It's time I started a tank log about our big tank.
A 2nd hand sea shell 60x24x18 inch tank stand and hood , fluval fx6 and a fluval led light. Every thing needed cleaning so we started with the tank.
The plan is to have angel fish and a few as yet undecided other species in here, lots of plants, co2.
Day 1. 15/3/20
A week or 2 later we bought 3 pieces of wood from a LFS. the one on the left has a nice cave in it .
Last weekend I cleaned out the fx6. I had to use an old kids tooth brush on the cartridges. It took ages, then I found the remains of a small plec at the bottom of the canister. Poor bugger.
I still need the round sponges for the filter but at least its clean now.
Angel's delight.
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64l kitchen tank: 16 golden tetra.
5ft 425L: 3 blue angel fish, 30 rummie nose tetra, 20 black neon tetra, 1 longfin bristlenose plec, 2 corydoras sterbai, 24 corydoras duplicareas,2 SAE.
5ft 425L: 3 blue angel fish, 30 rummie nose tetra, 20 black neon tetra, 1 longfin bristlenose plec, 2 corydoras sterbai, 24 corydoras duplicareas,2 SAE.
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From the title I was going order a chocolate or strawberry. Oh well.
Great you finally got started, where on earth did the Plec come from, there cant of been a strainer on the intake pipe surely?
Great you finally got started, where on earth did the Plec come from, there cant of been a strainer on the intake pipe surely?
WARNING - DO NOT BREED, FEED OR PET THE PUDDLE!
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I’ll look forward to the progress Andy
The tank looks tidy
The tank looks tidy
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Me and zarra have been busy today. We had our back ground paint delivered so we have managed to get a bit done.
Our peelable background paint.
I've changed the door handles to match our table that's coming. £11 off Ebay.
Old ones.
New.
Our peelable background paint.
I've changed the door handles to match our table that's coming. £11 off Ebay.
Old ones.
New.
64l kitchen tank: 16 golden tetra.
5ft 425L: 3 blue angel fish, 30 rummie nose tetra, 20 black neon tetra, 1 longfin bristlenose plec, 2 corydoras sterbai, 24 corydoras duplicareas,2 SAE.
5ft 425L: 3 blue angel fish, 30 rummie nose tetra, 20 black neon tetra, 1 longfin bristlenose plec, 2 corydoras sterbai, 24 corydoras duplicareas,2 SAE.
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Fry that’s been living in the filter is my guess
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Back ground done and some black limpopo sand added tonight.
I've also fitted a supafish timer that doesn't fit my supafish tank but does fit my fluval light.
Heres how it stands now. No I'm not keeping the gap in the substrate @Martinspuddle
I've also fitted a supafish timer that doesn't fit my supafish tank but does fit my fluval light.
Heres how it stands now. No I'm not keeping the gap in the substrate @Martinspuddle
64l kitchen tank: 16 golden tetra.
5ft 425L: 3 blue angel fish, 30 rummie nose tetra, 20 black neon tetra, 1 longfin bristlenose plec, 2 corydoras sterbai, 24 corydoras duplicareas,2 SAE.
5ft 425L: 3 blue angel fish, 30 rummie nose tetra, 20 black neon tetra, 1 longfin bristlenose plec, 2 corydoras sterbai, 24 corydoras duplicareas,2 SAE.
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The plec was about 1.5 2 inches long. And there was a strainer on the intake when I viewed the tank, and no mature pleco in there.
64l kitchen tank: 16 golden tetra.
5ft 425L: 3 blue angel fish, 30 rummie nose tetra, 20 black neon tetra, 1 longfin bristlenose plec, 2 corydoras sterbai, 24 corydoras duplicareas,2 SAE.
5ft 425L: 3 blue angel fish, 30 rummie nose tetra, 20 black neon tetra, 1 longfin bristlenose plec, 2 corydoras sterbai, 24 corydoras duplicareas,2 SAE.
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...and there was me thinking it was clear coloured sand.Andys temperate tank wrote: ↑Sat Apr 04, 2020 22:37 pm
No I'm not keeping the gap in the substrate @Martinspuddle
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Exciting to see the progress. Is this the final position of the tank, also with the plant to the left of it? If so, I'd almost be tempted to also paint the glass on the right hand side, like a 'safe corner' for the fish.
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PS: you always try it out by sticking up a black bag first, to give you an idea how it might look.