Aquarium Fish Tank

[Kimbo Almond]

Up until 3 days ago I had a 10 litre tank in my bedroom with one axolotl and one goldfish in it.

Then I did a water change and something went wrong and they both died within 3 hours.

Starting from scratch I'm thinking of getting a long tank (somewhere between 3ft and 6ft long) and putting 4 axolotls in it. I'll keep a big barrel of treated water in my attic for doing water changes so that I don't have a mishap again. Axolotls are fine in room temperature water, you don't need a heater.

I think I'll put lots of tiny little live fish in with the axolotls and let them be food for the axolotls and just add more of the tiny fish once or twice a month.

My last axolotl was albino, totally white all over. I'll try to get 4 axolotls all a different colour. Even better if they mate.

Anyone have a fancy aquarium at home?

[Proximal]

Always wanted one, but figured maintenance was going to be too much of a hassle.

Damn, a 6 foot long tank would be awesome. Post some pics?

[Kimbo Almond]

Always wanted one, but figured maintenance was going to be too much of a hassle.

Damn, a 6 foot long tank would be awesome. Post some pics?

I don't have the long tank yet, I'm waiting til I move house first. But here's a photograph of my axolotl that died 3 days ago. . .

[Proximal]

I don't have the long tank yet, I'm waiting til I move house first. But here's a photograph of my axolotl that died 3 days ago. . .

Very cool, how big are they?

[Kimbo Almond]

Very cool, how big are they?

Mine was only about 6 inches... I think it had more growing to do. I think they go up to 9 inches.

I'm gonna prioritise finding a nice place to live in the next 3 months, and then I'll look for a tank off Gumtree or whatever. Axolotls stay along the bottom of the tank so I can get a tank that's only about a foot or two high, but really long (between 3 and 6ft).

The young babies cannibalise each other so that should be interesting to watch if my four adults mate.

[Proximal]

Mine was only about 6 inches... I think it had more growing to do. I think they go up to 9 inches.

You think? Damn Almond, you forgot? You need to stop all of that monk stuff and get active again, lol.

[Mooseman33]

Mine was only about 6 inches... I think it had more growing to do. I think they go up to 9 inches.

I'm gonna prioritise finding a nice place to live in the next 3 months, and then I'll look for a tank off Gumtree or whatever. Axolotls stay along the bottom of the tank so I can get a tank that's only about a foot or two high, but really long (between 3 and 6ft).

The young babies cannibalise each other so that should be interesting to watch if my four adults mate.

you are such a sick fucking person

[Couchlockd]

I had a 120 gallon spring leaks from 3vl of the 4 corners in middle if the night.

Woke up to a 1/4 full 120 gallon tank, power head under gravel filters sucking and gurgling
.

[Proximal]

I had a 120 gallon spring leaks from 3vl of the 4 corners in middle if the night.

Woke up to a 1/4 full 120 gallon tank, power head under gravel filters sucking and gurgling
.

Was a gang valve ever involved?

[Couchlockd]

Was a gang valve ever involved?

During the rescuing of the fish yes there was significant gang valve action

[almostgone]

During the rescuing of the fish yes there was significant gang valve action

I figured you were aerating your hydroponic vegetable garden supply.

[Proximal]

I figured you were aerating your hydroponic vegetable garden supply.

Very cool, tomatoes, radishes, cilantro . . . .

[Couchlockd]

I figured you were aerating your hydroponic vegetable garden supply.

Organic soil.

[ghettoboyd]

I had an aquarium built into my bar in my man cave for years and I thought you were only supposed to replace 20% a week so as to leave some of the bacteria and not disrupt the PH levels to much...believe it or not the tank needs to be somewhat dirty...

[almostgone]

I had an aquarium built into my bar in my man cave for years and I thought you were only supposed to replace 20% a week so as to leave some of the bacteria and not disrupt the PH levels to much...believe it or not the tank needs to be somewhat dirty...

Seems like I recall hearing the same thing.... something to do with the introduction of too much treated water from the municipal supply.

[Couchlockd]

I just drown hookers in my fish tank these days, I ain't paying no $40 for some poon-tang

[Proximal]

I just drown hookers in my fish tank these days, I ain't paying no $40 for some poon-tang

$40? Cheaper than dinner, movie, & fuel. Like the professionals myself. Although no offense, $40 ain’t L.A. prices.

