Tranquility - My low tech 186L journey

[Spartacus]

Thank you folks - Really appreciate the advice. Lesson learned the hard way I guess! 😢

If I had a time machine I would have done things diffferently but that’s hind sight and everyone is an expert after the event.

I shall do weekly 50% odd water changes and let the dust settle nothing else.

Not going to buy any livestock until the first weekend in December so that’s 1 month basically. Then when I do I shall take baby steps with 6 Chilli Rasboras just to be on the safe side.

The other half has a 75L Betta tank to set up but given the situation with my tank I’m not going to be doing anything that cross contaminates her tank with whatever it is that I have / had. Going for the dark start with her tank so that should be interesting as it yielded good results.

Shrimp are doing grand and no more deaths - Think I’m down to about 10 from 70 so it’s more likely to be a everything’s already died but I’m glad that the mornings and evenings aren’t as brutal.

Thanks again - Means a lot to me 😊 I have a long list of things to learn. Made a mistake and got unlucky - Just my luck 😊

 

[Connswater]

Looks fantastic, with all that top of the range kit I personally would go for a CO2 system perhaps from CO2 Art, in-line CO2 injection, run from a reconditioned/refilled fire extinguisher a 2KG or even better if you can hide it, a 5 KG cylinder, will make your life so much easier and you can run CO2 24 hours a day if you want, just at a very low bubble count. I like a high bubble count when lights are on, I don't like CO2 on before the lights come on, I often find fish distress in such circumstances. But honestly even modest amounts of CO2 with good light and modest nutrient use, just makes plant growth and algae control so much easier.

 

[jellybean]

Unfortunately Larry Waybright has <"also recently died">,

Awww, I did not know that. I have screenshots of so many of his Planet Catfish posts and have most of them committed to memory. I sent him a message a few months back to thank him for all his contributions to strangers/lurkers like me. I don’t know if he ever got it or not. Beautiful eulogy. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Spartacus]

Hello World,

Just a small update about the tank.

Haven’t had any more deaths (of fish / snails / shrimp) for around 2 weeks - Guessing I have around 15-20 fish left. Shrimps are increasing and numbers at a good rate and ramshorn snail population is increasing at a surprising rate.

I do wonder if the ramshorn snails will out compete the shrimps in numbers and for availability of biofilm? I’m not over feeding as I don’t have much fish.

Thinking about going to the fish shop 1 week this coming Friday - That will have been 3 weeks since last death witnessed. Only to get 6 chilli Rasboras from a different supplier then see what happens.

I hope that’s the end of the story 😊 It sure will be nice to get back into the swing of things.

Many Thanks,

Murray 😊

 

[PARAGUAY]

Got a bit of a mass die off of the Chilli and Galaxy Rasboras. Lost about 20 so far - Doing a large water change and putting the purigen in.

Don’t know what’s caused it (No Planaria or whatever)

Whatever caused it I’m pretty devastated I’m not going to lie. This hobby is awesome and cruel

That must be pretty heartbreaking, get back to the supplier just for some insight, think water changes and checking water quality is the way forward, good luck