100 gallon rimless build [Archive]

frinklinduds

10-30-2011, 12:16 AM

Alright so i have been posting on here for about a month now and have been having a somewhat successful discus experience so far thanks to many of you.
as some may already know i am going to be upgrading to a 100 gallon rimless tank and i thought i might share the process

Here are the specifications for my future setup (these are not final and feedback would be appreciated :) ) :

Tank: 100 gallon rimless with polished edges
dimensions: 48Lx24Hx20W
despite my tank is going to closely reseble discus-n00bs, i decided not to go with low iron mainly because of price

Stand: Diy stand that my grandfather has been working on for me, im going to see it tomarrow so i will update pics of it
unfortunatley i havent played to much in the production due to school and work taking up all of my time but hopefully will get to do some work on it tomarrow.
Oak finish/skin to match furniture in the room

Substrate: Pool filter sand
i will be using this as it will be easy to clean, and give it a nice natural look.
this will give the tank a good appearance without the sacrifice of water quality as gravel sometimes can cause

Filter: I am not 100% sure on this yet
i am thinking of the eheim 2217 or 2215 ( not sure about 1 or 2 of them or which model)
i was going to use a FX5 but there are basically no inline heaters to use with the size tubing and also thought it would defeat the filters purpose by restricitng flow by converting tube size
Basically I am going to be looking for a canister filter that will fit the hydor 300w on the out house to heat water re-entering the tank

If anyone has any help on this i would appreciate it, im choosing my filter aroung the heater because i do not want a internal heater to clutter the tank
Also which would be a better option 1 filter with 1x 300w heater or 2x heaters with 2x 200w heaters?
Does the hydor 5/8 300w model fit the eheim 2217 on the output hose ( i found online that the intake hose differs from output, im not sure if this is true)

Heater: Either 2x 200w hydor inline heaters or 1x 300w hydor inline heater
This will hopefully make the tank apppear more natural and less cluttered to display more of a natural discus habitat
I really want this tank to seem to be running off of nothing

Lighting: Marineland double bright led fixture 48-60
decided this would suit my needs best and would be less expensive than
Decoration: I have ordered some nice peices of manzanita wood from pc1 and hopefully will receive them in the upcoming weeks, updates will follow once received

Fish: As of now the tank will have 4 fish altogether until i grow out some juvies i currently have
2x albino
2x checkerboard pigeon bloods

I eventually want to venture into wilds but i figured i get a hang of everything first before i get ahead of myself

More details and updates will follow but this is my basic rundown of the tank

Please feel free to critique the plan and any suggetions are welcomed and will be considered, as i only have the stand, drift wood, tank , and fish as of now

frinklinduds

11-01-2011, 12:05 AM

alright so i got to see the stand yesterday and it took some pictures that ill try and upload tomarrow things are coming together quite well. the wood from manzman is coming soon aswell as he said recently shipped it, i have been busy lately but im going to try to update this as much as possible

im getting a eheim 2217 from another site member as well so i just got to find one more preferably so i think this will be my filter setup

im currently having a issue with one albino who has turned pale white but still is acting normal, im not quite sure what is going on with him as of now but hopefully ill get it figured out, i posted it in the general section if you want to take a look

ill keep everyone posted and thanks for checking the thread

frinklinduds

11-01-2011, 11:51 AM

okay here is the picture of the stand so far, going to be oak finish

http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/4702/img00114201110301801.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/845/img00114201110301801.jpg/)

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frinklinduds

11-08-2011, 10:04 AM

alright so its been a while since i have upated this thread so heres the update

still waiting on wood from pc1... waiting on a filter aswell

tank stand is done adn am bringing it to my house friday

will update pics then

dbfzurowski

11-09-2011, 11:56 PM

pictures are always welcomed :)
I love rimless tanks

frinklinduds

11-15-2011, 09:54 PM

going to post a pic of finished stand asap just been busy so they r on the way

frinklinduds

11-16-2011, 05:53 PM

alright i picked up driftwood that i ordered from pc1 and it looks amazing..... pictures coming tonight or tomarrow of stand and wood

Discus-n00b

11-16-2011, 07:04 PM

Sounds good. Looking forward to seeing the whole thing set up!

frinklinduds

11-16-2011, 10:06 PM

me 2 i have driftwood setup ontop of a stand with no tank or fish lol

frinklinduds

11-21-2011, 12:17 PM

okay so here is my updated on the tank with pics (finally):

i got my wood from pc1, my stand, my eheim 2217 filter, and my hydor 300w heater.... i decided on buying another hydor heater because i got it for like 40 bucks so i grabbed another one for another canister filter, and some media for the canister.....

so heres the pics and i have also some pics of the tank in progress...

