Netta 35 Posted September 15, 2018 1 hour ago, aussieJJDude said: I love my canisters! Infact, I hate the ones you mentioned, but canisters. Are fun. Especially cleaning it out and giving everything a good wash. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk It is something strangely satisfying in getting all the gunk out! 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FishyMandy 6,278 Posted September 15, 2018 Lol thats funny! I hate pulling them out and draining them and pulling them apart, it really kills me physically, I have back and shoulder problems though so moving them out of the cupboard to drain them is tough on me and I always seem to make a big mess when I clean them so then theres more pain cleaning that mess up 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
koko 14,341 Posted September 20, 2018 On 9/14/2018 at 7:08 PM, FishyMandy said: Lol thats funny! I hate pulling them out and draining them and pulling them apart, it really kills me physically, I have back and shoulder problems though so moving them out of the cupboard to drain them is tough on me and I always seem to make a big mess when I clean them so then theres more pain cleaning that mess up That was me with the canisters. I always made a big mess out of it. My HOB not so much I do drip little bit of water but not like half the tank 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FishyMandy 6,278 Posted September 21, 2018 I really need to try and clean my canisters soon. It's so painful though 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
koko 14,341 Posted September 21, 2018 1 hour ago, FishyMandy said: I really need to try and clean my canisters soon. It's so painful though I got to do the whole tank tomorrow. Water change, clean filter and scrub the front glass. I have night time sun that hits the back of the tank and makes tons of Algae. I let it grow everywhere but the front glass.. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Netta 35 Posted September 21, 2018 14 hours ago, koko said: I got to do the whole tank tomorrow. Water change, clean filter and scrub the front glass. I have night time sun that hits the back of the tank and makes tons of Algae. I let it grow everywhere but the front glass.. Hi I need to clean my filters too. I have a sponge and HOB filter. Do you think it'll be ok to squeeze them both out during the same water change? 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeana727 952 Posted September 21, 2018 I started out having some cute little goldfish catch my eye YEARS ago. I bought 3 or 4.....why not I had a 10 gallon tank at home that hadn't been used in years. I took them home, filled the tank, plunked the fish in there & then went to find where I had stored the filter. You can imagine it didn't take long for things to go TERRIBLY wrong. The poor lil' goldies started swimming less & less....then started dying. I started searching the web & stumbled across KOKO's. I quickly found I had not near enough tank & way too many fish! MY hubby bought me a 20 gallon tank. I think one goldie survived the ordeal. My learning curve was long & slow but I eventually learned & can now enjoy them!! 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FishyMandy 6,278 Posted September 23, 2018 It's amazing how so any of us started out with the same sort of story, to many fish, too small a tank 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
koko 14,341 Posted September 23, 2018 On 9/21/2018 at 9:32 AM, Netta said: Hi I need to clean my filters too. I have a sponge and HOB filter. Do you think it'll be ok to squeeze them both out during the same water change? I have the same set up. I only clean on at a time. This is so I don't get a cycle bump. I don't have any gravel in my tank to keep the bb's going if I do do both at the same time. If you do have gravel you might be able to get away with cleaning both, but I find it better to just clean one filter at a time 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FishyMandy 6,278 Posted September 25, 2018 Hi guys. Was a long, busy and frustrating day at work today! Was so glad when it was hometime 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dahling8 97 Posted September 25, 2018 On 2018-09-14 at 6:36 PM, Netta said: It is something strangely satisfying in getting all the gunk out! Haha, for me it's a relief. Maybe we're talking about the same thing? Thankfully, I'm down to just one canister now. My love is growing for sponge filters, hob's somewhere in the middle. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dahling8 97 Posted September 25, 2018 7 hours ago, FishyMandy said: Hi guys. Was a long, busy and frustrating day at work today! Was so glad when it was hometime Hello! Do you have a long commute to and from work? We have Australia on our bucket list to visit, such a large country we would have to do it 2 parts. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FishyMandy 6,278 Posted September 26, 2018 15 hours ago, dahling8 said: Hello! Do you have a long commute to and from work? We have Australia on our bucket list to visit, such a large country we would have to do it 2 parts. Hi! No, its only about 20 minutes. I live in Adelaide, South Australia. Adelaide is a fairly small city. Once you get out of the city there are longer trips to be had. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aussieJJDude 122 Posted September 26, 2018 Hello! Do you have a long commute to and from work? We have Australia on our bucket list to visit, such a large country we would have to do it 2 parts. If you want long commutes, consider Melbourne - and Sydney is also pretty big!Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arctic Mama 3,627 Posted September 26, 2018 Hey everyone, I’m not dead, just busy! Good to see some new faces in with the old crew 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arctic Mama 3,627 Posted September 26, 2018 2 hours ago, aussieJJDude said: If you want long commutes, consider Melbourne - and Sydney is also pretty big! Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk Ick, who ‘wants’ long commutes? My Sydney friend complains about that and her local housing prices all the time. Noooo thanks! 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aussieJJDude 122 Posted September 26, 2018 Ick, who ‘wants’ long commutes? My Sydney friend complains about that and her local housing prices all the time. Noooo thanks! If you really like to travel - or really like spending quality time with your car?Yeah. House prices such here in Melbourne. If you want anything remotely close to the CBD - aka not an hour plus commute to estates with one road connection and no public transport - its a million dollars plus. Heck, half the time they are empty blocks of land!Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dahling8 97 Posted September 26, 2018 3 hours ago, aussieJJDude said: If you want long commutes, consider Melbourne - and Sydney is also pretty big! Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk Haha, we'll be on vacation time, but not too interested in long commutes. Just wondering what our neighbours have to put up with. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
koko 14,341 Posted September 26, 2018 2 hours ago, aussieJJDude said: If you really like to travel - or really like spending quality time with your car? Yeah. House prices such here in Melbourne. If you want anything remotely close to the CBD - aka not an hour plus commute to estates with one road connection and no public transport - its a million dollars plus. Heck, half the time they are empty blocks of land! Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk Sounds like Santa Barbara, CA where I used to live. I had to get away to much for everything there 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arctic Mama 3,627 Posted September 26, 2018 I know right? I don’t miss California at all. I love living in the Midwest now, though I do miss lots of things about the beauty of Alaska the cost of real estate can’t be beat. And the property we bought is literally a three minute commute to work for my husband and under ten minutes to major medical, two malls, two major freeways, and a minute to church. That’s quality of life for me! It did cost significantly over local real estate that was less convenient (and had less of a view) but the cost was still a fraction of a similar lot and location in a more expensive metro area. Looooove! 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arctic Mama 3,627 Posted September 26, 2018 Speaking of real estate, Bend has really exploded in the last decade or so, hasn’t it, Koko? I recall hearing the prices have gone up notably as has the congestion. I do love Oregon though... 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
koko 14,341 Posted September 27, 2018 On 9/26/2018 at 9:27 AM, Arctic Mama said: I know right? I don’t miss California at all. I love living in the Midwest now, though I do miss lots of things about the beauty of Alaska the cost of real estate can’t be beat. And the property we bought is literally a three minute commute to work for my husband and under ten minutes to major medical, two malls, two major freeways, and a minute to church. That’s quality of life for me! It did cost significantly over local real estate that was less convenient (and had less of a view) but the cost was still a fraction of a similar lot and location in a more expensive metro area. Looooove! I don't miss CA at all. I love Oregon and always have. TD was born and raised in CA and I was in CA and Oregon. I had to convince him to move here and after one year here he loves it and would never go back to CA. On 9/26/2018 at 9:28 AM, Arctic Mama said: Speaking of real estate, Bend has really exploded in the last decade or so, hasn’t it, Koko? I recall hearing the prices have gone up notably as has the congestion. I do love Oregon though... Bend has exploded to much. It also seems the same thing is happening here where Im at. Just new buildings all the time. When I came to Cornelius the population was only 9K now in just two years we are up to 13K. I don't think its going to stop. They are buying all the farm lands around here and building Apartments 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FishyMandy 6,278 Posted September 28, 2018 Hiya guys 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjfromga 1,784 Posted September 28, 2018 8 hours ago, koko said: I don't miss CA at all. I love Oregon and always have. TD was born and raised in CA and I was in CA and Oregon. I had to convince him to move here and after one year here he loves it and would never go back to CA. Bend has exploded to much. It also seems the same thing is happening here where Im at. Just new buildings all the time. When I came to Cornelius the population was only 9K now in just two years we are up to 13K. I don't think its going to stop. They are buying all the farm lands around here and building Apartments Population 9K? Lol nice. I think there are like 500k people in Atlanta. Talk about overcrowding. My word. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aussieJJDude 122 Posted September 28, 2018 Just 500k? 4.8 mill currently where I live - not the biggest, but big enough!Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
