Recent content by manmythlegend

I don't think the sheen on the paint matters too much, nor the brand. Flat, Satin or Gloss are all gonna look the same on glass pretty much. The amount you'll need also varies by the size tank and how thick the layers are applied. 175 gallon will need a couple of large tubes, maybe more IMHO...

There's really no way to change that part of a HOB's noisiness. They're gonna make the watery sound. Unless you put the return from a canister well under the water level you're going to have the same splashing sound on it too. I personally consider it "white noise" and just ignore it. If it's in...

Sometimes they clack if the impeller and housing needs to be cleaned. Stuff can get down around the impeller shaft and it causes it to bang against the sides of its housing and make noise. If this has been going on awhile you may need a new impeller because the shaft can be damaged from the...

Be advised, looking out from the inside of the tank and no lighting on the interior, the back will not seem opaque with 3 coats. Once you get the thing filled and light shooting down from overhead you won't even notice what was glaringly obvious before when viewed from the inside. It's probably...

I painted the back of my tanks with regular old acrylic craft paint. Roll it on and it actually doesn't have to be all that thick. I think I did 3 coats and went up and down 1 coat, hit it with the hair dryer a few minutes and then back and forth second coat and back to up and down for the final...

My insignificant other and I have been talking over the possibility of moving to NoCal sometime in the near future. Somewhere in the northern part of the central valley would suit me fine. We're thinking somewhere within a 1/2 hour drive of a major metro area medical center since I work in the...

Far North Peoria here. I have several freshwater setups.

Changes Plans have changed. The dearly beloved had an unexpected windfall so we went tank shopping, as one does when you have extra cash on hand. :cool: Now there is a glass 125 gallon being delivered sometime soon that will be the African setup. The 75 gallon is being converted into a Central...

WHOA! What is your theory on what happened?

Ah...thanks for pointing that out. The whole "HD" part is kinda misleading, isn't it? I keep the setting on to keep both images and then pick the one I want to use once I've adjusted the images. Up until now that is usually the HDR image but it's not ALWAYS the case. Sometimes I think the...

Here's a couple of images of Cherry Barbs taken with the iPhone using the "patience method". I have found that as I use the phone more often, the fish are getting used to it and are less uneasy about the phone moving around against the glass as I try to line up shots. It's still hard to get a...

Will do! Supposedly our water is SO hard here in the Phoenix metropolitan area that it takes huge doses of acids to change the pH by much. As far as I know, the small one on the right is the only piece of driftwood I will have in there. The floating piece is already out. I have a master kit and...