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/158/img00121201111211101.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/190/img00121201111211101.jpg/)

http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/456/img00122201111211102.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/696/img00122201111211102.jpg/)

http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/4876/img00123201111211102.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/835/img00123201111211102.jpg/)

http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/14/img00124201111211102.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/708/img00124201111211102.jpg/)

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/1108/russo1.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/195/russo1.jpg/)

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/7169/russo2.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/9/russo2.jpg/)

CrazyAngels

11-21-2011, 04:23 PM

That sure is going to be a nice setup. congrats

frinklinduds

11-21-2011, 09:39 PM

thanks i cant wait to have it all setup... just need to decide on what other fish to put inside only have 6 lined up for it atm

Capsaicin

11-27-2011, 02:05 AM

Enjoy the Miracles tank, I have a 48x24x20 rimless from them at home and it is just awesome.

Second Hand Pat

11-27-2011, 10:31 AM

That will be a awesome tank. Also like the wood composition.

rbarn

11-27-2011, 10:45 AM

Nice tank. You not worried about jumpers ? Would hate to come home to Discus on the carpet.

frinklinduds

11-27-2011, 10:53 AM

jarret8x

11-27-2011, 11:13 AM

to be honest not really but i will be getting a peice of acrylic or make a net for the top wen i get around to it, i dont think they will jump because of how much room they will have and it will be only 4 in there for a while

I lost one the other day that jumped I don't even have one inch on the back that is open.

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frinklinduds

11-28-2011, 05:07 PM

wow sorry to hear that mabye i shud take it into more consideration

MPETERS

11-28-2011, 05:46 PM

Hi,

I made a top out of the eggcreate used for lighting. It was easy to make and works well.

Mike

Discus-n00b

11-28-2011, 06:03 PM

Mine is open, only had festivums jump.

If you use acrylic as a top, get a thicker piece. The thin pieces will end up bowing because of the heat/humidity from the water/lights.

illumnae

11-28-2011, 08:10 PM

I had the same discus (heckels) in my rimless open top for 3 years with 0 deaths due to jumping. Suddenly in the span of 2 months, I lost 1 to jumping and another lost an eye (saved him in time, but he landed on one side and the eye burst) also because he got spooked and jumped. That batch isn't with me anymore, but I'm arranging to bring in a batch of wilds from Hudson. I have commissioned a tank to be made with glass covers just to make sure that I don't lose any more fish to jumping. You can never be 100% sure your discus will never jump - mine took 3 years to do it

frinklinduds

12-02-2011, 03:49 PM

tank is finally here!!!! going to pick it up from the depot tonight and will most likely be posting pictures once i get it on the stand

frinklinduds

12-03-2011, 10:39 PM

alright guys just filled up my tank and am soaking the driftwood in it for now.. gunna try n setup 1 of 2 filters on it tomarrow along with a heats and eventually get a background on it, i should have put the background on it before but sum stuff happened and i dont have it yet so ill deal with that when the time comes... heres some pics... extremely happy with the tank, wish i could have gotten starfire but the price was already pretty expensive.......

http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/4282/sdc11894p.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/197/sdc11894p.jpg/)

http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/3118/sdc11896.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/545/sdc11896.jpg/)

frinklinduds

12-09-2011, 04:06 PM

hey guys and girls just updating you on the progress of my tank. I am still waiting for my driftwood to sink and im trying to get another eheim 2217 to run on the tank and heat i it up while i keep the one i already own running on my established tank. I actually had run into some trouble with my discus, i dewormed them then i ran into i guess gill fluke problem with them. I acted fast enough and i was able to resolve the issue and everyone seems to be back on track. Im going to al's whenever i have time to pick up another (bigger) pb from him. it is already familiar with the pb i have now as they were tank mates ( ithink he was trying to pair the two). He said hell hook me up with some media to stil into my filter so i can plop this fisk right in my new tank but then again comes the issue with quarantine and i have no clue where to start. seems like i have alot of logistics to figure out! here are some update pics of my current fish

frinklinduds

12-09-2011, 04:09 PM

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dadecountyalan

12-09-2011, 05:07 PM

great stuff man. that tank is going to look sensational. love the rimless part. thats the next tank im going to get myself

blkg35

12-09-2011, 08:59 PM

I would still qt the new fish even though it seems like a hassle.
Better to be safe than sorry.
Tank looks gorgeous. Do you have any plans with the back of the tank? Perhaps some vinyl backing?

