAHA I keep this forum open all day at work TOO!
and I never wash my hands before sticking them in the tank. Often I've had a glass of wine (or two) and decide to do "grooming" of the fish and dogs. No problems yet though!
and I never wash my hands before sticking them in the tank. Often I've had a glass of wine (or two) and decide to do "grooming" of the fish and dogs. No problems yet though!
1. I quarantined twice. Lost 22 cyps and 6 multies. Heaters malfunction both times.
2. I don't believe in heaters on my tanks, just wanted those fish to be less stressed.
3. I don't clean my canisters unless there is so much algae my pleco cannot keep up.
4. I keep multies and elipsifers together without a single loss, unless you count fry and I don't.
5. I can't breed my triple red caucs or german blues unless I neglect them with partials once a month.
6. I do 20% twice a week on my tang cichlid tanks, they grow faster than anyone I've seen reporting.
7. I do 10% WC on my reef tank once a week if I remember...with tap water.
8. I lug 5 gallon buckets and not because I think it's zen, but because I'm cheap and this hobby costs way too much as it is.
2. I don't believe in heaters on my tanks, just wanted those fish to be less stressed.
3. I don't clean my canisters unless there is so much algae my pleco cannot keep up.
4. I keep multies and elipsifers together without a single loss, unless you count fry and I don't.
5. I can't breed my triple red caucs or german blues unless I neglect them with partials once a month.
6. I do 20% twice a week on my tang cichlid tanks, they grow faster than anyone I've seen reporting.
7. I do 10% WC on my reef tank once a week if I remember...with tap water.
8. I lug 5 gallon buckets and not because I think it's zen, but because I'm cheap and this hobby costs way too much as it is.
- Big believer in quarantine (had a sick angel who didn't make it, then 3 clown loaches showed ich after getting them, all well now)
- About 25% water change weekly
- A bit overstocked (though all fish are still small. Getting a 125 - 150g before the clowns get big)
- Test at least once a week (mainly ammonia and nitrates)
- About 25% water change weekly
- A bit overstocked (though all fish are still small. Getting a 125 - 150g before the clowns get big)
- Test at least once a week (mainly ammonia and nitrates)
You are welcome:thm:
I guess it is the Rebel in me. lol!
I love when someone tells me something cannot be done(within reason.) This Hobby for me has kept me out of trouble and a welcome relief ,( escape) from the day to day grind.
I figured that I was not alone in my thinking , When I find something that works I usually stick to it or modify it to fit me.
The responses have been very enlightening and therapeutic.
Keep up the Good work and keep me smiling!!!
Wow! This thread makes me feel a lot better!
-My 5 gallon hex is, and always has been, overstocked. I haven't had any problems with ammonia or anything else since the tank finished cycling. Until the day before yesterday, that is, when I had a fish die (was the first death since the tank finished cycling).
-I tend to overstock my tanks.
-I test my water before I do a water change, or if something happens. I almost always only test ammonia.
-I try to do a 25-30% water change every week in all my tanks. I don't always succeed.
-All of my tanks (with the exception of my 5 hex) have more filtration than they need.
-I keep fish with my turtles. I have about 50 guppies, ranging in age from newborn fry to four months old and one adult, in with my 2" yellow bellied slider. I have a 5" comet goldfish that refused to be eaten in with my two adult African sideneck turtles.
-I have live plants in all of my tanks.
-There have been times when I didn't wash my gravel very much, if at all.
-I recently fell in love with using sand.
-I have never quarantined a fish, though I plan to if I ever get around to using my 29 gallon for fish.
-There are seven tanks in my bedroom (my 5 hex, a ten gallon, a 55 gallon turtle tank, a 20 gallon turtle tank, an empty, soon-to-be-betta-tank, an empty 1.5 gallon tank that was once used for raising fry, and an empty, leaky 29 gallon tank).
-I've had more success with my guppy fry since I stopped trying to move them to their own tank.
-When I do a water change, I rinse my filter in the used water. If it's really dirty, I rinse it under hot tap water.
-I fast my fish once a week, with the exception of my guppies (that's just because of the fry).
-There is a Python in the garage that my mom said I could have. I still don't use it, preferring instead to use buckets (which sometimes involves taking buckets of water upstairs).
-And apparently, I have lots of confessions to make, and I'm long-winded.
-My 5 gallon hex is, and always has been, overstocked. I haven't had any problems with ammonia or anything else since the tank finished cycling. Until the day before yesterday, that is, when I had a fish die (was the first death since the tank finished cycling).
-I tend to overstock my tanks.
-I test my water before I do a water change, or if something happens. I almost always only test ammonia.
-I try to do a 25-30% water change every week in all my tanks. I don't always succeed.
-All of my tanks (with the exception of my 5 hex) have more filtration than they need.
-I keep fish with my turtles. I have about 50 guppies, ranging in age from newborn fry to four months old and one adult, in with my 2" yellow bellied slider. I have a 5" comet goldfish that refused to be eaten in with my two adult African sideneck turtles.
