3 phases of my tank

[cyberhog05]

Well here is three pix of my tank in different phases. starting with the oldest to newest

Tank specs:
110T
Silica sand
pres. Co2
UV ster. Just because
2 Aqua flora T5HOs
2 6700k T5HO's
2 10000k T8's
Pferts


http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x270/cyberhog/discus%20tank/2009_0123tank0003.jpg

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x270/cyberhog/discus%20tank/DSCF1145.jpg

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x270/cyberhog/discus%20tank/2009_0225tank0003.jpg

And below the tear down has begun for the new tank.

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x270/cyberhog/2009_0303tank0016.jpg

[Kratz]

I like it. I REALLY need to get me a piece of driftwood with the root cage like that.

How do the Hatchets seem to be holding up in the discus temps?

[Eddie]

Looks really good! The finished product is very nice!

Eddie

[DiscusDude85]

Very well done!. Love the driftwood. I also have a 110 tall, Dont water changes suck? I hate having to stand on our dining room chairs o well lol.




Joe

[JFlo]

What kind of rocks are those in the first picture. I love them. Ive been looking for something that size for a while now. The tank looks very cool. I love the rooted driftwood you have.

[cyberhog05]

Thanks guys. I have more stuff coming to add. Gonna have to figure out where to put it all.

The hatchets are doing great. But they are going back to the shop tomorrow. They have ich and it WILL not go away. And I just dont like them in this tank anymore. I just pulled them out and put them in my quarantine tank that I just set up the other day. Should of listened to everybody and had it going first. But I have dealt with this stuff in the past. It just cost a little money! My house is starting to look like a Aquarium shop. Now I need to set up a grow out tank for some more Stendkers that will be here next week. I new the extra canister would come in handy that has been on the 110 since day one.

Yes water changes suck. I also made the mistake of making my stand a little to tall. Arm pits deep!! I use a ladder so I can put things I need on it instead of going up and down.

The Rocks came from my yard. They are a product of land scapeing and digging fence post holes.

I got the Drift wood from Ebay. Heres a link to the guy its from. http://stores.ebay.com/APetHouse-Malaysian-Driftwood . I will be getting more from him when I set up my 180.

[Scribbles]

Beautiful tank! Thanks for sharing. Now sit back and enjoy.

[cyberhog05]

Looks really good! The finished product is very nice!

Eddie


Is there ever a finished product? I cant stop buying more and more! I wish I didnt have to wait of mail order!

[Eddie]

I know what you mean! Just when you think you have it all done. I am never settled for what I've done, always have to change it and then change it and change it some more.

Eddie

[cyberhog05]

It never stops...we just get bigger and bigger tanks!:D

[cyberhog05]

I like it. I REALLY need to get me a piece of driftwood with the root cage like that.

How do the Hatchets seem to be holding up in the discus temps?

Are you talking about the driftwood on the right? That is from a river that is about 2 minutes from my house. I boiled it for 6 hours. All I had was a huge kettle for canning, so 3 hours per half of the wood. It was a long night!

[Kratz]

Are you talking about the driftwood on the right? That is from a river that is about 2 minutes from my house. I boiled it for 6 hours. All I had was a huge kettle for canning, so 3 hours per half of the wood. It was a long night!

Yeah, I like the way the root cage comes out like that. Makes it more natural looking. Sorta like a scene from the edge of a stream with a root cage coming into the water.

[cyberhog05]

Well the tear down for the 180 has begun! I have some new stuff coming tomorrow. I cant believe all of the plant debris on the bottom/floating around. Good thing i do a ton of water changes or else I wouldnt have fish left. Gonna have to make some adjustments to my cleaning routine. This is terrible.

I also want to mention how bad I hate snails.:mad: There is snail eggs on just about every leaf. They are really bad on the swords.

[Eddie]

Well the tear down for the 180 has begun! I have some new stuff coming tomorrow. I cant believe all of the plant debris on the bottom/floating around. Good thing i do a ton of water changes or else I wouldnt have fish left. Gonna have to make some adjustments to my cleaning routine. This is terrible.



I also want to mention how bad I hate snails.:mad: There is snail eggs on just about every leaf. They are really bad on the swords.

LOL, you are like me, only a week later and already made some changes.

Good luck with renovation process.

Eddie

[cyberhog05]

Ya the 180 has been sitting in my shop for to long! And I have 5 more stendkers from Hans coming in the morning. I also have more plants.

[Eddie]

Ya the 180 has been sitting in my shop for to long! And I have 5 more stendkers from Hans coming in the morning. I also have more plants.

Wow, 5 more from Hans...LUCKY


Good luck with them
Eddie

[cyberhog05]

Got more plants today. They are still pretty weepy from shipping. I cant wait till they get back to how they are suppose to be. My fish are pissed! 3 solid days of messing with the tanks. It took me almost 11 hours to switch tanks Wednesday! I hope I dont find a bigger tank on Craigslist!

I used the rooted drift wood on the right to give the Discus some comfort and a place to hide. There is less lights on the right side as well. They really seem to like the security of the roots. I would like to do some kind of floating thing to give them some better security. Maybe I can find another chunk of roots to cluster up the area.

Full tank shot
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x270/cyberhog/discus%20tank/2009_0306tank0011.jpg

Left side
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x270/cyberhog/discus%20tank/2009_0306tank0007.jpg

Middle
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x270/cyberhog/discus%20tank/2009_0306tank0008.jpg

Right side
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x270/cyberhog/discus%20tank/2009_0306tank0009.jpg

Couple shots of pissed Discus

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x270/cyberhog/discus%20tank/2009_0306tank0012.jpg

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x270/cyberhog/discus%20tank/2009_0306tank0003.jpg

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x270/cyberhog/discus%20tank/2009_0306tank0004.jpg

[eaglejako]

wow nice plants and discus