35ppt Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 Have you used Celestite in a tank? I'm thinking about solubility, and that one has strontium and appears to have max solubility around 20C? I am guessing it is only slightly soluble, tho? It's soooooooooo pretty. Will have to stop by my local gem/mineral store, I think Wygglz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wygglz Posted November 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 Have you used Celestite in a tank? I'm thinking about solubility, and that one has strontium and appears to have max solubility around 20C? I am guessing it is only slightly soluble, tho? It's soooooooooo pretty. Will have to stop by my local gem/mineral store, I think I haven't yet but my expert guy says that being one of the quartz family it is safe. I thought it was so beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Water7 Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 You have an interesting collection of pretty rocks! That is nice that you can use them to decorate your tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wygglz Posted December 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Thank you. I kinda went a little crazy buying once I knew I was going to use crystals in tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wygglz Posted December 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Well, just thought I should do a TT update. The first batch of babies are starting to color up and it looks like we have one with red stripes like dad. Very excited about little "Red." The second batch of babies hatched a couple of days ago so it will be a month or so til we see what we have. Meanwhile, Polly finally berried but dropped almost all of her eggs. Penny did that with her first batch too though. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 YAY! Let's hope that one red stripe is a fem to mate back with P1! Wygglz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wygglz Posted December 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Fingers are crossed! And it looks like Penny should be berried within a week again. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wygglz Posted December 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 So I got called into the fish room this evening and what do I see? Our first berried Nessie! Yay! Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 YAY! Congrats! You'll be surprised the variety of greens that pop out! Wygglz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airriick Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 So I think I have the courage now to get a journal underway. Forgive my redundancy, but the history of this setup is always where things start in my head so here goes. I do things in baby steps and build on small successes. Gill however, jumps in with both feet and lives by the motto "go bold or go home." So when I wanted a 10 gallon shrimp tank, he did some research and decided that 220 gallons would be much more stable, therefore better, and started building. Now we have 8 20 longs for animals with a 20 long sump, another 20 long heater tank, and another 20 long planted refugium. And no, I'd never had shrimp before so it has all been one huge learning curve. Well, we've so far had struggles with hydra, bacterial infections, pond snails (still workin on those), and traveling babies (they were getting through the sponge filters and turning up everywhere). At this point everything has looked good for about a month now except for some tiny planaria showing up. Here we go... at the start. 0615152012.jpg Not only am I not good at taking photos, but I'm also not good at manipulating them (posting them and such). SO COOL! Wish I had the space to do something like this 5 gal tanks are my max. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wygglz Posted December 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 Well, our house is tiny but our basement floods so we can't really use it for living space. Gill's solution? Build racks for tanks! Hopefully we'll move in the next couple of years and have a real fish room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wygglz Posted December 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 YAY! Congrats! You'll be surprised the variety of greens that pop out! Thank you, I'm SO excited! As I was telling someone at work about them it dawned on me that at least a couple times a week something exciting happens in the tanks. A female saddles or berries, eggs hatch, babies grow, etc. What else gives us that kind of excitement? How many times have you looked in your tank and had your whole day go from "eh" to "GREAT?" How lucky are we to have found something where nature gives us gifts and miracles so often? I for one am so grateful for this hobby and this group! Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wygglz Posted December 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 "Little Red" jumpsmasher and Soothing Shrimp 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 Beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wygglz Posted December 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 Thank you. She (hoping) kinda glows pink in the tank and her sibling are all typical TT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctaylor3737 Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 Thank you Kaydoubleyou. I'm the most active on the forum between the two of us, but I have to admit, my part is feeding and selective breeding. He did the setup and monitors water quality. I get the fun/easy parts like picking pretty shrimp, picking pretty crystals and plants, etc. The Nessies and Royal Blue Tigers have Amethyst for their rock and the Tangerine Tigers have sliced agate. I don't think I could ever manage to keep shrimp if it was just me and I admire all the folks in this group who do it.We're all equally jealous of you as your partner is into it as much as you are. Mine likes the shrimp bit isn't into it at all other than when I drag her down to check out the babies. She is great though, never tells me not to get another tank. Likes that it keeps me happy and my son has taken a liking to them all now. Wygglz and Vpier 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wygglz Posted January 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 You are lucky, Chris. I enjoy this hobby, but really would never have gotten this into it if Gill hadn't gone a bit nuts. It is better for me to get into it than to lead separate lives and I really have gotten into it. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctaylor3737 Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 You are lucky, Chris. I enjoy this hobby, but really would never have gotten this into it if Gill hadn't gone a bit nuts. It is better for me to get into it than to lead separate lives and I really have gotten into it.That's true, it's hard to be passionate about something when your own family doesn't support you fully. When I first started having alot of tanks in my fish room it was hard even showing people it. You have so much energy and love for your tanks that it hurts when people judge you about it or act like there is something wrong with you. But I've learned those are the people that aren't really your friends and you need new ones. Some people are amazed though got a few friends into fish just from showing them my room. Wygglz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty703 Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 Wow...LOVE that red TT It makes the spots really stand out. Hopefully you will continue to breed them and we can all have some too Wygglz and Soothing Shrimp 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wygglz Posted January 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 That's true, it's hard to be passionate about something when your own family doesn't support you fully. When I first started having alot of tanks in my fish room it was hard even showing people it. You have so much energy and love for your tanks that it hurts when people judge you about it or act like there is something wrong with you. But I've learned those are the people that aren't really your friends and you need new ones. Some people are amazed though got a few friends into fish just from showing them my room. So true. And we let kids come see the tanks sometimes which really gives them a kick. I try to keep a tank in my office where people can watch too. Some people walk in and are absolutely fascinated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wygglz Posted January 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 Wow...LOVE that red TT It makes the spots really stand out. Hopefully you will continue to breed them and we can all have some too Thank you, Monty. So far so good. I've had two clutches hatch so far with red ones in each so I'm super excited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayphly Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 I love the look of that black quartz.! Does the quartz keep it's shine over time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wygglz Posted January 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 I love the look of that black quartz.! Does the quartz keep it's shine over time? Thank you. It does keep its shine. We wash with vinegar/distilled water first, rinse, then put it in the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty703 Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 Oh Good, I will even drive a 2 hour one way trip to Buffalo to pick up some of these red spotted TTs when you've got some available....put me on your list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wygglz Posted January 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 Oh Good, I will even drive a 2 hour one way trip to Buffalo to pick up some of these red spotted TTs when you've got some available....put me on your list. I would be honored to do that, Monty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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