assembly page: new 150 gal freshwater
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hooked up the drain to the garden. Emptied out half the tank in about 3 minutes. Also hooked up the water hose for refill, not shown. added more plant grade gravel, slate, and driftwood. Transferred all of the fish from the 38 gallon save the pleco. You can see my monster channel cat poor guy got really stressed from the move. Upsidedown cat, pair of angels I think the silver one is pregnant, bala shark, and if you look hard enough you can see the two foxes and some suckerfish. There are also 3 clown loaches, a large black ghost knife and all the fish I mentioned before.
hooked up the drain to the garden. Emptied out half the tank in about 3 minutes. Also hooked up the water hose for refill, not shown. added more plant grade gravel, slate, and driftwood. Transferred all of the fish from the 38 gallon save the pleco. You can see my monster channel cat poor guy got really stressed from the move. Upsidedown cat, pair of angels I think the silver one is pregnant, bala shark, and if you look hard enough you can see the two foxes and some suckerfish. There are also 3 clown loaches, a large black ghost knife and all the fish I mentioned before.
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Siddhartha started getting blisters. Apparently he's painted with acrylic so I had to take him out. I'll treat or sand him down so I can put him back.
Tomorrow I get to go buy some fish. Im going to get some blood parrots and cichlids for the 38 gallon tank, and if the 150 is healthy in the morning, im going to get some more stock for it too. That was a lot of work today. Im exhausted, but i think the 150 looks great. Let me know what you think.
Siddhartha started getting blisters. Apparently he's painted with acrylic so I had to take him out. I'll treat or sand him down so I can put him back.
Tomorrow I get to go buy some fish. Im going to get some blood parrots and cichlids for the 38 gallon tank, and if the 150 is healthy in the morning, im going to get some more stock for it too. That was a lot of work today. Im exhausted, but i think the 150 looks great. Let me know what you think.
Looks great! And it seems you set it up so fast. Do you have any pictures of the BGK? (unless I missed it)
Thanks. I feel very gratified that it turned out so well and with no fish other than feeders dying. It went slow at first, waiting for the tank and stand. They were 2 months late. After that it was waiting for the carpenter to reinforce the floor but in the meantime I bought most everything else I would need and it went pretty fast. I cut some corners that I felt comfortable doing, but I would not recommend to others. For example, I added gravel after some fish were in, and I used ornaments and filter material from the 38 gal to jumpstart the cycle. Once I saw the algea on the bottom, I felt it was ok to stock it. Its funny how big my fish were in the 38 that they look big even in the new tank.
Picture of the BGK, well thats kind of tricky. He is a night owl and black on black isnt going to show in pics, also, he moves so erratically that a picture is near impossible. I'll try tho.
Right now my concern is over my big catfish. he is stressed from the move and not behaving as normal. Also, my clown loaches are stressed and going berzerk. Oddly enough, the fish I thought would handle the move the worst, handled it with ease; the Black Ghost Knife.
Thanks everyone, It is a pleasure to share this with you. My wife doesn't understand.
The blue lights are called moonlights and they are standard on any saltwater tank. You can buy them built in to the light fixutre, or you can buy them separately. Mine are built in, but the ones you buy separately are brighter and a little more purple and so are better, also because you can position them any way you please. They only draw 1 watt apiece but they cost about 40 bucks per.
The blue lights are called moonlights and they are standard on any saltwater tank. You can buy them built in to the light fixutre, or you can buy them separately. Mine are built in, but the ones you buy separately are brighter and a little more purple and so are better, also because you can position them any way you please. They only draw 1 watt apiece but they cost about 40 bucks per.
hi 5XEVY,
Ask and you receive; here are a set of pics of my BGK. I cant believe I got her on film! But she is so comfy in her new tank after just 2 days. unheard of! The shot in the dark is to give you an idea of the true look of the tank at night. The BGK is in that pic somewhere. She (nothing that graceful and beautiful can be male) is about 5 1/2 inches long. She has grown a little over an inch since I got her 6 months ago. Enjoy.
Ask and you receive; here are a set of pics of my BGK. I cant believe I got her on film! But she is so comfy in her new tank after just 2 days. unheard of! The shot in the dark is to give you an idea of the true look of the tank at night. The BGK is in that pic somewhere. She (nothing that graceful and beautiful can be male) is about 5 1/2 inches long. She has grown a little over an inch since I got her 6 months ago. Enjoy.
