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Looks great! I left the hairy part on mine. Thanks for sharing! I like the look of yours

Oh wow! I was hoping it would stay white! Thanks for sharing! Well our first attemp at cutting didn't go as smooth as yours lol. I think I let them sit too long before boiling and cutting, so I just have several pieces of the coconut shell. I didn't do entrances. Some just look like a bridge and...

I came across this white husk coconut the other day. I've never seen em before. I made some coconut caves a couple weeks ago that I boiled for days, trying to get the tanins out. I think I burned them if that's possible, lol they sure looked black for a while! Anyways, anyone ever se the white...

:cool: there's hope! I will just paint over and see how it goes! been busy it's still as is in pic, lol. I just didn't want to waste more paint and time if it wouldn't look good. Thanks!

well for one it is much cheaper:) a couple bottles of paint for a few bucks each vs easily over $20 for backgrounds for larger tanks. easy to remove and change. I like the color options and the look it gives. The background never has stayed in place (using tape) for me in the past.

Ok.. I was just worried taking all water out would be too much and wasn't sure if however much the Rubbermaid would hold would be enough to keep tank established..but if it's ok I might as well remove sand too so I can add some egg crate lol Thanks so much!

yes it is. currently stocking...have had fish in since feb. cichlids been up and running for a few months prior to that. I have a cascade 1000 running now, just adding the fluvall

what a great deal! Those guppies are very nice! Males constantly chase the females around

:banghead: I have yet to install my fluval fx5. Had it all ready to go and realized hose won't fit between wall and tank..ugh so 100 gal tank, 100 lbs of sand and water needs to be moved out some. How much water can I safely take out? I can save some in a rubbermaid tub or 2 if needed. My hubby...

I totally get the whole heat and bumps thing though.. Just didn't think of it before hard

Ok thanks guys! I had just read on here someone did 3 coats and used blow dryer in between. My attempt was pathetic partly bc of impatience.. Read it won't look opaque until you fill with water. That's why I hoped maybe the ugliness of my paint job would disappear lol

Thanks! I was afraid of that.. So I was using a smaller foam roller.. What type works best?

Well I obviously did not let paint dry enough in between coats.. Used a hair dryer and fan but when applying 2nd coat, first coat lifted.. I continued painting some last night but still couldn't get it even.. If I just keep applying paint and get it covered good, will the unevenness, spots where...

@ Jill and MABJ- bubble is a little busted :( but it's still special to me coming from my friend and her mom all the way from Okinawa:) although I will NEVER tell my friend it's java moss and not something very rare and all! It took me a long time to get a piece lol

:oops: well I was hoping it was something a little more rare lol! Thanks

Thanks so much! Now I can research it and figure out what I want to do with it :)

Couple more pics. It spreads like crazy!

I don't know what the best paint is, but I am about to use acrylic craft paint to paint mine! I have never painted a background but I have read that it works and you can change it later if you decide. I have read 3 coats, up and down, then back and forth, then up and down using hair dryer in...

A friend of mines mom is from Okinawa. I don't know how she got back with this plant but I have been admiring it for a few years and she finally gave me some. She would wrap it around cat ball toys and corks and let it float. Any idea on what it is? I think I got a few snails with it trying to...

OH! I do know that angelfish are Cichlids. lol I'm just not use to calling them that

I have done some searches on the topic but still not really sure if I should use it or not. I plan on stocking with angelfish or cichlids, either way I will use some rocks and plants if go with angelfish. I will also be painting the background with acrylic craft paint. Just haven't decided on...

I have the same problem... Curious to answers! My old python worked great till a piece cracked. Hubby came home with a different brand and it just doesn't work that great. It's a slow process trying to vacuum debris and I have no slopes.

Thank you for the info! I currently have a spray bar on the cascade I'm running. Trying to figure out what the best set up is, using both filters. filter on each side of tank with intake and outake on each side. I'm thinking spray bar on fluval might be better than the one on cascade so maybe...

HI, Setting up new fluval fx5, will keep current cascade 1000 as well. 100 gal-question on the placement of filters, intake and outtake for each? I have spray bar on cascade, with intake on on opposite end of it. I assume I should have intake on both ends not sure what to do on flow or if it...

Cichlids is what I am stocking!:dance: I thought I would go ahead and set it up with all the media at first, then maybe not use so much of it. I feel like my tank has been through a lot and could use the extras for now. Then maybe take most of it out so I have more water flowing from fluval and...