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08-22-2011, 07:38 PM
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Spyke's Iwagumi Mini M! (DIY stand & lights)
Ok...so really this is just a teaser. so.....
GOTCHA!!!!! So there will be no pics or super important specs that all you crazy fish/plant/shrimp geeks (like me) must know. But here are some less formal and structured details for the tank to come. ok, its an ADA mini m...duh scape is going to be iwagumi scape with ohko stones YAY! probably just hc, glosso, and possibly dhg as plants go. probably s grade crs or ss grade cbs...maybe even super green babaultis if i can find any. and maybe ember tetras, i really want half red tetras ...but those are like super impossible to find. or neon green rasboras if i get the green shrimps. paintball c02 uhh...ada multi type amazonia(new) diy 26w light fixture and light stand. refurbished and painted stand. (looks legit now)not like it was made in the 80s...(cuz it was) and it will sit right next to my ever changing 40B iwagumi. ok that's all for now. |
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08-22-2011, 07:48 PM
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  I can't wait for the updates.. You teaser!!
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55 gallon Low-tech Rainbowfish/Tetras Community planted tank
60 gallon Low-tech Community Cardinal Tetras planted tank 10 gallon Low-tech Planted Red Cherry Shrimp tank 10 gallon Low-tech Planted Sulawesi Cardinal Shrimp tank 10 gallon Low-tech OEBT/Rili Shrimp tank 250 gallon Community Bala Shark/Cichlids/Silver dollars/Loaches/Flagtail Prochilodus/Roseline Sharks/Tetras Monster fish tank |
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08-23-2011, 03:19 AM
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Planted Member
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bwah haha ha ha.....
got the last parts for my light tonight and m first package containing my filter did not arrive today...oh well all 3 boxes will show up tomorrow...while i'm at school for 10+ hours...awesome...at least it will be cool to come home to a bunch of ADA awesomeness. |
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08-23-2011, 04:29 AM
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Planted Tank Obsessed
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-O- you jerk! You totally got me...
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36 Bowfront LowTech
Angels, Rainbows and Kuhlis Fluval Ebi Pimp #28 Cherries! Weeeee! Assassin snails I think I love you |
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08-23-2011, 02:46 PM
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i ♥ dubstep
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-2 for extreme let down.
boo redeem yourself quickly!
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The Fraternity of Dirt #5
I'm dirty .sdrawkcab dootsrednu tub sdrawrof devil si efiL |
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08-23-2011, 03:08 PM
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Planted Member
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tonight my fishy friends...you will be satisfied. and yess...all three boxes are out for delivery as we speak...hurry up school, i'm done with you already, i have more important things to tend to!
and really...you wont see pics till about 9-10pm this very evening. i don't have a single one uploaded of the diy stand yet...and definetely not the product. |
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08-23-2011, 10:13 PM
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Planted Member
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packages are delivered!!!!! but i'm still at school...hurry up illustration class!
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08-24-2011, 04:56 AM
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ok here it all is...this is exciting...no details just pics to satisfy...i should probably get better at my journal construction...but i'm just too excited and tired at the same time.
here is the stand before.  and after with the tank...  that light and stand is just pvc painted gray to match the stand. i thnk i turned out pretty sweet. but the light is just a deconstructed twin bulb screw in fixture that is made for incandescents, but i put in 2 6500k 13w cfl bulbs to get 26w of growing power. it looks stinking bright. and the cover is just tin or something sheathing made for duct work that i just cut and bent a little funny. If anyone wants more specs on how i did it with pics i can do that...oh yeah, and my stand is sweet like the mini solar. the top joint of the pvc is not fastened so i can swivel it forward and backward...so nice.  new logo...booooooooyaaaaaaaaah!  put tourmaline bc, crushed up api root tabs and some biozyme all in the bottom...its my cheap, yet effective base layer. at least there is 1 ADA product down there! ok and here is scapes 1,2,3 and 4...I'm partial to 2 and 4, but i need to mess with all my rocks some more and break a few up... thanks AFA for getting what i asked for. and then some.     yeah need more AS and definitely need to break up my bigger rocks to make nicer 2ndary stones. ok now enjoy and quit whining.... |
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08-24-2011, 05:26 AM
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Algae Grower
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Sweet rocks what kind are they?
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08-24-2011, 11:33 AM
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it's ohko stone from AFA...
and yeah, i do like number two, but i just have to break up some of the rocks. what is in there works good, but then i just have one rock that is huge still available, and i want to explore all my options. |
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08-24-2011, 11:33 AM
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i'll do more scaping tonight. and post pics for people to comment on.
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08-24-2011, 12:48 PM
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Wannabe Guru
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those rocks look so badass.. i want some
love the stand too. looks so clean! question tho, the light stand, is that all made from pvc pipes? just curious adn forgive me if this is a noob question... is that going to be strong enough?
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08-24-2011, 07:03 PM
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Planted Member
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yes that pipe is plenty strong. its just holding up a whimpee little light. it's also bolted to the side of the stand.
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