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  1. Team Turtle

    For Sale Algae barn chaeto $20

    I bought way more than I needed so selling a 2 oz jar of algae barn clean chaeto for $20. Just got in mail today (2/28). if no one takes in the next day or two I'll just have to trash it. Located in willis
  2. Team Turtle

    Scuds or other bugs

    Anyone know of a good place to get scuds or any other freshwater bugs like copepods or daphnia? I'm next to lake conroe so thinking of getting some things there but this lake is nasty and I'm not trying to add motor oil to my tank.
  3. Team Turtle

    Icecap battery backup

    Anyone know what size or where to buy a new charger for an icecap battery backup? Ordered one from Amazon but the barrel is too long.
  4. Team Turtle

    Do you really need that?

    Was in a LFS yesterday and a lady was in there with her two kids. Both probably 10-13 years of age and they had talked mom into buying them their first fish tank. Now I know how business works. Sell more stuff, make more money. But as the sale person was talking to this mom with two kids in...
  5. Team Turtle

    Pico tank backup?

    I live in willis and my subdivision got hit by the recent tornado. Was without power for 3 days. Thankfully i have a generator and all but one of my tanks is on some sort of battery backup..my AIO 5 gallon. The only thing i have plugged in for this is a return pump and heater. No flow pumps...
  6. Team Turtle

    Pest id

    Anyone know what these red things are? Found them in my sand bed. Don't seem to be bothering anything but pulled one out and found a handful more. Reminds me of spaghetti worms but idk. Ignore the kenya tree in the upper right.
  7. Team Turtle

    Angel fish tank ideas

    Anyone got ideas for a good tank size for freshwater angel fish? I had 5 in a 30 gallon bowfront. One of them laid eggs and the aggression has gotten outta hand. Had to move 3 out to a temporary 10 gallon...what i had on hand. These 3 get along. But worried about putting them back in with...
  8. Team Turtle

    3d printed parts

    So gotta point out and give props to my man Derf81..He was able to make me a cover for a used sicce pump i bought. Fits like a glove. And he did it for a frag! Can't beat that. Give him a shout if you need custom prints.
  9. Team Turtle

    Rodi water storage

    So I use two, 44 gallon brute trash cans for my rodi water storage...fill both with fresh water and mix my salt in one when doing water changes on my 160. After that water change i rinse the can, let it dry and the next day fill back up with fresh water. The water then sits for 2-3 weeks until...
  10. Team Turtle

    Temps and bacterial bloom

    So i have a 10 gallon fresh water tank on my desk at work. 6 tetras and a guppy...1 ghost shrimp. Sand bottom with some java fern, and chain sword. Dirted bottom so no additives or root tabs. Kessil a 80 tuna sun that is on for 8 hrs a day, spong filter with air stone on opposite side for...
  11. Team Turtle

    Bashsea sump build

    So cannot express how appreciative I am to have won the Bashsea sump at the May 2022 Hot Dog get together. The 14 was my birthday as well so this really made my day. I picked the SMS-3015 in blue. Gotta say how impressed I am. The thing fills solid as a rock. The blue is blue, even the...
  12. Team Turtle

    Drip loop importance

    So woke up this morning to my girlfriend yelling fire and the smoke alarms going off. My mistake almost cost us my tank, our house....our lives. I cannot stress this enough, this way my mistake and 100% avoidable if i had added a drip loop to my power cables. I bought a cheap ato, first...
  13. Team Turtle

    That bully hawkfish

    So question here for anyone with experience with falco hawkfish. I did general research before i got one. Learned their diet and that they will basically eat anything they can fit in their mouth. But over the past few days this new guy has been going after my yellow watchman specifically...
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