HaydensFish
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Exciting! What are you bringing in?
What did you do with your tank(s) today?
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My latest obsession, a fancy goldfish. This one was a bit expensive ($250 +$55 shipping) since it was from a very specific farm (Shogun Farms).
This is the exact fish I ordered.
My concern is the musical tanks I may have to play if this fish gets to the potential size they say they can get. My Yuan Bao oranda can get about 6"-8" in and have the same bulky build but the SHOGUN oranda have been know to get in the 10"-12" range. Would for sure move up to the bigger tank and would have to move other fish around too. Probably will eventually just put goldfish in the 300, lol
Here is an idea of how big a SHOGUN can get (not my pic, found on internet)
Fish actually got here close to the quoted time, about 3pm. Looks healthy but very unhappy with the trip. Seems very lethargic at this point as it’s acclimating. Normally I wait to open the bag but this time added an airstone and am slowly adding tank water to its bag to acclimate. Maybe the cold temps were a bit much for it and it will take a bit longer to settle in. Wish the seller would have added warming pack but not completely needed at this point.
Surrounded by darkness since last night, and although I lost my internet connection until just a few minutes ago, I never lost power. That's in contrast to most other places on the Liberty Bay shoreline, including the Poulsbo Yacht Club, which rarely loses power. I do have a generator for these events, but even so...
Folks on the eastside of Seattle have not been so fortunate; what a mess! Most of Mercer Island, where I lived previously, is still without both power and an estimate for its restoration. I was without power for several days after the Hanukkah Eve storm in 2006, and without a generator backup, suffered big losses in my fish room. No fun at all.
Folks on the eastside of Seattle have not been so fortunate; what a mess! Most of Mercer Island, where I lived previously, is still without both power and an estimate for its restoration. I was without power for several days after the Hanukkah Eve storm in 2006, and without a generator backup, suffered big losses in my fish room. No fun at all.
40GallonsOfDoom
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Lost power at the house (I'm in OKC) for about 12 hours. My wife told me everything was fine. I had forgotten about the air pump having an internal battery, so I'm sure that helped. Regardless everything is back on and doing good.
HaydensFish
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Family in Duvall lost power overnight, but luckily not here near U District. Going forward, getting a battery powered air pump seems like a good idea.
I tried putting some algae covered stems in the shrimp tank thinking that the shrimp would clean them over the next couple days. They ended up mobbing the plants and everything was gone in a couple hours haha.
I tried putting some algae covered stems in the shrimp tank thinking that the shrimp would clean them over the next couple days. They ended up mobbing the plants and everything was gone in a couple hours haha.
When we bought our home we did a full gut remodel. I wish I would have done a transfer box back then when we did the new electrical panel. Then a generator to that and I would be set to handle the power outage. Granted in the 10 years we have been in the home, we haven’t lost power for more than a couple hours at a time but I really would feel better to be prepared. Right now I have like 7 battery powered air pumps and extra batteries on hand for them all. It keeps some water circulating but cant keep tanks warm.
I hear you. There are lots of trees etc. where I live, so power outages are a fact of life, and it is unusual to go through a whole winter without one or more full-day and/or overnight outages, each of which is a challenge to my fish room. That said, if I never have another outage again, the generator has been well-worth the expense just for my peace of mind. And it has already paid for itself, as it cost just a fraction of what I have invested in my fish room.