Kookie Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 Ok. Most of you know I got a large 2nd hand tank off TM. First mission was to scrape the crappy blue paint off the back of the tank and re-paint it matt black. Looks primo. Next mission was the stand, which has been welded together (thanks darling), primed and spray painted gloss black. The top and bottom boards screwed in place. Stand is inside now, with tank on top. We got our filters (Aqua One - CF-1000) the other day so have connected them up and placed them in the tank. We found the bio balls in the bottom to rattle around a bit with water flow, but we fixed that by putting them between a layer of filter wool, now they are totally silent. Tank now has dark course sand (from Wainui beach) as substrate, a loverly piece of DW (from a river in the bush) for centre piece, is full of water and the cycle has started. We bought some standard tube lights from Mitre10 which will be built into the hood. I will replace the tubes with ones suitable for plant growth. One of the Jebo 300 watt heaters arrived yesterday (don't know what happened to the 2nd) so that is in the tank too, gently warming the water. In a few days I will start planting in the tank. Will add some pics soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 Soundz awesome Kookie, You have been very busy, what type of fishy's do you hope to keep in this new tank? Would love to see some pics. Lynda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kookie Posted March 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 Hi Lynda I'm going to transfer my community fish into the big tank and hopefully add some kribensis, dwarf gourami, congo tetra and a few more catfish/pleco. Maybe a redtail shark. I might also buffer the schooling fish numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 That will look awesome Kookie, I always think that fishies look their best, when in a large group, seems to bring out their colour more. Happy Fishing Lynda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kookie Posted March 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 I always think that fishies look their best, when in a large group, seems to bring out their colour more. Lynda I fully agree with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 Any chance of some pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 love dwarf gourami's will have to come and visit once cycling is complete. :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kookie Posted March 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 Edited this post, and have removed links as the url and img tags didn't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kookie Posted March 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 First pic is how the tank looked when I got it. Second pic is the tank as of last night, after raping and pilaging my small tank for plants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 hahaha .... raping and pilaging my small tank for plants. lol too funny lookin good kookie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kookie Posted March 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 Thanks evil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 Looking good, the stand looks great, and the.. cardboard? hood. I'm sure the fish are going to love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kookie Posted March 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 and the.. cardboard? hood. Hehe, yeah it's cardboard. Temporarily, until the proper hood is built. Stopped the glare of the lights while trying to take photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 Excellent work Kookie, Looking Great, keep the pics coming. :bounce: :bounce: What you got in the Bottom of the tank? is it sand? Lynda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kookie Posted March 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 Yep Lynda, it's sand courtesy of the Wainui beach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted March 19, 2006 Report Share Posted March 19, 2006 Anymore pics Kookie! Tank looks grrrrrrrrrrrreat :bounce: :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kookie Posted March 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 Here is the tank as of a few minutes ago. Sorry about the quality. Been trying to get a good pic, but it ain't happening at the mo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 Wow, no wonder you were so enthused about getting new plants, did they all go in this tank? The growth in a couple of weeks is pretty amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 Very nice kookie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kookie Posted March 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 Wow, no wonder you were so enthused about getting new plants, did they all go in this tank? Yep they sure did. I had to remove a lot of the indian fern as it's growth rate has been prolific. I don't use CO2 injectors or anything like that. Must be the Wainui water lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 very nice! Hey, I know them Congos!!! That's a beaut of a tank, well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kookie Posted March 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 very nice! Hey, I know them Congos!!! That's a beaut of a tank, well done! LOL they are really loving their new home. It's awesome to watch their behaviour too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted March 26, 2006 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 Excellent job Kookie :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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