Unless it was something that dissolved during shipment time and these are the two left over.
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Posted by extend on 12 November 2014 - 08:39 PM
Unless it was something that dissolved during shipment time and these are the two left over.
Posted by extend on 10 November 2014 - 05:57 PM
So I decided to dismantle my planted tank which was not going quite as well as I would have hoped. I thought back to a meeting where Steve Green demonstrated with great artistry and skill how to construct a 3D background.
I thought back and remembered all the things he said in the demo and then went and made the thing. I managed to scab some foam from bunnings and I also bought silicone, expanding foam, oxide coloring in black and an orangie colour at the same time to cover up the fact that I wasn't one of those all take and no give sort of scabs.Bought all the ingredients home and set about sticking pieces of foam on pieces of foam.
I basically filled the gaps between foam pieces with expanda foam and cut it to shape rather than use a blow torch, closer to the Tanganyikan reefs I was modeling it to.
After the foam was cut to a very precise shape (read: random slicings here, there and everywhere) I mixed cement and coloring and proceeded to render the whole thing.
I had to do the main back part in two pieces and join them in the tank. As you you can see in the full tank shot at the bottom left was going to be a void for the heater but silly me went and added more foam to the top of the tank just under the spray bar and covered up the hole where the heater lead was going to come up behind, now the heater is pushed right in the very right hand corner.
All in all a pretty dodgy end product, lots of small pieces of foam I missed with the render (which is what happens when you do things at night under the patio lights) if you look at it closely. These are things that will improve when i make my next one.
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note photos taken with camera phone in case you were wondering
Posted by extend on 05 November 2014 - 10:15 PM
Ill make you one if you like?? Just finished mine and it looks alright i think.
Posted by extend on 18 January 2014 - 09:09 AM
Here are some photos of the fish in my tank at the moment. Hope you like them?
There are also some sterbai corys but they like to hide when I bring the camera out.
Posted by extend on 11 December 2013 - 06:53 PM
I can't understand that logic Extend, if you sell deformed fish you will get a bad reputation, this applies to the supplier as well. I totally agree AZ, not a good look seeing deformed or dying fish in a tank, it's a reflection on the shop it's self.
I'm not talking about all out deformity's, more things like tetras and fighters with a small crook in the back or might be stunted. They don't actually cost all that much, the deformity is not all that noticeable and people aren't going to breed them in a hurry. Its worse if fish like firemouths, electric blues or calvus are deformed because they are readily bred by alot of people and grow much larger.
Posted by extend on 18 May 2013 - 07:36 PM
Sorry about the long delay in putting an update, but here it is.
The filter has only been running for about 2 weeks with media in it so the water is not very clear.
It also needs a larger pump to get the over turns happening a little faster.
Hope you like
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Posted by extend on 02 August 2011 - 09:05 PM