Hey guys. Been a while since I updated on this tank, but I must say, It is doing so well. I already have some significant growth of the yellow skirt zoanthids on the rocks, and with a 1 party cup water change every day, all parameters are in check and basically perfect. The cheato is also seeing decent...
All the new equipment I ordered has finally arived! Unfortunately, I didnt take many pictures of the set up because I was too excited to finally start aquascaping. Ill take it apart and show how everything goes together next time.
Items received:
Hydor Hydrotherm temp controller
Stealth mini 10 watt...
In a never ending attempt to make our aquariums as self sufficient as possible, so that all we have to do is sit and enjoy, someone thought of the brilliant idea of the automatic water top off system. These systems are great assets to any aquarium because they eliminate the need for manual daily top offs,...
Last time we re-did the silicone, preped for painting, and had a little sneak peak of what the tank looked like on its new stand. Today, I just have a few pictures of how the paint came out, did a little leak test, fitted and tested all the equipment, and let it run for a few hours.
Overall the paint job...
Alright so all the silicone dried and I was pretty happy with the results, so I decided to leak test, test the heater I bought, and test the fitment of my light. (You can click on any picture for a larger version)
Then, I realized I used the wrong silicone I used GE silicone II, which says clear, 100%...
Well, In recent months I had been debating the idea of a second tank. Since I spend most of my time at work, I do not get to see my home tank as much as I would like considering the amount of effort that I put into the tank. So, I started tossing around the idea of a small tank that I could keep on my desk...
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