I guess I've always supplemented my seeds with bottled bacteria so I wouldn't notice. Good to know
Captive PBB Photos and Observations
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I guess I've always supplemented my seeds with bottled bacteria so I wouldn't notice. Good to know
sorry to hear about the tank cycling thing. I know it's aggravating. Hope you get the family stuff sorted out too. Hang in thereYou mean I shouldn't call it "My Polys"? The name has a ring to it
at least you have a PBB and can make the 10th "My Polys" thread. lol. We love your pics and videos!
How is COOKIE FISH holding up after the injury?
Still looking a little rough but doesn't seem bothered by it. Did a huge water change the other night and dosed Rid-X last night, so the tank is still a white cloud, but I'll try and snap some updated pictures as soon as I can. I owe everybody a thread
Apparently the bio media in my QT tank sat too long without a resident and I made the rookie move of getting fish into the tank too quickly to prevent a cycle =/ So right now I'm doing daily huge water changes and dosing prime till things even out. Stuck in a bad spot because I don't want to introduce possible contagion into the big poly tank, or risk any of these little guys getting scarfed down. Ammonia doesn't ever spike, it stays at like .5 to 1ppm so the bio filter is definitely working, just not developed enough to handle the load.
Argh so frustrated with myself, I NEVER do this
On the bright side, everyone is eating and don't seem bothered by it... I know looks can be deceiving but everyone is active and hungry, so at least there's that
I did the same exact thing with my sens in my 30 gallon QT. I added prime, safe start and plants and the poly's started acting much healthier almost instantly. Don't beat yourself up too bad bud.
Thanks for the support man
I appreciate itAnd well, would ya look at that:
Ammonia looks a little green but it's just a visual trick due to the load of green plants in the background and the light from the window, directly under the dayglow LED it's right where it should be!
And for anyone wondering why I haven't come through with photos... this is what the tank looks like right now...
The crazy parameters inspired me to dose the crap out of it with RidX... the tank housed some turtles before I turned it into a QT, and I noticed that no matter how much I cleaned the substrate was still horrible and full of unfathomable filth, so I added the Rid-X since it specializes in devouring exactly the kind of muck that has been littering the substrate and probably driving up ammonia levels. Looks like it paid off, but it's taking a lonnnnnnnnng time to clear!
Just wanted to share the new (to me) acrylic frag tank I picked up to replace one of the bichir tanks. 36 x 36 x 12. It was 200 for the tank and stand, good deal or no?
Yeah I'd say that's a pretty solid deal. I would have picked it up as well for $200
I got some update pics today. Not very good ones because he's chilling under the log. But you can really see the stripes and coloring coming in.
Teug butt for reference
In this pic you can kinda see the stripes on his body
Looks good
DRteugelsi
! I picked up some grey sand to mix with the garnet and see what affect that has if any lol
DRteugelsi
! I picked up some grey sand to mix with the garnet and see what affect that has if any lol