How's my water

[mnemenoi]

I have seen some folk DIY a spiral bulb into the canopy of an Edge, there was a build thread over on the plated tank. That might be a better option. The only real issue I see with that particular tank is that the light is centrally focused and anything outside that area is destined for failure with dim/no lighting. I have seen a few folks use exterior lamps to light the outer areas, but eventually have algae issues or have to dramaitcally reduce the light cycle.

[Parzival]

I considered a couple of external spotlights but haven't found anything appropriate yet...not that I've looked very hard.

[Parzival]

Got my 5 captive-bred CPD's from an aquabidder today via priority mail (took 3 days from CO). I hate USPS tracking; Been reloading all day figuring it'd maybe be an hour or two delayed ... no ... who knows what really happened but at 2PM I went home and found the box on my porch. Later the tracking info was revised to say they were delivered @ 7:57 AM before they were put on the truck... I'll have to check my security cam footage later.

In any case, the water was nearly 95 degrees when I opened the box. Good thing it was in the shade! I spent an hour bringing it down to 80 degrees as gradually as I could. All of them seem fine and they are beautiful although they must be stressed. I'll try to get some pics later.

Should I feed my tank tonight?

[mistahoo]

Got my 5 captive-bred CPD's from an aquabidder today via priority mail (took 3 days from CO). I hate USPS tracking; Been reloading all day figuring it'd maybe be an hour or two delayed ... no ... who knows what really happened but at 2PM I went home and found the box on my porch. Later the tracking info was revised to say they were delivered @ 7:57 AM before they were put on the truck... I'll have to check my security cam footage later.

In any case, the water was nearly 95 degrees when I opened the box. Good thing it was in the shade! I spent an hour bringing it down to 80 degrees as gradually as I could. All of them seem fine and they are beautiful although they must be stressed. I'll try to get some pics later.

Should I feed my tank tonight?

I wouldn't feed the same night they've been introduced

[mnemenoi]

I wouldn't feed the same night they've been introduced

+1

[Parzival]

The CPD's are doing great. They are beautiful fish.

I finally caught a sight of all three of the blueberry shrimp at once. I often go days without seeing any of them at all, so it's nice to know they weren't somehow devoured by their tank-mates.

I got a 100ml packet of purigen and used it in place of the carbon in my HOB. The water cleared right up like magic. I see why you guys call that stuff magic beans...

[armthehomeless]

Glad to hear that everything is doing well. The blueberry shrimp are similar in care to malawa and are quite hardy in my experience.

[Parzival]

I completed my lighting mod ... I upgraded from the weak LEDs (~320 lumens total) to a 27-watt CFL sunlight bulb (~1300 lumens). I should finally be able to grow some algae!

If anyone is curious, I bought a "Trademark Home 26-Inch Sunlight Desk Lamp" for $27 (currently $38) on Amazon and hacked it to pieces. I re-used the lamp base to hold the ballast, and everything else fits inside the Edge. The corners of the tank are much brighter now.