25 Gallon Honey Gourami Haven

Pooky125 · 07-01-2012, 06:20 PM

Willamette · 07-01-2012, 06:23 PM

Interessant.

Pooky125 · 07-01-2012, 06:25 PM

Merci!

angelsword · 07-01-2012, 08:06 PM

It looks awesome! I love the low shape and the leaf litter. That glass looks really thick.

Pooky125 · 07-01-2012, 08:19 PM

It's very thick. Solid half an inch for every piece. Apparently, it used to be a 55 gallon column tank the person before me had it cut down.

Pooky125 · 07-03-2012, 05:51 PM

Alright. Today, I'm looking for a little, mostly unrelated aquarium advice.

One of my cats is obsessed with aquariums. Not the fish. Not the shrimp. He sees it as the ultimate water bowl. He is also fat, clumsy, and stupid. A few days ago, he managed to launch his blubberus body up onto the light fixtures. In his attempt to retreat after being spotted, he dropped a light fixture into the tank. After a few hours or dry time, the fixture was back to working order, and I had to come up with a new idea for the aquarium.

The ghetto light rigging it came with, while effective, put the lighting up a bit higher then I'm looking for at this stage. I'd really rather not raise the lighting for at least a few more weeks while everything settles in. Thusly, I've been hoping retard cat has moved on for his quest of things drinkable. (Seriously, we have 2 other aquariums, he never tries to drink out of those. Just THIS one. >_<)

I awoke this morning, to 2 light fixtures thoroughly underwater and a splash radius of about 2 feet around the aquarium. Including into the power strip. That was plugged in and on. >_< Everything has been unplugged and is drying now, no harm done, this time. For the amount of cat hair floating in the tank, I can only hope he fell in this round, which would account for the massive splashes. But that's no guarantee he won't try it again. He is very stupid. How does one keep the very obnoxious cat from dunking the light strips every 48 hours? As this already has a few immersed plants, a solid cover isn't an option (not to mention I don't like covers on my aquariums, far to fiddly).

Any ideas? Anyone?

Pooky125 · 07-05-2012, 09:52 AM

Pooky125 · 07-08-2012, 08:12 PM

**oldpunk78** · 07-21-2012, 06:48 AM

Put the cat on craigslist. 'Free'

**acitydweller** · 07-21-2012, 07:05 AM

Relocate the tank to a freestanding position away dorm any chairs or tables for the cat to climb up on.

Nice work on the tank. Great find....

GMYukonon24s · 07-21-2012, 01:42 PM

Nice tank! I like the whole look for it.

Pooky125 · 07-21-2012, 06:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oldpunk78

Put the cat on craigslist. 'Free'

As tempting as that may be, I don't think I could be so cruel to a stranger. LOL.

Quote:

Originally Posted by acitydweller

Relocate the tank to a freestanding position away dorm any chairs or tables for the cat to climb up on.

Nice work on the tank. Great find....

If there were any other place to put it, I probably would. Sadly, this was pretty much the only option. Between having duct tape face up on the table near by for a few weeks, and creating a bit of a baffle, I think I've solved my problem. No soggy light strips or cats in a few weeks.

Thanks! It was my first time dismantling and resealing a tank. Whoever put it together last time, didn't bother to square it up. There were several 1/4" gaps between pieces of glass. Pretty impressive it held water as long as it did.

Quote:

Originally Posted by GMYukonon24s

Nice tank! I like the whole look for it.

Thanks! It's grown in quite a bit the last week or two. I'll try and get a few new shots of it tonight before I trim it up and do a water change.

Pooky125 · 07-24-2012, 01:56 AM

- Anyone elses cherries get these little green freckles? Or do I have some sort of cool mutant I should be breeding special/

BoxxerBoyDrew · 07-24-2012, 02:18 AM

VERY COOL TANK!!!

The scape and plants you used are GREAT!!!!! Can't wait to see how it grows in! Sorry I can't help on shrimp, as I have not been able to get into them, YET!!

Keep up the great work!
Drew

BoxxerBoyDrew · 07-24-2012, 02:19 AM

P.S.

What kind of leaves are you using in the tank?

07-01-2012, 06:20 PM	#1
Pooky125 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Philomath, OR Posts: 841	25 Gallon Honey Gourami Haven Last edited by Pooky125; 10-21-2012 at 03:02 AM.. Reason: .

