120gal Overhaul

[H3D]

I liked the before...

 

[Pittbull]

Thanks all for your support i agree with you afro i believe the smell was intense due to the algae covering all the anubias plants and such and with all the dead spots where i had all of that rock in there pretty strong and i was just getting tired of smelling that crap when i walk into the living room. hehehe

Yeah i am like you color i think a scheme may be in order hehehe..

Thanks Kayt whats up love how have you been is your tanks doing ok lately.. email me..

Thanks H3D man i really liked it to but wow hated the smell and especially that funky gravel HATED IT hehehe

well i will keep you guys updated i am out to go get some more sand and more THR maybe a few fish hehehe not..

 

[Pittbull]

Oooppss sorry i left out you rbishop thanks buddy..

 

[AfroCichlid]

Thanks all for your support i agree with you afro i believe the smell was intense due to the algae covering all the anubias plants and such and with all the dead spots where i had all of that rock in there pretty strong and i was just getting tired of smelling that crap when i walk into the living room. hehehe

I'm considering a UV sterilizer. I really want to keep plants with my Tangs, but I can't seem to find the right balance of lighting, ferts, or CO2 to keep the algae at bay. I've got 154 watts on the 75, and I've got a hell of a diatom bloom right now. I figured it would happen, but I'm a bit miffed that all my pretty white rocks are getting browner by the hour. I know the diatom bloom will go away in a few weeks, but I'm wondering if maybe I should cut back on the lights even more.
You run actinics right? I know they can cause some serious algae problems in freshwater tanks.

 

[mostlycichlids]

So when do you plan to have it done....It looked pretty nice the old way. Cant wait to see what you have planned.

 

[efors]

Hi, Pittbull! Are you using a high quality carbon, at least for a few days, to remove the organics that are producing those odors?

 

[Bubbles2112]

You've been very busy! That is one big project--I can't wait to see how it turns out!!

 

[Pittbull]

yeah its not turning out how i expect it just got more sand and some Texas Holey rock in and wow i am going to need some more rock heheehe its a start but i may have to resort to a different rock as a filler but sorta like the extra space.. 120gal lots of extra room..

yep i am using actinics and i use quality carbon in my XP3 i believe i just had to much anubias and algae all over is for the smell it wasnt that bad of a smell but enough to make me say hmm









just looks so empty i believe i may have messed up but i do have some extra round creek rocks on the larger side i retrieved from Gatlinburg last year, i may incorporate those into the setup and see how that looks..

 

[Rbishop]

Looking good!

 

[7itanium]

WHERE did you get that "texas holy rock" at???? it is incredible.. i love it and I would really like some for my tank

any way you could get me some (Ill pay you)?

Or direct me to a place where you got it.. assuming its available in my area