Ahh the breakfast of champions for dinner. Sometimes its just great to eat unhealthy food. Eggs topped off with Corn beef, rice and seasoned with Franks Red Hot. Mmmmm.
Monday, January 9, 2012
Breakfast of champs for dinner
Ahh the breakfast of champions for dinner. Sometimes its just great to eat unhealthy food. Eggs topped off with Corn beef, rice and seasoned with Franks Red Hot. Mmmmm.
Merry Christmas from Walmart
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As you may have heard last week Bloggin Blodgett gave away a $100 gift certificate for Christmas in appreciation for all the love and support from the fans and follower of Bloggin B. Join us over at Facebook for lots more of that goodness this coming year.
Criminal runs away from Monestery to go back to prison
And you thought being a monk was an easy deal. This is an interesting story about a criminal who was serving his sentence at a Monastery instead of prison and runs away for the second time in order to be put back in jail citing living with the monks is too hard compared to living in jail.
Criminal serving time with monks beg to be sent back to prison
Criminal serving time with monks beg to be sent back to prison
Mississauga 2012 Budget Open House
For those interested in how your financial contributions (tax money) is being utilized are invited on Wednesday at 7:00 pm to an Open House which will discuss what is on the agenda for 2012. More info can be found here.
Sunny day
Its always nice to start the week to a colorful sunrise. One of these days I'm actually going to get up to do a Mississauga by the dawn photo shoot. Lots of stuff on the agenda this week stay tuned. Have a great week and thanks for following.
MIA - working on the tank
Bloggin B has been MIA for a few days I do apologize. One of the contributing factors (amongst others) has been the new 90 Gallon tank I purchased on New Years day which was previously noted here but for some strange reason the picture never uploaded. So here are a few pics of the setup from day one along with some new pics of plant additions and some of the first creatures to be added.
Day One
So the first thing to do was to cycle the water. Cycling the tank is the process where you prepare the aquarium for fish to live in. There is a big chemical difference between tap water and freshwater or saltwater. Normally the rule of thumb is to let the water run through the filter for 24 hours before adding any fish I gave this bad boy 48 hours as its a little bigger tank and I have no need to rush in transferring the fish from the other tank. As you can see the water is cloudy which is a result of both the cycling the process and the addition of the substrate which I choose to use a small gravel this time around. I find sand gets too messy especially during cleaning time.
Day 2
Second day I added a few plants (close ups below), log and Mr Daewon's (Newt) lily pad and floating log. Actually I plan on adding a Red Root Floater to give him a real plant to hang out on.
This plant (Water Hedge/ Didiplis Diadra) is really cool and will gradually turn partially brown once I have begun adding C02 and nutrient supplements.
The Second plant is the Ozelot Sword which is a really tall plant and may eventually out grow the tank.
The third plant is a variant of the Corkscrew Val plant which I picked up on sale at Pet Smart.
Next comes the awesome Banana Plant which floats around and sprout leaves at the top of the plant.
Day 3
I began to add a couple small aqua-critters which will help begin the nitrogen cycle. This is essentially where the tank begins to develop its waste decomposing system. One thing many people do with a new aquarium is add 20 fish and then a week later most of their fish are dead. A tank, including an established tank, needs to gradually develop the proper levels of ammonia, nitrites and nitrates which control the break down of the waste. If any of these levels fluctuate too much your fish will die as Ammonia is highly toxic even in very small amounts. You can read more here if you want. So I added the following water dudes to the tank
Assassin Snail
Assassin snails are really cool snails which I find quite amusing and necessary. Anyone who has run a planted tank will attest to the fact that sooner or later you are going to have a snail problem. Usually snails are transferred via plants, specifically located on the roots which at the time of purchase often are invisible to the eye because this is where the eggs are often found. Assassin snails help to alleviate this problem because they ultimately assassinate any other snails they find. These colorful little guys only eat other snails. Second I am a fan of aquarium snails because they help to keep the bottom of the tank clean but the problem with many other species of snails they eat the plants more than they clean which is annoying so I vouch for these little dudes.
