Redoing My 7ft Tank
#1
Posted 13 August 2009 - 08:21 PM
Although the water quality was still very good the tank looked terrible and we decided to redo it from scratch !
So thought id share some pics of the tank before we started and where we are currently at.
Here are some shots of the tank before we starting emptying it out.
Ok so now after removing and transfering 78 corys out of there this is the tank drained.
Now we have cleaned out the substrate and removed the old backing.
The new backing we got from Krystal @ Aquotix ! Thanks Krystal
And now we have cut, fit and siliconed the new backing in.
Ok so tommorow night the filters and substrate will be cleaned and put back in then hopefully fill the tank up Sunday.
Once done we are putting 3 gibbys into it and some clown loaches and will decide what else will go in to it again once its been run back in.
Will update some more over the weekend.
Cheers
Craig
#2
Posted 13 August 2009 - 11:44 PM
#3
Posted 14 August 2009 - 06:33 AM
Cheers
Craig
#4
Posted 14 August 2009 - 06:48 AM
Andrea
#5
Posted 14 August 2009 - 10:32 AM
If you're considering giving geos a try (you should be), I can help you out with some orange heads.
#6
Posted 14 August 2009 - 11:33 AM
Hey Brett i may just take you up on that offer yet because i am thinking about some kind of geo maybe
Cheers
Craig
#7
Posted 14 August 2009 - 09:24 PM
#8
Posted 14 August 2009 - 09:47 PM
Scraper was good thanks and will have lots of uses in the future also !
Cheers
Craig
#9
Posted 15 August 2009 - 08:01 PM
Rainbows
Is our friendship over now? hahahahahaha
#10
Posted 15 August 2009 - 08:12 PM
Your right Krystal, Some rainbows would look awesome in there.
#11
Posted 16 August 2009 - 07:58 AM
Have plants and water going in today !!
Will update tonight
Cheers
Craig
#12
Posted 16 August 2009 - 07:14 PM
Andrea
#13
Posted 16 August 2009 - 08:06 PM
I reckon some of those Veija melanurus we have at work would go swell with some Parrot Cichlids and Robertsoni to boot.
#14
Posted 16 August 2009 - 08:30 PM
Ok so have got some plants, substrate and filled up n running again, will get the hood back on tommorow night and will be done !
Phew !
Now to start on redoing the 5ft for the cory`s next weekend
Cheers
Craig
#15
Posted 16 August 2009 - 08:36 PM
Seriously looks pretty good, can't wait to see what fish you put in there.
#16
Posted 16 August 2009 - 08:38 PM
Andrea
#17
Posted 16 August 2009 - 08:38 PM
#18
Posted 16 August 2009 - 08:53 PM
Puntius denisonii, they would look awesome!
Looking good Craig....The terraces blend in really well.
#19
Posted 16 August 2009 - 08:54 PM
Seriously i still have no idea what will be going in this tank and have been battling out with my wife (and Krystal,Andrea,Nikki,Saj,Az ugh the list goes on lol)
Atm it will be:
1 gibby @ approx 50cm
2 albino gibbys @ 12cm
9 clown loaches @ 10cm
Maybe some catfish of some sort down the track once the gibbys and loaches have cycled the tank
Cheers
Craig
#20
Posted 16 August 2009 - 09:34 PM
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