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zesty_pinto) wrote2005-12-20 09:37 am
zesty_pinto) wrote2005-12-20 09:37 am
On a Side Note...
I went to the old Rutgers Library to clean up the fish tank. Loads of nitrates helped breed a new race of wisteria that invaded the tank, turning it into a jungle, including a very large and beautiful centerpiece that I had to weigh down with pebbles just to keep from floating off (rooting it was impossible). Also, ramshorns, but considering how much crap was in there since my last changing, I decided to let them live so they can eat most of the leftover gunk that must be left from overfeeding. At least, until they overpopulate the tank and I have to get some sort of invertebrate killing agent or donate a temporary loach.
The photo was done on a phone cam, so... there you go.
They didn't think it looked that great. I guess I can't blame them since the wisteria looks fairly pale, though I can't say whether it's because of malnourishment or not (it's a pale green, not a whitish color with faint green). Still though, it's amazing how verdant the tank looks now, especially with a plant that's large enough to hide the angels. I also put in a small patch of java moss that now has begun to carpet the corner of the tank and fringed the edges where I planted them.
Most of the top wisteria I took for the sake of more lighting. Maybe I'll see if there's an LFS that will want them. They make for excellent shade for more cowardly fish.
The photo was done on a phone cam, so... there you go.
They didn't think it looked that great. I guess I can't blame them since the wisteria looks fairly pale, though I can't say whether it's because of malnourishment or not (it's a pale green, not a whitish color with faint green). Still though, it's amazing how verdant the tank looks now, especially with a plant that's large enough to hide the angels. I also put in a small patch of java moss that now has begun to carpet the corner of the tank and fringed the edges where I planted them.
Most of the top wisteria I took for the sake of more lighting. Maybe I'll see if there's an LFS that will want them. They make for excellent shade for more cowardly fish.