glad to see things moving along! Seems like a beautiful location for the tank and I'm sure the natural light will do wonders for the fish's colors
After 3 years fishes, a new (used) 180.
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Agree, can't wait to see some Asfraci or Tuba under sunlight
I am very concerned (especially the poison dart frogs, and cane toads) laying eggs in the tank, and their toxic tadpoles.
The tank came with a canopy that I plan to screen off and put on the tank, during the night.
Not to mention the fishing snakes, like corals and others.
I'm taking it all slowly to not miss any details before adding fish.
There are also many species of mosquito here that carry a host os diseases(Dengue, Zika, and Chikengunya are all present) so water cannot be added and just sit, so a "fish in" cycle will need to be the startup, with voracious mosquito larvae predators, replaced as necessary.
All homes are inspected by the mosquito police monthly, and if larvae are found spraying of the entire town is common, so this will also needed to be dealt with.
The tank came with a canopy that I plan to screen off and put on the tank, during the night.
Not to mention the fishing snakes, like corals and others.
I'm taking it all slowly to not miss any details before adding fish.
There are also many species of mosquito here that carry a host os diseases(Dengue, Zika, and Chikengunya are all present) so water cannot be added and just sit, so a "fish in" cycle will need to be the startup, with voracious mosquito larvae predators, replaced as necessary.
All homes are inspected by the mosquito police monthly, and if larvae are found spraying of the entire town is common, so this will also needed to be dealt with.
Wow, thats pretty interesting to hear they have mosquito police and obviously a lot to be concerned with espcially if they are to spray the whole town...
The frogs i know you mentioned before but forgot that you must have a lot of snakes in the area too...
Eitherway, i must say all this effort of yours goes to show what it means to be a true MFK’er in my opinion...
The frogs i know you mentioned before but forgot that you must have a lot of snakes in the area too...
Eitherway, i must say all this effort of yours goes to show what it means to be a true MFK’er in my opinion...
A salt water tank would probably be easier, I am only about 50 ft from the Pacific at high tide, and many of the locals, have offered to get me what ever I'd want from around the island. I have seen some amazing Cortez wrasse, and Hawkfish.
But I am a bit of a one trick pony, and part of the reason I moved here to Panama are the cichlids.
I went to the mainland today for screen and bought plenty of overage for the sumps.
After adding some shims to level the tank off, and screening in the canopy a few days ago, to make it frog proof.
It was time to add some substrate today.
Also checked out the double sump, that has filtration campartment called a Bio-Rocker which looks like an interesting concept, (supposed to rock backnforth like a cradle as water falls on it). Also found tons of media, everything from bags of rings, to bio squares, bio balls, poret foam and some kind of porous yet solid square.
It was time to add some substrate today.
Also checked out the double sump, that has filtration campartment called a Bio-Rocker which looks like an interesting concept, (supposed to rock backnforth like a cradle as water falls on it). Also found tons of media, everything from bags of rings, to bio squares, bio balls, poret foam and some kind of porous yet solid square.
