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Hi & welcome! Love you tank Have you had any trouble with your betta nipping at you guppies or gourami?? Take care & have fun, Caper

Hi & welcome! I see you have a good case of MTS going on Anxious to see pics. Take care & have fun, Caper

Hi & welcome! I too am anxious to see pics of you bettas :bounce: Take care & have fun, Caper

Hi & welcome! Post pics of your tank sometime. Take care & have fun, Caper

With help, I have the start of my stand. Top frame and bottom frame made with 2x4's and to be glued with carpenter's glue (not quite finished). Will post pics soon. The man at the store said I "didn't" need to make an entire frame of 2x4's that I could just wrap with 3/4" plywood. What are your recommendations on this, just using the plywood??? I've been looking at diy stands on the net for weeks know, think my eyes are know rectangular :lol: Caper

Thanks Iduncan! Caper

Awesome job David, looks great The 2 fish in the video that were "locking lips" were they fighting or some kind of mating ritual? What kind of pleco was on the wood? Caper

Jarren, he is a BEAUTIFUL fish and awsome coloring Caper

OH, that is sick :evil: Caper

I love how you did the rockwork, awesome Caper

Fishies yet???? Caper

Hi & welcome! Congratulations on your new tank :bounce: So, exciting. Can't wait to see some pics. Take care & have fun, Caper

Hi & welcome! Looks like the wise people here have sorted out what kind of fish you did have (sorry for the loss). I couldn't make out the pic in the avatar. Good luck on finding a new one! phoenix...many, many years ago I always thought black moors were guppies :oops: :lol: Caper

Hi & welcome! You'll be starting a great hobby! People are fantastic here always eager to help. I'm the opposite of you though, no breeding for my fishies if I can help it :lol: Take care & have fun, Caper

Ah shucks, sorry to hear Caper

Sorry for your loss puttputt, but I have to ask what are sps?? Caper

8 footer wow...looking good :bounce: :bounce: Caper

Atomichotdog...tank looks really nice! I too love the black sand Did you make your background? Is it in the tank or on the outside of the tank? Caper

I never change the temp in my tanks. But then, in winter here I have to turn my heat on (electric heat). Now in the what I'll call transition periods between winter/summer and vice versa I might see my heater come on a bit more because it is just not cold enough for me to turn my heat source up. Caper

How's the pleco doing? Caper

Maybe the result of damage? Anyway you could quarantine him Stella and just do frequent water changes to see if it will heal on its own? Caper

Sorry about your loss Tsarmina joliet, keep us updated on how he's doing. I've never had cae so I can't really help you Hopefully it's just a case of constipation and the peas will help. Some recommend an epsom salt bath for constipation perhaps someone could guide you on that because I don't remember, sorry. If he's scales are starting to stick out, is it possible to quararntine him till you see if it is just constipation and not dropsy. Caper

Thanks Diver, I haven't checked out other stores yet to see what kind of condition their cinder blocks were in because I wouldn't use the ones I saw the other day, they were so rough that even I wouldn't take a chance with them. I was reading somewhere on the web where someone used the cinder blocks and something happened and the tank broke. Can't recall off hand what the circumstances were though :-? I really want a wooden stand but I'll see what happens. Thanks to all again, Caper

phoenix wrote: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: I hope you got that in writing!! Set up looks great, I'm like the rest anxious to see it with the yellows and dem :oops: (spell?) Caper

So until you get your intake strainer, you could put some kind of netting or something similar around the intake pipe as a temporary measure. I've read where others have done it on here, but I forget exactly what they used. Caper