Dixon1990 Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 So Its finally happening :lol: Its going to be 1metre x 50 x 60high Filter: Aqua one cf1200 and a 600lph Internal Lights: 4x 36W t8 fluros Substrate: Daltons aquatic mix and either River sand or Fine Fine gravel Going to have Heaps of wood and leaf and twig litter, A few rocks and Swords growing right across the back. Main Fish will be Cardinal Tetras, Corys, Pencil and Hatchetfish, a pair of apistos, and clown plecos. Now the pictures. All in pieces still :lol: Filter Wood Tank Stand A piece of wood will go accros these Beams for the Axy tank Will have pics up in a couple days of the tank setup :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 you don't need the internal too if you are running the CF1200 unless you want to stock it really heavily of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted September 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 The internal is mainly to cycle the tank faster and provide more flow on the driftwood so it doesnt get covered in algae. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheesejawa Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 finally. :lol: Good job so far too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 I was going to do this with my new 630L, but lucky I didn't or there would have been 6 months of updates on how thick the layer of dust in the bottom is. Its now half full of water, hopefully doing plumbing this weekend... Looks good though, cant wait to see it full of fish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted September 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 So, im hopefully picking up the Wood for the bottom of the stand and moving the axolotls tomorrow, so should be setup by friday. Question about the PH though, How low could the PH be that will keep the Clown Panaque and possibly Albino BN happy? I want to keep it low for the Cardinals, Hatchets and Pencilfish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsmith Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 My BN seem to be ok at low pH's as long as you change it slowly. Mine live in about 5.8 and are totally fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted September 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 They Breeding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsmith Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 Nah, I've gotta get the pH up to about 6.4 for them to start. They're growing healthily though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted October 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 Its Filling up now (about Time!!! :lol: ) I got 2 large pieces of Wood in there along with Some rocks. Very cloudy/murky atm though Should clear up in the next few days though. Heres the picture of the setup atm (including Axolotl Tank ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted October 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 The waters still very green/murky/cloudy. Have put a small 400lph filter in there, and has cleared up a littlebit, I think tomorow i will change 50L and seee what happens, I want to have the first fish in by Saturday :-? Which brings me to the question, What fish first? The fish that have to go in there are, 1 Apisto Borelli 8 Corys 11 pencilfish 6 2cm Dwarf flags 5 cardinals Or i could use some Bettas, and plattys to start the cycle. Also, i have a 2 foot tank, with 2 600lph internals that i was going to use to start the cycle, but the 2foot has Cyano algae, Would it transfer into the new tank? Any answers will be appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 Dixon is the axie only a baby? Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 nice man i note the MTS off to the left of the two tanks featured Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted October 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 Dixon is the axie only a baby? Caper No, she(bob) is about20cm and about 6-7 years old, she never really grew(probably beacuse i was about 10 when i got it and had no idea how to look after them) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted October 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 nice man i note the MTS off to the left of the two tanks featured :lol: And theres still 4 more tropical tanks around the house :roll: Also i just found one of the main filter connectors in the dog basket all chewed up, also the intake, so cant setup straight away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted October 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 Filters setup, but still very cloudy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 what colour cloudy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 whoa! the tank is tanking you ages to set up! hurry hurry! we all want to see the end result :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 Car posts removed at Dixons request as was so far off topic. - Mod Billaney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted November 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2008 So, the water isnt cloudy now, but what has settled has landed on the wood :evil: And it looks like some parts of the Substrate has been moved and the aquatic mix is slightly showing. What can i do to remove the stuff on the wood? :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoody Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 I use a credit card or similar when cleaning the glass on my tank. If I notice any substrate/sand ect on my wood I use the credit card and "wave" it near by, so that the water current blow's it off?! (If you get what I mean??!!) Seem's to work ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted November 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 Its not sand on the wood, i think its stiff from the aquatic mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted November 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2008 Ok, so i finally got all the lights on, 4 x 4foot T8s = 36x4 = 144W of lighting. But,,,,,,Stuff is still sticking to everything! I have no idea what it is, but its stuck to everything, Plants, Wood, stones, glass etc. Any ideas on what it is? There are now, 2 platy, 5 baby corys and 4 neons in there too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted November 16, 2008 Report Share Posted November 16, 2008 post a pic of it. this is the longest ive ever heard of a tank taking to set up :lol: :lol: lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted November 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2008 Its been about a year and a half :lol: But without a job its very hard :evil: And have had a few leaks etc in the tanks i planned to setup before i fianlly got this one. :evil: Dont get the camera back till tonight, But will try post pics then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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