By the time 2022 started, the tank was close to the configuration that it would keep. In January I did give up on the first moss wall that I had tried to get going, which had become more of an algae wall. I consulted with a local expert on plants here in Calgary, and he …
Last weekend (Jan 21st) I did a survey of Tropical Fish prices at the various locations in Calgary, as well as some of the local online vendors.I made a “Shopping List” of 17 fish that I have purchased in the past or might purchase at some point, then I went around and checked which locations …
I have added a new page to this site called “Calgary Tropical Fish and Aquarium Resources. It is a guide to the resources in and around Calgary for Tropical Fish and Aquarium enthusiasts. My hope is that it will be useful to people that are new to the hobby as well as those that have …
Here is what the 140 gallon aquarium looked like after the initial set up. There are several things that can be seen here that would eventually change. On the left is a plexiglass three compartment box, which I’ll discuss below. You can also see that the intake for the FX5 canister filter has a mesh …
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Back in May of 2021 I decided that I wanted to upgrade from my existing 35 gallon aquarium to something a little bigger. I was thinking of something in the 90 gallon range. I was really happy with the way the 35 gallon had turned out but really wanted to be able to have bigger …
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Of course, the main feature of an aquarium is the fish! I’ll start off with a recent video of what the aquarium looks like now: Of course you don’t start an aquarium off with a full population of fish, you need to add them over a period of time, in my case over three months. …
Another new thing for me with this aquarium is shrimp. I hadn’t actually even thought about them until I was reading up on what some of the best algae eaters are for aquariums and several types of shrimp were mentioned, along with Trumpet snails. I found a local supplier, SKA Shrimps & Nature Aquariums, that …
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One of the things I’m trying with this tank that I hadn’t done before is including some snails. I’ve had infestations of small snails in other tanks in the past, and this tank has those too, but it also has some large Nerite Snails. These are nice because they come in many different varieties and …
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After about 20 years of not having an aquarium, I decided it was time to set a new one up. I have been thinking about it for a couple of years now and with the COVID19 pandemic and a permanent change to working from home the time was right. There was a good deal on …