[jobber]

You should see his other two tanks
http://www.bcaquaria.com/forum/tank-journals-16/100-gallon-square-tank-4338/
http://www.bcaquaria.com/forum/member-photo-video-gallery-17/my-pleco-thread-revived-287/

 

[2wheelsx2]

Haha...thanks Ming. Actually, you should see this one now. Haven't taken new pics yet, as I'm getting ready for my holiday, but after I get back, more scaping, more pics!

 

[jobber]

Vacations are more important :0

 

[2wheelsx2]

Got a huge load of manzanita on Sat., thanks to April's generosity, so this tank and the 125 will get some new decor once the wood sinks. Stay tuned.

 

[jobber]

Those pieces of wood were great pickups. Very nice looking wood indeed. Too bad there wasn't much left after we cleaned out for that week

 

[Chappy]

And just how the heck did you manage THIS???

Well, well, WELL - someone's been BUSY!!!! When I first saw the title, I just assumed it was Daniel's old thread so I haven't been looking at it (sorry, Daniel - didn't mean it that way )!!! So today I have a look and D'UH???!!!!! When did you have a chance to ever do THAT??? Aren't you still working? And vacation? And kids? and and and and !!!! Did you set this up for your dad? It's a beauty, Gary. Really nice.

 

[2wheelsx2]

Did you set this up for your dad? It's a beauty, Gary. Really nice.

Thanks. Yes, it's in my father's room. And it's due for a full scape now that wood we picked up is sunken. New pics to come. The L368 and L75 are growing really well alongside the 6 L134's. And the one lone fire green tetra I'm not able to catch.

 

[target]

Well, well, WELL - someone's been BUSY!!!! When I first saw the title, I just assumed it was Daniel's old thread so I haven't been looking at it (sorry, Daniel - didn't mean it that way )!!! So today I have a look and D'UH???!!!!! When did you have a chance to ever do THAT??? Aren't you still working? And vacation? And kids? and and and and !!!! Did you set this up for your dad? It's a beauty, Gary. Really nice.

LOL, no worries Shelley. Once I got my 90 running the bowfront had to go before it found a new home in my place. Looking good where it is now though.

 

[2wheelsx2]

Soaking some beige sand this morning to add to the tank along with the new wood. Pics by this evening.

 

[jobber]

The excitement of setting up a new tank and the suspense waiting for pictures

 

[Diztrbd1]

lol Ming....suspenseful for sure

 

[2wheelsx2]

Sand and wood have been added, but also got some new rocks courtesy of my landscaper this morning, so I won't be doing the final rescape until I get those rocks clean. Will try to get some pics tonight.

 

[tony1928]

Way to create the anticipation! And now we wait....

Soaking some beige sand this morning to add to the tank along with the new wood. Pics by this evening.

 

[2wheelsx2]

Two quicky shots tonight. One of the pieces is still floating. As I said, lots of rescaping to do yet.

 

[Diztrbd1]

Wow.....worth the wait! Awesome driftwood ya got in there! Looks great thus far Gary!

 

[2wheelsx2]

Thanks John. I think I'll be propping up the lighter coloured one when I get everything set up. Almost got a couple of pics of the L368 tonight, but they darted out of the shot just as I was about to snap the pic. They're really fattening up.

 

[Diztrbd1]

That will look really cool too. I hate placing new wood in the tank, I spend a couple hours moving it around till I find a place I'm happy with it lol

Isn't that how it always is.....right when you finally get a good photo opportunity, they move at the exact moment your finger starts to snap the shot lol

 

[2wheelsx2]

Yeah, they just gotta get used to me approaching with the camera. I do it so often on the 125 that they don't even move anymore.

 

[Luke78]

Gary , liking the revised layout.Beautiful stumps of manzanita that blend in well with the sand and rockwork.You gonna with a background on this as well?I see lots of water movement via your equipment, a plus with your collection in there.Iam gonna pick up a koralia this week for my setup as well.Thanks for sharing!

 

[2wheelsx2]

This was supposed to be a discus quarantine, so originally there was no background. But I might have to paint it black at some point as I hate seeing stuff out the back.

The wood is all from April. The new pieces are from my last raid of April's when I picked up a big Curipera for the cube.

Yes, there is tons of flow. It's partially because I just used whatever I had on hand, which will likely change in the future.

I have a Rena Smartfilter 20 that was left over from my 15 gallon office project, Fluval 3+ which Daniel graciously gave to me as part of the tank deal, maxijet 400 to power the Coralife Turbotwist 3X and then an HK 750 I bought used. I rigged a tube from a maxijet to the Fluval to get extra agitation via the venturi and so far it has worked great.

I will eventually put a canister filter on it and then the Fluval and the Rena will go. Likely something like a Eheim Pro 3 2075. Almost got Franck's 2073 and probably should have, but I was trying to curb my budget for this tank a bit at the time.