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**dekstr** · 12-09-2007, 10:33 PM

Quick update:

Did some minor changes.

- moved AC HOBs to the back, moved all electrical wires to the back--everything looks cleaner now
- adjusted the eheim spraybar, added powerhead, planted some dwarf hairgrass

- I went to another LFS yesterday--called Finactics, freshwater fish-only store, tons of nice cichlids, pristine clear water, nice collection of rarer cories, small fish, well-stocked, very healthy fish, the owner knows his stuff and overall nice guy, and can import rarer fish. He said lots of people from out-of-town visit on weekends to trade in their cichlids.
- got 8 more rummynose tetras and 6 panda cories.
- got free stress coat bottle from Big Als for some reason--never used it before. I used it in the holding tank while acclimating the fish. It really drugged up the fish--they were pretty unreactive to nets and vibrations. So I guess it was really useful to keep them from stressing out too much during the acclimation process.

- added some sand to the front of the tank, now the tank looks really deep.
- bought filter carbon--the tank was way too yellow / brown from the tannins--now it's a lot clearer

Drip-acclimating the fish:
http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/3678/44231830qk0.jpg
http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/9259/12687944bi6.jpg

The only decent pictures I got out of like 10 shots. I'll take better ones when there's no external light source to reflect off the front glass.
http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/1300/36244865de4.jpg
http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/5642/95047812nm5.jpg

Still waiting for the 2x 55w lighting kit from ahsupply...

12-09-2007, 10:33 PM	#8 (permalink)
dekstr I am on temporary hiatus! (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,136	Quick update: Did some minor changes. - moved AC HOBs to the back, moved all electrical wires to the back--everything looks cleaner now - adjusted the eheim spraybar, added powerhead, planted some dwarf hairgrass - I went to another LFS yesterday--called Finactics, freshwater fish-only store, tons of nice cichlids, pristine clear water, nice collection of rarer cories, small fish, well-stocked, very healthy fish, the owner knows his stuff and overall nice guy, and can import rarer fish. He said lots of people from out-of-town visit on weekends to trade in their cichlids. - got 8 more rummynose tetras and 6 panda cories. - got free stress coat bottle from Big Als for some reason--never used it before. I used it in the holding tank while acclimating the fish. It really drugged up the fish--they were pretty unreactive to nets and vibrations. So I guess it was really useful to keep them from stressing out too much during the acclimation process. - added some sand to the front of the tank, now the tank looks really deep. - bought filter carbon--the tank was way too yellow / brown from the tannins--now it's a lot clearer Drip-acclimating the fish: http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/3678/44231830qk0.jpg http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/9259/12687944bi6.jpg The only decent pictures I got out of like 10 shots. I'll take better ones when there's no external light source to reflect off the front glass. http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/1300/36244865de4.jpg http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/5642/95047812nm5.jpg Still waiting for the 2x 55w lighting kit from ahsupply... Last edited by dekstr; 02-11-2008 at 11:32 PM.