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March 16, 2021
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Aquariums - This guy watches me all day long. Maybe I'm the one in a fish tank.

This guy watches me all day long. Maybe I'm the one in a fish tank.

Posted: 16 Mar 2021 07:04 AM PDT

Pro tip: If you need to carry fish in a backpack, put the bag in a PVC pipe, over reusable bags as supportive cushions.

Posted: 16 Mar 2021 06:26 AM PDT

"I cleaned the front glass" photo

Posted: 15 Mar 2021 05:02 PM PDT

My 6 year old Shubunkin goldfish next to the 2 month old. So cute!

Posted: 16 Mar 2021 08:21 AM PDT

Water changes = Dojo loach massages

Posted: 16 Mar 2021 12:57 AM PDT

This is Eel Patrick Harris. His full name only actually gets used when he uproots all the plants in the tank.

Posted: 15 Mar 2021 06:24 PM PDT

You got anymore of dem' zucchinis?

Posted: 15 Mar 2021 05:51 PM PDT

On the move

Posted: 16 Mar 2021 07:28 AM PDT

Last shot of my reef. I switched back to fresh water.

Posted: 16 Mar 2021 08:25 AM PDT

Currently my favorite Bee.

Posted: 16 Mar 2021 09:23 AM PDT

My first tank

Posted: 16 Mar 2021 06:55 AM PDT

Loving my first tank.

Posted: 16 Mar 2021 07:53 AM PDT

One year apart, never give up on your hobbies!

Posted: 16 Mar 2021 08:37 AM PDT

Thankyou to everyone for helping with my questions! Finally got my tank moved and set up :D

Posted: 16 Mar 2021 05:47 AM PDT

A shot of my shrimp , she’s about 2 years old now !

Posted: 16 Mar 2021 08:13 AM PDT

Happy fish after a water change

Posted: 15 Mar 2021 09:25 AM PDT

I wanted to thank everyone here that helped me with my potato puffer. He used to be stressed out a lot but hes doing great now. Thanks to your help!!

Posted: 16 Mar 2021 08:55 AM PDT

Acestorhynchus falcirostris, Yellowtail barracuda

Posted: 16 Mar 2021 03:09 AM PDT

Before and after fry tank upgrade

Posted: 16 Mar 2021 09:16 AM PDT

Stressful day = watching the troop in “big black”

Posted: 16 Mar 2021 09:45 AM PDT

Everything is grown back after a hard cut.

Posted: 15 Mar 2021 11:54 PM PDT

Been out of the hobby for a long time. Due to kids, but when my twins ask for a fish... they get a 75 gallon tank and lots of fish.

Posted: 15 Mar 2021 08:47 PM PDT

Progress Update On Using Real Skulls for Decoration

Posted: 16 Mar 2021 07:19 AM PDT

I wanted to provide an update on my project to add real skulls to my new tank. The tank is located in the same room as my bone collection (over 50 species) so I wanted to tie the tank into it.

I'm not including pics in this update because I realize not everyone has the same interests as me and I wouldn't want to disturb anyone. If you want pics I can add them later. I will definitely be doing pics of the final product! I'm really enjoy the process so far!

I decided to go with damaged skulls and they are working out well. The missing bone allowed me to access inside the cranium to clean, remove the turbinates, and eventually coat it with the superglue(cyanoacrylate). Aesthetically I think they will be awesome with the plants growing through them.

I soaked them to loosen the glue holding the teeth in (skulls are typically sold with the teeth glued in). The glue is usually white and often an E6000 type. There was a surprising amount of tissue remaining under the teeth which I removed. I boiled the skulls to sterilize them and that loosened some glue gun glue. The first time I left the teeth lose and it was a little tricky keeping track of them. Later I used a filter bag to keep them safe. If you don't play with teeth often I highly suggest several bags marked with where each small section of teeth go! I re-glued the teeth with the SG. I may have lost one, or I didn't notice it missing before. It was a small one so no worries!

The 3rd skull(coyote)I'm using wasn't as damaged as the first two(badger). I drilled some small holes to help break it where I wanted it to and used a Dremel to cut even more away(much quicker!). I used a respirator that my husband uses while painting cars so that I didn't inhale any of the bone dust. I was able to create access to the inside of the cranium and to remove the turbinates. I'm going to coat most of it with SG, but there were a couple small sections I couldn't open up or remove w/o creating major structural insecurity. They are located underneath and somewhat up into the cranium so I'm going to use silicone for those. They won't be visible anyway.

I hope to have them tank ready today or tomorrow! Unlike my driftwood which may be soaking long after I'm dead!

ETA - here are some pics I took along the way https://imgur.com/gallery/5XM4dBp

Update- I'm now going to coat with Zoopoxy polygem 1618. Since the shipping was as much as the resin I hope it arrives quickly!

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my LFS and the cool fish

Posted: 16 Mar 2021 08:21 AM PDT

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