-I have live plants in all of my tanks.
-There have been times when I didn't wash my gravel very much, if at all.
-I recently fell in love with using sand.
-I have never quarantined a fish, though I plan to if I ever get around to using my 29 gallon for fish.
-There are seven tanks in my bedroom (my 5 hex, a ten gallon, a 55 gallon turtle tank, a 20 gallon turtle tank, an empty, soon-to-be-betta-tank, an empty 1.5 gallon tank that was once used for raising fry, and an empty, leaky 29 gallon tank).
-I've had more success with my guppy fry since I stopped trying to move them to their own tank.
-When I do a water change, I rinse my filter in the used water. If it's really dirty, I rinse it under hot tap water.
-I fast my fish once a week, with the exception of my guppies (that's just because of the fry).
-There is a Python in the garage that my mom said I could have. I still don't use it, preferring instead to use buckets (which sometimes involves taking buckets of water upstairs).
-And apparently, I have lots of confessions to make, and I'm long-winded.
- I only use sponge filters in my betta tanks (some of which are only 2.5 gallons)
- I overstock in all my tanks, but not by a lot (honestly!)
- I never gravel vac my larger planted tanks or shrimp tanks, just hover over the substrate.
- I like sand substrate
- I don't mind ramshorn/pond/mts snails anymore and actually like them!
- I have never qt'ed any of my fish and have never had a problem because of it.
- I don't test my water's parameters anymore, not even during a cycle for a new setup, but will test parameters if there is an obvious problem in one of my tanks.
- I don't like pythons for water changes
- I didn't properly level my larger tanks before filling them or use shims under their stands when I first set them up (!) but I definitely plan on making sure they're level at my new house before setting them up again.
- I overstock in all my tanks, but not by a lot (honestly!)
- I never gravel vac my larger planted tanks or shrimp tanks, just hover over the substrate.
- I like sand substrate
- I don't mind ramshorn/pond/mts snails anymore and actually like them!
- I have never qt'ed any of my fish and have never had a problem because of it.
- I don't test my water's parameters anymore, not even during a cycle for a new setup, but will test parameters if there is an obvious problem in one of my tanks.
- I don't like pythons for water changes
- I didn't properly level my larger tanks before filling them or use shims under their stands when I first set them up (!) but I definitely plan on making sure they're level at my new house before setting them up again.
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-I do 75% water change weekly
-I feed the fish in my 55 gallon 2x a day for 6 days a week. The 5 gallon are fed once a day for 7 days
-I love feeding my fish lots of different foods
-I have horrible stocking habits when it comes to my mbuna
-I rarely test the water
-I cycled my 55 gallon with feeder goldfish :lipssealedsmilie: Didn't loose any though
-I have never quarantined my fish
-I use a garden hose hooked up to the laundry sink to drain and refill my tank. I rarely get the water temp to match up well.
-I feed the fish in my 55 gallon 2x a day for 6 days a week. The 5 gallon are fed once a day for 7 days
-I love feeding my fish lots of different foods
-I have horrible stocking habits when it comes to my mbuna
-I rarely test the water
-I cycled my 55 gallon with feeder goldfish :lipssealedsmilie: Didn't loose any though
-I have never quarantined my fish
-I use a garden hose hooked up to the laundry sink to drain and refill my tank. I rarely get the water temp to match up well.
xxx---xxx This thread makes me feel NORMAL xxx---xxx
-i never test the water
- ive flushed live bully fish (siamese fighter lol)
-i prefere to lift fish out with my unwashed hands than the net (which i hate)
-i love different foods rather than crap flakes
-i do the bucket method
-ive never heard or used the carbon
-newly found sand lover
-thinkin of snails...
-use cellotape around my lid to keep my crab in
- swear by "seaveiw" background adhesive!!
-have a crush on my silverdollars xxx
-usualy dont clean filter untill the flow stops lol
- do head count at least once a day
-WC at the weekends (mostly)
-hoover poo and turn sand once a week (sometimes)
-i get bored easily with the decor
-never remove fry and let the fish have a feast lolllll
-havnt had a death in nearly a year!!! gooo me
xxx---xxx love this forummmm xxx---xxx
-i never test the water
- ive flushed live bully fish (siamese fighter lol)
-i prefere to lift fish out with my unwashed hands than the net (which i hate)
-i love different foods rather than crap flakes
-i do the bucket method
-ive never heard or used the carbon
-newly found sand lover
-thinkin of snails...
-use cellotape around my lid to keep my crab in
- swear by "seaveiw" background adhesive!!
-have a crush on my silverdollars xxx
-usualy dont clean filter untill the flow stops lol
- do head count at least once a day
-WC at the weekends (mostly)
-hoover poo and turn sand once a week (sometimes)
-i get bored easily with the decor
-never remove fry and let the fish have a feast lolllll
-havnt had a death in nearly a year!!! gooo me
xxx---xxx love this forummmm xxx---xxx
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