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I'm a little torn, yet again, about my sump. I have a 40g breeder that I just picked up and will fit where I want to put it. However there's some debate about how "good" of a choice that is since...

Well, it's be a while, and nothing's really changed. The tank itself is about as setup as it's going to get. I just got a return pump in the form of a Laguna Max-Flo 2900 a little while ago and I'm...

The biggest test of if you need to run a stone will be in the early morning before any light hits the tank. If you come down in the early morning and look at how your fish are behaving you'll see if...

Pics are slow coming, since there isn't a big "push" to move anymore and I'm all out of cash to buy stuff for a while. I'm working on replanting the tank which is proving to be challenging. I've been...

Java ferns shouldn't be buried in the substrate, that's about the only thing I can see really. Unless those are vals on your wood in which case you'll want to plant those. Looks nice and bright in...

Thanks for the input. This is the first time out of the gates with anything like this tank. I'm used to canisters and HOB's for filtration and just the thought of getting this tank to turn over 10-15...

Stocking list - Current residents
4 Clown Loaches
6 Giant Danios
1 Pictus Cat
3 SAE
5 Otos

Looking to push the Giant Danios out to 15-20 and get the Clowns up to around 10 or so.

I've...

I am VERY pleased that we found out we'd have to change the carpet before this all got setup, even though the new carpet caused a shift in time-tables. I've been super concerned about telling...

Okay, so the tank is up and has fish in it. This proved to be an extremely challenging move as I didn't have the equipment to have the 240 setup prior to moving the old 55 gallon tank. As a result,...

Yes, horribly wrong, those plants are plastic!!!!! j/k

I've got to say that's the strangest looking stand I've seen. Is it really an aquarium stand or a piece of furniture that's been repurposed?

Test filled the tank and had zero leaks and the stand didn't crash in on itself, which makes me happy. I thought I had pics, but I guess I aparently I lied about having them. Turns out that despite...

Update pics. Changed the overflow skimmer pipe.

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Overflow installed!
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Shot of the business end of the bulkheads.
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Underside of the...

Here we go. The stand was finished and the tank placed atop it. There was an 11th hour decision to actually move the sump behind what will be this tank's neighbor tank. which will be a 55 gal AGA...

Little update, the stand is coming together.

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I realized after I started that I...

After the dust settled and some advice from the boys over at Monster Fish Keepers I've got a plan for how to plumb the tank and I'll be cutting holes for bulkheads and setting up a modified...

I'm in a rental and they "just" put in the carpet a year ago. Seeing as we're just moving in, I don't think they'll let that one fly lol.

Strangely enough, the tank threw me a curve ball. I had assumed after getting one of the fittings off and looking at it that the entirety of the tank had 1/2" NPT holes in it. Much to my surprise...

Well, I went to the lumber yard/hardware store today and bought all the wood and pluming I need to seal the tank up and get it on a stand.

Since the holes cut in the tank are 1/2" NPT I had to...

So I picked up a well loved 240 gallon acrylic which measures a massive 8x2x2 feet. The tank itself is in semi-rough shape and will need new bulk-heads installed in the bottom and a new stand. This...

I'm looking at picking up a used 240gal (8x2x2) acrylic tank that has a custom stand with it. The tank itself is currently filled with water, fish, and everything else that belongs inside an aquarium...

Not all leeches are the blood-sucking beasts from the Amazon Queen. However, without knowing what this little guy's story is I can't say he won't glom onto a fish. lol

Anyway, I think I'll drop in...

Well, it isn't going any where. It's isolated in a specimen dish with some aquarium water. I was more curious if anyone knew what kind of leech it was. I thought my Giant Danios might eat it, but...

Came home from the LFS with a new Java Fern and found a couple of hitch-hikers in the bag. One snail and one beast which can only be described as a Leech. Dark brown segmented body with a sucker like...

Floating Plants would be the way to go for me. And, if you can muster the courage to face the consequences, Duckweed is a really good one. Though be warned, once it's in, it'll be neigh impossible to...