Idontevenknowanymore

joined 1 year ago

Still no ammonia so I YOLO'd the fish in. Now the problem is the total lack of alkalinity, so I threw in an eggshell and I'm gonna add some crushed coral to the substrate for long term. Fortunately pH is pretty stable.

Oh I just did the Walstad thing and picked the woody bits out of some organic potting soil so while I have no idea what bugs are there I'm sure it's pretty far from sterile.

[–] Idontevenknowanymore@mander.xyz 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I honestly felt bad for him. He had the pace but they made him wait until the tires were well done before they let him try. I mean the whining was a bit heavy but the point was there.

The view from the couch.

I'm gonna enjoy sitting on the couch and looking down the long side once stuff grows in more.

[–] Idontevenknowanymore@mander.xyz 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's the energy I need! I reused all the fluval substrate for the cap and also about five gallons of original tank water, I did everything I could to drag over a lot of bugs. I'm hopeful that this balances my carbon economy, I've been fighting hair algae and I eliminated everything but low carbon and I don't wanna go to CO2 injection because I'm so so lazy.

 

It's a 20 long. I have 10 white cloud minnows, a few celestial danios and three pygmy cories currently at summer camp in a bucket with a sponge filter. I am trying to decide if I should leave them there and replace a gallon a day or chuck them back in the tank and watch ammonia like a hawk. I have a RO filter so water changes are no problem but I just can't decide which approach is best.

And yes, I know this could have all been prevented with better planning. Let's just stipulate that that ship has sailed.

How is this 53 minutes old when the thing launched hours ago?

Some times in life you are just putting one foot in front of the other. Don't focus on the totality of your problems, just look at the small things you can do to work those problems down. When something good happens, make sure to recognize it and think back on it when you're down. You don't beat this feeling all at once, you chip away a bit at a time and eventually find yourself in a better place.

[–] Idontevenknowanymore@mander.xyz 12 points 4 months ago

If you're an apartment dweller, I recommend "Apartment complex name free Wi-Fi"

My wife was in the office two days after I did this and someone came in asking about the Wi-Fi password. I never imagined it would pay off so deliciously and so soon.

Fortunately we are the medication 101st Airborne.

[–] Idontevenknowanymore@mander.xyz 9 points 4 months ago (2 children)

My wife is going to Stanford for that next week . Best of luck .

[–] Idontevenknowanymore@mander.xyz 14 points 4 months ago

The website of my local station crashed three times while I made my donation the other day , I'll take that as a good sign.

 

I honestly didn't think it could take down prey that chunky but clearly the plant had other plans. Good riddance too, that fly was buzzing around the bedroom last night.

 
 

That's...pretty much it. They must be kept in non-porous pots and trays (glass or plastic), water TDS must be below 50 ppm and keep water in the tray constantly. They will even bloom with gorgeous little flowers. No fertilizer ever, just bugs.

I can't emphasize enough a sunny spot. This window faces southwest and so it gets 8 hours of direct sun. This helps with growth and also makes the mucus shine which seems to attract the bugs.

 
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