The-Influence

My thoughts exactly Jason but disagree with the scuff part lol it took some serious elbow greece . The hard scape is not quite done yet as I still need more lava rock . Thanks Val . Blake

Thanks I think the background needs to come off and made black Blake

Aquarium central and no it was not hard to attach as lava rock has lots of holes and very rough Blake

It's black lava rock with moss on it Blake

It's filling in ok but I think I still need one bulb to satisfy my goal. And I'm still fighting GDA so the glass is a tad foggy Blake

I'd say high as a 6.6 gallon is not going to be very deep . What is the footprint of this tank ? Blake

I have one and never had a problem with it . Blake

Iv been useing this for quite some time and I like it and have had no problems with it . I bought mine at home depot Blake

I read some time ago that the black in fact leaches poisons in too the water and says in small writing that there is a mildew agent . I think it's your silicone Sorry too hear about your losses ! Blake

I'm going to but iv gotta find someone to cut the wood . Iv not got the tools Blake

So after reading all of your posts I thought it would be safe to go ahead and leave it where it was . Not so much after doing so my dog ran past the tank and literally caused a title wave ! So now iv emptied out about 30 gallons and if I stand in front of my tank and shake my leg you can get the water sloshing around so support is indeed needed ! I took a short clip just to show what little movment does . Oh and I know there is to be bounce in the floor but this seems a little much http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x435/Evil_Influence/97642d07.mp4 Blake

Looks good ! Blake

I ordered from them once and it will never happen again . As for my project the moss attached rather well to the lava rock . Will post picks tomorrow Blake

If you don't mind ordering check out thedriftwoodstore.com . Iv ordered from them a few times and to be honest ya can't beat there price . http://AlbertaAquatica.com/index.php?showtopic=29673&hl=thedriftwoodstore.com&st=15 Blake

Sprucegruve . If you have 413 gallons in that room then you have more then 2000 pounds , you would have around 3500 in just water not counting equipment . And from pics I seen its a small room where your joists run short from wall to wall most likely a load barring wall . Mine on the other hand is in the living room where I'm running the length of one joist that is more then 16 feet from wall to load barring wall . Now everyone is most likely right and I'd have nothing to worrie about but I don't want to find out the hard way that I'm wrong . I'm probably just being parinoid lol I think I may take Ckmullins idea Blake

I agree with its not that big but it will be running across one joist . The only thing that brings me comfort is that it's a wall that divides outside from inside , so a foundation wall but the first joist is about a foot from the foundation . I should have become a contractor or engineer ! Oh how life would be easier . Blake

So I want to set up this 80 gallon and for some reason I'm not feeling sure of the weight it will have on the floor . Now I thought I'd do some looking around for ajustable support columns and I can't believe that I can't find em ! Checked Rona , Home depot , Windsor supply . Nothing ! Any thoughts ? Ideas ? Where I wanted the tank it would have ran the length of the joist and well that did not sit well with me . All the places in my living room that would have the tank running across 2-3 joists are just plain ugly ! So I need to fix this problem. If I posted in wrong section , my bad Blake

You put a male with them convict and you will have a scared Alfa ! Lol . I had 1 female 1 male in a tank with an Oscar and a large clown knife , needless to say they raised havok . Blake

As soon as the hairgrass gets established it will take off don't you worry . Blake

Aquaticmagic sells them . I'm told shipping is around 5 days Blake

Ohhhhh I assure you it won't take long too carpet ! Like Jason said ferts and a trick I picked up from John " geleen " miracle grow sticks in the substrate . Blake

" cough " Jvision " cough" lol he at times has some sell / trade ... He would be your best bet Blake

I had a thick mat of glosso and to keep it happy it needed lots of KNO3 Blake

It's not like I'm running out lol. As for an update ! It don't seem too be going well . I think I might try some black lava rock I just picked up as this lace rock just won't stay wet . I might just leave both in and see what happens Blake

Well so far the moss has not died but I'm not 100% sure on the attachment ! But I'm going ta give it a few more days . Blake