I just got my mineralized topsoil today in the mail care of http://stores.intuitwebsites.com/Aquarisms/-strse-Substrate/Categories.bok (Most excellent! :clap and also the money to get Tahitian moon sand and place an order with bobstropicals. So...the recreation begins...here i shall make pictures happen.
Before I get to it...****ty potting soil under #3 gravel...cartoon colors special. Also makes for wonderful algae blooms.
And at this point I was pretty sure gremlins had been pooping in my tank for months...surely.
Old crappy heater, meet Mr 200watt Aqueon Pro
The fish snails and floating plants, chilling with the filter and a light in a rubbermaid bin.
Plants waiting in the kitchen...wife loved this one
And finally the tank is clean...i'm not...the house isn't...wife is pissed lol.
(actually she was quite the sport...i'd have been mad at me >.>)
Finally get to glue to black background to the glass....yay for clarity
now i'm SURE somebody pooped in my tank
(black sand)
Ready for the MTS
Dolomite Powder and Muriate of Potash say "HI!"
Note to anybody who does this: DO THE SOIL+CLAY WET!!!. I mixed mine in a garbage bag so it was well....mixed and then poured it into the tank....SO MUCH DUST. Turned the whole house red for a bit.
Pulled the sand in over the edges and put in the rocks for the cave
Got all my microsword cut and ready for planting
filling took hours with the sensitive substrate.
Totally worth it in the end... I ran out of light time so i'll have to add some pictures of the tank once its all clear and stuff tomorrow morning.
Before I get to it...****ty potting soil under #3 gravel...cartoon colors special. Also makes for wonderful algae blooms.
And at this point I was pretty sure gremlins had been pooping in my tank for months...surely.
Old crappy heater, meet Mr 200watt Aqueon Pro
The fish snails and floating plants, chilling with the filter and a light in a rubbermaid bin.
Plants waiting in the kitchen...wife loved this one
And finally the tank is clean...i'm not...the house isn't...wife is pissed lol.
(actually she was quite the sport...i'd have been mad at me >.>)
Finally get to glue to black background to the glass....yay for clarity
now i'm SURE somebody pooped in my tank
(black sand)
Ready for the MTS
Dolomite Powder and Muriate of Potash say "HI!"
Note to anybody who does this: DO THE SOIL+CLAY WET!!!. I mixed mine in a garbage bag so it was well....mixed and then poured it into the tank....SO MUCH DUST. Turned the whole house red for a bit.
Pulled the sand in over the edges and put in the rocks for the cave
Got all my microsword cut and ready for planting
filling took hours with the sensitive substrate.
Totally worth it in the end... I ran out of light time so i'll have to add some pictures of the tank once its all clear and stuff tomorrow morning.