good idea or a waste of time????

agreeive?fish · 10/13/2008, 06:00 AM

When i have a fish in qt after lights out i cover the top and front glass with a towel to darken out the tank from the room lights, tv light and computer screen light..(back and sides are permantely blacked out already)

is this a good idea, a bad idea, or does it make any diffrence at all..

kzickovich · 10/13/2008, 06:10 AM

do you have a peice of pvc or something else in the tank for him to hide in? If so I would say it's a waste of time as you put it. If he's stressed he can go into the pvc.

agreeive?fish · 10/13/2008, 07:14 AM

I have some rock formations (fake) for hidding....infact its lego style meaning i can take it apart and put it back together in various shapes/forms/size caves/overhangs ect to fit the particular fish also have a couple small chuncks of real live rock in the tank... basicly what iam using the tank for is to fatten up my scribbled adter a long bout of one problem after another..she is well now just needs to fatten up

i would like to find a larger version of this puzzle fake rock i would love to design a display tank using it and move the live rock to the sump.. i picked this fake rock formation up at a garage sale years ago in a box of fish "stuff" for 1 buck and its the only thing i actually kept out of the box except an air pump which is still going strong...but i boiled the holly crap out of it

10/13/2008, 06:00 AM	#1
agreeive?fish Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 3,803	good idea or a waste of time???? When i have a fish in qt after lights out i cover the top and front glass with a towel to darken out the tank from the room lights, tv light and computer screen light..(back and sides are permantely blacked out already) is this a good idea, a bad idea, or does it make any diffrence at all..

10/13/2008, 06:10 AM	#2
kzickovich Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Zion Il Posts: 959	do you have a peice of pvc or something else in the tank for him to hide in? If so I would say it's a waste of time as you put it. If he's stressed he can go into the pvc. __________________ Ken Current Tank Info: 90 Gal mixed reef 55 Gallon basement pump up Sump 25 Gal fuge 2 Mp40 DIY led light fixture Bubble King Mini 200 Gen2 skimmer BRS Duel reactor

10/13/2008, 07:14 AM	#3
agreeive?fish Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 3,803	I have some rock formations (fake) for hidding....infact its lego style meaning i can take it apart and put it back together in various shapes/forms/size caves/overhangs ect to fit the particular fish also have a couple small chuncks of real live rock in the tank... basicly what iam using the tank for is to fatten up my scribbled adter a long bout of one problem after another..she is well now just needs to fatten up i would like to find a larger version of this puzzle fake rock i would love to design a display tank using it and move the live rock to the sump.. i picked this fake rock formation up at a garage sale years ago in a box of fish "stuff" for 1 buck and its the only thing i actually kept out of the box except an air pump which is still going strong...but i boiled the holly crap out of it