[Couchlockd]

$40? Cheaper than dinner, movie, & fuel. Like the professionals myself. Although no offense, $40 ain’t L.A. prices.

That's after minutes of haggling and bidding counterfeit 20s amongst a bunch of ones.

[< <Samson> >]

Fresh water?!

Eww

I still have a fresh water 40 gal, wife “takes care” of it


About 15 years back I was all into marine aquariums - I think that thing cost me more that sauce does now

It was like 6’ long - loved that thing, but maintaining that thing is such a chore. . . It was at about 3/4 hours of work per week + almost 100 Bucks a month in supplies


I’d love a reef tank now - but, this whole life thing gets in the way

[Charlie67]

Fresh water?!
About 15 years back I was all into marine aquariums....

In my best aquarium days I had two 120g saltwater tanks. They were there best things ever... Calming, peaceful, beautiful.... I actually thought taking care of a 120 was easier than fidgeting with a 29g or 55g, I had those too. I jumped right into saltwater tanks because of a roommate, and I was hooked. Never tried freshwater but i always wanted a big plant tank.

- but, this whole life thing gets in the way

But then this happened to me too... Kids, family, job..... Now my youngest has a goldfish in a 7 gallon fishbowl.

[< <Samson> >]

I miss staring at my marine tank - that thing looked cool

Thought I had a picture of it, but this was almost two decades back

[Kimbo Almond]

I can also run a really really really cool experiment on the axolotls.... if anyone's interested in hearing about it?

[Proximal]

Kimbo, always like to give everyone the benefit of a doubt as no one is perfect (imo), but once again this has taken an unnecessary turn to the dark & possibly inflammatory side, so I’m out.

[BG]

This was my last reef tank, started off as a 90 gallon 12 years prior, few Leaky tanks, it ended up down at 30 gallons. Probably the biggest waste of time and money I’ve done recently. Glad since I moved I put an end to that

[almostgone]

This was my last reef tank, started off as a 90 gallon 12 years prior, few Leaky tanks, it ended up down at 30 gallons. Probably the biggest waste of time and money I’ve done recently. Glad since I moved I put an end to that

Cool as fvck though. The colors really draw the eye.

[BG]

True, that's an expensive hobby, but it's cool looking.

Cool as fvck though. The colors really draw the eye.

It is nice to watch but that little tank took 2 hrs a weekend to maintain and 2-3 feedings a day, I had to show my cat sitter how to do it when we went on vacations, storms........had to get a generator hooked up ASAP to keep water flow, make make water, add supps, then the money, yup expensive.

[almostgone]

It is nice to watch but that little tank took 2 hrs a weekend to maintain and 2-3 feedings a day, I had to show my cat sitter how to do it when we went on vacations, storms........had to get a generator hooked up ASAP to keep water flow, make make water, add supps, then the money, yup expensive.

Dang, high maintenance for sure! Too bad, that would be nice to look at and just zone out at the end of the day, but definitely too much work for my lazy @ss. Maybe I'll save the image and input it to the TV.

[BG]

Dang, high maintenance for sure! Too bad, that would be nice to look at and just zone out at the end of the day, but definitely too much work for my lazy @ss. Maybe I'll save the image and input it to the TV.

I dont miss all that work and money at all. I think I have some videos of my bigger tanks.......you can loop those on your tv

[Charlie67]

Probably the biggest waste of time and money I’ve done recently. Glad since I moved I put an end to that

True, that's an expensive hobby, but it's cool looking.

[Kimbo Almond]

True, that's an expensive hobby, but it's cool looking.

Keeping four axolotls in a cold water tank should cost me very little in food and maintenance.

The thyroid hormone I need for my experiment might be pricey though. . .

[Couchlockd]

Keeping four axolotls in a cold water tank should cost me very little in food and maintenance.

The thyroid hormone I need for my experiment might be pricey though. . .

I just looked those animals up.

They are pretty cool looking

[Kimbo Almond]

I just looked those animals up.

They are pretty cool looking

Wanna hear the supercool amazing God-like experiment you can do with them?

[ghettoboyd]

Kimbo you once again crafted a thread where you asked a question you really didn’t want answered so you could segway into a more dark and twisted subject for which to garnish attention...wtf?...my proof of this is you not commenting on the posts of the people who where trying to help you...

