My second bigish tank!!!!

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    Those are nice looking rocks! Where'd you get them from?

    I see a puddy tat ^^,
     
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    Have you done a vinegar test on those rock to see if they might change the parameters of you tanks water over time.
    Test:
    Pour some vinegar in a hollow on the rock. If it fizzes it will change the water parameters in your tank over time.
     
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    yip did that yesterday. didn't do anything i could see
     
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    Great - sure they will look good with the black gravel.
     
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    Those are nice rocks you got their Franna. I wouldn't try drilling them, you might land up breaking them even further.

    Love the kitty in the background... why is it we all see cat's in the background of fish tanks, and any fish related pics???
     
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    Wanted to drill holes in the jasper rock cos they are big and heavy. would make nice caves. but this new rock is think slate pieces so i'm going to stack them on each other . should make enough hiding spots . Ignore the cats. we have 7 so they saw this as one awesome toy I just built. . I still have to figure out how i'm going to silicone this and still be abel to put it in the tank.

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    No worries about the cat's. My wife has been begging me for a cat ever since we got married. Last month I agreed... on condition we do the "humane" thing any adopt from the SPCA rather than support the pet store and the "kitty" mills which they in turn are supporting.

    Last night we collected our new additions to the family... Griffin & Phoenix. They LOVE watching fish tank... and I think doing a water change is going to prove interesting. Griffen has also taking to sitting with me at the pc whilst TASAing... making typing one handed almost blind very interesting.
     
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    Whats with married women and cats.

    Tank is really starting out interesting Franna.

    They are working on the N17 at the moment and they have awesome looking rocks there which they use as a base for the road.
    Might have to get some just in case I want to change the tank.
     
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    lol. all our cats are unwanted/picked up cats ..

    I still need to get rocks for the other tank I'm doing.
    Got my rocks (there's lots more of all types) from a place on Lynnwood road PTA next to union caterers .
     
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    Just make sure you have enough gravel and substrate and stack away. Glass is 10mm thick
     
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    Ok My sump has got ceramic rings, filter wool, bioballs (cubes), Activated Carbon. But it still looks so so empty. what can i fill it with? Last huge compartment is going to have a shallow bucket with fluorite and pfp in for plants and a light above)
     
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    Are you putting plants into the sump?
     
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    Yip. its got a really really big last compartment. sump is 100cmx50cm I think.

    Im just going to put a big sponge between them and the pump so no plant matter can go through
     
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    OK. Some of those big sumps have a very large last compartment that's not suppose to be used under normal circumstances, but is an overflow chamber for if the power goes off and the tank above overflows too much water.

    You going to use the planted section as a type of flitration?
     
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    The tank uses an overflow so i don't think Power failures would be a problem in that regard. . And no its just where Im going to plant my clippings and let them grow until I can use them again.



    and one more question. What would look better. a mirror at the back of the tank or a moss wall inside the tank?
     
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    A mirror I believe will scare the fish.
     
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    I know off topic but elephants are the only animals that can recognize themselves in mirrors.

    You are going to need a load of moss Franna.
     
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    Last chamber is that big for reverse siphon when the power does go out. If the DT is going to be planted, don't put plants in the sump. Both will be competing for nutrients and one set of plants will suffer
     
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    OK I want to start doing some reseach on what to keep in the tank as soon as its cycled(still waiting for gravel before I start). Lets have a vote. Should I have a Community (bv. Clown loaces, cardanals, congo tetras, glowlight tetras) Tank or just a tank with a few eye catching fish in? Any ideas on what fish would be great . I have the time to do proper research on all suggested fish. keep in mind its a 250L but with a very decent sump.
     

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