thedarkstar

Ottos sure won't damage plants

There are a few different species of garter snakes that live here, which explains the different colorations.

Like all filters, they need regular maintenance. Mine gets the filter floss changed every month or so, the sponges squeezed out in siphoned tank water and the like. And some of it is part of bio-filtration, the bacteria colonize the filter media so rinsing it with the sink can sometimes cause spikes in your ammonia/etc as the bacteria recolonize.' I've learnt the hard way that if your HOB doesn't get cleaned enough, it can plug up and overflow enough to pre-soak your basement carpets for washing lol.

Watching them swim is quite a sight as well. They do normally live by water from what I've seen.

If you're lucky, it should flower. But the babies usually grow out from the stalk that shoots up if I'm not mistaken.

I'd definitely be in if I had means of getting there haha. Guess all you can do is cross fingers and hope you get the turnout

my issue is distance

Man I love the pea puffers, I wouldn't mind having 4 of them in a 5g haha. Just gotta make sure they're sexed properly due to aggression lol

Buy a cheap window and get it cut somewhere lol

Might have been neat to use the rocks as sort of a mountain face in order to build an upper "level". Have your HC growing at the base of the "mountain face" and plant something else at the top that will grow over the edge of the wall and drape down the face? Just an idea I thought of with those pretty rocks.

I believe Plakat is the term they use for short-finned Betta splendens or something like that. Like the halfmoon strain.

I think you have to pick out each of the plants very carefully and then transfer the plants again to the main tank. I know its a PITA, but thats the only way I see it. It will be very difficult to scoop out the gravel and the plants together and putting them down onto the main tank. Might be able to do it with one of those kitty litter scooper dealies.

Thats essentially how I've seen them propagate. none that I've ever seen have rhizomes per say or what I might consider to be rhizomes, but thats not to say im correct. But I do know that with all plants, removing all but a few inches of root seems to be the best means of stimulating growth upon re-planting

How do you overwinter those ponds?

For a filter, you could always manufacture some sort of skimmer, with a submersible pump within it and run hose to the other side of the pond.

Essentially any HD will have pipe bending service, either through the rentals or electrical department. I'm gonna guess he went to the strathcona store, between Calgary trail and Gateway. Also, if you're not sure if the braces will hold it, it wouldn't hurt you to put a few more on just to stabilize it... or form your own brace

Most likely! Got 8/11 Minnows in it now... They're flaring their fins like I've never seen before and 2 are chasing what I'd think is the female lol

I've never done it before, so I don't have advice, but I have links lol... here

I enjoy watching my Habrosus Cories, miniature vacuums are they!

Make sure you plant the Hygro at the back, it took over my 20gal pretty quickly lol It's gonna be nice

They're like 6 for a dollar and multicolored. For me they go under the sponge/floss to house the bacteria

another option but not necessary for having in a planted tank is having some pot scrubbers in there

ive had my clown loach for almost a year, and he hasn't grown since ive gotten him... and the previous owner said he's had the loach for almost a year too... so that's two year old loach.. and he's still the same size... and i have a 70gal tank that my clown loach can go into when he gets too big (if and when that happends) :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: i love my clown loach, he's soo fun to watch.... Be prepared to have even more fun with that loach when he starts to school with and think he's a tiger barb...

Yes sir, wish I wouldn't have wasted my reading week :shifty: 3 essays and a midterm in 2 weeks woo! Tanks doing fine, threw in 3 random white cloud males and a baby feeder guppy and they're doing fine. Might change my filtration too. Plants not so sure if they're any better yet... but I havn't seen the worms, I think the fish ate them.

Wish I could help you there, but the best I've found was the standard "plant & aquarium" bulb home depot lol, I think its like 4500 or something.