frinklinduds

12-10-2011, 05:10 PM

TNT77

12-10-2011, 05:15 PM

Just a word of caution with the black background. You have a pigeon based fish...expect it to pepper.

frinklinduds

12-10-2011, 05:17 PM

great stuff man. that tank is going to look sensational. love the rimless part. thats the next tank im going to get myself

yes alan i would totally recommend the rimless it looks amazing but just think of the jumping situation. i dont really think about it and hope it doesnt become an issue... can always make something to put over it at night or something

ive always wanted a rimless so i finally just went for it because also i love the look to it. i never thought id be going this big with it though. well worth the price, and wait. The tank maker was easy to deal with and it was shipped perfectly. If ur looking for a tank like this go with miracles in glass

frinklinduds

12-10-2011, 05:19 PM

Just a word of caution with the black background. You have a pigeon based fish...expect it to pepper.

yes i did take this into consideratione, if the fish is grown to adult size, is it still going to pepper or is it something that happens with growth?

i may go without the background for a while

TNT77

12-10-2011, 05:25 PM

Growth does not affect peppering genetics and environment do. I started out in my 120g with a light tan colored gravel and no background. My 2 butterflys had light peppering on their noses. When I switched to pool filter sand the peppering went away completely. So even just a small change can make a difference in peppering.

shoveltrash

12-11-2011, 08:41 AM

I absolutely love your driftwood!!! that tank is gonna be very nice :)

blkg35

12-15-2011, 07:18 PM

yes i actually am going to be making it black background just havent had the chance to get around to it yet.... as far as qt goes, how should i approach this? move all fish from the current 30 gallon to this new tank, then put the new fish inside the 30 gallon OR should i just setup a brand new tank for the new fish and just toss in some media from the established hob filter and put it in the new hob filter?

also as far as vinyl goes for the back, is it adhesive? because i want something thats going to be stuck to the glass pretty good so there is no reflection as there would be if i taped a background on

I would qt the new fish in the 30gal tank. Less water means less medications to use.
The vinyl that I use has an adhesive in the back. You spray the back of the tank with soap/water and apply the vinyl. Then use a squeegee to pull out excess water. Once it dries the vinyl will stick to the back of the tank. It will be a water tight seal. The vinyl can be purchased at any shop that does window signs or even possibly kinkos. The best part is the vinyl comes in hundreds of colors.
The shops around my area (Orange County, CA) sells the vinyl for $2.50 per feet.

frinklinduds

12-29-2011, 05:55 PM

alright just a little update on this tank sorry its been so long since ih ave updated, ive been busy with school and work etc. I have the light on the tank now and the wood has sunk.... fish will be going into the tank when i arrive back from vacation in mid january

Aqua North

12-29-2011, 07:50 PM

I also love the wood, great selection.

frinklinduds

01-24-2012, 06:33 PM

Hello SD I'm sorry I haven't been on in a while o update this thread I was away for a few weeks in Germany ans Austria and wasn't able to get online

Anyway I will be adding some pics this week of the tank with the light and will be adding discus in a week or so depending on when I can get over to Al's place

frinklinduds

01-27-2012, 05:27 PM

Here are some pics with the light, looking to be putting discus in the tank in the next week or so, going to contact al to see if he has any since he is relatively close by or Hans......

http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/526/germany009.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/718/germany009.jpg/)

http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/295/germany112.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/821/germany112.jpg/)

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/2700/germany115.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/46/germany115.jpg/)

http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/3089/germany119.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/37/germany119.jpg/)

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Pardal

01-27-2012, 05:51 PM

Nice set up , love the wood mistic appearancy and realistic look at the same time.

frinklinduds

01-27-2012, 06:06 PM

thanks i want it to look natural, going to be putting on a black background asap

frinklinduds

01-29-2012, 08:26 PM

just ordered 4x +/- 5inch discus from hans, firered, pigeon snakeskin, marlboro red, blue pigeon blood

:D psyched to get them

cjr8420

01-29-2012, 09:23 PM

with those fish u might want to rethink ur black bk ground as they are all PBs.its is a nice line up should look good nice setup to.now lets get to the new fish pics

MPETERS

01-29-2012, 09:54 PM

Hi,

About 2 weeks ago I got my discus from Hans, they are beautiful. Great choice.

