Recent content by porksnorkel

hey big daddy. sorry for the delay. the wood is called AC plywood. picked it up at Lowes. i honestly don't care for the wood and i'd recommend spending the extra money on genuine birch or oak ply. the trim is ur basic molding stuff. just make sure u get a molding that will take a stain.

ere's what's new. had to rework the canopy, and this tank has been on stand by, whilst i worked on the other. i did get the canopy finished and hung the big light up in there. it has one actinic and one regular 48"t-8. also reworked the rocks a bit. took out 2 big ones, which gave me about 10...

appreciate the input guys as alwaysand glad u can use that idea. haven't searched for wood yet. been focusing on some other stuff. i think i may add some more plant varieties soon. currently still having algae issues. i'll get it figured out though. i added 2 t-5 light strips from coralife. very...

was an awesome idea...i should have linked the article, so thank you speed. saved me some money for sure. i originally had it linked on a dual system, but it wasn't distributing evenly.

update for july... tank is coming around. i had to mow down most of the plants as they got beat up in shipping, and also the filters were destroying the valls. since then i have moved some of the plants away from the filters, removed the glass canopies, added a pressurized Co2 system, and...

been an up and down week in this aquarium. the plants aren't fairing well. i think it is partly do to my substrate, but more so because my glass tops are so clouded that the light isn't getting through. i think i will move the hatchets to my daughter's 20g, and take the glass tops off. hopefully...

i watched the male fertilize. there are actually 3 angels in here...the make was just out of shot and the third is hiding.

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ty for all the help guys! i'm gonna keep researching this, and i'll get back w/ u in a month or so for an update and more questions.

ty mom.

woo hooo!!! plants!

so now for the next volley of questions...but first a pic of what i have to work with. it is a 125g tempered glass w/ 1 emperor 400, and 2 280's. as u can see i have plenty of rock. now i am assuming that the nitrifying bacteria for salt tanks is the same or similiar enough to freshwater...

really appreciate the input guys. after reading the article, i'm thinking i won't have the time to invest in a reef tank. perhaps in a few years. seems a bit overwhelming for one who hasn't done salt. so a FO or FOWLR is still a valid option. but...i have a tank already full of lava rock, so...

hmmmm...won't the reef benefit from the minerals in the tap water? if i have to use R/O then i'll prolly stick w/ freshwater.

awesome! ty cmor. i guess the next question is...what else will i need to add for a reef tank, besides the obvious...lights and a mixing resevoir. i'm guessing i'll need a sump, skimmer, power head w/ wave maker gizmo.