When life hands you lemons...........

[3dees]

put them in the tank. waiting on my wilds.

[kitykatfunkiehat]

So cool! Funny thread name too. What kind of lighting are you using? It looks yellowish.

[jball1125]

Haha looking nice. Can't wait to see updated pics with wilds in there. Who are you buying from?

[3dees]

thanks all. the yellow water is from tannins caused by the driftwood.
getting 8 wild greens from John at snookn21.

[kitykatfunkiehat]

Oooh I see! Those are some cool wood pieces, now that I look at it. How big is the tank? I'm sure your wilds will love it :D

[3dees]

it's a 120 gal. light is 54watt x 2 plus 144 white led's down the center. I run the led's for 11 hrs. and 1 54 w for 6hrs for the floating plants. I waiting on some frogbit to cover the surface.

[rickztahone]

that is one great looking tank. it's a 120 long (6ft) or a 4 footer tall?

[Bilbo_wh]

Great tank that looks very cool. I love the wood and the way you have placed it.


Unless life also hands you sugar and water then your lemonade is going to be awful.

[3dees]

thanks guys. it's 48x24x24. should have the wild tefe green tue. or wed.

[rickztahone]

thanks guys. it's 48x24x24. should have the wild tefe green tue. or wed.

yeah that's what i thought. that is one great looking setup, the wilds will love it. keep us updated.

[vera]

thanks guys. it's 48x24x24. should have the wild tefe green tue. or wed.

Cant wait
great set up ..and Lemon tetras - nice company for yr wilds :)

[mlw]

Love your large school of lemon tetras. Tank is going to look awesome once teh wilds are in there. I just posted cause my Cobalts seem to have taken a liking to my lemons. I am down to 10 :(

[scottthomas]

I look forward to seeing the Discus stocked in that beautiful set up.

[Skip]

where did you get the wood.. it looks great!! are you also using BLACKWATER EXRACT? i like the look either way.. : )

[Jennie]

That is such a cool hardscape!

[3dees]

thanks all. the tank looks a bit different now. tannins are gone and I took most of the cypress out. replacing it with more manzanita. here it an updated pic but I'm soaking more wood so I'll have to update again. loved the tannin look but I wont use any additives to get that color back.

[vera]

Nice!! really like yr set up , what do u use as a background?
TC

[3dees]

thanks vera. just flat black acrylic paint. I would love to change it but I'm not moving this tank, lol.

[Jennie]

I love the black background. Very clean contemporary look. Makes the fish and driftwood pop and the focus

[vera]

thanks vera. just flat black acrylic paint. I would love to change it but I'm not moving this tank, lol.
i wouldnt change a thing-lovely as it is !
thank u for sharing
TC

[supervdl]

Nice tank. Love the discus.

[Larry Grenier]

Better late than never; love this tank & fish! Sure would like to see an update if possible.

[3dees]

Tank has gone thru some changes but still the same general look.

[Poco]

Looking great! nice collection of greens.

[DiscusBR]

One of the most beautiful discus tanks I have ever seen :thumbsup: Thanks for the update.

You said you wanted to change the black background, but it looks great. Will you keep it as it is?

[Larry Grenier]

Very nice... updates always welcome :-)

[shoveltrash]

VERY nice! :)

[eaglesfan3000]

Cool tank I would also like to have frogbit and more manzanita in my tank, I'm too lazy to move things around everyday to clean it. How often do you clean your tank?

[3dees]

I do a 70% wc every 4 or 5 days and vacuum then. I have added 12 cories so there is no left over food to worry about.

[Tomas4444]

Awesome tank! The cory cats will be fun to watch. I like the black background - it really focuses attention on the aquascape and fish.

[krislewis3]

Tank has gone thru some changes but still the same general look.


Absolutely georgous, you mentioned earlier about cleaning your wood. Have you had problems with, either algae or fungus growth ( grey fuzzy stuff) on your manzanita wood!! I've been noticing it lately on mine and would love some advise!! Should ibe concerned?

[3dees]

I have low lighting so not much of an algae problem. I get a little on the branches closest to the light but I just use a brush on them with my wc. I remove and scrub all the wood about every six months. the white fungus is normal for new wood and is harmless. it will disappear soon. BN pleco's will eat it.

[damba]

Really stunning mix of fish.