Re: O/T The Chat Thread : Sun Jul 10, 2011 9:34 am  

bren2k wrote:

I killed off my first ever aquarium due to lack of patience - got everything set up, filled it with water and introduced fish 24 hours later - I was horrified to watch them all die off over the following few days.

If I'm remembering it right - nitrite levels spike dramatically as fish produce waste and the cultures in your filter media are not sufficiently established to break it down (into nitrates - is that right Snowie?) The result is that your fish get poisoned by their own shiz, which can't be pleasant.

yes it is the ammonia from the fish poo that builds the nitrite level up.

its amazing how the tank can can reach a high poisonous level from clean water to then drop down and stabilize itself, with more fish crapping away would expect it to creep again but the culture within the filtration do balance it out

Re: O/T The Chat Thread : Sun Jul 10, 2011 9:36 am  

Lupset_Airport wrote:

I kid you not Snowie, it's gonna be a tropical pond! I'm going to house the 3 Pangasius ID sharks I have now but I'll be on the look-out for the king of all fish - Paroon Shark!

My current tank is 240l so I'll just transfer the water and maybe most of the poop out of the filter into the new filter.

My wife keeps pestering me to get a cold water Sturgeon though

nothing wrong with introducing it all, that would be the way I would do it

Re: O/T The Chat Thread : Sun Jul 10, 2011 9:39 am  

RebelRebel wrote:

Can't believe the prices some of the exhibition fish are sold for.

Guy I used to know from my days in the darts and dommies team at the Castle kept coy carp in a swimming pool in his garden. Used to love coming back from the pub after a few ales and watching the fish on a summer's night.

very big business is Koi and expensive

Re: O/T The Chat Thread : Sun Jul 10, 2011 9:44 am  

well last night at 3 in the morning a grey tabby skinny cat came meowing at the back door 12 days on the tiles and he has now finally come back

vets tomorrow for a check out but bar for a mark on his lip and being very skinny he looks fine

welcome home smokie

Re: O/T The Chat Thread : Sun Jul 10, 2011 10:26 am  

Very pleased for you, mate. Must be worth getting woken up at 3AM for.

Check him for boot marks, then take a close look at Bren's shoes at the match this aft!

Re: O/T The Chat Thread : Sun Jul 10, 2011 10:30 am  

RebelRebel wrote:

Very pleased for you, mate. Must be worth getting woken up at 3AM for.

Check him for boot marks, then take a close look at Bren's shoes at the match this aft!

if there's any they might be mine as for being woken at 3 it was the mrs I was still in a stooper

Re: O/T The Chat Thread : Sun Jul 10, 2011 10:31 am  

snowie wrote:

well last night at 3 in the morning a grey tabby skinny cat came meowing at the back door 12 days on the tiles and he has now finally come back

vets tomorrow for a check out but bar for a mark on his lip and being very skinny he looks fine

welcome home smokie

Told ya!

Re: O/T The Chat Thread : Sun Jul 10, 2011 10:38 am  

Lupset_Airport wrote:

Told ya!

wish he could tell his story, this morning he stood at the door to go out, I open it as the others didn't want to let him out as yet but he looks knackered and didn't go far

plenty of zzeds now

Re: O/T The Chat Thread : Sun Jul 10, 2011 10:49 am  

Chuff me i thought thats the last we would have heard of Smokie, dead chuffed he's returned.

Re: O/T The Chat Thread : Sun Jul 10, 2011 10:59 am  

Smokie's been on a 12 day bender - he's had the time of his life; milk, catnip and loose kitties - good lad!