[eyebeatbadgers]

oooOOO my bad- that make so much more sense! :icon_redf

....I was... I guess I should have been more descriptive.

 

[lauraleellbp]

why don't you go for a HUGE school of corydoras hastatus? they are soooo small. Also, where do you find your pygmy hatchets? I could not find 'em online anywhere.

C. trilineatus is my personal favorite. I already have one, and I'm pretty sure he'd like some buddies! If it were a smaller tank I'd go with dwarf cories for sure, though- I really do like them!

I haven't located the dwarf hatchets yet, but I'm pretty sure I'll be able to get my LFS to special-order them for me, if nothing else.

 

[deleted_user_16]

yeah, they are sooooooooooo hard to find.

 

[SHAMEEK]

wow gr8 job !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
execelent looking budy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[rasetsu]

I have two really fat clown plecos. Cute little buggers.

 

[srud]

Very nice. I can't wait to see this come together. I'm particularly interested in the black flourite and the black river gravel concept.

I have a couple of large swords (1 amazon and 1 Kleiner Bar) in my 75 today. I also have a couple of Pleco's (recent additions) in there too. Much to my dismay, they are eating my Amazon's leaves to transparency :icon_cry:. They don't seem to like the Kleiner Bar as much. I mention this because I notice that you are planning to add some pleco's to this tank.

btw. My pleco's are the Temmicki (sp?) variety. I'm really iffy on the spelling of that. I have it written down at home. I will say this though, unlike a common pleco, they are extremely active and are doing a great job on cleaning up what algae I have.

 

[Ozymandias]

I love Corydoras trilineatus can't wait to see you're tank incomplete

 

[rasetsu]

I have a couple of large swords (1 amazon and 1 Kleiner Bar) in my 75 today. I also have a couple of Pleco's (recent additions) in there too. Much to my dismay, they are eating my Amazon's leaves to transparency :icon_cry:. They don't seem to like the Kleiner Bar as much. I mention this because I notice that you are planning to add some pleco's to this tank.

My two clown plecos don't do anything but hide out under the driftwood and come out only to munch on algae wafers.

 

[lauraleellbp]

SUBSTRATE WASHING DAY

Here's what $175 worth of substrate looks like, laying in the sun to dry:

In order of ease in rinsing

AquaPebbles 6 bags = 30lbs (black gravel on far right of main pic)

Fluorite Black (far left of main pic, 2 bags = 31lbs)

Fluorite black sand (2nd from left in main pic, 4 bags = 62lbs)

Colorquartz T grade, 2nd from right, 1 bag = 50lbs (I was surprised that this took the MOST rinsing!)

 

[eyebeatbadgers]

Wow. Looks like fun

 

[Ozymandias]

finally get to see it all. looks good again can't wait to see it in the tank

 

[James From Cali]

Good fun lol.

 

[rasetsu]

Wuhstoff knives...my favorite.

Gawd, gravel rinsing is a pain....went with Eco-Complete to avoid that.

 

[lauraleellbp]

So I walk outside to shift the substrate around some, expose more to the sun, and just the Fluorite sand is covered in honeybees?

 

[fishscale]

Wuhstoff knives...my favorite.

Gawd, gravel rinsing is a pain....went with Eco-Complete to avoid that.

PShhht, when I make it big as a rapper, I'm gonna buy me some Global GS's. WITH RIMS.

Interesting substrate choices. If you don't mind me asking, what were the prices on these? I'm looking to mix or replace my SMS, since it weighs roughly as much as a pleco fart.

 

[lauraleellbp]

I got the Fluorite all from my LSF for $20/bag (6 bags x 15.4 lbs/bag)
Colorquartz from local pool supply company $23 for 50lb bag
AquaPebbles on Ebay, $25 for 30lbs shipped

Approx. 175lb total and approx $1/lb

(No one had better say a THING to my hubby about my using "his" knives to open bags hehehehe)

ROFL @ "weighs about as much as a pleco fart"

 

[SeaSerpant]

Hope does you good for substrate. Any pics of it?

 

[James From Cali]

I got the Fluorite all from my LSF for $20/bag (6 bags x 15.4 lbs/bag)
Colorquartz from local pool supply company $23 for 50lb bag
AquaPebbles on Ebay, $25 for 30lbs shipped

Approx. 175lb total and approx $1/lb

(No one had better say a THING to my hubby about my using "his" knives to open bags hehehehe)

ROFL @ "weighs about as much as a pleco fart"

*How to get a hold of Laura Lees hubby*

Just kidding......at least you didnt use your moms good fork to digest a frog lol.

 

[Wingsdlc]

So I am guessing this flourite black is becoming more common now? Do you happen to have any of the info on the product?

 

[lauraleellbp]

Seachem still hasn't posted any, at least not that I'm aware of? I did read through a Seachem thread where they said that they should be posting "soon," and the substrates are "comparable" to the old Fluorite.

LOL @ James- so did your mom catch you?