Minniechild
New member
Hey everyone!
On a whim yesterday afternoon I decided to pull EVERYTHING out of my tank and reorganize. Originally, I was just going to move a few things to fit in the new terracotta pots I picked up from Bunnings and the large piece of sandstone from the fish shop, but I was so terrified that someone would get squished in the process that I ended up catching (nearly) everyone and putting them in buckets (axies separate from the shrimp and guppies so there were no rebuilding casualties, though my silly male guppy Bozo REFUSED to come out. I was certain he'd died until he sauntered up to the top for breakfast this morning....*Facepalm*)
Anyways, I'd like to present the results! So far, everything is stable, which I'm amazed about considering how much gunk came from under the rocks (Which have now been heaped to create the Sacrificial Alter,,, I'm thinking that filling the gaps with sand might help eliminate any future buildup), and Izzie, Peta and Bertie (a very cute little show-off melanoid who followed me home from the markets today *Facepalm*) so far are extremely happy with their refurbished accommodations (The guppies so far also share this consensus, and shrimpies are too busy to comment).
Specs:
200L, 4ft tank (I THINK I've done my maths right) filled to 190L
3 axolotls
8 adult guppies
20-30 baby guppies (axies think they are YUMMY!!)
10-20 red cherry shrimp.
Running a box filter (probably will move it to a sponge once my wallet recovers) and an AquaOne 103F (Encased entirely in a stocking to protect the shrimp and the baby guppies)
Thanks so much for reading my ramblings
On a whim yesterday afternoon I decided to pull EVERYTHING out of my tank and reorganize. Originally, I was just going to move a few things to fit in the new terracotta pots I picked up from Bunnings and the large piece of sandstone from the fish shop, but I was so terrified that someone would get squished in the process that I ended up catching (nearly) everyone and putting them in buckets (axies separate from the shrimp and guppies so there were no rebuilding casualties, though my silly male guppy Bozo REFUSED to come out. I was certain he'd died until he sauntered up to the top for breakfast this morning....*Facepalm*)
Anyways, I'd like to present the results! So far, everything is stable, which I'm amazed about considering how much gunk came from under the rocks (Which have now been heaped to create the Sacrificial Alter,,, I'm thinking that filling the gaps with sand might help eliminate any future buildup), and Izzie, Peta and Bertie (a very cute little show-off melanoid who followed me home from the markets today *Facepalm*) so far are extremely happy with their refurbished accommodations (The guppies so far also share this consensus, and shrimpies are too busy to comment).
Specs:
200L, 4ft tank (I THINK I've done my maths right) filled to 190L
3 axolotls
8 adult guppies
20-30 baby guppies (axies think they are YUMMY!!)
10-20 red cherry shrimp.
Running a box filter (probably will move it to a sponge once my wallet recovers) and an AquaOne 103F (Encased entirely in a stocking to protect the shrimp and the baby guppies)
Thanks so much for reading my ramblings