silver97
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Just in case you were wondering
So that pic of the urchin wouldnt load, but if you zoom in on the FTS you can see him in the bottom middle of the tank, below the gorgonian and to the left a bit. He looks like a ball of the dragons breath algae
And now for the big news...
My parents said we could be moving within the next 6 months, and I am not allowed to buy any of my upgrades until we know for sure what we are doing.
So. FREAKING. frustrating.
... and this hit me today: what if I have to take the tank down? this would open doors to many other things, namely:
This also poses a few problems. I know some people have no problem giving their fish back to a store when they get too big or are moving(like I might be), but I am extremely attached to my 4 fish. So I thought of this quick fix method for when I am in between tanks to keep my fish. I have 2 smaller 10 gallon tanks, and if I put 2 fish in each one I think It would be perfect. I would still have the heater, and I'd have to buy another one, but if I'm going to get a bigger tank anyway I might buy a second one to more efficiently heat the tank. Doing maybe a 2 gallon water change a week on each sounds like it could work, and I could technically have 2 nano tanks while I get my bigger one ready!
Wouldn't have to buy another filter for the nano's due to the small area, but what I would most likely do is grow a bunch of macro algae in each tank and then use the rocks and algae from both tanks and put them in my sump (hopefully my 40b sump) on the new tank. This to keep nutrients under control, and to help with extra filtering. Please be aware this wouldn't be a long stay for the fish, probably under 2 months at the most just until the bigger tank is done cycling. I would probably buy a bacteria booster for the beginning to speed it up and seed the tank with coraline algae early to kick start everything.
Ok I just wanted to put this up here so I could kind of look back on it in a while, I'll keep giving normal updates for the time being if anything happens
So that pic of the urchin wouldnt load, but if you zoom in on the FTS you can see him in the bottom middle of the tank, below the gorgonian and to the left a bit. He looks like a ball of the dragons breath algae
And now for the big news...
My parents said we could be moving within the next 6 months, and I am not allowed to buy any of my upgrades until we know for sure what we are doing.
So. FREAKING. frustrating.
... and this hit me today: what if I have to take the tank down? this would open doors to many other things, namely:
- I could buy a proper stand for the tank at the new house and get a proper sump for it. OR
- I could get a bigger tank and use my 40b as a sump (I like this option!) AND
- I would have a chance to start over and get my nutrients under control before they become a problem and make hair algae grow everywhere
This also poses a few problems. I know some people have no problem giving their fish back to a store when they get too big or are moving(like I might be), but I am extremely attached to my 4 fish. So I thought of this quick fix method for when I am in between tanks to keep my fish. I have 2 smaller 10 gallon tanks, and if I put 2 fish in each one I think It would be perfect. I would still have the heater, and I'd have to buy another one, but if I'm going to get a bigger tank anyway I might buy a second one to more efficiently heat the tank. Doing maybe a 2 gallon water change a week on each sounds like it could work, and I could technically have 2 nano tanks while I get my bigger one ready!
Wouldn't have to buy another filter for the nano's due to the small area, but what I would most likely do is grow a bunch of macro algae in each tank and then use the rocks and algae from both tanks and put them in my sump (hopefully my 40b sump) on the new tank. This to keep nutrients under control, and to help with extra filtering. Please be aware this wouldn't be a long stay for the fish, probably under 2 months at the most just until the bigger tank is done cycling. I would probably buy a bacteria booster for the beginning to speed it up and seed the tank with coraline algae early to kick start everything.
Ok I just wanted to put this up here so I could kind of look back on it in a while, I'll keep giving normal updates for the time being if anything happens