07-01-2012, 06:25 PM	#3
Pooky125 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Philomath, OR Posts: 841	Merci! __________________ My Evolve 8 The 25 Gallon Shallow Square

07-01-2012, 08:06 PM	#4
angelsword Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: May 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 421	It looks awesome! I love the low shape and the leaf litter. That glass looks really thick. __________________ Malaysian Trumpet Snails: JUST SAY NO!

07-01-2012, 08:19 PM	#5
Pooky125 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Philomath, OR Posts: 841	It's very thick. Solid half an inch for every piece. Apparently, it used to be a 55 gallon column tank the person before me had it cut down. __________________ My Evolve 8 The 25 Gallon Shallow Square

07-03-2012, 05:51 PM	#6
Pooky125 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Philomath, OR Posts: 841	Alright. Today, I'm looking for a little, mostly unrelated aquarium advice. One of my cats is obsessed with aquariums. Not the fish. Not the shrimp. He sees it as the ultimate water bowl. He is also fat, clumsy, and stupid. A few days ago, he managed to launch his blubberus body up onto the light fixtures. In his attempt to retreat after being spotted, he dropped a light fixture into the tank. After a few hours or dry time, the fixture was back to working order, and I had to come up with a new idea for the aquarium. The ghetto light rigging it came with, while effective, put the lighting up a bit higher then I'm looking for at this stage. I'd really rather not raise the lighting for at least a few more weeks while everything settles in. Thusly, I've been hoping retard cat has moved on for his quest of things drinkable. (Seriously, we have 2 other aquariums, he never tries to drink out of those. Just THIS one. >_<) I awoke this morning, to 2 light fixtures thoroughly underwater and a splash radius of about 2 feet around the aquarium. Including into the power strip. That was plugged in and on. >_< Everything has been unplugged and is drying now, no harm done, this time. For the amount of cat hair floating in the tank, I can only hope he fell in this round, which would account for the massive splashes. But that's no guarantee he won't try it again. He is very stupid. How does one keep the very obnoxious cat from dunking the light strips every 48 hours? As this already has a few immersed plants, a solid cover isn't an option (not to mention I don't like covers on my aquariums, far to fiddly). Any ideas? Anyone? __________________ My Evolve 8 The 25 Gallon Shallow Square

07-01-2012, 06:23 PM	#2
Willamette Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Corvallis, OR Posts: 180	Interessant.

07-05-2012, 09:52 AM	#7
Pooky125 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Philomath, OR Posts: 841	Finally Clear and Starting to Pearl __________________ My Evolve 8 The 25 Gallon Shallow Square

07-08-2012, 08:12 PM	#8
Pooky125 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Philomath, OR Posts: 841	__________________ My Evolve 8 The 25 Gallon Shallow Square

07-21-2012, 06:48 AM	#9
oldpunk78 newbie (View User Tanks) PTrader: (102/100%) Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Redding, CA Posts: 4,430	Put the cat on craigslist. 'Free'

07-21-2012, 07:05 AM	#10
acitydweller ओं मणिपद्मे हूं (View User Tanks) PTrader: (126/100%) Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: New York, NY Posts: 6,076	Relocate the tank to a freestanding position away dorm any chairs or tables for the cat to climb up on. Nice work on the tank. Great find.... __________________ Namaste ओं मणिपद्मे हूं My life extends far beyond the limitations of me Keeper of the LIST

07-21-2012, 01:42 PM	#11
GMYukonon24s Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: May 2009 Location: MICHIGAN Posts: 2,803	Nice tank! I like the whole look for it.

07-24-2012, 01:56 AM	#13
Pooky125 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Philomath, OR Posts: 841	- Anyone elses cherries get these little green freckles? Or do I have some sort of cool mutant I should be breeding special/ __________________ My Evolve 8 The 25 Gallon Shallow Square

07-24-2012, 02:18 AM	#14
BoxxerBoyDrew Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (12/100%) Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Waco,Tx Posts: 611	VERY COOL TANK!!! The scape and plants you used are GREAT!!!!! Can't wait to see how it grows in! Sorry I can't help on shrimp, as I have not been able to get into them, YET!! Keep up the great work! Drew

07-24-2012, 02:19 AM	#15
BoxxerBoyDrew Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (12/100%) Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Waco,Tx Posts: 611	P.S. What kind of leaves are you using in the tank?

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