Arowanna killer
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It just means another life unnecessarily killed...OMG! Really? He has a perfect GPA of 4 and doesn't know if the filter was running?
Seriously your stories are getting more and more hilarious by the minute.
Seriously "by the minute"? I only get on this web sight a few times a day, if that. Don't hate me cause I'm Taller, smarter, betterlooking, and Have more money than you. Try something alittle more sophisticated, like race, religeon, ethnic background, sexual orientation. Please, be more productive. There must be some other thread on this or another site that is more deserving of your hatred.
Water changes straight from the tap???? Do you add anything to the water to remove chlorine, ammonia, Flouride. I've always been under the impression that's an absolute no no. Spiritofsoul is going to crucify you for that. That would be a blessing for me. I could run one hose to the tank and one outside. water changes would be effortless. I'm lugging 5 gallon buckets all over the house now. Then I wouldn't have all these buckets sitting around aging water. Less testing. Please enlighten me further. Maybe my Godchild isn't as irresponsible as I think he is. Then again he's not sure how long the filter wasn't running.
Change straight from tap, and dump in some prime right after. When you get into fish with bigger bioloads like stingrays, it becomes impossible to find enough space to age enough water. In my case, I have nowhere to be aging about 200 gallons of water every 3 days.
Few points to clarify
- "by the minute" is just a saying. I don't literally stop by here every minute
- I did not say anything about changing water straight from the tap
- It is possible to use water straight from tap without aging if your water supplier doesn't have them (yes it has been done before)
- Aging water doesn't remove chloramines
- Ever heard of Prime? You add it in there to instantly remove chlorines and chloramines
- I'm sure your godson with a GPA of 4 should at least know the purpose of Prime.
- If you are so much more richer than i am, get a bigger tank
Uh...I do 50% WCs on most of my tank weekly. I fill directly from the tap too....just add some water conditioner. 11 years and I've never lost a fish as a result of a water change. The bigger issue is the potential for sudden chemistry changes if you haven't been keeping up with your maintenance
^^ This...I really don't have room to leave 80 or so 5 gallon buckets around my house waiting for water to "age" (which doesn't remove chloramine anyways).
Igor is now 4 inches. He's growing like bamboo. Very strong looking too. He's thick and seems to be getting a nice curve or hump in his back. Unfortunately in the dining room things are a bit stressed. The stupid pleco is eating slimecoat off the bicher and the oscar. He won't eat plants or wood or spinach anymore. seems to have developed a taste for slime. I don't think I'm going to tolerate that much. Looking at half a decagon for Family room "lake". should be about 500 gallons. Lou's pet shop will get me the pump. I'm hoping a 25 gallon sump is enough. My brother is coming over tomorrow for advice. He has two ponds in his basement. He likes sturgeon, and rays. I don't want to use glass on the bottom if I don't have to. He went cheap with his. No sides. Only view from top. I really want to be able to see the fish from the side. Lucky I have friends in building trades. I'm no carpenter. This will look nice with a small waterfall It will really add to the room.
You'll likely need a much bigger sump for a tank that size, remember it has to contain the overflow from the tank when the pumps go off. Assuming it's normally half full, that leaves you only 12.5 space. Calculate how much water the tank will lose when the pump is off (to the top of the drain), then double it and that should give you a minimum sump size.
