I really think that huge tank will cause your floor to fall through,*L1, Maybe i should come pick it up and put it on a firmer foundation at my house. *r2. No really.....looks "Great!!!! , and i know you will have a ball setting it up and getting it stocked.
Thankful that I have cement floors . This is going to have plant wise, different vals and swords. The stock will be Angels, bolivian rams, cardinals, otos and L66 plecos.
I'm going for the smaller species of vals like crystal val, Italian val. contortion val. I also have some anubia that will be going in there. Xmas moss and some others but not java moss. And a piece of driftwood at each end as soon as it's ready but will be a couple months soaking. There is also a big sword that I have that will be the center piece. Its growing out of the top of my 30 gal.
Wow, I'm jealous, wish I could afford a tank that size (or even fit it in my apartment). My angel tried to eat my oto's, but in a tank that size, you may have a different outcome. Good luck, and have fun stocking it!
I don't know if welding supply would have the black, but I am going straight to the source and getting it for $11 for an 80lb bag, and its going to take 3 bags.
I found the source by doing a google for blasting sand tulsa and it brought this place up, then sent a few emails to make sure that they would sell to the public.
My hats to you building the thing by yourself. Did you build the stand and canopy too?
They are look wonderful.
A quick question. I see that you use sand in you other tanks too and they are heavily planted. I am trying to set up my first tank and want to put lots of plant and fish and trying to figure what substrate to use. I like sand (the look of it and usually its very cheap) but I read that with sand plants don't grow as good as they do in gravel or other substrate because sand compacts and hinders root development.
Hi ,do you know led aquarium light ?i suggest you can buy a led aquarium light for your tank ,it good for your plant's grow and the light is beautiful .
Well if you look at pics of my tanks most are sand of some type and most have lots of plants. With sand you want to make sure that you have some with a good root system to it like swords and put a plant tab under the root it will help it grow better and the roots will help keep the sand from packing down. With plants that have small root systems take a fork and poke the sand to keep it loose. You can do this while doing your water changes.
On the big tank, I purchased the tank, stand and canopy at one time. They were special ordered by me with the vendor so got it at the lfs cost. I wouldn't attempt to do a stand like that as I don't have the tools for it.
On the big tank, I purchased the tank, stand and canopy at one time. They were special ordered by me with the vendor so got it at the lfs cost. I wouldn't attempt to do a stand like that as I don't have the tools for it.
What I am using is called Black Beauty blasting sand. I got it for $11.00 for an 80lb bag. I bought 3 bags of it but don't think it will need more than 2, which is ok as I have 5 other tanks to set up after this one.
I plan on planting this tank with vals and dwarf chain swords for right now, then later adding co2 and high light then will plant others. It will be stocked with angels, bolivian rams and some cardinals. Later when the c. rabutti get bigger they will go into the tank. That will be a school of 20 cories there.
There is no background on this either. I plan on letting the vals do that for me. It will be filtered by a Rena XP4 and a 300 gal sandbed filter till I get another rena to add on it.
Thanks for the advice, I only put 2 inches of sand down. This blasting sand doesn't compact like playsand and its easily stirred. I have some sort of sand in 10 tanks so I know which one does best with the least problems that is why I chose this type.
if you need any help let me know wifey and i are just a hop skip and away
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