Stephanie Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 Turns out I did a very poor job of "returning" to the forum because I was meaning to post this in December but then...i forgot and life happened. But I thought I might just throw some photos up now while I pretend to study.I bought this 540L tank in November, total impulse buy but I managed to justify it as my dream, a great way to fill a dead space in my house, and i probably said a lot of other things. After some sweet talking, finding a little truck to use, managing to convince my partner to drive this truck all the way to the North Shore from Cambridge we set off on what I thought would be a fun after work adventure. We returned at midnight realising two people to lift this tank off a truck and into our garage was a dick idea, but we managed! I am forever optimistic.More images to come once I downsize them so they will upload! But this photo was taken the day I got it inside the house about a week after its arrival, and I was beginning to wonder why I sometimes make terrible life choices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie Posted January 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 The big fill and the big disaster.The waterlogged wood was not so waterlogged and wanted to float, so my handy dinner plate shifted and the hose pointed down into the aquatic mix. It took a whole week and a bag of filter wool jammed in the sump to clear. Exciting times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie Posted January 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 While we were going a bit made waiting for it to clear we took off all the panels we had built, painted them and made a hood for it. It was at this point I was beginning to feel a lot happier about how things were going. Silverdollarboy2, Adrienne and diyer 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 That looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie Posted January 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 Thanks Adrienne. Just trying to get a decent picture of it in its current state. Things are starting to grow! Its quite exciting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.PROPHECY Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 Awesome tank !! Also digging those painted panels ! Think I may do the same to mine after seeing yours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gligor Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 Wow. That looks really great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie Posted February 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 (edited) I have brutal green algae covering the front of the tank and keep forgetting to get decent blades to sort it out, but, even though it's still not showing nitrates and I'm getting annoyed, it's starting to fill in. Lighting looks a little weird because one light is off to be checked and get new perspex. I'm super excited about this now, but I need some colour next!FYI - The eheim 2010 is only hanging in there while I shuffle the other tanks around, just in case anyone is concerned about my filtration. Edited February 3, 2016 by Stephanie Barry the beaver 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 The algae on the glass is being caused by too much light getting to the front of the tank - could be indirect light so coming from a window across the other side of the room. It looks very very good - your hardscape is beautiful imo and the plants are coming along well. Stephanie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gligor Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 It looks absolutely gorgeous! Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie Posted February 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 Thanks! I'm pleased you think that about the hardscape, I've been halfway in the tank trying to make it appealing for the last two months ha ha. I sit and wonder what to shuffle next. Who even needs TV anymore? There is actually a window right next to the tank, so I did sort of anticipate a bit of extra algae growth from that. It's been going through some weird changes lately but now that's all that remains. No more stringy brown algae yay!! Adrienne 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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