update
Part 1
So I finally cleared a space for my 20 gallon tall to make room for my 20 gallon long.
So I went and set up the stand so I could go ahead and make the transfer. The tank was extreamly heavy.
Me and my friend had quite the time moving it. I emptied out as much water as I could without
stressing out my Rasboras. But there was still 20 of Caribbean sand...
Me moved it with a little struggle as you can tell from my friends face. hah. :hihi:
I actually changed everything out of my 20 tall before I did anything else. Not scaped or anything.
So got the 20 long on the other stand, and filled it up. I tried to top it with Eco Complete before filling,
which made the layers mix... oh well. I learned my lesson :icon_roll Also it's really cloudy.
And yes I was able to get some Eco Complete with no cost to me. Like I said, low budget here, so
while I was browsing my LFS I asked the owner if the price on it would ever go down, and jokingly I told
him he should just let me take it for free. He laughed and paused for a moment and told me to wait
where I was. He goes into the back and brings back a bag of Eco! He said that I couldn't have it because that
morning one of his workers had dropped it and punctured a hole in the side, and that he would no longer
be able to sell it. So yes with luck I go a FREE bag of Eco. Very very happy indeed :biggrin:
Also the friend that helped me gave me this filter to borrow while I earned some money up. Not the best
thing in the world, but it works
So far so good! Still haven't spent anymore money :thumbsup:
Part 2
Woke up in the morning and my water had cleared up a lot. Decided that it was time to take action on
finding some sort of lighting. Tried looking up a lot of DIY, but got nothing (well -- that I could do ).
I ended up getting a loan from my parents. $30.00 to spend on lighting. Not much eh? But I really don't want
to get into debt with them. Turn evil when you owe them money :angryfire
First stop was Home Depot. Got nothing. Next was Lowes.
I actually thought I got
some really good stuff for my money.
- wood scrapes (
free)
- 2 clip on lamps (
-$18.89)
- 2 65W plant growth bulbs (
-$9.67)
Total used
-$28.56
I made the wood scraps into a base for the lamps to clip onto, then painted it black. I actually thought it came out pretty well :icon_lol:
This is also not scaped yet, but I still like it a lot better with the lighting. I'm sure this isn't as efficient as the
expensive lights, but I work with what I got
Comments/Criticism appreciated.