You know you're an aquarist if...(just for fun)

[Nu-Nu the eel]

When you are walking around the kitchen with a handful of chips and your dog following you eating everything you drop on the ground. Then a few drop and slide under the cabinant where the dog cant reach and your first thought is "oh no, if nobody eats that there will be ammonia build up."

 

[Mlani]

When you're glued to the tank worried your fish are killing each other and really they're doing "the deed" *face palm*

 

[Fishie]

When you do a PWC in 2 tanks and change all the filters of your tanks at 2:35AM

 

[absolutangel04]

Yesterday, instead of asking how long a friend had been pregnant, I asked how long she had been gravid.

 

[alLexX]

Yesterday, instead of asking how long a friend had been pregnant, I asked how long she had been gravid.

that is hilarious

 

[joejeff]

When you do a PWC in 2 tanks and change all the filters of your tanks at 2:35AM

When this quote makes you concerned this poster may have thrown out pos media instead of rinsing and reusing to preserve bb.

 

[skiweeangel]

When you're glued to the tank worried your fish are killing each other and really they're doing "the deed" *face palm*

hahahahahahaha! love it!

 

[Fishie]

When this quote makes you concerned this poster may have thrown out pos media instead of rinsing and reusing to preserve bb.

I just changed out the filter cartilage because I have HOB filters exept for one. So I wasn't suppose to do this? :O I kinda was typing fast so it didn't make sense but I was just suppose to rinse it off??

 

[Gboy66]

I just changed out the filter cartilage because I have HOB filters exept for one. So I wasn't suppose to do this? :O I kinda was typing fast so it didn't make sense but I was just suppose to rinse it off??

Yes, rinsing it off in old tank water is what you have to do

 

[paytertot]

I just changed out the filter cartilage because I have HOB filters exept for one. So I wasn't suppose to do this? :O I kinda was typing fast so it didn't make sense but I was just suppose to rinse it off??

When you clean out a filter, you're supposed to rinse everything in tank water so you don't kill your beneficial bacteria and put tour tank in a cycle

 

[Fishie]

When you clean out a filter, you're supposed to rinse everything in tank water so you don't kill your beneficial bacteria and put tour tank in a cycle

Oh wow thanks so I don't have to buy new inserts for filters?

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

Oh wow thanks so I don't have to buy new inserts for filters?

Never replace the filters

 

[paytertot]

Oh wow thanks so I don't have to buy new inserts for filters?

Well every once in a while you do, but try to use the ones you have for as long as you think they're working, and only change one filter insert at a time

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

Well every once in a while you do, but try to use the ones you have for as long as you think they're working, and only change one filter insert at a time

I heard never do it until it is literaly falling apart

 

[paytertot]

Oh if you only have one filter, and one cartrige in the filter, then don't change it because you'll lose every bit of bb

 

[paytertot]

I personally have 3 different inserts, one that I change every 6 months, one that I change every 3, and one that I don't change unless I have to. But I stagger it of course and I have another filter that I only rinse the stuff in tank water

 

[Fishie]

I personally have 3 different inserts, one that I change every 6 months, one that I change every 3, and one that I don't change unless I have to. But I stagger it of course and I have another filter that I only rinse the stuff in tank water

What's BB?

 

[GuppyLover]

What's BB?

Beneficial Bacterial

 

[Fishie]

Beneficial Bacterial

Thanks!!

 

[paytertot]

Yea sorry that's what I was talking about in this post

When you clean out a filter, you're supposed to rinse everything in tank water so you don't kill your beneficial bacteria and put tour tank in a cycle