GZ_Loach Posted May 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 Water is in, waiting for it to settle before I take more photos :spop: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilobite Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 Very nice! :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfishybuisness Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 very nice wish i had a big planted tank like that to play around with all that room !drool: !drool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 Looking good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reptilez Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 Looking good! Nice!!!! cant wait to see it setup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice222 Posted May 19, 2011 Report Share Posted May 19, 2011 Looks fantastic! I love 3D backgrounds and DIY write-ups of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 :spop: I like the background too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativelover Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 nice tank cant wait to see finished product :spop: :spop: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepsound Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 What a... a... a... WHAT IS THIS ? Wow wow wow ! MARVELLOUS !!! !drool: !drool: !drool: Wow. I would love planting that! Me too ! !drool: !drool: !drool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepsound Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 Have found the metal halides I want to use but can't get them till next pay day Sorry, I haven't read the whole topic : about the lighting, have you considered doing it with LEDs ? Could be great : sunrise, sunset effects with all the spectrum changings. A lower consumption with a longer lifetime than MH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GZ_Loach Posted May 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 Sorry, I haven't read the whole topic : about the lighting, have you considered doing it with LEDs ? Could be great : sunrise, sunset effects with all the spectrum changings. A lower consumption with a longer lifetime than MH. I had looked at using LEDs but for the size of my tank it would probably cost $1000, with MH's i could get twin 150w fittings (excluding lamps) for $280 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony law Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 i love it :happy2: :nilly: :happy2: ..so when are you coming out to do my 900 l tank backing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GZ_Loach Posted May 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 I'm going to have to take a loooong break after doing this one :cofn: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony law Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 ooobugger..if im in hamilton some time ill love to come and have a look when im up that way.. :cofn: :spop: :happy1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GZ_Loach Posted May 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 Its really easy once you get started, you just need to plan it out in your head :sage: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GZ_Loach Posted May 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2011 So I decided to test the water and added a dummy fish, swam around happily for about an hour or 2 and then slowly stopped swimming and more or less started drifting :dead%fish . Might need to drain the tank and refill? (could be the resin leaching chemicals? sand?) I've added some carbon for now incase it is chemicals so I can start removing them. Only other thing I added was "sera" crystal to help filter out the cloudyness, could that be the problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted May 22, 2011 Report Share Posted May 22, 2011 maybe because it was just a dummy and not real fish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GZ_Loach Posted May 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2011 maybe because it was just a dummy and not real fish? By dummy i mean just a cheapo fish that wouldn't matter if it died or not :digH: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-obstacle Posted May 22, 2011 Report Share Posted May 22, 2011 What's the PH? maybe the resin needs a few rinses to settle down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GZ_Loach Posted May 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2011 Ph is about 6.3 / 6.4, I gave it several hosing downs before it went in and then changed about 20% of the water a few days after it had been in :dunno: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GZ_Loach Posted May 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 Still a bit murky but alot better than before: I'm going to source some nice rocks for the foreground and then try decide if I want driftwood or not... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfishybuisness Posted May 23, 2011 Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 nice :spop: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony law Posted May 23, 2011 Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 nice :spop: :happy1: :happy1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GZ_Loach Posted May 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2011 Water is now fish friendly, all the fish out of my holding tank have now gone in. Lighting is finished, nice metal halide during the day with a t8 timed to come on in the evening Have now decided to go for a Malawi setup, plants don't work well with the background (hides too much of it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Posted May 28, 2011 Report Share Posted May 28, 2011 Very cool. What sort of hardscape? Rocks or wood or both? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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