Journal of a 45-tall (Decommissioned)

boris · 10-15-2009, 09:37 PM

very nice tank !!

Church · 10-15-2009, 09:45 PM

Thanks boris! And welcome to the Planted Tank!

SearunSimpson · 10-15-2009, 11:02 PM

Wow, thats awesome hardscape! I wish I could get stuff like that around here!

Church · 10-19-2009, 01:29 AM

^ I missed that post. Thanks for the kind words.

I have nothing new to report, but I just wanted to share this picture: (sorry for the quality)

Apparently, this is the pygmy cories' new pasttime. I don't know if they all do it, or if it's the same one or two all the time, but it's cute! I'm guessing they like the feeling of the bubbles on their underbelly?

The first time I saw one of them doing this, I did a doubletake, because I thought it was dead. So I immediately got sad and pulled out my net to scoop it out... lo and behold, it was quite alive, and appeared to just be enjoying itself in the way we would enjoy a dip in the jacuzzi or something. And there's pretty much always at least one doing this at any given moment I happen to look at the tank.

Silly, cute little cories!

**bsmith** · 10-19-2009, 03:33 AM

This is why cories are awesome and will always have a home in at least one of my tanks.

Church · 10-29-2009, 11:05 PM

Yeah, the time has come. I have to be out of my ex-girlfriend's apartment by this weekend so her new roommate can move in on the 1st. I couldn't find a buyer, so I just dismantled the tank today. This way I am able to keep the 3MCQ, since that stuff is apparently hard to get these days. And I get to keep the manzanita, although I don't know when I'll get to use it again. At least I'll have some for when I do.

The plants have been pulled and are currently residing in a 5g bucket. I will be changing the water in this bucket every day for the next week or so until I get the new stand for my 20-long. So hopefully I can keep the plants alive and reasonably well until then.

The fish, and the lone amano, have all been moved to my 10g. The pygmy cories and the amano will stay there permanently, while the rummynose will be moved to the 20g when that's all cycled and ready to go.

I think that about covers everything. This tank is now history. Thanks to everyone who followed along or checked in every now and then. I think, ultimately, I've decided that I won't ever use a tank with these crappy dimensions ever again. It really was a PITA to get my hands down in there. These 45-talls are probably perfect for old-world cichlids, and they definitely work perfectly for FOWLR tanks (saltwater acronym, look it up!

) since that's what this tank was for many many years before converting it over, but for planting they are just not worth the effort.

At least I know that from personal experience now, instead of taking someone else's word for it.

Anyway, my 2.5g and my 10g are alive and well, so feel free to join me in those journal threads...

10-15-2009, 09:45 PM	#77 (permalink)
Church Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (9/100%) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 2,527	Thanks boris! And welcome to the Planted Tank! __________________

10-15-2009, 11:02 PM	#78 (permalink)
SearunSimpson Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tsawwassen, BC, Canada Posts: 959	Wow, thats awesome hardscape! I wish I could get stuff like that around here! __________________ "You think you have tomorrow, but when tomorrow comes it's not tomorrow; it's now- and that's all you have" - Marc Johnson Ehei-Pimpfen 276 yo!

10-19-2009, 01:29 AM	#79 (permalink)
Church Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (9/100%) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 2,527	^ I missed that post. Thanks for the kind words. I have nothing new to report, but I just wanted to share this picture: (sorry for the quality) Apparently, this is the pygmy cories' new pasttime. I don't know if they all do it, or if it's the same one or two all the time, but it's cute! I'm guessing they like the feeling of the bubbles on their underbelly? The first time I saw one of them doing this, I did a doubletake, because I thought it was dead. So I immediately got sad and pulled out my net to scoop it out... lo and behold, it was quite alive, and appeared to just be enjoying itself in the way we would enjoy a dip in the jacuzzi or something. And there's pretty much always at least one doing this at any given moment I happen to look at the tank. Silly, cute little cories! __________________

10-19-2009, 03:33 AM	#80 (permalink)
bsmith Proud member of SLAPS (View User Tanks) PTrader: (149/100%) Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: St.Louis, MO Posts: 4,242	This is why cories are awesome and will always have a home in at least one of my tanks. __________________ FilStar proponent #91 XP1 & XP3 I have a 2213 and a 2222 too, my Eheim # is 299. What now? VP Member #4 "Regulator's Mount Up" VTS-253A Mini-M Agent #007 My 37 Cube and Mini-M L183's

10-29-2009, 11:05 PM	#81 (permalink)
Church Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (9/100%) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 2,527	Last and final update Yeah, the time has come. I have to be out of my ex-girlfriend's apartment by this weekend so her new roommate can move in on the 1st. I couldn't find a buyer, so I just dismantled the tank today. This way I am able to keep the 3MCQ, since that stuff is apparently hard to get these days. And I get to keep the manzanita, although I don't know when I'll get to use it again. At least I'll have some for when I do. The plants have been pulled and are currently residing in a 5g bucket. I will be changing the water in this bucket every day for the next week or so until I get the new stand for my 20-long. So hopefully I can keep the plants alive and reasonably well until then. The fish, and the lone amano, have all been moved to my 10g. The pygmy cories and the amano will stay there permanently, while the rummynose will be moved to the 20g when that's all cycled and ready to go. I think that about covers everything. This tank is now history. Thanks to everyone who followed along or checked in every now and then. I think, ultimately, I've decided that I won't ever use a tank with these crappy dimensions ever again. It really was a PITA to get my hands down in there. These 45-talls are probably perfect for old-world cichlids, and they definitely work perfectly for FOWLR tanks (saltwater acronym, look it up! ) since that's what this tank was for many many years before converting it over, but for planting they are just not worth the effort. At least I know that from personal experience now, instead of taking someone else's word for it. Anyway, my 2.5g and my 10g are alive and well, so feel free to join me in those journal threads... __________________

10-15-2009, 09:37 PM	#76 (permalink)
boris Newbie (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: the nederlands Posts: 1	very nice tank !!

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