Ok, now it's Sunday...

[Mugwump]

....the coffee is very good....MMmmmm....a lazy morn'n here, no hurry at all to get going....

..32 deg's out there at the moment...... ....headed to a sunny day in the mid 50's......I think this should be the last frost...

...putz'n and loaf'n for today.....yup.....that be all..

[LizStreithorst]

Not making fun of me are you   Happy Sunday everyone.

[Mugwump]

Not making fun of me are you   Happy Sunday everyone.

...maybe just a little.. ....but I had to look myself this morn'n to make sure....

[Rjb3]

Sunday always comes after Saturday, unless you skip one.    I'm pretty sure we've all done it.

[Mugwump]

Sunday always comes after Saturday, unless you skip one.    I'm pretty sure we've all done it.

...skip what?.... ...LOL

[wsantia1]

Happy sunday everyone. While the coffee was good this morning the temp was only 48 degrees. It going to struggle to hit 60 today but the Sun is out and it's not too breezy yet.

It's water change day. I will darken up a couple of tanks with Rooibos Tea which mimics black water and provides a soothing environment for the Altums. They get much more active when I put the tea in the tanks but I have to look hard to see them until after I've done a couple of water changes.

[BallAquatics]

... I will darken up a couple of tanks with Rooibos Tea which mimics black water and provides a soothing environment for the Altums...

If you are using RO or rain water, you can get the same effect with just a few dried leaves.....



I used oak leaves with great success when spawning my Nanostomus mortenthaleri.....



It makes it easy to control the amount of tannins released into the water too.   

Dennis

[LizStreithorst]

Or a media bag filled with peat.

[wsantia1]

I actually like the Rooibos Tea. I put it in a media bag and I am set. I have a pound of it in the fridge and I change the media bag out every month or so. It's been working well.

[BallAquatics]

I've got a Twinings sampler, I'll have to check to see if it includes some.....

http://www.twiningsusa.com/templates/product.aspx?ProductGuid=F05421&GroupGuid=74&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=Rooibos&utm_content=rooibos+tea&utm_campaign=Red+Tea+Unbranded&gclid=CMSwzsae3MwCFU4IvAodB4UC8Q

Dennis

[BallAquatics]

Or a media bag filled with peat.

Peat's a No No don't you know.  Not a sustainable resource.....

Dennis

[wsantia1]

I've got a Twinings sampler, I'll have to check to see if it includes some.....

http://www.twiningsusa.com/templates/product.aspx?ProductGuid=F05421&GroupGuid=74&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=Rooibos&utm_content=rooibos+tea&utm_campaign=Red+Tea+Unbranded&gclid=CMSwzsae3MwCFU4IvAodB4UC8Q

I have to try some myself. It's supposed to be good for you. The only problem is that it doesn't contain caffeine. 

Dennis

[wsantia1]

It's water change day.

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Well this is postponed until tomorrow. My cheap ass transfer pump crapped out. I have a new one on order from Amazon Prime. 84 bucks with free shipping. It will be here tomorrow. With my back issues I can't do WCs manually anymore.

[Ron Sower]

It's water change day.

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Well this is postponed until tomorrow. My cheap ass transfer pump crapped out. I have a new one on order from Amazon Prime. 84 bucks with free shipping. It will be here tomorrow. With my back issues I can't do WCs manually anymore.

Luckily I can still do them, Willie. But I've made it easier because I have my large tank close to the slider door and just drain it into the gutter runnoff pipe outside. Then I just switch the drain tube end across the den to the utility sink in the laundry room. A lot easier for me now than schlepping buckets. The other 3 (soon to be 4) small 5g's are easy just to pull out 1 gallon and replace with a gallon jug. I don't have as many tanks as you and the others on here have.....poooooor me....   ....and I really miss that. 

I'll be putzing most of the day with cleaning off my desk and doing a water change.

[wsantia1]

It's water change day.

.
Well this is postponed until tomorrow. My cheap ass transfer pump crapped out. I have a new one on order from Amazon Prime. 84 bucks with free shipping. It will be here tomorrow. With my back issues I can't do WCs manually anymore.

Luckily I can still do them, Willie. But I've made it easier because I have my large tank close to the slider door and just drain it into the gutter runnoff pipe outside. Then I just switch the drain tube end across the den to the utility sink in the laundry room. A lot easier for me now than schlepping buckets. The other 3 (soon to be 4) small 5g's are easy just to pull out 1 gallon and replace with a gallon jug. I don't have as many tanks as you and the others on here have.....poooooor me....   ....and I really miss that. 

I'll be putzing most of the day with cleaning off my desk and doing a water change.

I could have started a siphon to empty the upper level tanks put it would have been a slow go so I just decided to wait until tomorrow.