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Here's my little 16g MetaFrame project tank. It's been set up about two months now. Unlike yours, my glass was in bad shape when I acquired the tank so I had to replace all panes (including a bottom glass over the slate bottom so we'd get a better glass-to-glass seal on the silicone). I found a...

I'm an Eheim fan. They are such quality filters. It's not uncommon to run into someone that's had the same one running for over 20 years. There's almost no bypass so you get the most out of whatever media you choose to use, and the motors are so strong that I only have to get in mine for...

I was at Pet Co last night and they had their "ugly bettas" in cups marked "Opps, our loss is your gain. . . " and then in the blank, it listed why the betta was marked down. The sad one I looked at said, "Missing right eye." He was marked down to $6.50. Awww! I cringed. I didn't buy though. I...

It worked so long, so well, so quietly (even with gunked up floss) because it's an EHEIM. :-) I go six months but I've been afraid to go longer than that. After your inspirational post, I just may risk it. . .

We recently refurbished a 16g Metaframe tank. We used clear silicone (I wanted black but with all that we used, I was glad we elected to go with clear; you'd have to be REALLY neat and tidy to have the black turn out to look nice, especially when you're sealing the glass to the metal frame and...

I've had both. I sold the 45 stretch hex. I didn't like the way the light sat on top of the glass and wasn't attached at the rim. Hard to light that tank with alernate light sources with the odd shape to the rim. I also wasn't crazy about the stand that comes with it (particle board and smoked...

Oceanic made a 58-gallon with Starphire glass front glass (e.g., CLEARER and NOT "green"). Your used tank may be one of those. I actually prefer the better workmanship of the Oceanic tanks. If you purchase used, you seldom pay more than for a cheaper tank, gallon for gallon. Personally, I go...

Thicker glass (heavier), nicer frame, more tidy siliconed edges (especially looks nice when black silicone), some models use Starphire glass in the front viewing panel.

Here's a picture of my recently completed MetaFrame restoration. We kept the slate bottom but replaced all the glass, including adding a glass bottom over the slate so we could silicone glass to glass). The front viewing panel is starphire glass. I'm currently contracting with a lighting...

Vacations. Now that I have MULTIPLE tanks I no longer feel comfortable leaving all that equipment to run without issue for even the shortest of vacations, so I stay home with my animals. The extra money not spent on vacations is earmarked for my pet supply orders now. . .

My Halfmoon Butterfly, Rain.

Hi, I'm new to post but I am currently working on a 16g MetaFrame project. The frame is in AMAZING condition but the glass, though intact, had scratches, so if I am going to the trouble to replace the silicone, I'm replacing that glass. I chose Starphire glass for the front and side viewing...

I bet this post brings out all the lurkers and inspires them to confess too. :-) It's so funny to read all the secret sins you KNOW your fellow hobbyists are doing but they SELDOM admit to it on these type forums for fear of reprisal of their peers. Here's my list: -I mixes species from time...

First post here. Found the Oscar Club right away though. :) I have two 5-month-old veiltail oscars, Gavin (lutino tiger) and Raisin (tiger). They share a custom 100g tank with no other fish, and none planned. I'm hoping they remain compatible but have a Plan B if maturity brings discontent...