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    Default Week 47..... A little update!

    All has been great with the contest fish. I think they're still growing. I haven't pulled any of them for measurement in some time but I can't tell if it's the new, smaller tank they are in or if they are in fact still growing. Anyway, they still eat like pigs, play like kids and lay eggs from time to time. Still no successful spawns but they haven't given up. They were at the cone again tonight.

    Water changes are the same as the last post. These fish are in the growout system of the fishroom wich is about 900 gallons. No intentional water changes are done. The only water that gets changed out is what gets pulled out from siphoning debris from the 17 tanks that make up the system. In one cleaning cycle, 250 gallons of water is spent. That's a little over a 25% water change daily. All of that water goes in to holding drums for watering of plants and the grass, all of which look fantastic at the moment! LOL!

    Their diet is a mix of beefheart (fed in the mornings). Around 4 pm they get a round of live CBW and then a feeding of FBW around 10. Three feedings has been the avearge throughout their upbringing. Water parameters are 560 ppm TDS, pH 8, KH 9, GH 18. Yes, the water is insanely hard.

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    A few more....
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    And some more....
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    And the last few for now.

    Best wishes!
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    Default Re: Week 47..... A little update!

    chad, very very nice.

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    Looking good Chad!

    All the best,

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    Fantastic fishie Chad !!
    ..and plants /grass are happy good idea btw
    GL with a spawn !!
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    They are looking good Chad!
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    good job dude!! very very nice

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    Quote Originally Posted by AirCapital View Post
    chad, very very nice.
    Thank you AC!

    Quote Originally Posted by Eddie View Post
    Looking good Chad!

    All the best,

    Eddie
    Thanks Eddie!

    Quote Originally Posted by vera View Post
    Fantastic fishie Chad !!
    ..and plants /grass are happy good idea btw
    GL with a spawn !!
    Thanks Vera!

    Quote Originally Posted by Ed13 View Post
    They are looking good Chad!
    Thank you Ed!

    Quote Originally Posted by wreck View Post
    good job dude!! very very nice
    Thanks Wreck! I appreciate all the compliments!
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    They look great Chad!
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    Hi Chad
    Your group of albino's look great, fat and happy.
    That waste water is got to be the best thing going for your plants and lawn too. You have done an excellent job with your discus, fishroom and water conservation. Well done buddy.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 2075turner View Post
    They look great Chad!
    Thank you Evelyn! I still think your males look fantastic! Their finnage is outstanding! I'm worried that you have them all and I have all the females. LOL!

    Quote Originally Posted by wgtaylor View Post
    Hi Chad
    Your group of albino's look great, fat and happy.
    That waste water is got to be the best thing going for your plants and lawn too. You have done an excellent job with your discus, fishroom and water conservation. Well done buddy.
    Bill
    Bill,

    Thank you for the kind words buddy!

    These fish have been a joy to rear. Absolutely no issues at all. I am pretty pleased with them.

    I agree with you on the water for the landscape. It's a little stinky, but everything grows like mad with the extra "stuff" in the water. LOL! I just got my water bill this week and I couldn't believe that with the addition of the fish room, my water usage has gone down 30% from last year. I was shocked.

    Anyway, thanks for the compliments my friend!

    Best wishes!
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    Beautiful Chad. Simply beautiful!

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    Chad,
    they are looking real nice in their new home. everything about them is awesome. very very nice looking group you have raised. well done.

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