[Freemananana]

I'm in for the 90g! I like the pond in the back you have going on.

Heads up on the whole daughter thing, if this is your first, it gets awesome! My daughter is just over a year old and she loves to watch my fish in the tank.

Back on fish tanks. If you don't know what to do with the 55g, you could make it a sump like I did haha.

 

[Freemananana]

Every time I see someone with rams, it really makes me want them! I may have to add a pair to my potential stocking in my 75g.

 

[Freemananana]

I think 8 ppm of ammonia is high. I believe I did 4 ppm when I cycled my tank.

Anyway, The paintball setup should work for an aquarium of this size and I'm sure the cost benefits will be great. As for the lighting, I'd suggest some more light for sure. That clip on doesn't look to be the most even and with CO2 you can definitely go above low light values with no worries.

 

[Freemananana]

Are you using bacteria from another tank? I realized I clicked page 2 and thought this was a brand new thread starting on the top of this page. I was going to say the 9 day nitrate cycle is pretty fast!

 

[Freemananana]

The jungle look is amazing. Definitely like the look a lot!

Congrats on the baby. I'm super jealous of the 3 weeks of paternity leave! I was allowedto take a week of my vacation time when I had my first haha.

It only gets better. My daughter sits and watches the fish swim now (1 year old).

 

[Freemananana]

Rough luck on the banana! I would try suspending that fixture, but a Planted+ is probably a sound investment. Maybe a Ray2 since you thinking of CO2. It may be too much light though.

Bump: I think I have decided on the aquatek mini co2 regulator and 2 24oz paintball tanks. I hope the dicks down the street can fill them for me.

This line made me laugh out loud. I would suggest giving dicks a proper name, Dicks. I forgot it was a sporting goods store.

3 weeks as of yesterday

Cute kid! If you are worried about the rash on the cheek, some time in the sun will clear it right up. Well, if it is that new born rash stuff and not something else. I'm going with Blue eyes too, give it another 23 weeks and you'll know! 6 months is kind of the area they take root and stay one color.

My wife left her old job when our daughter was born and was a stay at home mom for about a year. That REALLY helped us get through it. I was able to get off work and invest a hour or so after work into a hobby. It really helps when you know you'll only be getting off and on sleep throughout the night.

 

[Freemananana]

If she's anything like my daughter, she'll end up bald soon! A lot of babies lose their newborn hair for some reason.

Testing the water is a good idea actually. I'm not sure about lab test, but I'd run at home tests at least! haha.

 

[Freemananana]

Sump sump sump sump sump...

You hear that chanting? haha. Sumps are way more fun than canisters if you decide you want to start fresh on the next filtration system

 

[Freemananana]

Did you ask what the turn around time on fixing their machine was? I've seen many 'broken' machines get fixed on the next shift. Then again, I've seen machines actually bust and take a week or so to fix.