I don't understand all of that stuff though unfortunately. Maybe one day. I hope it doesn't take too much fiddling before you get it just right!
Hopefully if I plan everything as best as I can now it will help to prevent any pitfalls later. I want to try to be sure the water balance is right. Not so much for the fish, which is the easier bit, but more for the plants. I am planning a lot of plants of various types and so really need to be sure the water and lighting is spot on.Ninjouzata said:Well that looks quite interestingI don't understand all of that stuff though unfortunately. Maybe one day. I hope it doesn't take too much fiddling before you get it just right!
Thanks Shelster, and don't be jealous we can all share this togetherShelster said:Beautiful home and fantastic tank!!
That piece of wood is very impressive, very good find. - mind you, they certainly didn't seem short of a few decent pieces.
Looking forward to seeing your journey progress
Even if in a slightly jealous manner
It wasn't too bad, that big bit and the tree stump on the right hand side cost me about 60 bucks together. I think we started at a hundred and I did my best haggling! Was like a episode of Pawn Stars!!...........And no I was not Chumlee!!!Ninjouzata said:Gorgeous wood! Hope it didn't cost too much
I suppose that's not too bad! Good job! Can't wait to see it filled with water and plants!
Thanks fellaCh4rlie said:Sounds like you are making good progress on this.
Am fairly impressed with your Co2 setup. Nifty bit of work.
Liking that long piece of wood you haggled over for, worth it I reckon, does add a lot of depth and interest to that tank.
Keep up the good work
Dude, I am not unaware of the fact that I really could not do this normally. I am born and bred in the UK, and have had tanks since I was about 10 years old. I was living in Scotland a few years back and had a Jewel Vision 260 with 8 Discus, and it cost a good chunk of cash. OK, this tank was not cheap, but there is no way I could have dreamed of doing this before. So I really, really want to get it right, and make something super special. I want to sit and stare at this thing for hours once its done. So I won't cut corners, but at the same time I will be looking for solutions to finding cheaper options while achieving the optimum results. One of the biggies will be the lighting. I have been looking at metal halide, but they are crazy money, and think I might have found a great alternative.........will explain later.paradiddle said:
DevotedToDiscus said:
Dude, I am not unaware of the fact that I really could not do this normally. I am born and bred in the UK, and have had tanks since I was about 10 years old. I was living in Scotland a few years back and had a Jewel Vision 260 with 8 Discus, and it cost a good chunk of cash. OK, this tank was not cheap, but there is no way I could have dreamed of doing this before. So I really, really want to get it right, and make something super special. I want to sit and stare at this thing for hours once its done. So I won't cut corners, but at the same time I will be looking for solutions to finding cheaper options while achieving the optimum results. One of the biggies will be the lighting. I have been looking at metal halide, but they are crazy money, and think I might have found a great alternative.........will explain later.
Don't want to keep this to myself, and hope it might be even a little inspiring, and also swap some bits of knowledge. I welcome any ideas!
Dont have to explain yourself matey im very happy for you and your doing the right thing getting it right first go round, avoiding disasters from the word go! Like a true fishkeeper should be
Yeah, the halides are very expensive and more so to run! Ive seen people DIY LED strips to the inside of the hood, they are cheap, super bright, awesome effect and cost next to nothing to run!
paradiddle said:
Dude, I am not unaware of the fact that I really could not do this normally. I am born and bred in the UK, and have had tanks since I was about 10 years old. I was living in Scotland a few years back and had a Jewel Vision 260 with 8 Discus, and it cost a good chunk of cash. OK, this tank was not cheap, but there is no way I could have dreamed of doing this before. So I really, really want to get it right, and make something super special. I want to sit and stare at this thing for hours once its done. So I won't cut corners, but at the same time I will be looking for solutions to finding cheaper options while achieving the optimum results. One of the biggies will be the lighting. I have been looking at metal halide, but they are crazy money, and think I might have found a great alternative.........will explain later.
Don't want to keep this to myself, and hope it might be even a little inspiring, and also swap some bits of knowledge. I welcome any ideas!
Dont have to explain yourself matey im very happy for you and your doing the right thing getting it right first go round, avoiding disasters from the word go! Like a true fishkeeper should be
Yeah, the halides are very expensive and more so to run! Ive seen people DIY LED strips to the inside of the hood, they are cheap, super bright, awesome effect and cost next to nothing to run!
