My 45 Gallon Slate Tank

[BrkD]

ohhh very nice L-18. thinking about getting one myself. all your fish looks very healthy. great job on everything

 

[GDominy]

Thanks.. heh... but not everything is healthy at the moment. In my haste to add the emperor tetra's I let a case of Ich go unchecked and has spread to my cardinal tetra's. My UV sterilizer bulb is WAY past due for replacement so I ordered a new one today. In the mean time I"m treating for ich to slow its spread.

Usually my UV knocks Ich out pretty quickly.. but this bulb has been used for well over 3 years now contiunously. I actually had accidentally left it plugged in after I shut down the tank it was connected to... so its pretty much useless now.

 

[Rbishop]

Thanks!

 

[Salihan]

The tank was made for me a few years ago with extra thick glass on the bottom so I could use a lot of rockwork. That is a 100 pounds of slate, and I stacked each and every piece by hand. It took forever.. lol...

Wow! Looks awesome! Very impressive!!!

 

[Clankeye]

Great tank, great thread--it's really amazing and inspirational to see the progression.

So you found that overdosing Excel really did help in your algae battles? I am considering doing this. My tank is on the edge where a really nice display and array of plants is being threatened by the blight that is algae.

Again, great job.

 

[Gotcha38]

How thick is "extra thick"? Do you have any kind of adhesive holding your rock wall together?

You have an amazing tank!

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[GDominy]

extra thick = half inch

 

[GDominy]

I let the tank get ridiculously overgrown.. lol.... I am going to sit down and prune/reshape everything on tuesday now that I have enough plant mass to work with...

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[Rbishop]

Wow, that will be a busy Tuesday!

 

[Gotcha38]

It's a shame to hide all that slate underneath a forrest! Haha. I really love this tank.