Snow
Posted by Anja on October 29, 2008 at 09:00 | Last modified: July 10, 2012 04:01Things change quickly, sometimes. Yesterday it was still fall, today it’s winter. I’m glad we finished all the clean-up.
Cut down all the perennials in the pond
Posted by Anja on October 19, 2008 at 16:58 | Last modified: July 10, 2012 03:59… and scooped out most of the floating plants. It’s cold in the mornings and frosty at night. The goldfish only come topside during midday, when the sun warms things up.
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Posted by Anja on October 18, 2008 at 23:57 | Last modified: July 9, 2012 17:06I’ve been uneasy about leaving the tropicals in the pond, but we hadn’t found just the right pots for them yet. Ceramic is too heavy when full of water and can leak; and all the nicest plastic pots have overflow holes. Useless for pond plants.
Last night they got a bit of frost burn, so I did some serious hunting today. I was ready to put them in buckets (which is not my preferred style in the living room, let me tell you), so we wouldn’t lose the plants, a nice Taro and a stunning Papyrus. But today I found a nice collection of over pots in all the right sizes, lightweight and, most importantly, watertight. They’re a very pale green sort of Terrazzo style, straight, no squiddlies or anything like that, and look unobtrusively nice, not plasticky at all. Me likes.
It’s now a bit crowded around the back door, and the pond looks strangely bare.
Tags: Colocasia esculent 'Black Magic', Cyperus papyrus, fall cleanup | Categories: Pond | Comments Off on Well, we’ve been moving tender plants inside for a few days now | PermalinkGolden light
Posted by Anja on October 14, 2008 at 16:55 | Last modified: July 10, 2012 03:57… and the first fallen leaves. All the minnows are scooped out and swimming happily in a tank in the basement. The goldfish are still out and about, doing their thing.
Keepers?
Posted by Anja on October 6, 2008 at 19:45 | Last modified: July 9, 2012 19:46Added three sky blue tetras that had been in the QT for the past weeks, but I find them quite nippy. Could be that there’s not enough of them to make them feel secure, but I don’t know when or whether I’ll up their number. They’re a bit hard to find around here. We’ll see. First, I should get the neons up to group strength again.
Tags: Boehlkea fredcochui | Categories: 25G South American | Comments Off on Keepers? | PermalinkThe floating plants are taking over the pond
Posted by Anja on September 6, 2008 at 14:52 | Last modified: July 10, 2012 03:55… which makes the fish happy. And us, too, because it takes care of the algae.
They sure love their canned green beans
Posted by Anja on September 5, 2008 at 19:43 | Last modified: July 9, 2012 19:44
(the ‘no salt, no preservatives’ kind)
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Posted by Anja on August 24, 2008 at 15:50 | Last modified: July 10, 2012 03:52We have two flowers. On the Pickerel Weed and the Arrowhead.
New look
Posted by Anja on August 19, 2008 at 19:42 | Last modified: July 9, 2012 19:43Changed the background today to something more in keeping with the wood and plant look of the tank.
Now that the water is not so brown anymore from the tannins, the rock background was starting to look very gray. Note to self: more plants!
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Posted by Anja on August 4, 2008 at 19:40 | Last modified: July 9, 2012 19:41Added the last dose of medication on Saturday. Yesterday I did a 50% water change, added carbon to the filter and set the temp two degrees lower. So far things are looking good, but I won’t breathe relief until I’ve had my first two weeks without a relapse. Incredibly, the cory baby (lower right corner) never missed a beat.
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