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To each there own. But I tend to disagree. I have enough vials to test 3 tanks at once so I test all 3 and it let's me decide between 30% or 50% water changes. It's also a good indicator of when you may need to clean out a cannister filter. I find the test strips too ambiguous for my liking and...

I get a bit frustrated when people buy the api test kit and just wing it rather than reading the instructions. I also have a tank where the oscars were over running the filter before i pulled out the chemical filtration and put in 2 lbs more biological media. So I decided to use this tank before...

Aquatop uv canister filter. Baby oscars. I love them. They're so cute

I made these with a pretty simple design and basic hardware store lumber. The screws switch threads at the end so the last half inch pull the lumber together. The chop saw was purchased at a pawn shop for $40. One of the tanks is already filled with water and cycling. Stand is holding up great.

Got two of these guys. A big one rated for 125 gallons for my 90 gallon cichlid tank and a smaller one rated for 55 gallons for my 29 gallon community tank. The 29 gallon one has stayed spotless and the 90 has greatly improved but isn't as perfect.

Would prefer an option that would maybe replace a portion of uplift tubes below a power head or replacing a powerhead if built into the uv sterilizer but would still connect to the uplift tubes. Does that make sense at all?

I won these three cichlids from a local Breeder at auction. Look at these guys.

Of course I took them both

Scored some Versa Top glass lids for my 90 Gallon Cichlid tank and a master text kit.

Well I'll know Thursday. So I'll bring him home Sunday if he's mine.

Exactly. He should come home with me. I let my fish guy know I got dibs cause he's too dominant to be in a mixed 29.i got 3 times the volume and if he still caused problems I got other tanks

One convict, one yellow lab, and one blue and orange peacock. The orange peacock might not be mine but the lfs says the woman who called dibs on him can't handle him and has a mixed 29 gallon which sounds like a disaster. So I'll likely end up with him

I've got some cichlids on quarantine right now

Finally got this setup cycling. Went with a gallon of starter bacterial culture. Already chewing through ammonia like a champ.

Valid point. In my case the stand had minor cosmetic shipping damage and was out of warranty and my tank is from the 90s so who knows who made it. Better safe than sorry I guess

Because I'm sticking with the older under gravel filters and pumps I decided to splurge on a new 48" LED Bar. This one is more and more impressive the more I play with it. Should make my cichlids Pop!

If you like I can draw you up some simple plans.

thats where a nice plywood skin with oak veneer comes in to play

I would just make one. You could in a very affordable fashion. Some 2x6, 2x4, and 3/4" ply. Have at it.

looks good though. I'd run some 2x6 fit snug in there and beef that bad boy up some. then it should be fine. But that's silly that it's not rated for as much weight as it holds. And, I don't think i'd be flirting with the max weight without reinforcement anyway.

Basement? With concrete you could pretty much have whatever you wanted.

I may be paranoid but I put floor Jack's under my tank. https://youtu.be/y6bLlKQNoVc

Just do freshwater then and make it easier to keep up with. Those guys with huge salt water are amazing. No way I could do that.

Yes. Caps won't be here until Wednesday though

I scored a free 90 gallon tank, filter, and pumps. But, it had been sitting in a warehouse for 20 years. This took all darn day. https://youtu.be/WKX_MrZVcfY