jeremoose

Hi there, I actually used JB-weld and a piece of acrylic I had lying around which fixed the bowing for the most part but thanks for the info.  I've had very minimal bowing on tanks in the past and this one freaked me out (probably more than it should have).  

Hey all,  I recently picked up a used 38g aquarium for a good price.  I filled it up and didn't give it too much thought at first but on closer inspection it was bowing quite a lot tonight.  I quickly pulled water from it without checking just how much it was bowing and would now feel better if it had a center brace.  What's my best DIY option here?  It currently has a plastic trim piece on the top but doesn't appear to have ever had a center brace.  I was considering removing the trim and getting 3 pieces of glass that I would install on top of the tank with silicone in place of the trim or possibly adding a piece of acrylic sheet between the existing trim pieces and bonding it together somehow.

Any suggestions are welcome.

Thanks.

Wow it's busy this morning!

Hey guys, when is the spring auction? Is there a set date? Thanks.

Lower light period just equals less work. I've had it as low as 6 hours a day with a thriving a tank. I suppose it depends what you're going for.

Things look good for now but running that much light over that tank for 8 hours a day will result in a LOT of algae at some point, your Anubias leaves and glass will be covered. For foreground plants I've always been a big fan of pygmy chain swords.

Best of luck with the tank, make sure to take weekly shots so you can really see the progress!

I came away with a sub-adult Red Devil, gorgeous fish. And I stole him for 5$. He's fitting in nicely in my CA tank. Also got a couple cans of food for my Chinese Water Dragon. Great auction.

I'd like to bring some driftwood with Anubias attached but can't find any way I can get them up there in sale-able condition... Suggestions?

Mind-bogglingly jealous. My CRS breeding project didn't pan out, yours is absolutely thriving!

I have 3 of the 24" inch lights and they're fantastic. I was wondering if I could get away without co2 with a modest photo-period and couldn't do it though, algae like crazy.

Depends what your tap water is like :P Are you interested in breeding your CRS? They require fairly specific TDS, GH, and KH to breed.

I recently tried this experiment and the CRS just didn't thrive like the Cherrys did (I used Yellow Shrimp but they're the same species).

Ohhhhhhh man, that's awful. You only lost the one though? Wow.

Brought home some thorichthys helleri, honduran red points (they're looking a little rough, worried about them!), some spotted Raphael's, some BN plecos, and a massive piece of driftwood.

You got that massive piece? I missed when that went.

Yeeeah I did, now I have to waterlog the thing.

Brought home some thorichthys helleri, honduran red points (they're looking a little rough, worried about them!), some spotted Raphael's, some BN plecos, and a massive piece of driftwood.

Tomorrow will be my first auction, anything in particular that I should know, bring (besides cash), etc? Are there usually live food cultures available?

I'd bring a cooler to put your haul in. And there's always live food cultures.

Hi I am Colin, I currently live in Edmonton. I recently started back into the hobby, soon to be breeding bettas. I have an assortment of barbs, swordtails and mollies at the moment. I hope to expand on that soon lol

Awesome! Any pics of your setups? Coming to the auction on Sunday to help expand things?

I really want to get a salt water tank going. I have been looking around at different set ups. My question is:

Do I buy a new set up or a used set up?

If I buy "used" it has got to be a huge undertaking just moving everything. What are the chances that everything will still be alive when I set it up again?

Thanks,

Doug

I'd say buy new simply because it forces you to research EVERY piece of equipment before you get it.

A Firemouth, German Blue Rams, or Bolivian Rams would all make good candidates for showpiece fish. You could fill the tank in with tiger barbs or lemon tetras and a school of Corys to round out the bottom.

Our tax dollars at work they mustav know it wasn't.

Then why the customs slip?! I'm convinced they're just slackers.

LOL wow. Very diligent workers.

We have a date for our spring auction:

Sunday April 6th

High Park Community Hall

11032-154 St

9:00 - Auction items drop off

10:00 - viewing

11:00 - auction begins until everything is sold

Concession on site

Raffles and door prizes

Raymond

Thanks!

Good lord, LOVE those Blue Acara. Who'd you wrangle them from?

drip it if the two water param's are that far apart.

The params aren't a massive difference but I bet your right, I should probably be dripping. I thought that with such a tiny water change (5%) I'd be okay. Doesn't really explain why I lost Yellow Shrimp and not the more sensitive CRS though, hmmmm.

I've lost two Yellow Shrimp in two days since I did a 1 gallon water change with my CRS water.. Hm