Happy Holidays

[mikedel]

Well I hope everyone had a happy holiday season. I am so excited about the gift my family gave me I just had to show it off!!!
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid97/p9b5838aafdc1c8c3bd4c09a2c3963925/fa0d7327.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid97/p91dcbb2d7969d84a98e9bee72ae5ade1/fa0d731f.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid97/pd1b62f438d2a00f6203a3123dd2bb4b9/fa0d731b.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid97/p188e78bfc4db0a6faf70fbcdc61fce84/fa0d7314.jpg

[Leopardess]

Cool! I was gonna say "how come I didn't get anything like that?!" then I realized its because I have no room left for anything like that lol.

Looks nice too! Especially for an unplanted tank;)

What size and what fish?:)

[mikedel]

Thanks fo the compliment. It is a 55 gallon with an Emporer Biowheel, UGF, and a sponge filter I have been running for about a month in a smaller tank. I was going to go planted but decided to hold of on a planted tank for awhile since this is my first tank of good size. I'll get the keeping fish thing down first then move on from there. Right now I have a couple of dwarf gouramis a few zebra danios and a few white clounds. I wish I could have gone fishless cycle route but I couldnt find pure ammonia anywhere. I have been using Cycle, and the established sponge filter really helped out alot. Its been up for 2 weeks with a decent size bio- load (a little under half stocked) and all I have gotten was the smallest smidge of ammonia and my nitrite peaked at .25ppm I plan to add a big school of Cardinals tetras once I get my ph down where I need it. I am also wanting a big school of cories and maybe a few Yoyo loaches.

[Matak]

I noticed from your pics that there is significant slope to your gravel bed. Where is your UGF plate located?