I was at a thrift store last weekend, and found this lousy marble chess set for $3.83. Square cut pieces, lots of chips and broken off bits, but it was all there. I thought it would be perfect in one of my fish tanks.
Category Archives: aquaria
DIY Homemade Hydroponics Basket Pot
I decided to try setting up a bit of hydroponics tonight. Actually, it’s aquaponics, because it’s based off of my fish tank. I am having a bit of algae problems on the 75 gallon tank. I am hoping that growing some basil out of the tank will help soak up some of the nutrients and …
Tearing down a 75 gallon tank to clean up water
My Overflow box strikes again! This thing is the bane of my carpeting! This time, it caused a flood in a different way. The drain tubes fell out of the tank. They stayed put for over a month, then fell out twice within 6 hours. I don’t get it. Trying to dry out under the …
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Pump setup for my automtic container Irrigation system
This last week, I was tasked with cleaning the spare bedroom. I kinda got distracted a bit by the fish tank and planter stand in it. I worked on my planter stand a bit more while cleaning the room some too. I had gathered all the parts I had into one stack. I have a …
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Video of my Tiger Oscars
I took a quick video of the Tiger Oscars shortly after I had fed them. The camera has a bit of trouble with focusing. Brother wanted a bit of attention too. Here is a photo of the Jack Dempsey. I put more decoration in her tank. I was cleaning up my boxes of fish stuff, …