ADA 120cm tank w/ DIY stand update Jan 07

CardBoardBoxProcessor · 10-11-2006, 12:27 AM

but it will mix witht he as -_-

ianiwane · 10-11-2006, 02:03 AM

true it will mix, the other solution to that is to top off your tank with the aquasoil.

jeffboyarrdee · 10-11-2006, 02:11 AM

hey i thnk your setup is unbelievable, its what i planned to do but i didnt get around to buying an ADA tank which i regret...but i just couldnt afford it at the time i set up my tank. but yea i like your lights, stand, and light hanger style. i actually want to rescape my whole tank soon and i am trying to find some good hardscaping rocks. where did u get those rocks from? or what rock/landscaping yard did u get it from?

ianiwane · 10-11-2006, 02:23 AM

Thanks Jeff. The stone yard is called American Soil Products in San Rafael

CardBoardBoxProcessor · 10-11-2006, 02:29 AM

top off? mm.. well Aqua soil is coming.. from TX.. should be here tomorrow. I shall change that 72 gallon substrate ASAP to stop PH from rising. then i will place that substrate in my goldfish tank. they will love that substrate.

fresh_lynny · 10-11-2006, 03:07 AM

Ian, the tank looks sweet!
Have you decided on critters?

ianiwane · 10-11-2006, 03:44 AM

Thanks, I was thinking about a large school of a small fish like the exclamation-point rasbora. And shrimp, shrimp and more shrimp.

bastalker · 10-11-2006, 04:27 AM

That tank is goin to be awsome when it fill in for sure!!

I wish i would have stumbled across this thread before I went an drilled holes in my ceiling. The cheesy anchors that were supplied with the light make me a lil nervous.

Awsome idea with the conduit Bill!

sNApple · 10-11-2006, 04:55 AM

sweet stand and light set up, good luck

Y0uH0 · 10-11-2006, 10:26 AM

I love the rock arrangement and the shot of the Nymphaea micrantra. Great DIY as well. Things are looking really great!

ianiwane · 10-11-2006, 07:11 PM

Thanks everyone for the complements. It looks like I will be getting at least 100 exclamation-point rasboras. I am also moving my school of sterbai's (11) into this tank once the HC starts to take. And I have like 30 amanos waiting for the tank. Its a heavy load so we shall see what happens. Probably won't take place for a few weeks though.

jeffboyarrdee · 10-11-2006, 08:27 PM

hey, that fish load sounds great i cant wait to see it set the tank off nicely. i maybe suggest not putting ALL of those in all in one day. maybe put either the shrimp first and hte fish second. i found that putting in too much too fast doest go too well SOMETIMES. but i always like adding in shrimp first, so they get used to the tank and feel safe to come out all the time. anyone run into any problems with too many inhabitants all at once?

ianiwane · 10-11-2006, 09:15 PM

Yeah the fish won't be here for at least 3 weeks. I already have the shrimp I was planning on adding them in about a week.

Betowess · 10-11-2006, 11:02 PM

That is really nice. Love the rocks too.

ianiwane · 10-19-2006, 06:51 AM

Here is an update, the HC is really filling in

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ianiwane Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (48/100%) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: San Francisco (mainland transplant from Hawaii) Posts: 1,432	true it will mix, the other solution to that is to top off your tank with the aquasoil. __________________ SFBAAPS 120cm ADA tank, DIY Stand 6 gallon rimless cave tank 60cm ADA tank 50 gallon Nano

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ianiwane Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (48/100%) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: San Francisco (mainland transplant from Hawaii) Posts: 1,432	Thanks Jeff. The stone yard is called American Soil Products in San Rafael __________________ SFBAAPS 120cm ADA tank, DIY Stand 6 gallon rimless cave tank 60cm ADA tank 50 gallon Nano

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ianiwane Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (48/100%) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: San Francisco (mainland transplant from Hawaii) Posts: 1,432	Thanks, I was thinking about a large school of a small fish like the exclamation-point rasbora. And shrimp, shrimp and more shrimp. __________________ SFBAAPS 120cm ADA tank, DIY Stand 6 gallon rimless cave tank 60cm ADA tank 50 gallon Nano

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CardBoardBoxProcessor Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Annapolis, MD Posts: 951	top off? mm.. well Aqua soil is coming.. from TX.. should be here tomorrow. I shall change that 72 gallon substrate ASAP to stop PH from rising. then i will place that substrate in my goldfish tank. they will love that substrate.

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ianiwane Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (48/100%) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: San Francisco (mainland transplant from Hawaii) Posts: 1,432	Thanks everyone for the complements. It looks like I will be getting at least 100 exclamation-point rasboras. I am also moving my school of sterbai's (11) into this tank once the HC starts to take. And I have like 30 amanos waiting for the tank. Its a heavy load so we shall see what happens. Probably won't take place for a few weeks though. __________________ SFBAAPS 120cm ADA tank, DIY Stand 6 gallon rimless cave tank 60cm ADA tank 50 gallon Nano

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jeffboyarrdee Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: San Francisco Posts: 274	hey, that fish load sounds great i cant wait to see it set the tank off nicely. i maybe suggest not putting ALL of those in all in one day. maybe put either the shrimp first and hte fish second. i found that putting in too much too fast doest go too well SOMETIMES. but i always like adding in shrimp first, so they get used to the tank and feel safe to come out all the time. anyone run into any problems with too many inhabitants all at once? __________________ 9 INCH CUBE!

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ianiwane Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (48/100%) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: San Francisco (mainland transplant from Hawaii) Posts: 1,432	Yeah the fish won't be here for at least 3 weeks. I already have the shrimp I was planning on adding them in about a week. __________________ SFBAAPS 120cm ADA tank, DIY Stand 6 gallon rimless cave tank 60cm ADA tank 50 gallon Nano

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ianiwane Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (48/100%) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: San Francisco (mainland transplant from Hawaii) Posts: 1,432	Here is an update, the HC is really filling in __________________ SFBAAPS 120cm ADA tank, DIY Stand 6 gallon rimless cave tank 60cm ADA tank 50 gallon Nano

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