The live fish-food raising project is coming along well, albeit slowly after a year so far. Turns out attempting to raise shrimp, snails and guppies all in the same aquarium is not a great idea. Apparently the guppies eat the shrimp fry, so the guppies get a new tank. Also, the guppies seem to be not breeding very quickly. They have slowed down these past few months, with only around 2-3 new babies a month showing up lately. We’ll see how they do without the shrimp. Who knows, maybe the shrimp were eating the baby guppies.
Anyway, the really cool thing about the new 60-gallon is it’s an acrylic “Uniquarium” – basically a clear plastic tank with the filtration system built right in. Sounded like a good idea and seems to be working well so far after about a month in service. All the various pieces of equipment (air stones, pump, heater, etc.) are hidden in the tank’s rear compartment(s), giving it a much cleaner, un-cluttered appearance. Cleaning the filter itself looks to be pretty simple – just pull out the filter pads, rinse and replace.
“Man Cave Remodel 2017” project is now in full swing! Next phase involves some new sound equipment and rebuilding the audio portion of the basement entertainment system from scratch. It’s been cannibalized for amps and basically fell into disuse for probably at least the last 5 years.
Musings of a minor megalomaniac
