Tank setup update
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- Keith Wolcott
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andyroo- I have been feeding them in the entrance to the bridge and they are now quite often entering the pipe, but only go in a few inches and return. I think that they will continue to get used to it.
Joe Klul- Thanks and if you are ever in southern Illinois, let me know. You would be welcome to stop by and see my setup.
I was disappointed that no new fish (that I know of) traversed the bridge last night.
Joe Klul- Thanks and if you are ever in southern Illinois, let me know. You would be welcome to stop by and see my setup.
I was disappointed that no new fish (that I know of) traversed the bridge last night.
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Perhaps moving theplastic plant to the further end/outlet may help?
The take some time to check what's up, I have observed that even new caves are not entered right away - they wait a little.
I'm happy, I got the Striatas right. They swim a little different to all my other loaches (with little observative stops in there movements).
The take some time to check what's up, I have observed that even new caves are not entered right away - they wait a little.
I'm happy, I got the Striatas right. They swim a little different to all my other loaches (with little observative stops in there movements).
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- Keith Wolcott
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Wolfram- I added plastic plants on the other end of the bridge now too. That was good recognizing the striata by his/her movement since you could barely see it.
Marcos- Yes, I plan to add clowns, but not until after I add dither fish to the big tank. I am trying to find red scissortails, but have had no luck yet locating some. Mad Duff posted a beautiful photo quite some time ago of these. If anyone has any reasons that this is not a good choice, please let me know. These get big at 5 or 6 inches, but I think 15 or 20 would look quite nice.
Yesterday I installed an Aquaclear 70 powerhead in the 300 gallon tank and attached the venturi (that usually is used to pull air down into the stream) to a hose that goes to the other tank and filled it with water. This pulls water from the other tank and then it returns via the water bridge. The advantage of this system over a direct pump is that if the siphon in the water bridge ever fails, this passive pump will not overflow the tank. I timed the water flow and it is moving 16 gallons per hour. Not fast, but enough to keep the tanks mixed.
I also temporarily added a second pump from the 75 gallon to the 300 gallon that pumps 150 gallons per hour. I did this so that I can feed on the large tank end of the water bridge and the flow is fast enough so that the food is carried into and through the water bridge. Feeding several times this way yesterday had multiple loaches and SAE's entering the small tank end of the bridge. In the early evening I put a lot of blood worms in the bridge and turned the lights out. I wish I could have seen it, but 3 hours later 6 striata (rather than 2) were in the big tank.
This morning a new first occurred (as far as I know). One of the striatas returned to the small tank.
I will continue feeding them in the bridge for a while.
Here's a recent picture (actually two pictures stuck together).
Marcos- Yes, I plan to add clowns, but not until after I add dither fish to the big tank. I am trying to find red scissortails, but have had no luck yet locating some. Mad Duff posted a beautiful photo quite some time ago of these. If anyone has any reasons that this is not a good choice, please let me know. These get big at 5 or 6 inches, but I think 15 or 20 would look quite nice.
Yesterday I installed an Aquaclear 70 powerhead in the 300 gallon tank and attached the venturi (that usually is used to pull air down into the stream) to a hose that goes to the other tank and filled it with water. This pulls water from the other tank and then it returns via the water bridge. The advantage of this system over a direct pump is that if the siphon in the water bridge ever fails, this passive pump will not overflow the tank. I timed the water flow and it is moving 16 gallons per hour. Not fast, but enough to keep the tanks mixed.
I also temporarily added a second pump from the 75 gallon to the 300 gallon that pumps 150 gallons per hour. I did this so that I can feed on the large tank end of the water bridge and the flow is fast enough so that the food is carried into and through the water bridge. Feeding several times this way yesterday had multiple loaches and SAE's entering the small tank end of the bridge. In the early evening I put a lot of blood worms in the bridge and turned the lights out. I wish I could have seen it, but 3 hours later 6 striata (rather than 2) were in the big tank.
This morning a new first occurred (as far as I know). One of the striatas returned to the small tank.
I will continue feeding them in the bridge for a while.
Here's a recent picture (actually two pictures stuck together).
- palaeodave
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That really is stunning. I lack the skills, time and money to make a stand like yours. If I win the lottery one day I'll have to commission you to build another for me! I'm not that big a fan of clown loaches *ducks for cover* so I think your tank would look better with 20 striata, 20 kubotai and maybe 15 histies! Imagine what a sight that would be! My own inclination is towards massive groups of smaller fish, to preserve the sense of scale in a tank. That's just me. It's a beautiful tank no matter what you put in there!
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- Keith Wolcott
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Thanks everyone.
LeStat- 9 ft by 2.5 ft wide by 2 ft high. 300 gallons.
chefkeith- I did not use a panoramic setting. I just took two pictures from the same distance and was careful to line up the top of the aquarium with the top of the picture. Then I used Photoshop to paste them together.
My motion activated web cam picked up a striata going through the water bridge this morning. The round tube distorts the image so you can't really see much and it looks like two striata, but the top one is a reflection. The link is
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5OjsksCEnQ
LeStat- 9 ft by 2.5 ft wide by 2 ft high. 300 gallons.
chefkeith- I did not use a panoramic setting. I just took two pictures from the same distance and was careful to line up the top of the aquarium with the top of the picture. Then I used Photoshop to paste them together.
My motion activated web cam picked up a striata going through the water bridge this morning. The round tube distorts the image so you can't really see much and it looks like two striata, but the top one is a reflection. The link is
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5OjsksCEnQ
- Keith Wolcott
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