Author Topic: GL's multiple tank log and the story so far... (Read 79140 times)

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_pjn312_ · « **Reply #946 on:** May 16, 2018, 07:07:25 pm »

So sorry for your loss Iain

MattHunt · « **Reply #947 on:** May 16, 2018, 11:13:12 pm »

That's sad, sorry to hear that.

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piker · « **Reply #948 on:** May 16, 2018, 11:49:32 pm »

Sorry for the loss, hopefully the genes will throw back down the line, was a stunning blue.

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TopCookie · « **Reply #949 on:** May 17, 2018, 11:15:14 am »

Will you replace them both Iain, or simply let the inevitable fry take their place etc...?

Gingerlove05 · « **Reply #950 on:** May 17, 2018, 12:31:57 pm »

Thanks everyone
No were not going to replace them. The fry we have we’re going to keep moving on (have some ready to go now saying that). But we want to bring our stock down to a compatible level so we can upgrade to one big tank (and probably a small one and a QT lol) and get everyone together without any fighting or ending up overrun with fry.

TopCookie · « **Reply #951 on:** May 17, 2018, 01:55:28 pm »

Quote from: Gingerlove05 on May 17, 2018, 12:31:57 pm

...upgrade to one big tank ...

Uh oh...

Misty · « **Reply #952 on:** May 17, 2018, 10:36:40 pm »

Sorry about your loss GL...

Gingerlove05 · « **Reply #953 on:** May 17, 2018, 11:29:16 pm »

Thanks Misty

Quote from: TopCookie on May 17, 2018, 01:55:28 pm

Quote from: Gingerlove05 on May 17, 2018, 12:31:57 pm
...upgrade to one big tank ...

Uh oh...

Dont worry wont be for a while yet (could be well over a year!), gotta manage to reduce from 4 tanks to one. Cant put Arnie and Jesse together or they will fight, same for Bubba and Jayne (unless really carefully ‘scaped, which i’m not willing to risk). Then theres the breeding between the male platies, Arnie and Jesse and the female platies...
And then theres sorting the actual tank we’re going to go for

plenty of planning to do!

Gingerlove05 · « **Reply #954 on:** May 21, 2018, 03:53:20 pm »

SJP antics...
I’ll do a proper update later

Suelo · « **Reply #955 on:** May 21, 2018, 04:16:09 pm »

Misty · « **Reply #956 on:** May 21, 2018, 05:15:43 pm »

Lol she is hilarious!

Gingerlove05 · « **Reply #957 on:** May 22, 2018, 12:08:54 am »

Ok so update time.
Everything has been quiet since the recent losses, the tanks all seem quiet, but the stocking is quite low (6 fish in the 180l, 3 in the 100l and 5 in the 54l). It is nice though as everyone seems to have room so they all seem pretty happy

On another note after we lost the female apistos and we had the ph rise etc we have also had a bit more algae than usual and the plants havent been as perky, so i’ve had a bit more of a read up of the EI dosing and our water report. As i found out if both micro and macro are dosed at the same time (i always dosed them alternately) creates a compound that cant be used by the plants, so its another element that just sits in the water potentially screwing with the parameters (in my thoughts anyway). Also hard water tends to contain some of the nutrients found in the ferts so they may not need to be added.
So my thoughts have been that there may have been an excess of nutrients which has built up the compound the plants couldnt use, potentially raising the ph (or maybe even the over all TDS), causing the algae. Welcome to my mind!

So for the past few weeks I haven’t dose any ferts at all, just added a bit of liquid carbon when i’ve done the water changes to help (hopefully) kill off a bit more of the algae. Let me know what you think.
Anyway if you’ve kept up with that here’s some pics and videos, the 54l is missing as its been rather sunny the algae has built up on the glass a bit quickly. Enjoy

The 180l:
https://youtu.be/EuEVPZJhN9U

The 100l:
https://youtu.be/EZODAMX8NIw

Fry tank:
https://youtu.be/O7w8mvPLGys

Stephen · « **Reply #958 on:** May 22, 2018, 02:03:01 pm »

All looking good Iain

Suelo · « **Reply #959 on:** May 22, 2018, 03:05:03 pm »

All looking very serene

Are you thinking of keeping the fry with the twin bars on the tail?

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Author Topic: GL's multiple tank log and the story so far... (Read 79140 times)