Recent content by muddlehead

thanks

here it is in my old apartment

yeah we made sure to keep the top of the stand level so it wouldnt flex the tank

sorry its taken so long to get back to you guys, the tank is resting directly on the 2x4s, i saw no need for a top shelf because all the weight of the tank is on the edges anyways, i didnt notch the corner supports because i didnt think it was necessary, the biggest reason for notching the...

i have really enjoyed AA and i thought i would document my custom stand build up, i didnt really like any stand that i could buy and i figured i could make one that i really like for about the same money or a little less, so here are the pics of the build up, i dont have too many pics because i...

i like the gravel vac tube idea on the second link, now that i think about it there are a whole bunch of ways to build a reactor

my new tank which i just got up and running is a standard 55 gal, i have eco substrate and i plan on going with a pressurized co2 system with 260 watts of light, im trying to keep cost down so should i get a powered reactor or would a passive reactor do?? i know the powered one would be more...

whenever i get algea blooms there is always a nutrient that is really low and i dose to compensate, my otos pick up the algea and all is peachy once again

i plan on going with a high light and pressurized CO2 setup in the future but i dont really want to fork out the money for it right now, so what i was thinking was that i would put my eco complete and moon sand mixture in the aquarium, fill it up and run the tank with NO bulbs for awhile until i...

you could always go full computer with it, my friends parents have a reef tank that is controlled by computer according to the fishs natural habitat, it changes light according to season and weather, on "stormy" days the light is dim, even the moon cycles change according to season and weather...

i wake up really early when it is still pitch black so i let my fish wake up with the ambient light from a lamp in the room while im getting ready then i turn on my hood lamps for while im gone, i do the same thing in the evenings, i dont see why lighting patterns would matter to plants anyways...

wpg isnt all that complicated if you read the stickies or just pay attention to specific threads, from early on i recognized that my NO lights didnt have the same characteristics or intensity that a PC setup would have, i just started experimenting with plants in my 10 gal with 20 wpg of NO and...

yeah that was the plan, the silicone in the corners is looking pretty weathered so i planned on resealing it, using the razor blade on the silicone was an idea but i want sure if it would be effective but i will defenitly do that before i start prying on it

i recently got an old 55 gal from a co-worker and to say the least it is in bad shape, it has all sorts of algea that are going to need a razor blade to get off, anyways, the top framing is broken is several places along with the cross brace so i ordered a new plastic frame for it, my question...

check the stickies in the planted tank forum they have all the info on pressurized CO2 you need, no worries on the tank exploding CO2 tanks are pretty hefty, and the best and cheapest place i have found to get pressurized CO2 stuff is ebay, just search for Milwaukee regulator