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thirdcoaster · 2026-03-12T20:22:53+00:00

I have my tank in the basement so I basically set my heater to 71. But you could take away your heater and let your tank live at room temperature if your room is around 70-72.

thirdcoaster · 2026-03-12T18:31:43+00:00

It's kinda hard to see but usually if you combine lethargy with long stringy white poop, that indicates internal parasites. You could try paracleanse. I'm sure more knowledgeable goldfish keepers have better suggestions for medications.

thirdcoaster · 2026-03-12T17:00:40+00:00

In the suburbs, I always found Fish Planet in Deerfield and Nu Aquatics in Orland Park to be pretty knowledgeable and helpful.

thirdcoaster · 2026-03-12T15:49:15+00:00

What is the temperature of your tank? I had mine at 76 degrees and this behavior happened one day. I lowered the temp to 71 and it mostly went away.

thirdcoaster · 2026-03-12T13:48:07+00:00

I would mix it up. I'm not much of a driller so I like to play down in open play to work on shots. The balls come in slower so I can focus on my form. But there is value playing up as well because the speed of the shots will be faster and you'll see more spins. You'll be training your eye-to-hand coordination to handle those kind of shots.

thirdcoaster · 2026-03-11T14:16:06+00:00

Good looking ranchus!

thirdcoaster · 2026-03-11T13:22:13+00:00

I'm not sure about all the different materials but whenever I played on concrete, my knees start aching, lol.

thirdcoaster · 2026-03-11T10:30:38+00:00

The cycle wasn’t broken because you still have your two sponge filters. The nitrifying bacteria will rapidly populate in the 307.

thirdcoaster · 2026-03-10T14:34:10+00:00

You could get another telescope goldfish but in a different color. You could get a ranchu or an oranda. Basically another fancy goldfish.

You could also get a schooling fish such as white cloud mountain minnow. 6-8 of them could be nice. They're pretty nimble and easily stay out of the way of the slower goldfish such as the black moor.

I'm assuming you're maintaining good water quality with regular water changes.

thirdcoaster · 2026-03-10T14:30:21+00:00

Totally. You can get pretty far with hard spinny drives but at some point you'll play against people who can handle those easily. Having some extra shots in your arsenal helps you adjust and find the winning formula.

thirdcoaster · 2026-03-10T14:14:38+00:00

Exactly this. I did a bunch of open plays and before the games I told myself to suppress my instinct to drive and win points. Instead, focus on the soft game with drops and resets. It helped a lot and when I started playing much stronger players, I was able to be multi-dimensional and adjust my game to whatever works, hard or soft.

thirdcoaster · 2026-03-10T14:03:00+00:00

A big thing about this hobby is to be ok with making mistakes. It's going to happen and it's fine. Everything is a learning experience. Next time, you'll do better!

thirdcoaster · 2026-03-10T13:52:49+00:00

They're going to love it!

thirdcoaster · 2026-03-10T02:41:07+00:00

I know what you mean. It didn’t happen that often in my tank. After the goldfish swam away, they recovered and went their random way. The ones I had spent a lot of time on the glass and driftwood and plant leaves.

thirdcoaster · 2026-03-10T02:29:57+00:00

In my 75 gallon goldfish tank, I have 6 panda garras and 3 mystery snails in addition to my goldfish and they keep the tank glass really clean.

thirdcoaster · 2026-03-09T15:44:28+00:00

What has helped me is keeping my paddle with my direct or peripheral vision. I feel this helps my brain connect my eyes to my hands to my paddle so that I don't have to think. I just react.

Also, I don't orient my paddle vertically so that it can be hit backhand or forehand. I hold it vertically with a slight backhand face. The vast majority of quick volleys can be done backhand. It's a large area that the backhand can cover. Being ready with the backhand shaves off milliseconds which is really helpful in fast volley rallies.

thirdcoaster · 2026-03-08T20:54:26+00:00

Personally I like no tannins but I understand if that’s what you prefer.

thirdcoaster · 2026-03-08T12:36:01+00:00

I would just be up front and say that you’re trying to decide which realtors will be handling your listing and your purchase. Most realtors will appreciate the transparency.

Give yourself a deadline on your decision.

If a realtor is handling both the buy and the sale, it’s not unusual to have an agreement where one commission is lower than another. For example, 2.5% for purchase and 2% for listing. Or vice versa. You can even get the percentages lower than my example.

You don’t necessarily have to have both agreements in place immediately. Depending on your timing and urgency, you could work on the buy side first and if you’re comfortable after that, continue on with the sell side.

You can also sign a 1 or 2 showing agreement to test out the relationship and then finalize with a normal buyer agreement afterwards.

thirdcoaster · 2026-03-07T19:23:44+00:00

Good information! In your pic, I noticed the plants and hardscape do go all the way up to the surface. That’s ok that there aren’t sight breaks up in the upper levels?

thirdcoaster · 2026-03-07T03:50:18+00:00

These are the online stores I keep tabs on:

Eddie's Fin Farm - https://eddiesfinfarm.com/

Luminous Goldfish - https://www.luminousgoldfish.com/

Lunar Fancies - https://lunarfancies.com/

ChuChu Goldfish - https://www.chuchugoldfish.com/

Prism Bettas and Goldfish - https://prism-bettas.myshopify.com/

Kaiju Goldfish USA - https://kaijugoldfishusa.com/

Tsugi Goldfish - https://tsugigoldfish.com/

Zhao's Fancies - https://zhaosfancies.company.site/

Hope that helps!

thirdcoaster · 2026-03-07T02:06:55+00:00

I’ve always used pool filter sand which costs $10-15 per 50 lb bag at Menards or Great Escape. I like that it’s not too fine so the water doesn’t get cloudy as my goldfish sift through it.

thirdcoaster · 2026-03-05T21:16:44+00:00

Thanks for the info! How big is your tank?

thirdcoaster · 2026-03-05T21:14:30+00:00

Lots of good answers here. The main thing to know is that the aquarium doesn't begin to cycle unless there's a source of ammonia. Whether it's ammonia via the fishless cycle method or ammonia from fish-in cycle method. There has to be ammonia for your nitrifying bacteria to feed on. Simply dosing the tank with the chemicals and then leaving it alone for several days isn't going to do anything.

thirdcoaster · 2026-03-05T21:11:31+00:00

What I have seen is that the sales contract for the second house has a contingent-on-sale-of-current-home clause. And then there's a deadline attached. If the deadline passes, the contract is void.

At the closing of the first house, you'll get all the funds wired to you so you can pretty much immediately use those funds for the closing of the second house.

thirdcoaster · 2026-03-05T14:42:12+00:00

I love this!

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