tank much better now

[bmoraski]

hey all
since my last post algae problem seems to be almost gone
i did a real stupid thing yesterday
i did 80 % water change AND NEVER TOOK OUT MY FAKE PLANTS TO CLEAN THEM !
filled up tank and was enjoying seeing everything and then relized i never cleaned the plants
took them out and of coarse POOF ! ALGAE ! went everywhere
i was so mad !
cleaned them nice and put back in
got home this morning and the tank is looking great ( i did ad some algae drops yesterday) because i just want this problem gone.
i know i was over feeding and they were getting to much light ( had to adjust blinds because sun is changing how it comes in my room )
and once i get some pictures @ 50 kb ! ill post them.
and most important my tests today
ph 7.6
Amonia 0.25
nitrite 0
nitrate 10
now i think these are good numbers
please let me know what you think
thanks all !
Bryan.......................

 

[bmoraski]

pictures before and after

hope this works

 

[homebunnyj]

Looks a lot better. Keep a good water change schedule and you should be able to get a handle on that last little bit of cloudiness.

Keep an eye on that ammonia. Otherwise your numbers look good.

 

[scottlocks]

U like guppys, Eh? well your doing good so far

 

[bmoraski]

1 of my fav fish and my sons 10 gal

hope this works

i used my iphone to take picture of my sons tank and the color was wierd.
it had a red ,gold color.(ill get a better picture and post)

my tests on my 20 gal today
ph 7.6 to 7.8 ( i did both phs regular and high range from my API test kit )
amonia 0.25
Nitrite 0
nitrate 10

i seem to be holding at these numbers still some cloudiness but i think im getting there

 

[bmoraski]

i used my iphone to take picture of my sons tank and the color was wierd.
it had a red ,gold color.(ill get a better picture and post)

my tests on my 20 gal today
ph 7.6 to 7.8 ( i did both phs regular and high range from my API test kit )
amonia 0.25
Nitrite 0
nitrate 10

i seem to be holding at these numbers still some cloudiness but i think im getting there

Today 3-17-09
did 50 % water change and will test tomorrow
hope im not boring you with pictures LOL

 

[bmoraski]

tests

Today 3-17-09
did 50 % water change and will test tomorrow
hope im not boring you with pictures LOL

wanted to see what kind of difference i get after doing water change with my tests
ph 7.6
amonia 0 !
nitrite 0
nitrate between 5.0 and 10.0
if my results were the same again then something would have been wrong
LOL !! ( operator error )
later
Bryan.........................

 

[jo3olous]

good lord that is a ton of guppies, your tank is much cleaner now

 

[bmoraski]

i know ! LOL

good lord that is a ton of guppies, your tank is much cleaner now

LOL ya i know a lot of guppies
i explained in another post what led to my population ! LOL
im loving my fish
ALWAYS ACTIVE !
later dude
Bryan.......
PS
i have nice bio growth on my bio screen

 

[vahluree]

Lookin' good! And it sounds like your water parameters are stablilizing nicely. Kudos for keeping track!!*thumbsups

 

[BlueStraggler]

I'm not bored with your pics lol. I love to see other people's tanks and can't wait til mine is ready to show off.

Guppies are awesome.

 

[bmoraski]

Today 3-17-09
did 50 % water change and will test tomorrow
hope im not boring you with pictures LOL

Today 3-19-09
ph 7.6
Amonia 0
nitrite 0
nitrate 20
will do water change tomorrow 25-50 % ??
and should i vacuum ??
i vacummed 4 or 5 days ago
thanks all !
Bryan..............................

 

[jo3olous]

just curious, since you have so many guppies. how long does one live in your tank? i see that they must have reproduced a ton in your tank, but surely they dont live for too long so whats the lifeline?

 

[mistercoffee]

LOL that's a guppy city right now. I'd love to see what feeding time looks like.

 

[bmoraski]

just curious, since you have so many guppies. how long does one live in your tank? i see that they must have reproduced a ton in your tank, but surely they dont live for too long so whats the lifeline?

ive pulled 3 total out in past 3-4 months ( they didnt look funky or anthing )
1 of them was beat up
my sons tank about the same (so i guess a fish a month)
im really surprised my self at the life span ( and there ability to adapt to noobie mistakes ! )
ide say the fish are now at least a year old maybe closer to 1 and 1/2
i vacuumed my sons tank the other day and i disturbed a bunch of babies ( darn it !)
the other fish had a feast !! LOL
but anyway since we have had the fish not many casualties
and FEEDING TIME IS SWEET ! LOL
just have to make sure i dont overfeed again
later
Bryan..............
PS i use to have a sucker fish in sons tank but he got pretty big in a year ( he was eating good ! LOL ) hes in a 550 gal pond in our main office at work and doing great
i have a sucker fish in my 20 gal ( but he hangs out under the castle )
and i know in a while ill have to take him out ( the lfs person did tell me they get big )he wont be in my 20 gal for a year maybe 1/2 year

 

[bmoraski]

ive pulled 3 total out in past 3-4 months ( they didnt look funky or anthing )
1 of them was beat up
my sons tank about the same (so i guess a fish a month)
im really surprised my self at the life span ( and there ability to adapt to noobie mistakes ! )
ide say the fish are now at least a year old maybe closer to 1 and 1/2
i vacuumed my sons tank the other day and i disturbed a bunch of babies ( darn it !)
the other fish had a feast !! LOL
but anyway since we have had the fish not many casualties
and FEEDING TIME IS SWEET ! LOL
just have to make sure i dont overfeed again
later
Bryan..............
PS i use to have a sucker fish in sons tank but he got pretty big in a year ( he was eating good ! LOL ) hes in a 550 gal pond in our main office at work and doing great
i have a sucker fish in my 20 gal ( but he hangs out under the castle )
and i know in a while ill have to take him out ( the lfs person did tell me they get big )he wont be in my 20 gal for a year maybe 1/2 year

would you believe i had a casualty today ( after just talking about ! ) LOL
im trying to get pictures of certain fish because they are beatiful and are getting older.i dont know what the average life span is but i will eventually get another tank and im going to want certain fish in it
but that will be another thread LOL
later
Bryan.................

 

[jo3olous]

its pretty cool because, you have an endless cycle of fish, tons reproduce and many die, the only weird thing is the inbreds, but i guess that doesn't matter for fish

 

[bmoraski]

its pretty cool because, you have an endless cycle of fish, tons reproduce and many die, the only weird thing is the inbreds, but i guess that doesn't matter for fish

im sure i have some unique fish ( i dont know what kind of breeding has been going on but we shall see !! LOL
im going to video record my tank for a while ( So Many to see !! LOL )

 

[bmoraski]

new pics

im trying to get some good pics but proving to be difficult LOL
ive video recorded some and will post on utube
i cant believe the different fish !
ide like to know what i have thats unique !! LOL
later
Bryan...............

 

[bmoraski]

i hope this works !

YouTube - bmoraski's Channel

YouTube - bmoraski's Channel

i hope one of these works

ya it worked i think LOL
please let me know !