Mike

shoveltrash

01-30-2012, 07:46 AM

that tank will look BEAUTIFUL with your new Discus in it!!!

with those fish u might want to rethink ur black bk ground as they are all PBs.+1
you will increase the chance of peppering with black.....

edited to add: sorry, just read back thru some of the older posts & saw you've already received this advice!

Discus-n00b

01-30-2012, 09:29 PM

Just now checking back on this tank, looks really good!

Schmolly

02-01-2012, 12:56 PM

Very nice Tank! Looking to do something like that soon

frinklinduds

02-01-2012, 05:10 PM

just got fish from hans this morning, they are nice but not as big as i expected but there is plenty of room for growth in this new tank, they are all still very timid, i have some unpacking pictures and a few of them in the tank, they dont look to be at there full color potential probably because they havent ate in over 24 hours and were in a dark bag.... pics to follow asap

frinklinduds

02-02-2012, 03:10 PM

Here are the pics of the tank as of now, all i have left to do is get more fish, transfer some ( after a few weeks of quarantine ) from my bb growout tank and figure out a color for my background, I want to go black but idk if i want to deal with peppering on these fish because of how beautiful they are

Here are some pics of the tank as of now :

http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/4341/img3227cl.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/689/img3227cl.jpg/)

http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/245/img3235ck.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/685/img3235ck.jpg/)

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/3337/img3298e.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/17/img3298e.jpg/)

http://img804.imageshack.us/img804/5002/img3296y.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/804/img3296y.jpg/)

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/771/img3300c.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/716/img3300c.jpg/)

http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/218/img3306sv.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/824/img3306sv.jpg/)

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/7806/img3337k.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/96/img3337k.jpg/)

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/2980/img3367m.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/20/img3367m.jpg/)

http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/6360/img3373p.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/818/img3373p.jpg/)

http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/1805/img3474s.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/32/img3474s.jpg/)

http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/9697/img3501vk.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/52/img3501vk.jpg/)

http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/8137/img3506h.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/826/img3506h.jpg/)

Heres a pic of my first fish i will add after quarantine, my pb i got from al

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/3064/img3552ok.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/33/img3552ok.jpg/)

And an update pic of a juvie i have which is growing pretty fast (sorry its not the whole fish)

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/9595/img3575jx.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/4/img3575jx.jpg/)

cjr8420

02-02-2012, 07:45 PM

nice fish i like that SS PB.as far as the bk ground do a temp with blk paper or somthing like it see how it effects them if ur still happy then make it permanent.but while ur experimenting try white to just so u can see the difference

Lytehouse

02-02-2012, 07:51 PM

beautiful fish
congrats

frinklinduds

02-02-2012, 09:44 PM

thanks i am happy with them i just wish that they were all more red than orange but i guess ill have to see how they adjust and settle in

blkg35

02-03-2012, 08:45 PM

Nice fish indeed and I'm loving that driftwood.
That driftwood is begging for some wild caught discus.....:D

frinklinduds

02-03-2012, 09:25 PM

i know possibly in the future i just had to give some of han's domestics a go they just look so exotic, Next setup is going straight biotope

walt3

02-03-2012, 10:48 PM

tank looks great but you need to paint the rear wall with something! that wood and fish art piece need something prettier than green tubes! please! lol. :)

frinklinduds

02-04-2012, 04:42 PM

yeah walt3 i know its killing me, but should be done by the end of the month, just deciding on a color, i really want black but im gunna have to see how it goes with peppering

frinklinduds

02-08-2012, 01:01 PM

the fish are settling in good and have colored up even nicer, i will upload some updated pics later

shoveltrash

02-08-2012, 01:06 PM

just curious, are you worried about jumpers? I've already seen one of my Discus leap above-water - and would've been out if I hadn't had a lid on!

we need new pics ;). I just love your tank, esp the driftwood

Addictedtodiscus

02-08-2012, 01:35 PM

Hey man the only thing i can say about your tanks is WOW AWSOME!

walt3

02-08-2012, 09:14 PM

i painted my tank back wall black but dont have your color of discus so not worried about peppering. i like how it looks like the deep blackness of the far off water of the amazon. lol. using imagination of coarse. lol.:) adds to the depth because you cant really see it like a wall of white or other light color imho. walt. kind of fades away visually.

