The Indecisive Journal Of Trod's 5 Footer

[seffieuk]

Oh I can just picture the scene, Trod sitting on the sofa directiong Mr Trod and son of Trod HOW to pour water in to HER tank and not drip any on her funny little winnie the poo ornaments did you see them takes all sorts

See you tomorrow Trod, looking forward to seeing water in the tank how sad is that

Seffie x

 

[TigerIssey]

OOOOHHHH

I remember reading you two have one of your trips planned for tommorrow don't you.

That is going to be fun, two journals plus the nano for reading about the hysterics that are bound to happen on one of your trips

Have fun

 

[ben1987]

filling it up that way is far less painless than drip drip drip. For you anyway, the lads may have had back ache after!

 

[Trod]

if you have alrady said and ive missed it or forgot i cant go on the other pages very well as laptops being a **** lol
whats your stocking plans obviosly lions but what kind eg volitans dwarf and howmany

I saw a gorgeous white Pterois Antennata and a red Dendrochirus brachypterus Dwarf lionfish a few weeks ago and they looked amazing together, so they are top of my list
As much as I would love a volitan it would be to big, Although having said that I have been looking at The Pterois russelli, They are harder to find but if one came to my attention I would find it very hard to say no


Yep, we are off to Amwells in around an hour, and I think seffie has planned to go to wildwoods and a couple of others too. (funnily enough the place I saw the lions!!!!!!!)
Credit Card at the ready

At last the powerheads have quieten down they were making a lot of noise, it sounded like the M1 in my lounge, not good, but now we have just a gentle hum
Salt is in, SG is 1.020 I will up it slightly, probably run this tank at around 1.023, as it will be FOWLR. (may be just a few ricordeas as they don't need as much light, and if they don't like it I can always put them in nano )

 

[Truck]

mmm, i think seffie's needs for an orchid dottyback will become to much and she will crack

have a good day

 

[Trod]

Had a lovely, if un productive day out. I only managed to buy a mag float and a thermometer Seffie got a thermometer!!!! We did see some lovely fish

So when I got back I was feeling fed up at the lack of purchases and I started my search for LR online and have managed to buy 40kg for £7 a kg. I'm happy with that
Got to get skimmer sorted now

 

[bagu]

Had a lovely, if un productive day out. I only managed to buy a mag float and a thermometer Seffie got a thermometer!!!! We did see some lovely fish

So when I got back I was feeling fed up at the lack of purchases and I started my search for LR online and have managed to buy 40kg for £7 a kg. I'm happy with that
Got to get skimmer sorted now

WOW! 40Kg's... haha i think you have purchased enough for one day

wow; can't wait too see it!

did seff buy anything? o she got a thermometer!

 

[Trod]

Sorry another question would this sand be ok
http/www.cheappetproducts.net/ARAGONITE_..._-UKP71264.html

and would 40lb be enough, sorry can't remember how much I need tank is 15" wide (20" at bow front) and 5' long.

Only want around 1 1/2" depth

 

[seffieuk]

Don't think that will be enough - we have 20 lbs in our Orcas

I'm thinking we will need about 60 lbs

Big Sis x

 

[seffieuk]

Don't think that will be enough - we have 20 lbs in our Orcas

I'm thinking we will need about 60 lbs

I have been looking at :

Aragamax Grand Bahama - 30lb bag I like the shells and a bag of Aragamax Select Sugar Sized Sand - 30lb bag


<a href="http/www.coralculture.co.uk/shop/index.p...gll2vaj491ettb2" target="_blank">http/www.coralculture.co.uk/shop/index.p...gll2vaj491ettb2</a>

I don't know anything about this shop though so would like to know if anyone has ordered from here or see any problems with the choice of sand?Sorry to hi jack your thread Trod, but we will probably end up buying the same as each other anyway -

Big Sis x

 

[TigerIssey]

Agree with you Seffie, I have 20lb in my 20g, I am going to need at least another 20lb bag too.

 

[seffieuk]

Are you pet rock watching yet?

Seffie x

 

[ben1987]

been too long since pics i think

 

[Sophilene]

Yeah - get some more pics up, i've read through the journal now I want to see what you've done with our tank - reckon it's gonna look amazing when you're done!!

 

[Trod]

Sorry everyone, but not much happening at the moment, I'm waiting for my LR, its being delivered wednesday. I have also bought a Deltic MCE600 skimmer, which should be delivered Tuesday or Wednesday, I got a real bargain, only paid £75 for it and its only a few months old
I decided to go with that, after seffie got hers, I borrowed it to see if it fits better then the V2 1200 and it sits perfectly on the back
I also have my eye on 60kg of live sand from an established tank, got my fingers crossed for that too

So lots of pictures at the end of next week when the pet rock watching begins