So, the day has finally come! My 40 gal is set up and just needs to cycle and clear out for a few hours (overnight) so yay! Here's the info and story of my building of the tank 
Equipment:
Above is the tank before it was filled or moved or anything, sitting in my living room waiting to be used.
^^^Here is the tank partially filled, as you can see there is a large amount of Driftwood for the pleco to nom on so we should be good. Will also look very nice when finished
^^^Same tank, from above. Nice driftwood, if I say so myself
Some of the fake plants, cause real ones will never make it with the dim lighting I have (not that I won't try them, I have plenty to spare)
^^^The doomsday eletrical system. Luckilly, it's plugged into a place where a drier or electric washingamchine would go (via the extension cord) so there should be no electrical issues besides expeses.
^^^The empty filters. What a mess to untangle those it was! Man... never again lol.
^^^All the future ornaments and smaller driftwoods.
^^^Glass panes, now cleaned, used to support light fixture. Now cleaned meaning i cleaned them after this pic was taken.
^^^The muddy 40gal. I put a second pot in it, forgetting that pot still has dirt in it, and got brown water as a reward... ah well, it'll clear out by tomorrow, then I just have to vacuum up the settled dirt dust.
^^^The old brackish 30gal tall. Probably never gonna be used again... but maybe I'll need it someday...
^^^The future first inhabitants, all brackish (barely) creatures, but will be freshwater soon enough. Experiment, worth a shot, as I can't have the brackish tank and the 40gal togther, so says mom. Ah well... if need be I can re-adjust them for full salt and put them there, but I'm hopeful they can live in fresh. Just some snails, hermits, and a few tiny shrimps (brine shrimp tiny)
[video=youtube;E_2xLKjP6Qo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_2xLKjP6Qo&safe_search=on[/video]
^^^The video, which is much better then my original video of the 20gal lol.
Please forgive for crappy quality pics, the camera isn't as good as I thought it would be... oh well. Will update thread over time, hope you enjoy!
Equipment:
- 1XMarineland Penguin Biowheel 350
- 2XMarineland Penguin Biowheel 200
- 1XHeater
- 1XUnderwater Pump/Powerhead
- 1XLight
- Sand, Gravel, and small river rocks substrate
- Large pieces of driftwood, soon to have smaller pieces as well
- Fake plants: 4
- Terra Cotta Pot
- Other Pot
- Dirt (forgot it was in the other pot)
- Glass Panels (from window, hold up light)
- 3XFemale Mollies
- 2XBolvarian Rams
- 6XBronze Corys
- 5XGlass/Ghost Cats
- 5XPreacox Rainbowfish
- 12XNeon Tetra
- 1XBristlenose Pleco
- 4XFreshwater Hermits (currently brackish, gonna see if they can do full freshwater, worth a shot)
- 2XSnails (Brackish, too be fresh if they can)
- 2XMuscles (did fine in brackish, may as well test fresh)
- 2XMystery Snails
Above is the tank before it was filled or moved or anything, sitting in my living room waiting to be used.
^^^Here is the tank partially filled, as you can see there is a large amount of Driftwood for the pleco to nom on so we should be good. Will also look very nice when finished
^^^Same tank, from above. Nice driftwood, if I say so myself
Some of the fake plants, cause real ones will never make it with the dim lighting I have (not that I won't try them, I have plenty to spare)
^^^The doomsday eletrical system. Luckilly, it's plugged into a place where a drier or electric washingamchine would go (via the extension cord) so there should be no electrical issues besides expeses.
^^^The empty filters. What a mess to untangle those it was! Man... never again lol.
^^^All the future ornaments and smaller driftwoods.
^^^Glass panes, now cleaned, used to support light fixture. Now cleaned meaning i cleaned them after this pic was taken.
^^^The muddy 40gal. I put a second pot in it, forgetting that pot still has dirt in it, and got brown water as a reward... ah well, it'll clear out by tomorrow, then I just have to vacuum up the settled dirt dust.
^^^The old brackish 30gal tall. Probably never gonna be used again... but maybe I'll need it someday...
^^^The future first inhabitants, all brackish (barely) creatures, but will be freshwater soon enough. Experiment, worth a shot, as I can't have the brackish tank and the 40gal togther, so says mom. Ah well... if need be I can re-adjust them for full salt and put them there, but I'm hopeful they can live in fresh.
Just some snails, hermits, and a few tiny shrimps (brine shrimp tiny)[video=youtube;E_2xLKjP6Qo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_2xLKjP6Qo&safe_search=on[/video]
^^^The video, which is much better then my original video of the 20gal lol.
Please forgive for crappy quality pics, the camera isn't as good as I thought it would be... oh well. Will update thread over time, hope you enjoy!