frinklinduds

02-08-2012, 10:54 PM

yeah i also just love how crisp and clean black looks but these fish are just so stunning that if they would heavily pepper it would be such terrible thing because it is avoidable, i will probably find somewhere with vinyl and purchase a few different colors. probably some dark ones and some light ones and see what fits best, new p tonight when i get home

to the jumpers question i will be buyi a sheet of acrylic to put on the top that i can of course remove when i have people over and want to show off the rimless part :D . But i will have it on to protect the investment and make sure my fish stay in the tank

stones

02-14-2012, 04:12 PM

Nice looking setup. That piece of driftwood you got from pc1 is amazing!

Didn't see it anywhere in your initial post. How thick of glass did you have to go with in order to go rimless? Looking to get a 100 - 120 gallon rimless tank built here shortly so just seeing what everyone else has used on their setups.

frinklinduds

02-22-2012, 12:01 AM

i believe the glass on mine is 1.5 inches thick, also has a brace on the bottom, nothing really too noticeable

cjr8420

02-22-2012, 12:09 AM

i think that 1.5" is a typo maybe .5" any new updated pics did they get any redder

frinklinduds

02-22-2012, 11:56 AM

yeah sorry 1.5 was a typo, the glass is .5" thick......... they have become a slight bit redder but nothing drastic, ill take some pics tonight i just been needing my girlfirend's camera to do it so ill try to remember later

frinklinduds

02-26-2012, 05:31 PM

here are some updated pics i took last night of the tank and fish, still no background been very busy with school and work but i will eventually get around to it..... hope you guys enjoy, also going to be adding some more fish soon and eventually ordering some more from hans

http://img594.imageshack.us/img594/9241/discusfeb26001.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/594/discusfeb26001.jpg/)

http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/271/discusfeb26030.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/689/discusfeb26030.jpg/)

http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/6692/discusfeb26034.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/703/discusfeb26034.jpg/)

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http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/8695/discusfeb26041.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/689/discusfeb26041.jpg/)

http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/7073/discusfeb26045.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/39/discusfeb26045.jpg/)

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frinklinduds

02-26-2012, 05:50 PM

http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/9375/discusfeb26058.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/703/discusfeb26058.jpg/)

TNT77

02-26-2012, 05:50 PM

Nice group you have there.

frinklinduds

02-26-2012, 05:51 PM

http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/9438/discusfeb26069.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/62/discusfeb26069.jpg/)

frinklinduds

02-26-2012, 05:52 PM

thanks ^^^ hopefully going to get a little bigger in the near future!

TNT77

02-26-2012, 05:56 PM

http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/9438/discusfeb26069.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/62/discusfeb26069.jpg/)
This one a fire red?

frinklinduds

02-26-2012, 06:14 PM

yes it is, hoping his face colors out like his body

cjr8420

02-27-2012, 04:48 AM

lookin good.u ever decide on a background.u tryin any red color enhancers ,i heard naturose is a good for red

frinklinduds

02-27-2012, 04:06 PM

havent decided on a background yet or really given alot of thought to it ive been really busy, as far as color enhancers i havent really messed around with that either ive just been feed FDBW, What is this naturose? is it something u would add to a mix or something that u feed direct?

dadecountyalan

02-27-2012, 04:26 PM

where did you buy that tank?

cjr8420

02-27-2012, 04:58 PM

u can buy flakes/pellets with naturose or i guess u could get it and add to ur mix just seems to be popular right now cause its advertised in the flake like Ken's Premium Color Flake + Naturose.i have not used that exactly but i heard good things

frinklinduds

02-27-2012, 06:10 PM

where did you buy that tank?

i got it from miracles in glass, i think they are located in Canada... heres a link to there website
BTW i got this idea for the tank from Discusn00b aka matt on this website who got it from them aswell (we have same tank)

http://www.miraclesaquariums.com/

u can buy flakes/pellets with naturose or i guess u could get it and add to ur mix just seems to be popular right now cause its advertised in the flake like Ken's Premium Color Flake + Naturose.i have not used that exactly but i heard good things

Ill have to look into it because i stopped feeding my BH mix because it was way to much of a pain, and also fish didnt care to much for it. The only thing i liked about it is i had the paprika which i have heard helps pb based discus to bring out read and it did seem to work when the fish actually ate it ( very seldom). Now i just feed freeze dried blackworms as my main staple in their diet with an occasional feeding of tetra bits. I would feed them tetra bits more often but not many of my fish even go for it and i find it to just sit at the bottom until i fish it out >:0.

