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Sweet i was right for once...i will save this thread in my memoirs

Try putting in a new seal...for both the car and for the filter haha

i feed my tank of Africans and a small group of fronts a steady diet of 3mm NLS with a 1 day a week fast...and on special days they get an additional treat of either blood worms or some brine shrimp...everyone is heavily coloured...happy and growing steadily

try not to deplete all the local fronts as i still want to add a few more in the near future haha

i picked up 4 from a local guy a couple months ago and they are some of the most interesting fish i have owned...kind of like a dog...but in water

i feed mine 3mil and they are bout 4-4 1/2in but they eat the 1 mil when i trow some in as well.

hope you enjoy them

I will usually fill a 25G garbage drum with water and dose it with a splash of Prime, i toss in a fair size powerhead pump to circulate while i drain the tank into 5G pails and haul off to the draining facility (toilet). Once the water has been drained i add a 3/4" hose to the end of the powerhead and fill my tank back up. In a 110G it amounts to about 30% and i do it every 1-2 weeks depending on free time available.

I like the eheims but they dont push water like the Rena's do.

i'm running a 110G and a 25G in the same room as my computer right now. The Epcor bill doubled a few months afte the tanks were setup and around the same time i switched all the bulbs in the house to CFL...?

The only thing i can think of is adding an undergound 3-6 tech cable to my garage to provide a 60A subpanel...it was installed before the bill went up and i even did some constant welding for a week but what i'm thinking is that the cable being in thefrozen ground is causing an electrical draw somehow. Im going to change it down to two 30A circuts so i can switch one off when not welding (dont need 220V for aything else) and see if that helps...otherwise the tanks may end up with a target on them again!

Very nice...i was looking at the bunch of them the other day at BA's and was thinking i could go for one.

What size tank are you building for him ?

When i first got my cannisters i opened every 6 weeks...now i havent looked at them in 3+ months. The FX5 is due i think soon but the eheim will be fine for a couple more!

The ones at OxyPro are heavy use welding gas tanks so their prices will be higher...the nice thing about them is your tank will never expire....they are just really pricey.

I dont use theirs for plants but they are great for welding

Why are you using alot of Prime? You need very little, like a few drops for a 10 gallon tank. "Dosing heavily" like you said, is probably killing your fish. And let me guess, every time you do a water change your adding more and more prime right?

Boom :boom:

Kind of harsh for a guy just looking for some help Boom. I dont know of the effects from constantly overdosing with Prime but if you read the directions a dosing of 5 times the recommended is right there on the label if you run into a spike.

I've had others on this site and even from an LFS recomend a heavier dose up to 10 times in an emergency or for a hurt fish even!

I wish i had a Fox to feed my nieghbourhood cats too...

sorry they keep digging under my deck and doing their business

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What is this guy ? I had one last week that got ill and croaked for no apparent reason (no damage) and looking to get another sometime.

Ohh and the tank looks incredible

I dont know if its because of the lights but i have similar lighting in my 110G with rock and cichlids...tank is very filtered and even run a UV sterilizer but am in what i hope is the middle of a brown alge problem.

Home Depot sells clear tubing in larger sizes but havent tried it

If it was up for nomination i would second you Boom just pullin your chain...i did a similar project but didnt think to take pics and such to add to the DIY section like you did

Oh OK. I didn't see it announced in the normal location (under staff announcements). Congrats catshannon!

Is there a reason we're not doing it monthly anymore? Lack of sponsorship issues??

Were you hoping to be the chosen one this month...kidding!

Where did you pick up wood veneer ? i poked around a few places but didnt see anything...i guess i should have asked

You could add a 3/4" peice of plywood that is just the size of the bottom of the tank and use it on top of the stand...its not the perfect fix but it would be easy and fit the space.

Gregg Distributors is better than ACKlands haha...theres one in Manning yet too...i think!

Good luck with the project

i'll probably be there a few times in the next few weeks

I like the Walnut screw plugs...nice little touch.

I just replenished my stock of Prime...a 500ml bottle ran me just over $20 and will last over 6 months. 5mls treats 50g and i usualy add a little extra just for giggles.

Even if it isnt cheaper its alot easier than bringing in distilled water and then hardening it.

Pour in a dose of Stability to get it started. I cycled a tank 6 months ago with ammonia and no fish and used 2X the initial dose of Stability one time and the tank was good to go in 2 1/2 weeks.

The bacteria is in the air as they say but a helping hand wont hurt. Just make sure you see the entire nitrogen cycle pass...Ammonia-Nitrite-Nitrate...do a quick water change and make sure it can cycle the ammonia level from 5ppm back down to 0 in 24hrs or less.

Looks excellent! Very good work on the stand and canopy. Out of curiousity, what made you choose aspen for the trim? Not really a common wood.

Boom :boom:

Price mostly...i was going to work with Mahogany again but the costs were nearly double and the material would have needed some mill work. I still need to add a joiner and planer to my shop...you can only do so much with a hand plane. haha