[BG]

Never know what your going to get with him, we were going with safe then sorry.

[Couchlockd]

Never know what your going to get with him, we were going with safe then sorry.

I was thinking he would maybe turn one into Lemmywinks from South Park.

[BG]

One can only hope

[Obs]

Weird ass annoying little shit.

[Kimbo Almond]

Weird ass annoying little shit.

If you want, Obs, I can run an experiment on you personally. I can administer a special hormone to you to make you grow a pair.

I must warn you in advance though, Obs, because if you do submit to my experiment and if you do actually grow a pair, then you might finally after all these decades attend a support group to address the inexpressible sorrow and unfelt pain from your past arising from the suicide of a relative you admired.

You can call me a lot of things, Obs. Call me weird, call me silly, call me foolish, call me backwards, call me an antagonist and a bully. But you can't call me a coward -- I've made big mistakes in life, I've hurt people deeply and I've seen the darkest places in my soul. But for several years now I have put immense effort into facing myself, facing my mistakes, facing my evil actions, looking at myself warts and all. Three different rehabs in three different religions in the past 4 years. I could have cowared many times and given up, I could have been content to be a prick all my life, or to kill myself, or to kill the people in my way. I've decided instead to do something that has taken more bravery than anything I have ever done (and probably will ever do). You can't call me a coward.

I'm a pretty decent fighter, I was No. 1 in Ireland at my weight (64kg) in Thai boxing 10 years ago. But put the two of us in a room and close the door and I won't stand a chance against you. You're about a foot taller than me and 40kg heavier than me... I might get a few punches and kicks in but you'd only have to catch me hard two or three times to stun me and finish me off.

So if I you ever think I'm saying I'll dominate you physically, then please realise that I'm not talking about that kind of strength and domination.

Put the two of us eye to eye, though, and I reckon I'd take you. I reckon you're brave enough to throw a punch when you have to or fire a weapon when you have to (and to retain your dignity in doing so), but I don't think you have the stones to stare into the mirror in complete silence without any distraction.

There came a point in my own personal recovery when someone said to me "You know what, Tom, you give fantastic advice to everyone around you, about relationships, anxiety, how to move forward in life, but you don't seem to take any of your own advice".

Obs, you've started threads on the forum here about depression and suicide, sharing brilliant information to help people dig themselves out of their hole, but you're happy to sit in your own hole and remain there while you send out telegrams to help outsiders.

You have been annoying and pestering me here on the forum for the past month. I don't care why and I don't care where you're going with it. People reading this right now might think that you have offended me and that I'm motivated by malice to get back at you.

I've definitely been wound up to the point of feeling the need to publicly write this to you, but what do you reckon is my motive? Do you reckon I'm sitting here thinking "I'm gonna humiliate and ruin him", or do you suppose I might be thinking "Maybe I'm one of very few people on this planet who can speak harshly to him and actually reach him".

I see great potential in you. I think of those guys like Alan Watts, Radhanath Swami and Sadhguru who use their wisdom, intelligence, kindness and life experience to help dozens, hundreds and thousands of people all over the world. You post stuff on this forum that is up there with the likes of these people I've mentioned.

But what I predict for your life from this point in time onward is bleak. You have lost sight of "cause and effect" in your diatribe about how enlarged organs are caused by being huge rather than caused by steroids . You'll continue as a big doser and you'll extract one or two more decades out of this universe before you follow Rich Piana.

I'm not a mind reader, and I'm not your own personal shrink or midnight talker. I am steadfast though in my personal opinion that there is something in your history that you refuse to relinquish your grip on. I reckon this thing is Mark's suicide.

Look at the stuff you're posting lately (one liners), and compare it to the beauty and eloquence of your thread "The ripple of one life": https://forums.steroid.com/anabolic-...-one-life.html

I've just spent twenty minutes trying to find the post where you told me, "We notice you, son" but it looks like the entire thread was removed. You lifted a great burden from me the day you blossomed your kindness to compose that message.

I think there is a freedom in store for you if you're willing to put work into yourself. You can go to a bereaved through suicide support group once and never go back again. You might take nothing from it, but how can you argue that it isn't worth one evening in your life. I go to one monthly for 2 hours.

In the meantime I'll tolerate you out of a sense of gratitude I feel toward you for picking me up when I was low. And out of kindness too.