But i will look into this naturose because i was expecting to get deep red discus from hans but (not his fault at all) from what i understand it takes some time to develop that deep coloration. They are also in the 5 inch range ( from what i can see visually they seem to be on the + side) and they look like they have much growing to still do :D

Any questions feel free to ask and any opinions or comments feel free to post and ill keep u guys posted with pics ASAP

Discus-n00b

02-27-2012, 07:18 PM

Love your tank. Great contrasting colors with the white background, white sand and then BAM orange fish. I like it. The pictures improved too haha, not sure if its the water clearing up, lighting, or camera...but they look good. Gotta love the Miracles tank quality, I know I love mine.

frinklinduds

03-01-2012, 12:03 AM

hey matt thanks... and yes its actually a combo of all of those factors, #1 new camera , #2 better lighting and #3 the tank has cleared up an unbelievable amount in the past weeks, i meen this thing is crystal clear

and yes the tank is remarkably good, could no have been happier with all aspects of this tank and service

Doc_Polit

03-01-2012, 02:35 PM

Gorgeous tank. Your water clarity is phenomenal.

Beautiful specimens as well.

shoveltrash

03-01-2012, 04:53 PM

yes it is beautiful! love the updated photos - and JMHO, but I like your take without a background! :)

frinklinduds

03-02-2012, 02:43 AM

thanks everyone and yes it does not look to bad without a background but do want to try one out eventually i jsut have had no time :(

also i do try to keep this tank pristine to the best of my ability, after all isnt that what show tanks are for? :D

p.s. i will add tomarrow hopefully some pics of my discus that i have been trying, ugh, to grow out for a few months to see what anyone has to say about them and prob some more pics of these hans discus if i can snap anything good

check back!

thanks

mattsoccer20

04-03-2012, 05:33 PM

frinklinduds

04-05-2012, 03:55 PM

pigeon snake skin, blue pigeon blood, marlboro red, and fire red

joanstone

04-05-2012, 07:33 PM

Your set up is great looking and your fish are beautiful. Were you happy with your experience with Miracles in Glass? Was shipping crazy expensive?

BHarris '10

04-05-2012, 11:44 PM

Great design. I really like how clean the look is, and the wood really makes the tank (next to the fish of course).

frinklinduds

04-11-2012, 10:37 PM

thanks for the positive feedback everyone.............

on an updated note my snake skin and blue pigeon blood seemed to grow to like each other (a lot ) and I've found a batch off eggs about 4 times now!..... i think they hatch and then get eaten..... more pics of fish and eggs to follow!

jungwhok

04-12-2012, 08:32 PM

Tank is so simple and cleannnnnnnn, thx for the inspiration

frinklinduds

04-13-2012, 01:59 PM

Just some pics of the eggs and a couple quick shots i got of the fish, i will be making a stop motion movie sometime of my tank so ill post it here when done

http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/213/img7297x.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/850/img7297x.jpg/)

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shoveltrash

04-13-2012, 07:17 PM

VERY nice!
the appearance of eggs is exciting :D just out of curiosity, what's your pH & TDS? (interested for the spawning behavior)

shoveltrash

04-13-2012, 07:18 PM

VERY nice!
the appearance of eggs is exciting :D just out of curiosity, what's your pH & TDS? (interested for the spawning behavior)

rubinsteinnyc

04-13-2012, 07:50 PM

tell me plz, are the SIDES of your tank on top of the base or around it?

BABYJIZAY

04-14-2012, 01:20 AM

Love that manzanita!!! You got great pieces man!!

frinklinduds

04-14-2012, 12:30 PM

ok i as far as tds and water info i really do not have a clue i use straight tap with prime... idk if that helps...

also i am not 100% sure if the sides are ontop of the bottom or on the side but from what i can see they are on the side

konig

04-15-2012, 11:19 AM

I noticed that you said you had better light from thr first pictures, what light are you using on your latest set of pictures?

