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Air Ring Main is installed

Tuesday, September 6th, 2005

I’ve finally purchased the parts and installed the new Air ring main. Inspired by fellow Discus breeder mad4discus see website here.

I purchased three 2m lengths of 22mm overflow pipe, two 90 degree elbows, and one endstops. Not wanting to use any marley solvent in the fish house, I opted for the Speedfit system, this is manufactured by John Guest (who also make the RO fittings) quick and easy to install, max pressure is about 4 bar. The Speedfit system is more expensive than standard solvent based pipework, but this is easier to install in the fish house, and uses no solvent, it can also be easily disassembled and reused. I’ve cut a length of Eheim 19/27mm external filter tubing (I’ve got plenty in stock! don’t ask!), jubilee clipped this onto the 22mm overflow pipe, the other end will be jubilee clipped onto my Airpump. This will be relocated out of the fish house, in the non-insulated part of the garage, to pump in cooler air. I already had a suitable hole in the jablite wall to allow the pipework to be connected.

Work to complete, drill small pilot holes, install algarde elbows, lengths of air-line to tanks, connect airpump.

The final migration to the new air main, will be completed over the next weekend. I’ve set a GoLive date of 9/10 Sept 2005. This is so I can monitor any potential issues over the weekend, it’s very important to have air in your tanks!

Thanks Thanks to mad4discus for the inspiration.

Note to self Must purchase a backup blower!

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Anatomy of a fish

Monday, September 5th, 2005

Fish Updates
A quick update on the fish I’ve discussed in the last week.

Ancistrus Sp.
The 40+ common and albino fish are feeding and growing on very well, eating vast quantities of cucumber, courgette and Tetra Algae Wafers.

Various Angelfish
Considering they are currently housed in the same quarantine tank with the Kribensis and Orange Gourami feeding very well on frozen bloodworm and Tetra Prima.

Bueno Aires Tetra
Dorsal and caudal tail are showing signs of re-growth. Feeding well as always.

Purple Spotted Gobies/Gudgeon
I fear I may have one casualty, the fish that I had removed to a separate quarantine tank, has a bacterial infection around the caudal peduncle. It appears very red and bloody.
The qurantine tank has been treated with MelaFix at 5 millilitres per 40 litres. I’ve also another Purple Spotted Gobies/Gudgeon because it was being attacked by the sole fish. So this quarantine tank now has only one Purple Spotted Gobies/Gudgeon left in the tank. These are very vicious fish, I think I call this fish Sid!

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Additions to the Fish House

Sunday, August 28th, 2005

I’ve collected some Adult Angel fish, Syndontis Angelicus, An Orange Gourami and a handful of Kribensis from a local breeder in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, they have decided to concentrate on Discus. All the fish are sexually mature and will help the gene pool here at Angelfish house. These fish have all gone into quarantine for four weeks, until, they are moved to other tanks. All quarantine tanks are now full in the fish house, so no more fish purchases for a month, and I wanted to purchase a trio of Ancistrus. I’ll have to find some room, anybody got any space in the cupboard. Here are the fish as promised:-

Black Male Angelfish

Female Koi Veiltail Angelfish

Koi Angelfish – sex unknown

Male Half Black Angelfish

Male Koi Angelfish

Male Koi Veiltail Angelfish

Male Silver Angelfish

Syndontis Angelicus – not an angel fish, but a cracking catfish!