Elmo's 40B RISES! *Update* Marineland LED Hanging Tutorial

[TickleMyElmo]

Originally Posted by tinkerpuppet

Very sorry to hear about losing your other tank.

Looking forward to watching this one get set up. Great tutorial on the lights!

Thanks!

Originally Posted by PRSRocker3390

Very nice tutorial! Any plans yet for what will be going in the tank plant/fish wise?

Thanks man I'm keeping it low-light/low-maintenance, it'll be nature scape style with a little bit of manzanita driftwood.

Plants will be only be E. Tenellus, Bolbitis, Java Fern, and some moss.

Not sure what I want fish wise, but it'll very likely be a larger number of one type of schooling fish. Sick of the 5,000 different types of fish I had in my old 40B. Want to keep it clean and simple

[TickleMyElmo]

Originally Posted by Barnacles

What exactly did the hurricane do to your tank.. o_o

9 Days without power or heat and a total lack of water movement, and the temperatures outside were in the high 20's, 30's and low 40's if we were lucky. So yeah, everything died. (Except one big bad-ass cherry shrimp that I found today while draining the tank. I put him in the 60P until this tank is ready again

[TickleMyElmo]

Progress! I removed the black background today...what a hassle! I could have sworn I used latex based paint, but apparently I actually used oil based paint because it was super tough to remove. Had to use a glass scraping tool with razor blade and and it was more efficient but still took a while.

Remind me to never do that again lol...

[Amandas tank]

As said before, you take great photos! I am going to use your light tutorial! Thank you for sharing

[Zefrik]

Originally Posted by TickleMyElmo

9 Days without power or heat and a total lack of water movement, and the temperatures outside were in the high 20's, 30's and low 40's if we were lucky. So yeah, everything died. (Except one big bad-ass cherry shrimp that I found today while draining the tank. I put him in the 60P until this tank is ready again

Hahahaha! That is a cool shrimp!

[TickleMyElmo]

Originally Posted by Amandas tank

As said before, you take great photos! I am going to use your light tutorial! Thank you for sharing

Thanks! I'm a pro photographer, so thats why the pictures are always decent And I'm glad you liked the tutorial!

Originally Posted by Zefrik

Hahahaha! That is a cool shrimp!

Yeah, total boss

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Anyways.......PROGRESS! Plants should be arriving soon, might need more than I'm getting, but I'll have to see...

[hhk12]

looks great already. i have the exact light and love it.

[TickleMyElmo]

Just a quick snapshot. Looks really crappy right now, plants and rocks went flying and uprooted when I filled the tank. It'll look great once it fills in, trust me

[marioman72]

looks great even as it is! def going to be be even nicer once everything fills in

[oliver77]

Looks great. but i'm a little worried of that stand? will it be able to hold that tank filled up for a long time?

[boxhead1990]

Originally Posted by Da Plant Man

Yay! I love that skink. One day, when I am done spending money on my aquariums and photography (that will be awhile from now ) I want to get a blue tounged skink. They are so funny and different.

I get them in my yard all the time



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[joejoe123]

Hows the lightfixture working out and updated pic please :0)

[TickleMyElmo]

Originally Posted by joejoe123

Hows the lightfixture working out and updated pic please :0)

Hah, you picked a good day....I'm about to tear this tank down completely, and not set it up again. Just didn't turn out the way I wanted and I have no desire to spend any more money on it. I don't think I've even turned the light on for over a month. My one 60P tank is enough....

[joejoe123]

I just got a 40b and looking for a light that will get me in the mid light range any suggestions. Getting my equipment and things now. I loved the first tank with the java fern.

[TickleMyElmo]

Originally Posted by joejoe123

I just got a 40b and looking for a light that will get me in the mid light range any suggestions. Getting my equipment and things now. I loved the first tank with the java fern.

Yeah, the one that's on my/this tank now! (Marineland LED Double Bright 36" to 48") You should buy it! It's a shame because I just bought it when I was setting this new tank up, but I won't be using it so I was thinking of putting it on the Swap and Shop for $80 Shipped and PayPal'd