sweeeet - man i am now so jealous dude i wish i could stroll out and find some rock like that would be awesome.. cant wait to see the finished outcome.. enjoy my friend..
75 Gallon Upgrade! Woo Hoo!
- Thread starter AfroCichlid
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Maybe Saturday if I'm lucky. I'm having trouble finding the paint I need in my area. I need to paint before I can do anything. I spent yesterday tearing down the canopy and rebuilding it. The guy at Lowes cut every piece at an angle. Nothing was square. Everything was off by 1/8th of an inch. So I cut it all myself with a friggin circular saw. It's better anyway, won't be able to tell any imperfections after the textured paint.
BadFishPa, mostlycichlids, GPRC, ChrisK: Thanks for the compliments. The tank and stand just need to be functional to me, it's what's inside that matters. I can't wait to aquascape!
Everybody in the 55: 3 Calvus, 1 Tret, 1 Sexi, PLUS... a school of Cyprichromis Leptosoma, and possibly 2-3 Transcriptus and/ or Cylindricus.
The Sexfasciatus would eventually outgrow the 55 anyway ( at 8" max it would pretty cramped with all the structure ), so I had planned this upgrade for awhile. Plus I love the Cyps, and the 75 should give me room for some of the smaller varients.
Ah yes, the Tropheus tank! I wish I had the cash for that kind of setup. It would have to be Kaiser or something equally flashy, and I have seen not a one around here. Plus my guys need a bigger tank anyway. I will have a 120 gallon Tropheus tank someday......:drool:
Looking good so far. Hopefully you can find the paint soon and finish up your canopy. :thumbsup:
120g Tropheus would be awesome! (and pricey) How long since you have been to Boardroom Aquatics? They have some really cool Cheery Spots! 3 for $65. :22_yikes:
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=1913
They don't manufacture the paint I wanted anymore, so I'm not real happy with the color of the stand and canopy right now. I was using stuff called American Accents Stone, with texture because I hate sanding. It worked great for the 55, but all I could find this time around was black with white specks.... ugh. I think I'll be painting it black soon.
Anyhow, we got the tank setup today, and the fish in. I saved 30 gallons of water from the 55, used the same sump ( 30 gallon ), and just transferred everything over. I didn't get a mini-cycle when I did this converting to sand in the 55, but I'm going to be checking the parameters often. Pics!....
I filled and refilled twice just to clear as much silt as possible. There wasn't much since the sand was heavily rinsed 6 or 7 months ago, and has been pretty clean since then.
I still need to do some rearranging, and the tank is still fairly cloudy. I'm going to plant giant vals in the corners. I hate the overflow box, but I can't drill through this tank... tempered. Do they make them in black?
Anyhow, we got the tank setup today, and the fish in. I saved 30 gallons of water from the 55, used the same sump ( 30 gallon ), and just transferred everything over. I didn't get a mini-cycle when I did this converting to sand in the 55, but I'm going to be checking the parameters often. Pics!....
I filled and refilled twice just to clear as much silt as possible. There wasn't much since the sand was heavily rinsed 6 or 7 months ago, and has been pretty clean since then.
I still need to do some rearranging, and the tank is still fairly cloudy. I'm going to plant giant vals in the corners. I hate the overflow box, but I can't drill through this tank... tempered. Do they make them in black?
