The moves went without a hitch. The only sulfide I caught a whiff of was in
some dead (I'm assuming) Apongeton bulbs. The sand was cleeeeeeeean. And
to think that it only takes like 5 ppm of H2S (?) to catch the attention of
the human sniffer... I'd say this is a real winner.
Gotta do a little aquascaping now and then the photo shoot begins. Have
some "super-male" Spotfin and Redfin Shiners that look schweeeeet to get
shots of. With the GE Daylight Ultra bulbs, I can't believe the coloration
in the Spotfin. They're kinda in the way usually around here. However, now
they're silver and blue and gray and black and rinse and repeat :)
Okay. Back to the cave. It's too hot up here. I dunno how you Southern
folks deal with this heat (It's only 88 out ;). Ah longing for fall
already....
Todd
----- Original Message -----
From: "Todd Crail" <farmertodd_at_buckeye-express.com>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 6:05 PM
Subject: NANFA-- This should be fun... ;)
> 9 months of a freshwater plant system with a deep sandbed and now it's
time
> to move it to the basement cause I ain't in a position to pay for A/C this
> summer.
>
> Here's how it looked minutes ago:
> http://www.farmertodd.com/Freshwater/Rainbowfish/061803/
>
> Lost on all of this...? This will bring you up to speed:
> http://www.farmertodd.com/library/EmailArticles/sandbed.asp
>
> No plants have been added since that picture in the library. In fact,
> competition has ruled out a couple and benefit others. The "Crypt" field
is
> totally solid now (to the left). Not looking forward to replanting that
> hehheh. Apongetons have gone into dormancy (to the right), I'm hoping
this
> will stimulate them back into action.
>
> All in all... Shouldn't be too bad (any more than moving a 75 gallon with
a
> little extra wet sand to carry). It will be interesting to get a good
whiff
> of what's down in that sand. There should be a mild Hydrogen Sulfide
smell,
> but shouldn't be overwhelming. In any case, I'm aerating the heck out of
it
> tonight when I'm done :)
>
> When I get all done, I'll get some pics of the new 75 with Natives and
deep
> sand... Gotta move the darter's 30 gallon down too, but after this... I
> should be able to do that in my sleep.
>
> Off I go... Wheeeeeeeeee....
>
> Todd
>
> "The nation behaves well if it treats resources as assets
> which it must turn over to the next generation increased,
> and not impaired, in value."
> - President Theodore Roosevelt
> http://www.farmertodd.com
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