Running Gear for this tank
Lighting: Heto Quad T5HO Light Unit (2 Silvania Aquastar and 2 Hagen LifeGLO Tubes)
Filtration: Eheim Pro2 Thermo 2026
Substrate:... Black gravel, laterite and dino dung
CO2 Delivery: Cal Aqua Labs glass inline CO2 diffuser
CO2/ pH Control: Milwaukee pH controller and regulator
Other things to note...
Crompton T4 Strip lighting for cabinet illumination
Command Hooks to hold plant tools
Holes on the top of a cabinet can only mean one thing.... right?
I wish the pic showed it up a bit more, and I also wish it had more grain through it.... Pine Stained in "Limed Oak"
Filter area on the left and shelf for dry goods on the left. Go the Powerboard !!
*edit* If you look carefully you can see a few rubber feet on the door stops in the actual cabinet..... these stop the door going bang, they will later be updated with some of those quiet clicky things...
My unhelper
*LOL Dog say's.. I iz angree u nots playz wif me insted.*
Front and back with coverglass supports on
Side profile of the coverglass straps..... Nice silicon job there
Black Spaggehti
A few more snaps....
Drilled base with x2 20mm holes and x1 25mm hole.
I could take a pic of the tank but it's not really that exciting.........
However this is
They come VERY well packed and very HOT..
The VERY Sexy diffuser out of the box
I can't wait till I start plumbing things up
Picture time
Hey you can make out my glass head on my buffet table.... My workmates on here will know what I'm talking about...
Fittings and holes... Fun.. Left: Filter Inlet Centre: Cable Standpipe Right: Water return
Wires come out of here and go places...
I'm not sure if I'll keep this up here or in my cabinet... If I keep it up here I can visually check my temperature and adjust it easily.
Things mounted in place.... See my strip light. They make it heaps easier to perform filter maintenance etc.... EXTREMELY USEFULL
One of these plugs will be used to power my movie projector
More plumbing fittings.... I have no idea how much I've spent on plumbing fittings, but I can assure you it's a small fortune
Lets get some pics happening
Gravel went in, a mix of black gravel with a layer of laterite and a pack of crushed Dino Dung for substrate enrichment
Next the wood went in and the tank filled
A few plants where added (not sure when)
and a shot of TODAY how it looks
I hope you enjoyed it. It's been a long journey
For those interested the original thread and discussion can be viewed by clicking this link http://www.aquariuml...read.php?t=8283
Oh and a fish list
Cardinal Tetras
Pseudomugil furcatus (Forktailed Blue Eye)
Melanotaenia australis "King Edward River" *Wild Caught*
Melanotaenia praecox (Neon Blue Dwarf Rainbowfish)
Chilatherina bleheri
Albino Longfin Bristlenose Catfish
Botia sidthumunki (Dwarf Botia, Chain loach)
