26 Gallon Aquarium
Due to hectic home and work loads lately, I’ve been neglecting my 26 gallon aquarium. It’s been over run with duckweed (though it has been beneficial), algae, and the water level has been a bit low.
I haven’t been keeping up with the fertilizers, and I haven’t changed the water as often as I should, which is somewhat amusing, since my last post was about water quality.
My fish and snails are doing good, and most of the plants are still growing.
I just removed a bunch of duckweed a day or two ago, along with a bunch of string algae. I have tufts of algae on the substrate, mostly where I had planted dwarf hair grass. I don’t overfeed, and I can’t imagine that much fish poo being on top of the substrate for that stuff to keep growing like it does.
As it is, I’m still learning about this hobby, only being in it for about 2 years now.
I wrote a post a while back about tearing this aquarium down and starting from scratch. I still plan on doing that. Maybe if I actually set a date to do it and order the rest of the things I need it’ll actually get done.
Along with that, I still have to set my smaller aquarium up so my fish have a home while I finish the project.
I have all my aquarium maintenance stuff on my Google Calendar so I won’t forget what I need to dose and when to clean the filter, etc. I just need to adjust my schedule so that I keep up on it.
I’m also thinking about moving the aquarium out of my kitchen so I can enjoy seeing it more often.
I think some of the neglect comes from me not seeing it all the time. There’s plenty more places it could be than in the kitchen.
Do you neglect your aquarium(s)? Send me photos of your neglected aquariums, and let me know how you overcame the neglection. Send photos to beau at liening dot us, or upload them to your favorite photo sharing site and send a link in the comments.
Here’s some more photos of this aquarium:
Algae on filter intake
Substrate algae
More substrate algae
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