Ghost Shrimps
I purchase these guys in bulk as they are cheaper and serve a few purposes. There are about twenty in the tank right now. These guys clean the bottom of the tank from all left over waste. They grow about an inch and a half.
Platinum Hatchet Fish
So this is the first fish I added. It is really small right now but will end up about 3 inches. He cruises along the top of the water most of the time and it is the first time I have actually come across this particular species so I picked him up.
That's all for now but I will be adding more fish in the coming weeks very gradually along with more plants. Stay tuned.
Aqua Blodgett
Day One
Day 2
This plant (Water Hedge/ Didiplis Diadra) is really cool and will gradually turn partially brown once I have begun adding C02 and nutrient supplements.
The Second plant is the Ozelot Sword which is a really tall plant and may eventually out grow the tank.
The third plant is a variant of the Corkscrew Val plant which I picked up on sale at Pet Smart.
Next comes the awesome Banana Plant which floats around and sprout leaves at the top of the plant.
Day 3
I began to add a couple small aqua-critters which will help begin the nitrogen cycle. This is essentially where the tank begins to develop its waste decomposing system. One thing many people do with a new aquarium is add 20 fish and then a week later most of their fish are dead. A tank, including an established tank, needs to gradually develop the proper levels of ammonia, nitrites and nitrates which control the break down of the waste. If any of these levels fluctuate too much your fish will die as Ammonia is highly toxic even in very small amounts. You can read more here if you want. So I added the following water dudes to the tank
Assassin Snail
Assassin snails are really cool snails which I find quite amusing and necessary. Anyone who has run a planted tank will attest to the fact that sooner or later you are going to have a snail problem. Usually snails are transferred via plants, specifically located on the roots which at the time of purchase often are invisible to the eye because this is where the eggs are often found. Assassin snails help to alleviate this problem because they ultimately assassinate any other snails they find. These colorful little guys only eat other snails. Second I am a fan of aquarium snails because they help to keep the bottom of the tank clean but the problem with many other species of snails they eat the plants more than they clean which is annoying so I vouch for these little dudes.
Ghost Shrimps
I purchase these guys in bulk as they are cheaper and serve a few purposes. There are about twenty in the tank right now. These guys clean the bottom of the tank from all left over waste. They grow about an inch and a half.
Platinum Hatchet Fish
So this is the first fish I added. It is really small right now but will end up about 3 inches. He cruises along the top of the water most of the time and it is the first time I have actually come across this particular species so I picked him up.
That's all for now but I will be adding more fish in the coming weeks very gradually along with more plants. Stay tuned.
Aqua Blodgett
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
The Hobbit Production Video # 5
For all you Hobbit Fans there's been another production video released. This one is rather lengthy, running just over twelve minutes. Have a gander.
Another year.....
Another year is over and with that comes all the count downs (top tens, hundreds etc..) along with all the Year's in review. Gizmag's "A year in technology" is an interesting read and may just give some insights into what is coming in the coming year. Have a look!
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
A dream come true
I have been in the aquarium hobby for about 6 years give or take. I remember when I started out with nothing more than a five gallon tank which had been collecting dust in my sisters room. I had no idea what I was doing and for the most part still have much to learn. Over the years fish have come and gone, plants have shriveled up, and the tank sizes have grown from 5 to 20 to 30 to 55 to 90 which is as far as I plan on going. Well until I'm brave enough to try a Marine Tank. Yesterday I came across a great deal for a 90 gallon tank with stand and thanks to a little bonus from a recent Condo Sale Bloggin B splurged on the beast. It is a nice size just what I have been waiting for. No more spacing concerns for the breeds of fish I plan on housing. So Happy New Year once again. This year is already begun with a few blessings. Stay tuned Bloggin B.
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