Dane's 55 Gallon

[cichlids209]

Hello All well as most of you know the 75 gallon that i had lined up fell thru . Well i was looking thru craigslist again and seen a 55 gallon tank and stand + acces. for 50 bucks . i couldn't pass that up so i went and bought it [asked for dimensions first lol]

here is what i picked up

Emperor 400
55 gallon tank and black stand
48 inch single tube light
Hood
2 air pumps
2 powerheads
4 heaters 1 brand new
20 inch light with hood
A hagen starter kit [old school still in packaging ]
came with 50 watt heater brand new
airline tubing
air pump
thermometer
net
dechlorinator
booklet :) lol
and a whole bunch of spider webs lmao

now the tank is FILTHY but i think with a lil elbow grease it will be ok

now on to see what works and what dosent .

I'm thinking since its only a 55 i will do african cichlids again

will update later on today

[cichlids209]

Hello All well as most of you know the 75 gallon that i had lined up fell thru . Well i was looking thru craigslist again and seen a 55 gallon tank and stand + acces. for 50 bucks . i couldn't pass that up so i went and bought it [asked for dimensions first lol]

here is what i picked up

Emperor 400
55 gallon tank and black stand
48 inch single tube light
Hood
2 air pumps
2 powerheads
4 heaters 1 brand new
20 inch light with hood
A hagen starter kit [old school still in packaging ]
came with 50 watt heater brand new
airline tubing
air pump
thermometer
net
dechlorinator
booklet :) lol
and a whole bunch of spider webs lmao

now the tank is FILTHY but i think with a lil elbow grease it will be ok

now on to see what works and what dosent .

I'm thinking since its only a 55 i will do african cichlids again

will update later on today



OK so far i have tested the tank for leaks . Check None. Cleaned the stand up . The emperor 400 works just needs new media [gonna stick AC media in it ] the two power heads work and found out there both marineland's and model numbers 1140 and 660 the 48 inch light is no good got a shop light for it . So no biggie im throwing away the hoods as there to dirty and nasty. the aqueon 150 heater works but not so sure i want to use it plus its 50 watts to little . The 2 ft hood and light work and are in good shape the hagen starter kit and the other air pump im giving away along with the 3 left over heaters

here is 2 video's sorry my ipod was being wierd and not videoing in correct view .

http://www.youtube.com/user/danedestructo#p/u/1/ZyJXPZfrChA

http://www.youtube.com/user/danedestructo#p/u/0/7AxOyX5Cq1s

tomorrow i am gonna start scrubbing down the tank with vinegar and water and razorblades the glass is kind of hazy .

also i will be spray painting the background black .

[Lady Hobbs]

Fill up your tank and check it for leaks before you do anything. But what a buy you got. Well worth the $50 without the tank.

[cichlids209]

Yes i did check it for leaks and none . Woo hoo lol but my floor isn't being very level .So I'm gonna have to find a way to fix that because one side is way off .

Here is the video of the tank and stand before i do anything to it i will do a after video as well :_)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMeiJqm0Bow

[Lady Hobbs]

Put a shim under the stand to help level it up.

[cichlids209]

good idea thanks I'm gonna get a leveler as well just to be sure when all done

[cichlids209]

Update : today i bought a gallon of vinegar to help clean the tank . as i said the tank was filthy ! and really hazy glass well after dumping a quarter of vinegar it in with warm water. Let it sit for a couple of hours, then took the razor-blade scraping all that hard water crud off of it . took about 2-3 hours of cleaning but it came fairly clean still a lil hazy on the back glass .

Tomorrow morning im going to buy 2 cans of spray paint for the black background and get to doing that will take another video of the progress .

[cichlids209]

Woo Hoo ok update ,

Today I painted the background black i used Kyrlon Fusion flat black .
I fixed the stand issue of the water being unlevel .
went and bought 50 pounds of leslies pool filter sand
rinsed and put in the tank then put the rocks in how i wanted .
Filled it up and put the filter on put the heater in dechlorinated took a couple of videos in the progress up to where it is now hope you enjoy i know i do i LOVE my new 55

Before Paint : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMOV_vOLRWA

After Paint Up On Stand With Rocks : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zot5fZAOchk

Final Stage : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csS2wrWj65E

[rothenb1]

Wow! I can't believe you got all that for 50 dollars, that's crazy! It looks great already, definitely a good setup for cichlids.

[cichlids209]

Wow! I can't believe you got all that for 50 dollars, that's crazy! It looks great already, definitely a good setup for cichlids.

Thanks ! :) yea i couldn't believe it either ,Till i got there .
so far im into it 100 bucks give or take a couple of dollars ..

now i just need fish maybe tommorow or so ill go :hmm3grin2orange:

[cichlids209]

Here is another video from tonight alot more clear :beavisbutthead:

[Dibs]

Looks like u also stumbled across a nice lil deal too...

I might have some extra Tx Holey Rock if you might be interested, i think out of 6-7 rocks im only gonna use 2 of them.

[cichlids209]

LMAO wow im dumb i forgot to put the link in haha

ok here it is :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XirZWZQdk0Y

:beavisbutthead:

[cichlids209]

So I have finally got fish so far i have 7 kenyi 1 metriaclima greshakei
Will Be adding 6 more greshakei soon . and that will be it might lower the number down to 5 each once there bigger and can sex them more properly

here is a couple of videos of my tank and fish

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gv8mKyB9nts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSWYOMQsqyM

enjoythumbs2:

[Cliff]

I really like how you used the ABS with the rocks.

Look great

Excellent set-up

[cichlids209]

I really like how you used the ABS with the rocks.

Look great

Excellent set-up

Thanks Cliff yea at first i had just a row of rocks with hiding spots but thought i should open up the middle and use my abs i had in my frontosa tank