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  1. rykna

    Starting a tank

    Originally Posted by novahobbies Oh, ya heard that one, hmm? How about, "Hey, sweetheart....?" You KNOW that one means they want something! Yep- Brian uses that only for extreme circumstances, such as clean underwear!!!
  2. rykna

    Starting a tank

    Originally Posted by novahobbies Dearest Rykna, I'm so sorry but I fear I must respectfully disagree with you here. A 30 gallon hex, provided it is tall enough and properly filtered, could easily house a pair of horses. Not Kudas, of course, but reidis or barbs would be fine! You're right...
  3. rykna

    Starting a tank

    Originally Posted by jeanheckle Wow, thank you your advice seems super. I would like a corner or hexagon tank, what size for ponies? Do you always keep live plants for them or can they be artificial? I would be thrilled to know how to breed brine shrimp. Thank you again for your help. You are...
  4. rykna

    Seahorse vs anemone

    Originally Posted by novahobbies Really! Well that's good news, and I'm glad you posted. I don't have MH's but one of my LFS had a couple tank raised reidis in one of the biiocubes with the metal halide conversion top, and they were definitely unimpressed....kept hiding under the rockwork...
  5. rykna

    Starting a tank

    Originally Posted by jeanheckle OK John and I are at the very beginning research stage of starting a horse tank. We will most likely have a 30 or so gallon hexagon tank, Here are my questions: 1. Is it true that tank bred are easy to get to eat? 2. Does pony or horse do better in a tank? 3...
  6. rykna

    Starting a tank

    Cleve...You have Ponies????!!!!!!! Don't be so modest!!! I'd love to see your ponies and your tank set up. So few people here have actually have kept ponies. What kind of set up do you have????
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    Scared

    Originally Posted by meowzer OK, my horses have been acclimating for over almost 4 hours...I am very nervous about adding them to the tank, but I am about to do it...I am guessing that I just pick them up with the net (carefully), and then (carefully) place them in the tank????? Never pick...
  8. rykna

    YAYYY...I DID IT (w/pics)

    AWESOME!!!! You have some beautiful horses!!!! Your food dish looks perfect After I dish trained my horses I had to shoo them out of the way to actually get the food into the dish. They would hitch on my hand, the turkey baster, anything they could do to get their snout in first!!! More pics...
  9. rykna

    call me exited, but...

    Welcome Back Sure have missed you!!!
  10. rykna

    Blue Moon out TONIGHT!!!

    Originally Posted by errattiq I am humbly corrected LOL!! Definitely a maintencance issue then. Barter with him, i.e. no dinner if a water change isn't done hehe. I just wanted to make sure I was tracking your situation right, that way I could give the best advice possble and give the best...
  11. rykna

    What am I doing wrong?????

    Awesome Thank you.
  12. rykna

    What am I doing wrong?????

    Perfect. Now which end goes where and do you suck out or blow in?
  13. rykna

    What am I doing wrong?????

    Originally Posted by Cranberry I've glued airline tubing inside the utube.... when I am starting the siphon I just suck on the tube until all the air is done. You can dowith periodically as well when a bubble collects in there. After I do it I cap th eend with an adjustable adapter or an air...
  14. rykna

    What am I doing wrong?????

    Originally Posted by spanko Two thumbs? One in tank one in OF? Hmmmmm good point. Just one thumb
  15. rykna

    What am I doing wrong?????

    Originally Posted by spanko Now I have rather large hands and I will guess you, as the fairer gender, have smaller ones. That said I remember from my fresh water days taking the U-Tube, submersing it in the tank, putting a thumb over one end and while leaving the other end in the water putting...
  16. rykna

    Seahorse Full Tank Shots! Post 'Em!

    Originally Posted by novahobbies they're coming today? bet you're excited! !!!!!!
  17. rykna

    Seahorse vs anemone

    Originally Posted by novahobbies Strong lighting won't harm a seahorse, exactly, but they don't necessarily like it either. They will try and hide in shady areas. But it takes a lot of light to really bug them.....I've seen them kept under PCs and they were just fine. I kept my first horse...
  18. rykna

    What am I doing wrong?????

    Oh the other thing~the OF unit I purchased is a single OF, not the double OF in the picture.
  19. rykna

    What am I doing wrong?????

    Originally Posted by wattsupdoc The return pump will continue to pump and the tank will flood. But this is not going to happen when she sets it up right. Perfect Now which one of you will volunteer to come to my house and help set it upjk I had the OF working, but I just couldn't get the...
  20. rykna

    What am I doing wrong?????

    Originally Posted by spanko Maybe something in here will spark and idea for you Rykna......... ******************** WOW!!! Awesome, thank you so much!!! I do much better with visual instructions.
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