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bpswim90 · 04-25-2006, 09:02 PM

April 25th, 2006

Well, the leaking of the Quarantine has gotten out of hand. It's somehow gotten under the garbage bag and onto the shelf, and the shelf is starting to get all bumpy and warped. How frustrating... Well I am deffinately getting a new tank then, as I don't see any other way to fix this. I'm not even sure it's really leaking. I think it's because I'm using a HOB filter on a 2 Gallon tank, the water is somehow going over the top (Hard to explain...). Regardless, an underwater filter would probably be just as, if not more, expensive than a 10 gallon tank. However, I'm not sure where I will be able to put a 10 gallon... oh well. In the meantime I've folded up a towel and put the tank on it.

Next... still no nitrites in the QT. Yesterday there was an unexplainable drop in the ammonia, then today I checked it twice and it was around 6 ppm, so I did about a 50% water change and it went down to just under 4ppm, good enough. I think I may have been adding to much ammonia, so I will make sure not to add any more ammonia until it goes lower than 3ppm.

I also decided on the fish which I'll be putting in my aquarium:

2 Honey Gouramis
3 Ottos (Midget Sucker Catfish)
6 Glowlight tetras

It's a little cramped, but with live plants to help take away nitrates and regular water changes it will be fine. Thanks to JustOneMore telling me that panda cories don't belong in a 10 gallon.

As far as plants and decorations are going... I'm thinking dense planting on the sides, some open space in the middle, and maybe a pile of rocks formed into a cave or a decoration or something for fish to hide in. I'll have some floating plants on the water surface, too.

Ah yes, now for updates on the pond. Well, today I checked the pond's temperature and it was a steamy 62 degrees Farenheit. Compare that to the 81 degrees (I don't even use a heater, I don't know why it's so warm) 10 gallon my goldfish live in. That's a 19 degree difference, people. I think what I'll do is gradually cool the 10 gallon by putting in cold water changes every day until the temperature is in the low 70s or upper 60s. Then I will move them.

That's all for now. Thanks for reading, and if you have any questions feel free to ask.

04-25-2006, 09:02 PM	#14
bpswim90 hola Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Missouri Age: 17 Posts: 101	More Leakage... April 25th, 2006 Well, the leaking of the Quarantine has gotten out of hand. It's somehow gotten under the garbage bag and onto the shelf, and the shelf is starting to get all bumpy and warped. How frustrating... Well I am deffinately getting a new tank then, as I don't see any other way to fix this. I'm not even sure it's really leaking. I think it's because I'm using a HOB filter on a 2 Gallon tank, the water is somehow going over the top (Hard to explain...). Regardless, an underwater filter would probably be just as, if not more, expensive than a 10 gallon tank. However, I'm not sure where I will be able to put a 10 gallon... oh well. In the meantime I've folded up a towel and put the tank on it. Next... still no nitrites in the QT. Yesterday there was an unexplainable drop in the ammonia, then today I checked it twice and it was around 6 ppm, so I did about a 50% water change and it went down to just under 4ppm, good enough. I think I may have been adding to much ammonia, so I will make sure not to add any more ammonia until it goes lower than 3ppm. I also decided on the fish which I'll be putting in my aquarium: 2 Honey Gouramis 3 Ottos (Midget Sucker Catfish) 6 Glowlight tetras It's a little cramped, but with live plants to help take away nitrates and regular water changes it will be fine. Thanks to JustOneMore telling me that panda cories don't belong in a 10 gallon. As far as plants and decorations are going... I'm thinking dense planting on the sides, some open space in the middle, and maybe a pile of rocks formed into a cave or a decoration or something for fish to hide in. I'll have some floating plants on the water surface, too. Ah yes, now for updates on the pond. Well, today I checked the pond's temperature and it was a steamy 62 degrees Farenheit. Compare that to the 81 degrees (I don't even use a heater, I don't know why it's so warm) 10 gallon my goldfish live in. That's a 19 degree difference, people. I think what I'll do is gradually cool the 10 gallon by putting in cold water changes every day until the temperature is in the low 70s or upper 60s. Then I will move them. That's all for now. Thanks for reading, and if you have any questions feel free to ask. __________________ My Ten Gallon Journal 10 Gallon: 7 Glowlight Tetras Amazon sword, Anacharis, Java Fern, Wisteria, & other stuff ... 36w CF lighting (11 hours daily) and ghetto CO2 5 Gallon QT: Empty + needs to be cleaned Last edited by bpswim90; 04-25-2006 at 09:06 PM.