youngfisher
Marine Keeper..
Maybe you should get somthing secure on the tank, secure lid or somthing? Make it yourself somehow? So he carn't get in.
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Bobtastic
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Yeah, I'm not sure what I could do and even if i secure that access ports/doors on the hood he could always just pull the whole think off... I'm thinking that hand chuffs or a straight jacket might be the best idea. Then he can't ruin anything else....
I'm so annoyed after spending so much time making sure that they are happy and health it just took him 5mins to undo all the hard work! *grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr*
I'm so annoyed after spending so much time making sure that they are happy and health it just took him 5mins to undo all the hard work! *grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr*
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Bobtastic
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So we have 3 servicers from the great small boy attack of April '09... Tho I seem to have "aquired" some snails too...
A slightly bizzar thing that seems to have happened after the cull is that when I tested the water last night the Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate were all zero.... the pH still seems to be around 6.5.
A slightly bizzar thing that seems to have happened after the cull is that when I tested the water last night the Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate were all zero.... the pH still seems to be around 6.5.
Anna Robinson
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Sorry to hear about your fish, Bob 
Only 3 left? Trouble is, aquariums are so fascinating for children. I'd always keep fish food hidden, as the temptation to feed the fish is irresistible. Doesn't help with the pulling up of plants though.
The snails were probably always there, just too small to notice before.
Only 3 left? Trouble is, aquariums are so fascinating for children. I'd always keep fish food hidden, as the temptation to feed the fish is irresistible. Doesn't help with the pulling up of plants though. The snails were probably always there, just too small to notice before.
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Bobtastic
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Thanks Anna, yeah I'm thinking of chaining/locking the cabinet but like u say it doesn't really stop him sticking his hands in the tank...
There must have been snail eggs on the plant or in the substrate. *shrug* i'll just have to remove them as I find them.
Tho they are quite amusing with the slow mo rise and full through the tank!
There must have been snail eggs on the plant or in the substrate. *shrug* i'll just have to remove them as I find them.
Tho they are quite amusing with the slow mo rise and full through the tank!
waterdrop
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Wow, I think we should add this one to the record books, never seen a small child case quite like this one! Really sorry about your fish there Bob!
What age boy are we talking about here? Lots of odd things can be difficult to solve during the toddler stage.
So where are we? Was 6 fish, now 3 and it was near the end of fish-in cycling? (sorry if I'm not remembering correctly!)
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What age boy are we talking about here? Lots of odd things can be difficult to solve during the toddler stage.
So where are we? Was 6 fish, now 3 and it was near the end of fish-in cycling? (sorry if I'm not remembering correctly!)
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Bobtastic
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He's 3 and a half, and seems to be going through a extremely naughty streak (fish killing aside).
The tank has but up and running for 3weeks doing it the fish-in way. The ammonia has been at zero for the last few days, tho there was still nitrites, but like I said the readings I took last night were all at zero (bar the pH). That that may be because the amount of ammonia being produce has been cut in half... Not sure why the Nitrates would be at zero tho, possibly being used up by the live plants.
Oh and yes, 6 fish are now 3. R.I.P. poor little platies...
waterdrop
Enthusiastic "Re-Beginner"
You know, what this may do is just make things a bit easier on you anyway. The fish load on the bacteria will have dropped about in half and this will do two things: it may make it appear that you're cycled, when in fact the "feedback" you are getting may in truth just be a little harder to detect (when the amount of ammonia is very light, there will be little periods of time when you might measure zero but then other periods when its not zero and you can't be as sure when only measuring every 12 hours or whatever.) Also, the overall process of getting the size biofilter you want will be slowed a bit, as you will have to acheive some of it via fish introductions later on.
But all this can be good. The best thing to do is work on getting your tank (plants, etc.) to look again the way you want and try to enjoy the 3 fish left. Keep testing and water changing just as you have been but now you'll be able to enjoy longer periods between necessary water changes probably. Once you get a string of days where the filter is keeping both ammonia and nitrite(NO2) at zero without you changing any water, say 3 days, then you'd actually be clear to add back, say, 2 new fish. You're at a stage now where its hard to predict whether you'll see that string of days right away or whether you'll again begin seeing some traces of the toxic chemicals and have to water change.
~~waterdrop~~
But all this can be good. The best thing to do is work on getting your tank (plants, etc.) to look again the way you want and try to enjoy the 3 fish left. Keep testing and water changing just as you have been but now you'll be able to enjoy longer periods between necessary water changes probably. Once you get a string of days where the filter is keeping both ammonia and nitrite(NO2) at zero without you changing any water, say 3 days, then you'd actually be clear to add back, say, 2 new fish. You're at a stage now where its hard to predict whether you'll see that string of days right away or whether you'll again begin seeing some traces of the toxic chemicals and have to water change.
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