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05-18-2003, 03:44 PM
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| Little Fish  Join Date: May 2003 Location: Galloway, OH
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|  my 55 gal sorry the fish are a bit out of focus. i guess i didnt have the shutter speed set correctly. the rest of the clown loaches are most likely behind the big rock in the center-left. and the cichlids are alot bigger now  
__________________ - Joe 55 gal: 4 Clown Loaches - Orange-finned Loach -Yellow-finned Shark - Firemouth - 1 lazy Pleco 20H: Firemouth - Oto - Clown Pleco (L104) - Wisteria - Swords - Dwarf Hairgrass - Sunset Hygro Last edited by Cutlass; 05-18-2003 at 03:47 PM. |
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I love the yellowish/red plant on the far left. thats one big clown loach u got there. what kind of chilids have you got there?
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05-20-2003, 06:08 PM
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| Little Fish Join Date: May 2003 Location: Galloway, OH
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| i wish i had discus  actually, they're severums. i have four of them. three are small/medium sized, and the fourth one is huge. i have since had to move the clown loaches and pleco to larger food wafers because the dominant severum would snag their smaller wafers (normal TetraMin tablets) as i dropped them into the water and swallow them in just about one bite.
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05-20-2003, 07:02 PM
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| Large Fish  Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Massachusetts
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| How does the sand work with your filter and gravel vac and where did you get it? I like the look of it. Thanks.
__________________ 30 gal with: 2 Dalmation mollies, blood parrot fish, 2 clown loaches, 2-3 cories and farlowella cat. 50 gal with: pike cichlid, 2 green terrors, abramite headstander, cories, and one red eared slider. |
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05-20-2003, 08:07 PM
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| Little Fish Join Date: May 2003 Location: Galloway, OH
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| if you stick it directly in the substrate, the gravel vac will suck the sand right up. but on the other hand, any waste and debris that isnt taken care of by the pleco is whisked away toward the center of the tank by the powerheads (when they're working  ) and i have gravel in the center, so its easy to vaccum up. if there is any debris on the sand, it will be sitting on the surface and take a fairly long time to break down. in the meantime, i hold the end of the gravel vac about an inch away from the sand and it will suck up the debris and leave the sand pretty much intact and undisturbed. it's really very easy to take care of. and if you're interested in raising clown loaches, they love the sand. to be honest, my sand is just from a cheap bag of sand that i got from Home Depot. i rinsed it out the best i could, and it hasnt brought in any harmful substances or organisms since i've had it for the past 4-5 years, so it did okay. *edit* and when i change the water, move plants around, or do anyhting that will kick up the sand, i turn off the outside filter (an Emperor 280). but under normal tank operation, the sand stays settled and won't cause any problems with the filter.
__________________ - Joe 55 gal: 4 Clown Loaches - Orange-finned Loach -Yellow-finned Shark - Firemouth - 1 lazy Pleco 20H: Firemouth - Oto - Clown Pleco (L104) - Wisteria - Swords - Dwarf Hairgrass - Sunset Hygro Last edited by Cutlass; 05-20-2003 at 08:09 PM. |
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05-21-2003, 06:11 PM
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| Large Fish Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Massachusetts
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| Does anyone know where to buy sand in bags smaller than 50 pounds? Checked building suplly and plant section at Home Depot and both were 50's. Asked if I could buy a broken open one for a discount and they said no.
__________________ 30 gal with: 2 Dalmation mollies, blood parrot fish, 2 clown loaches, 2-3 cories and farlowella cat. 50 gal with: pike cichlid, 2 green terrors, abramite headstander, cories, and one red eared slider. |
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05-22-2003, 10:04 PM
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| Little Fish Join Date: May 2003 Location: Galloway, OH
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not sure what kind it is supposed to be thoughand dana, if you want smaller bags, you can go to an aquarium store and buy bags of sand there, but you'll probably pay more for a small bag there than for a big bag at a place like Home Depot. and if you have a fairly large tank, then you'll want a bigger bag. i probably have at least 30-40lbs of sand in mine, not even counting the gravel
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