frinklinduds

04-15-2012, 10:23 PM

i actually am using the same Marineland double bright led fixture 48-60, what i actually was referring to was my overall room lighting had been better.... BTW the double bright fixture is great and would recommend it, it makes my discus look perfect

frinklinduds

04-15-2012, 10:23 PM

^^^^^ also to the post on ph my ph from tap is stable at 7.6

konig

04-16-2012, 12:31 AM

Good to hear, any idea if it will work with a dimmer/timer? Thanks :)

zoozoo

04-18-2012, 03:09 AM

very nice

frinklinduds

04-18-2012, 11:22 AM

as far as a timer goes , i have mine set on one right now the only draw back of the light is u cant have it on a timer that turns off day lights and then turns on moonlights ( the switch is the same for each) so basically its either u have the moonlights on a timer or daylights on a timer, you cant have both. I just keep the daylights on a timer and put the moonlights on manually when i need to... no big deal to me

konig

04-18-2012, 11:03 PM

Sounds good, ordered mine today, thanks for the information

frinklinduds

04-20-2012, 12:52 AM

np you'll def be happy with the light !

p.s. camera ( canon t2i ) came in the mall yesterday will be getting remote shutter release soon enough and stop action movie of the tank will be made

more to come!

discusmatt20

05-01-2012, 12:49 PM

Very cool

frinklinduds

05-10-2012, 04:24 PM

hello everybody sorry its been a while since i have updated this thread but here i am and unfortunatley this post isnt one of the best but i guess life happens. Unfortunately i have lost the fire red i have due it it jumping out of the tank. i just woke up one morning and there it was on the floor, this is very unfortunate but really my own fault because i didnt want to listen to any advice about the open top. On a better note i did that day go out and buy some supplys from homedepot, made a screen which my light sits on and i dont think this will happen again. I will post pictures of the screen and stuff soon.

WELL on to the even better stuff. Since i have only three discus in my 100 gallon now it looks a bit empty and will be adding some more fish from hans asap around 2-3 more.

that being said these were the types i was looking at and debating on so if anyone wants to add or suggest anything please feel free i am open to suggestions but i will be buying from Hans only (just because he greatly exceeded my expectations last time and know he will again)

- Silver PB
- Red PB
- Fire Red ( to replace the one i lost )

all in the +/- 5 inch range to match my existing fish

Please feel free to comment and ill get back with some updates asap

decoy50

05-11-2012, 02:29 PM

My LFS gets their discus from Hans and they had a few adult pairs when I was in last week. I could not stop staring at the Silver PBs. As good as they look on Hans' site they look 100 times better in person! I highly recommend them.

frinklinduds

05-11-2012, 02:59 PM

thanks they did catch my eye in every video hans puts up so they are almost definaely going to be in the next order i put in.... this tank needs more fish LOL and a background .......eventually

Jonnywhoop

05-31-2012, 10:29 PM

super awesome build.

frinklinduds

06-09-2012, 08:53 AM

New fish are now in tank pictures to follow this week

frinklinduds

08-06-2012, 12:35 AM

OKAY Finally here is a well overdue update on this tank

1. Pics of new Fish
2. Put a light blue background on this tank but it seems to have made the fish pepper a tad bit more than having no background. I may revert back to not having a background because i havent decided if i like the look yet

Enjoy i will be updating more this more often as i was previously having computer issues

thanks for lookin and enjoy

frinklinduds

08-06-2012, 12:47 AM

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frinklinduds

08-06-2012, 12:53 AM

Sorry about quality but had to save as lower format because of imageshack file size restriction

here are the full size or click the above

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tshears

08-08-2012, 06:38 PM

First of all.... AWESOME SETUP!

Second - thanks for taking the time to post up all the detail that went into this project. I'm new to the forums here but have been keeping discus for over a year now and am still learning a lot by reading threads like this one.

Also - My tank doesn't have a top and I haven't had any issues with jumpers. Have you?

ExReefer

08-08-2012, 08:18 PM

Could it be the dark wood that makes them pepper?

frinklinduds

08-08-2012, 11:44 PM

1. You are very welcome, i'm happy that i could help in any way possible

2. Yes i lost my first fire red due to it jumping out. i recommend a screen or cover to avoid such an occurrence. I made a screen for mine for less than 10 bucks from materials from home depot. (plus its a custom fit for my tank).

so yes i have lost 1 fish, i recommend making a screen to keep the fish in the tank and off the floor

3. yes i am now thinking that the dark wood could be the cause for them to pepper. It is a light amount of peppering but i've been thinking of cleaning the wood soon so ill prolly do it next water change and ill let you know if peppering subsides at all.

thanks for looking guys more pics to come