Rob's 9g Journal
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Hey I heard your getting play sand and a really easy way to clean it is put it in a bucket and stick a hose in it outside. you can just let the water run over the edge and stir it around and all that stuff and it only takes maybe ten or twenty minutes for the water to clear up. If you want to be safe, you could drain the water afterwords and rinse it in declorinated water, or even boil it. Your plans sound great and I'm excited to see the outcome!
MK, I know you are up on everything - but you mentioned moving into a house at college and putting the tank on a dresser. I just did a stupid thing and I know better because in spite of the fact I am a female, I have done a lot of remodeling and a level is one of my favorite tools. I put some water in the new tank and it looked level and I was eager to plant it - it was level "to and fro" but I never considered "back and forth". It was against a wall as your dress probably is. This morning I checked it and it was about a half inch off!! That wouldn't have been noticeable until I filled it all the way up.
Thyra, a level is a great idea for testing a surface for a tank. You're pretty smart, **considering you're a female**
Do not ever short-change yourself that way, m'dear.
Just remember the quote about Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire: "Sure he was great, but don't forget Ginger Rogers did everything he did backwards . . . and in high heels!"
Cheers,
Laura
Do not ever short-change yourself that way, m'dear.
Just remember the quote about Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire: "Sure he was great, but don't forget Ginger Rogers did everything he did backwards . . . and in high heels!"
Cheers,
Laura
I've tested the dresser, it's very sturdy from front to back and side to side. I'm pretty certain it'll hold the weight of the tank (provided it's central as possible) but we'll see in time with filling.
I forgot just how expensive living for yourself is, so this may take a while longer than I hoped. Once I get my student loan through at the end of the month and hopefully get a job I should be good to go. By then I'll also have internet in my house (hopefully) so won't have to steal bandwidth from the library. And as soon as that happens you'll have me back permanently
I forgot just how expensive living for yourself is, so this may take a while longer than I hoped. Once I get my student loan through at the end of the month and hopefully get a job I should be good to go. By then I'll also have internet in my house (hopefully) so won't have to steal bandwidth from the library. And as soon as that happens you'll have me back permanently
I'll be glad when you are back full time. I actually wasn't worried about your dresser holding the tank - just the possibility that it might taper to the back. I have not decided on a stocking plan for my 26g. It will be a fish in cycle like I did the first one so I am approaching this slowly. Meanwhile it is planted and I am awaiting a heater.
Right, so I'm back on the internet finally. Would be posting more but haven't found much where I've felt my input's needed yet, seems quite quiet on here of late. But yeah, this thread kinda died so I thought I'd provide an update..
Except there really aren't any updates to provide. The tank's sat empty (other than the driftwood and pebbles I'm storing in it) on the dresser waiting to be set up. But right now I have no drive to do it.. you forget while you're away from university you have to pay for absolutely everything yourself (and I hate asking for money from my mum), and if I set up now I'll be left quite short and it'll be difficult for a while. I reckon I can get everything done for much less than £100, maybe even less than £60 but with the 67g tank not having sold I just don't have that spare.
Most of you will know I've just moved into my new rented house, and I'm less than happy with it. It was fine when we viewed it but now we've moved in there are all sorts of problems. I think personally we're paying far too much for it (the lazy-ass landlady is getting over £1000 collectively from all 5 of us each month) in the state that it's in. The only real up side is that the bedrooms are quite nice, I love my room, just the kitchen/living room, bathroom and the hallways are pretty substandard. So with worrying about that, and the insane amount of opera/singing/general uni work I've got to do the tank has fallen quite far back in my list of priorities.
I'll keep you all posted hopefully with much more optimistic news, and I hope yr all well
Except there really aren't any updates to provide. The tank's sat empty (other than the driftwood and pebbles I'm storing in it) on the dresser waiting to be set up. But right now I have no drive to do it.. you forget while you're away from university you have to pay for absolutely everything yourself (and I hate asking for money from my mum), and if I set up now I'll be left quite short and it'll be difficult for a while. I reckon I can get everything done for much less than £100, maybe even less than £60 but with the 67g tank not having sold I just don't have that spare.
Most of you will know I've just moved into my new rented house, and I'm less than happy with it. It was fine when we viewed it but now we've moved in there are all sorts of problems. I think personally we're paying far too much for it (the lazy-ass landlady is getting over £1000 collectively from all 5 of us each month) in the state that it's in. The only real up side is that the bedrooms are quite nice, I love my room, just the kitchen/living room, bathroom and the hallways are pretty substandard. So with worrying about that, and the insane amount of opera/singing/general uni work I've got to do the tank has fallen quite far back in my list of priorities.
I'll keep you all posted hopefully with much more optimistic news, and I hope yr all well
Glad to have you back! I understand how that goes with a house, although I will have to say, our daughter had remarkable luck. I believe there were five of them and she (we) were responsible for the whole thing, but there was never any problem with her roommates paying their share. I know the the site has been slow. I had a couple of posts with no responses. Only a couple chimed in about stocking the 26g. I think most of the participants are college people. I've certainly done a of reading about "cycling" and Chemistry. Have you found a job? or are you too busy with school?
I did apply for a couple of jobs but heard nothing back.. Hmm, I should probably try harder. That being said, I probably don't have time for much more than a christmas temp so I'll be on the lookout for them. What that does mean though is that I'd probably have to stay at university over christmas which I'm not so willing to do. Thing is, if this bloody tank had sold I'd be fine! Though I do like your idea about just filling it and letting it grow in. Kinda an underwater houseplant I guess. We'll have to see
I'll have a dig for these threads of yours and see if I can give any good input tomorrow, and you know stocking is one of my favourite subjects so I'm sure tomorrow will bring me some fresh ideas for your 26! I have a feeling everything went quiet after the whole fishman fiasco, I haven't seen some regulars around much since then, and obviously laura's away for a while so we're missing one of our most valued posters straight away.
I'll have a dig for these threads of yours and see if I can give any good input tomorrow, and you know stocking is one of my favourite subjects so I'm sure tomorrow will bring me some fresh ideas for your 26! I have a feeling everything went quiet after the whole fishman fiasco, I haven't seen some regulars around much since then, and obviously laura's away for a while so we're missing one of our most valued posters straight away.
I guess your job hunting is fish related so I have a couple of suggestions. I believe your in your 2nd or 3rd year of college - any chance you could do any tutoring or voice lessons to high school or younger? What about coming up with a short lesson plan to get older people comfortable with a computer? You could offer two lessons, say a week apart for "X" amount and show them how to use the internet, e-mail and a basic word processor. I know a lot of people that don't even know spell check exists. If your did something like that you could pick your own hours. Some times there is work available at the college also - my daughter worked in admissions and my grandson is working as a professors aid and the other as an aid in a rock climbing program. Think out of the box!
Just take a razor blade and it will scrape rightt off, I say scrape but really it glydes over the glass as if it were slicked with oil, the razor blade will take it off as if it was never there, just lay the blade at an angle not straight up and down, the tank is pretty sweet I really like the over head filter makes it a goos bit more streamlined!! You can pm me if you have questions on removing the sealer, I can send pics if needed!