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Aquariums and Fish Keeping

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[–] Lighttrails@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 weeks ago

Throw down a bean bag chair, I’d vibe here.

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago
[–] fiat_lux@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Your rug is upsidedown, or is a manufacturing error.

It's a very cool room though.

[–] harmbugler@piefed.social 6 points 2 weeks ago

The rug really ties the room together.

[–] residentoflaniakea@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Maybe picture is mirrorred.

[–] fiat_lux@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I considered that, but the algae wafers on the top left shelf said it's the rug.

Well, who am I to disagree with algae.

[–] mystrawberrymind@piefed.ca 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

We need more details / content!

[–] RickeySpanish@lemmus.org 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Well sure, anything specific you're curious about? As far as the setup, I heat the room and just use sponge filters with one central air pump. I tried to make it as easy to maintain as possible so I can enjoy it and not see it like a chore.

[–] cybervseas@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

If it's a lab, what sort of experiments are you running? What have you learned recently?

[–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

Seems to me you don't have nearly enough aquariums.

[–] TLGA@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Impressive, how long does it take to maintain this many tanks per week?

[–] RickeySpanish@lemmus.org 6 points 2 weeks ago

It's not bad really, maybe two to four hours a week changing water, cleaning sponges and hatching foods, managing fry etc. I've tried to set it up to be as maintenance friendly as possible.

[–] FundMECFS@piefed.zip 5 points 2 weeks ago

I’d love some posts on the inhabitants and stuff. :)

So cool!

[–] cybervseas@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Nice. What are some of the notable inhabitants?

[–] zr0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 weeks ago

This looks gorgeous. I am planning doing something similar with aquariums, terrariums and paludariums. But I am a bit worried about the time needed to keep things clean and nice.

How do you do this? And how much time do you need per week for the aquariums in this room?

[–] toynbee@piefed.social 4 points 2 weeks ago

Ricky Spanish

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago

Love it

Insured with prayers?

[–] DaMonsterKnees@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Wee Bey would fucking shit. Great job!