Good evening everyone. I dont post much, but I am sitting on the sofa after tending to the livestock, looking at the tank, and figured why not?
It is finally cooling down outside and my tank is slowly dropping in temperature as well. This is my favorite time of year, as my fish LOVES the cooler water. I keep a unique aquarium setup compared to most. This tank has been running non stop for 14 years, and has been ran in the following fashion for the entirety.
I consider it a temperate reef (granted at the moment no corals) as the max temp during the summer is 72, during winter it tends to stay in the low to mid 60s depending on how low I drop my home temp. Basically it is a seasonal aquarium that changes temperature with the seasons.
My sole inhabitants are a male bandit angelfish and a white striped hermit that I collected 10 years ago on our coast. I got my bandit along with another tiny baby before I got my tank, so 14 and a half years ago.
I lost my female about a year ago to complications from HLLE after using carbon....
So now it is just the old man and the hermit.
Anyway, the point of the post was supposed to be about how much more energetic my angel is when the water temp drops to 70 or below. He looks like a little puppy wanting out of his cage.
Anybody else have Deepwater or temperate species? I would love to hear if anyone else experiences similar behavior.
I am trying to load a video of the tank..
It is finally cooling down outside and my tank is slowly dropping in temperature as well. This is my favorite time of year, as my fish LOVES the cooler water. I keep a unique aquarium setup compared to most. This tank has been running non stop for 14 years, and has been ran in the following fashion for the entirety.
I consider it a temperate reef (granted at the moment no corals) as the max temp during the summer is 72, during winter it tends to stay in the low to mid 60s depending on how low I drop my home temp. Basically it is a seasonal aquarium that changes temperature with the seasons.
My sole inhabitants are a male bandit angelfish and a white striped hermit that I collected 10 years ago on our coast. I got my bandit along with another tiny baby before I got my tank, so 14 and a half years ago.
I lost my female about a year ago to complications from HLLE after using carbon....
So now it is just the old man and the hermit.
Anyway, the point of the post was supposed to be about how much more energetic my angel is when the water temp drops to 70 or below. He looks like a little puppy wanting out of his cage.
Anybody else have Deepwater or temperate species? I would love to hear if anyone else experiences similar behavior.
I am trying to load a video of the tank..