Dean's Fishroom Update 12Aug2024
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- Опубліковано 19 жов 2024
- My apologies for the lack of videos. Had some family things to take care of over the last few months. The fish were well taken care of and that was about all I had time for. Hopefully, things will start settling down for me now. Enjoy, I managed to acquire some cool new fish!
I hope your family issues have been taken care of and everyone is doing amazing. I miss your fish room videos. Your tanks are so beautiful. I need to check and find out why im not getting notifications from this channel cause its definitely one of my favorite fish channels. So amazing. Thanks for sharing
Thanks so much. Just a couple more days and things will be a lot less hectic for me... have to celebrate life first!
hello from my fish room channel in Chicago! So many fabulous creatures among beautiful tanks. A joy to observe :)
Thanks. I'm liking the hairgrass carpet; it's a lot less maintenance than I was expecting... or I just got lucky with the kind of algae that likes it, lol.
Excellent fish room tour Dean thanks for sharing it with us 😊
Thanks!
Nice tanks, love your fun planting schemes. Cheers from Sweden! oh have some great days now on your holiday! A Pseudomugil nerd here and Apistogramma too.
Thanks. It's nice to have some time off!
Beautiful fish room.
Thanks!
Welcome back! one look and the tanks already show that they're well-cared for.
Thanks, couldn't let the fish down... just everyone else, lol.
Good looking tank 👍🏼‼️
Thanks!!!
Glad to have you back Dean.
I was asking how long it has been since your last video. Good to see your tanks again.
@@TacoMonster4eva march, I had to change priorities for a while. Life happens!
what an awesome room and aquariums, very nice
Thank you!
i love your tanks so beautiful! i can tell you really enjoy taking care of them
Thanks, it's not at all like work!
I could spend days watching your tanks lol
Thanks, me too!
@@AguabonitaAquatics Quick question, what's your favorite type of filter? 🤔
@@Sinserg Eheim canister, I have 2213's. Prone to airlocks, but otherwise indestructible. I have a bunch of HOB aquaclears, the not always restarting after power outages is the only downside, but its a major.
@@AguabonitaAquatics I understand, thank you your tanks look super clear.
The new Fluval Aquaclear filters are supposed to restart with no problems after a power outage.
I went to Petsmart today and they have them in stock now, so I got one to replace my previous Aquaclear 50.
It seems much better actually and the thing restarted every time during my testing.
excellent!!
Thanks!
your aquariums are wonderful. it can be seen that you have a lot of experience. can you please tell me what light you use and how many hours a day? Thank you
Thanks!!! I like the Hygger 24/7 best. They are on for 15 hrs/day. Plant density needs to be pretty high with floaters or you will get algae.
@@AguabonitaAquatics can you also tell me what settings you use for the Hygger lamp? white, red, blue, green... thank you
@@walstadmethodstepbystep Full spectrum, full power, they are not a super strong light, but with the RGB have good color rendition and are strong enough for plants with moderate light demand.
I'd love to hear about or see the details of setting up one of your tanks if you are so inclined to film that. Wonderful tour - enjoy the new fish and all the baby barclaya plants!!! Your Kali Tawa group is lovely. They're on my "someday I'll find room for another tank" list. Got to say your tanks are inspiring me. I've been adding some reds to my 40g and they're doing well and add a nice touch. I just found a source for a red barclaya bulb (US) so I'm excited to add that soon. For the 90g have you considered a rock grouping or a wood piece for under the lotus?
Thanks, I will do a video on setting up, maybe with the 13 gallons... super simple. Wood is a good idea for under the lotus as I think it will be too shaded for plants. Great idea, thanks! Now I need to shop around for some good pieces.
You will love the barclaya red. It's the only rosette plant I know of that is bright red top to bottom. They do die back once a year, mine goes down to a couple leaves then bounces back... plus sends out a bunch of seeds.
It's so nice to have you back! Glad you're ok. The tanks are looking great. Are your lights on timers? Also wondering how long you keep them on each day. I'm trying to tune my lighting to combat BBA.
Thanks! Just took time to have some time again. They are on timers for 15 hours per day, but they are pretty low intensity (cheap) LEDs and fluorescents.
The density of your crypt forests always amazes me. Any secrets or do you think your local water has the right conditions to help them grow like crazy?
Thanks. I think the water is good for them and they aren't moved at all. Lots of fish waste for food!
Great to see a new update, Dean! Have you had any luck with the Pseudomugil Mellis in teh last few months?
No luck with mellis, mine passed away when I brought them inside last fall. Needing to save up for round two.
@@AguabonitaAquatics sorry to hear! The heartbreak and challenges of the hobby. I hope the next time it goes better for you! They remain a dream fish for me. ♥️ I would absolutely love to see some good sources established for them in Canada.
@@devvoedm8_802 eventually I'll get there!
Hi another question, if you were to set up a new 10G tank what filter would you use in it? 🤔
I like the marina HOB with the motor submerged. You need to replace the inserts with foam or media, but they seem solid for small tanks... aqeons of similar design are OK too, but I haven't owned them as long... had the marina for 7ish years with zero problems.
@@AguabonitaAquatics Ok thank you I will take that into consideration 🙂
These tanks offcourse have some fish inside but those plants that You have are just steeling the show from them. Do You ad CO2 or maybe You have a special trick to have such amazing looking Crypts and Valls? Some of them look pritty rare.
Thanks, no CO2, no fertilizers. They are mostly just heavily planted and well established... most of the trick is patience! A couple rarer plants: barclaya longifolia red, crypt spiralis "red tiger" and crypt nurii "rose maiden"
@@AguabonitaAquatics The rare ones where the main reason for my question😃 Simply Amazing! Hope I can have some of those in the future🤔