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[Scat]

After selling all of my discus we started stripping down and redoing the 7ft because the backing was breaking down and my tank was overrun with blackbeard algae.

Although the water quality was still very good the tank looked terrible and we decided to redo it from scratch !

So thought id share some pics of the tank before we started and where we are currently at.

Here are some shots of the tank before we starting emptying it out.







Ok so now after removing and transfering 78 corys out of there this is the tank drained.




Now we have cleaned out the substrate and removed the old backing.




The new backing we got from Krystal @ Aquotix ! Thanks Krystal




And now we have cut, fit and siliconed the new backing in.




Ok so tommorow night the filters and substrate will be cleaned and put back in then hopefully fill the tank up Sunday.

Once done we are putting 3 gibbys into it and some clown loaches and will decide what else will go in to it again once its been run back in.

Will update some more over the weekend.

Cheers
Craig

[Angelo]

how much did the backing cost??

[Scat]

Backing cost $500 +

Cheers
Craig

[anchar]

Gidday Craig, looking good. Usually not a fan of the pre made backings but I can see possibilities with that one. Looking forward to following the progression.

Andrea

[Poncho]

Nice one Craig.

If you're considering giving geos a try (you should be), I can help you out with some orange heads.

[Scat]

Thanks !

Hey Brett i may just take you up on that offer yet because i am thinking about some kind of geo maybe

Cheers
Craig

[Krystal]

Looking good Guys....did the scraper work a treat?

[Scat]

Hey Krystal,

Scraper was good thanks and will have lots of uses in the future also !

Cheers
Craig

[Krystal]

You know what that tank needs.....just to set it off!

Rainbows

Is our friendship over now? hahahahahaha

[Fox]

Looking gr8 guns Cheesy.
Your right Krystal, Some rainbows would look awesome in there.

[Scat]

No Rainbows Krystal Just wait till i see you again !

Have plants and water going in today !!

Will update tonight

Cheers
Craig

[anchar]

I was thinking more along the lines of panchax

Andrea

[sajica]

I reckon some blue eyes would go great

I reckon some of those Veija melanurus we have at work would go swell with some Parrot Cichlids and Robertsoni to boot.

[Scat]

Ahhhhh you guys are killing me

Ok so have got some plants, substrate and filled up n running again, will get the hood back on tommorow night and will be done !

Phew !





Now to start on redoing the 5ft for the cory`s next weekend

Cheers
Craig

[sajica]

Looks good Craig, next time you might need to add a few more thousand blue eyes into that tank to make it look like there's something in there


Seriously looks pretty good, can't wait to see what fish you put in there.

[anchar]

Plants...what plants? Where?

Andrea

[golden_dase]

I have sh*tloads of mpanga juvies for your new setup Craig. Let me know when you want me to come and drop them in! LOL!

[Krystal]

Ive got it!!!!!

Puntius denisonii, they would look awesome!

Looking good Craig....The terraces blend in really well.

[Scat]

Hahahaha !

Seriously i still have no idea what will be going in this tank and have been battling out with my wife (and Krystal,Andrea,Nikki,Saj,Az ugh the list goes on lol)

Atm it will be:

1 gibby @ approx 50cm
2 albino gibbys @ 12cm
9 clown loaches @ 10cm

Maybe some catfish of some sort down the track once the gibbys and loaches have cycled the tank

Cheers
Craig

[dazzabozza]

I like what you've done in the corners.