New Tank

[LooksLater]

Hrrrm. Yes. lid on the tanks!

Also- that cat has a rockin 'stache.

[Chris.d514]

http://youtu.be/1rJ6EqUZrgc here is a different link that might work better.

[mnemenoi]

+1 on the rockin 'Stache. I had a freind that had 2 bengals and they loved getting in the bath with anyone, it was quite a surprise. 2 large (30#) cats jumping in your bath with you already in it was an awakening experiance...

Good call on the lids.

[aquabee]

That is frikkin hilarious!! And I so agree with LooksLater and mnemenoi about the cat-stache... so cute! He looks super shady with it.

[R_sustaita]

is that your cat? that is hilarious. i am about to go top less!

[Totenkampf]

i dislike tops on aquariums, unfortunately the cats force me to do the same. i left the lid off one night because the light is so much better looking when not going through a glass top, one cat immediately fished out my african butterflyfish. grrr. rebuilding the canopy is another project on the list.

[Chris.d514]

I got a surprise this morning when I turned to tank light on. Yesterday I had seen one shrimp alive all day and called it super shrimp since it looked like the lone survivor of the ram but this morning it had 3 buddies cleaning the bottom with it. Five minutes later all I see is the one shrimp again.

[R_sustaita]

Shrimp tend to hide alot. mainly when they know there are predators. when the ram goes nighty night, they come out and have a party.

[Chris.d514]

Day 5 of the 7 day Stability cycle and tank just went cloudy.

[aquabee]

Day 5 of the 7 day Stability cycle and tank just went cloudy.

It's ok. Keep your lights off for the next 48-72 hours. It's likely just a bacterial bloom.

[mnemenoi]

It's ok. Keep your lights off for the next 48-72 hours. It's likely just a bacterial bloom.

+1

[Chris.d514]

It has been off since 10 pm last night except for 30-45 min this morning when my wife woke up. I'll keep it off til sat morning. I also forgot I gave the corys algae wafers yesterday one was eaten and one was not could that be the culprit?

[R_sustaita]

i dont think it was because of an uneaten wafer.

[mnemenoi]

As your bacteria are building the chemical levels are fluctuating and as a bacteria blooms to consume it you can see it as cloudy water. As they reduce the aforementioned chemical they will reduce in population again and it should return to normal. Sometimes its just easier to let it run its course and in a few weeks everything will be back to normal. If you notice the wafers do prompt this every feeding then it might be the culprit, but most uneaten food takes awhile to breakdown and give you cloudy water and as your bacteria get kickstarted they will eventually handle far more.

[Chris.d514]

Ok cool I will just let the tank do its thing. I am looking at changing my daughters tank from rainbow gravel to a white sand is there a best way to do this and a better brand of sand to use?