Dendrobatez Posted February 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 Ya, I live on the bottom floor and first building of a condo/apartment complex and everyone that leaves the complex by walking has to go by my front door - that's a couple hundred people. No matter how many times I complain to the supervisor at the local Usps they still insist on leaving packages at my door, so I almost never even use the post office anymore. That plus the fact that I work dinner service at the restaurant means the package was probably there for a good 6-8 hours. I filed a claim but I doubt it will do anything, the most they have ever done for me is refund the shipping cost. Anyone ever build a purigen reactor? I would kind of like to try building one in the line that will go from the pump to the top tank, or it could possibly work better built in the outflow from the top tank. It is supposed to work a lot better when moving freely like inside of a reactor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dendrobatez Posted February 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Found about a dozen babies today while trying to remove some hair algae, been giving me some trouble for a few weeks now and it's finally going away. Guess I'll put off removing it til they are bigger though lol Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dendrobatez Posted March 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 The top tank has been cycling for about a week, just installed the light - not bad coverage for $14. Just started adding plants from my other tanks too, just some dwarf hairgrass at the moment think I want to get some mini fissidens and some cool driftwood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ch3fb0yrdee Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 Man... That Blue Bolt baby is going to look so amazing as an adult! I can already see the makings of a really beautiful bolt with amazing crowning on its head. It also has a nice distribution of blue markings throughout the body. It will grow up to be amazing. Keep us posted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dendrobatez Posted March 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 Hopefully they hold onto that coverage and get more intense with age. This is the mother: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ch3fb0yrdee Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 She's super sexy. Nice rounded belly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dendrobatez Posted March 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 She's super sexy. Nice rounded belly.Should put that in the "things shrimp people say that normal people dont understand" thread lol slycat929 and WaterBugg 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dendrobatez Posted March 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 One of my 2 (maybe 3?) berried blue bolts, she is full lol! Been using shrimp daddy line of products and the females seem to be coloring up the fastest, the males are too but at a slower rate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ch3fb0yrdee Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 She's beautiful. She's probably coloring up faster than the males because she's berried. Pregger females will express better colors naturally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dendrobatez Posted March 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 That was my guess, usually the females color up when pregnant. The nice thing is the last looks like she is keeping her color and doesn't look to be fading at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dendrobatez Posted March 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Got some plants from Han yesterday - Anubias petite, Mini Fissidens, Crypt Parva, and Trident Fern. There is also Dwarf Hairgrass (on the left) and Micro Sword (right) and I may take some of the reineckii out of my Blue bolt tank as it seems to be doing really well in there. Don't like where the Crypts are at the moment but I would rather not play with them too much lol Still need to find a couple nice pieces of driftwood for each side for moss. The bottom tank in this connected setup is just full of guppy grass and java moss at the moment so theres not much to show there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4n Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Nice.!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpy Daddy Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 Anyone ever build a purigen reactor? I would kind of like to try building one in the line that will go from the pump to the top tank, or it could possibly work better built in the outflow from the top tank. It is supposed to work a lot better when moving freely like inside of a reactor. I tried it before. Too much trouble to remove them for recharging. And sometime if the pump is too strong, the water will push the Purigen into the tank. As such, I will recommend just use the bag that comes with the small pack Purigen and just recharge it every two weeks. In addition, if your Purigen is very effective, your plant will starve of nitrogen very easily. Dendrobatez 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dendrobatez Posted March 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 Thanks! I was thinking about it since I first posted and thought it would probably be overkill for use with shrimp Shrimpy Daddy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dendrobatez Posted March 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Think I finally figured out the hair algae in my main tank. The only two places it's been growing is on the substrate in the front left corner and on the tall hair grass right under the one light. The area of the substrate is right above the ugf so I started vaccing that spot well and it hasn't come back yet and the hairgrass was long and laying over so I've just been trimming it, I think the light should be raised up too because the plant gets too close Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dendrobatez Posted March 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 Think my cycle is almost done? Ammonia and nitrite are zero and nitrates are nearing it as well. I was working some crazy hours recently so I put about 20 endlers in there about 2 weeks ago to keep feeding the cycle and the levels haven't been fluctuating like before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dendrobatez Posted April 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 Got some shrimp in there today Some Ellen's We and some Black King Kong's Shrimpy Daddy and High5's 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpy Daddy Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 Is that Anubias in the center? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dendrobatez Posted April 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 Yes it is, anubias petite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dendrobatez Posted April 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 I'll try and get some better pics when I get home from work tonight, so far the Ellen's are more active than the bkk's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETAquarium Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 Not sure how I missed this journal, but I really like the time you put into creating your tank. Well done. Dendrobatez 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpy Daddy Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 Yes it is, anubias petite Just a reminder on something I discover recently. Many people claimed that anubias is toxic to shrimp. I did not believe because of no one could explain to me why. Last year when I started to revamp all my high-light planted shrimp tank to medium-low light shrimp (old and my back can't withstand the hours of plant pruning), I started to use a lot of anubias petite for my tank. When I was pruning them (I have to prune a lot for create scape), my fingers became itchy and slightly swollen. I am highly allergic to vegetable that contains oxalate, such as spinach. The itchy and swollen symptom is similar to when I come in contact with plant with high oxalate. Hence, I think the anubias sap either contains high level of oxalate or may be really toxic like people claimed. As such, if you are going to prune your anubias in the future, take them out of the tank and prune. After you prune them, soak them in dechlorinated water for a few days before putting back into the tank. This is to ensure it does not irritates your shrimp and may kill them. Steve R. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dendrobatez Posted April 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 Thanks for the tip! I hadn't ever heard that before, but this is also my first time with anubias. Your reaction to the plants sounds similar to my reaction to some plants in the nightshade family like eggplant and tomatoes before they are cooked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpy Daddy Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 You are welcome. ^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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