120 gallon 43x30x20 new pics post 117-119.

[rickwaines]

Well, Here I am. Tackling this dream project. I look forward to your insights and observations.

Bill has already been a great help.

Originally I had thought to fulfill a long held hope to have a discus tank amazonia biotope but... (Discus people insert shock here) I have decided to go with an Anglefish Amazon biotope. The principle reason is this tank is at the office. I will be away from it most weekends and it is my understanding that the mighty Discus is a grueling mistress.

So, here's the first draft. I am hoping to get many suggestions and ideas from you fine folks.

The Tank Is from Bill 43x30x20
The Lights Three 36 inch coralife t5's NO
Filtaration I picked up an XP2 and XP3
Substrate Estes Ultra Reef Black Sand
Fauna 12 pygmy corydora 4 corydora julii, more to come, 3 royal farlowella, one BN jeuvenille pleco, cream coloured, , two german blue ram plus 6 wild blue ram, 3 Black Anglefish, miserable bastards, 13 Hatchet Fish, 24 bleeding heart tetras.
Flora a whole bunch of echinodorus settling in.

Design Given my desk is on one side of the tank, my studio is on the other, and the tank is squarish, I will have a cluster of wood and stone in the centre with open space surrounding.

Dosing using seachem flourish for the micro, excel, and equilibrium. While the biolode grows and the sand becomes fertilized I have used some jobes fertilizer sticks and Seachem Nitrogen, Potassium, and Phosphate.

That is the plan so far.
Pictures on posts 2, 28, 32, 37, 42, 53, 54, 73, 74, 79, 81, 87, 88, 97, 111 117, 118, 119.

Thanks for playing along, Rick.

[rickwaines]

Hope these pictures uploaded work.

[rickwaines]

That was easy.

[Emily]

This sounds like it will be gorgeous I love how you surround your work desk with tanks... I would love to have my desk surrounded by fish, though I probably wouldn't get much work done lol!

[bonsai dave]

I wait to see this tank set up . I couldn't believe how long it took for some one to buy this tank.

[rickwaines]

This sounds like it will be gorgeous I love how you surround your work desk with tanks... I would love to have my desk surrounded by fish, though I probably wouldn't get much work done lol!

I love being surrounded by tanks, and no, I don't get much work done to be honest.

[rickwaines]

I wait to see this tank set up . I couldn't believe how long it took for some one to buy this tank.

I love the depth of this tank and the idea of a swim around island tickles me so.

[jobber604]

thanks for the kind words rick. you're tank looks gorgeous and i wish i had the room to fit it in my home. remember, the information that i'm passing along to you is not all mine, it is all the information that has been passed along to me from all the members that has helped me improve my hobby experience. Gotta thank all those BCA members out there.

I look forward to seeing your tank develop and lots and lots of pics of the masterpiece

[spit.fire]

hey i have the same cabinet as your black one

looking forward to seein more pics

[Rastapus]

Rick,
Your stand looks as though the middle is cut out? Careful with the right hand side, it looks as though from the pic that the right end is only supported at the corners. Any aquarium should be supported around the entire perimeter, the center is not important but the frame is. FYI.