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Ill do that. The diatom is finishing tonight. The LFS guys didnt think I needed Co2 but.....Ill trust you guys.

8-10 hours of artificial light (coralife 4x65) . The tank is in an entryway and the front door has two 6in wide by 36 in high panes of opaque glass. The LFS guys dont seem to think it should be an issue? I was under the assumption the diatom took all the good and bad from the water? I dont...

Planted with Vals.

Phosphates -0 Nitrate - 6ppm I tested (and brought a sample to the LFS) the day of my weekly water change but before the change.

Im tired of pea soup in my 75 gal tank! Water tests perfect. Nitrates, Nitrites, Ammonia, KH, GH and even phosphates. Makes me grrr. We ran a diatom filter and it goes crystal clear yet goes back to bloom 2-3 weeks later. It wasnt as bad this time so running another diatom. Is it harmful...

That was my main point. :) As for the LCD being my secondary the wife and I are gadget freaks. And DINKS ;) And the Xbox is true HD. :P Its amazing the struggle PS and Xbox folks have lol They are both great. I see it this way. Xbox is geared more to the adult gamer. PS bridges both...

It was up there. Wasnt distracting to me at all. There is NO way the TV was falling off the wall so that wasnt a worry. As far as the PS2 being better than the 360? 8O No. The tank looks really good where its at now. Im happy with the location. Cycling now, used Eco complete. Planted some...

Ah but the graphics are much much better. Especially in HD. I also moved the aquarium and the TV back down the wall. The tank is now in the living room. So you see the 75 in the entry and as you sit down the other tank is off to the right of the big TV, separated by a wall :) Looks good...

Hmm. A bit of a conundrum. Its really the only spot I can use. I wonder if a hood would stop enough of it. The top of the tank to the TV would be 29 inches. And then the tank is a foot out from the TV. Wonder if homeowners would cover it. :) As for the distraction angle. The TV mounted 6...

Im setting up another tank. The ol MTS has struck. I recently hung an LCD TV up and now have a stand ready for a tank. Does anyone have a feeling about evaporation and the TV above the tank? Is this a smart idea or?

So the 70gal planted has been set up for about 6 months now. Water tests good. We are fighting algae blooms but otherwise good to go. We started with Neons. Added some Headlight/Taillight tetras. Then on to Angels etc. The Angels are getting big enough that they are picking on the neons...

No draft. New house. 72 degrees whether its 90 or 30 out. The sunlight hits it direct for a very short time as A> I live in WA and we rarely have sun lol and B well see A.

Fantastic. Im obviously getting in way too deep. :(

Well its cycled. Been about a month. Took the water in to test and was given the go ahead to start adding fish. Going with an angel theme. I have a question on the direct sunlight. We have the tank in the entryway and it does get a dose of direct sunlight as the sun rises through two 6"w...

Looks like Im hitting the cloudy bacteria bloom water phase. Seems Ive read a lot of new tanks do this. Did a 20% change today. Didnt make it to the LFS for the test kit. I need to get there tho I know.

I dont have any good pics of just the stand. Ill try to snap some. I should have used 1/4 :)

I kinda like the HOB but what do I know Im a relative noob. :D

Nice work. I just built a similar stand for my 75G. I went with all 4X4's tho and a red oak plywood $50 at HD. I always error on the side of too burly :lol:

Mine is HOB as well. I didnt even look into canister. But again on the advice of the LFS guy. Can wait to get well versed here and go school him. :lol: :twisted:

Will do. Just seems like so much to do to keep a tank going! But Ill catch on. The Ciclid we had before must have been a beast cause he lived through a lot of my ignorance when it came to having a tank. This time it gets done right. :) Got my Avatar up and running. Had to shrink it a...

Great stuff. So I went and found it. Here is the link. http://www.tropicalfishcentre.co.uk/Diseases1.htm And healthy fish http://www.tropicalfishcentre.co.uk/Care.htm

I suppose Ill just have to hang around and read up. First thing Ill do is get a test kit. I dont want to have to pour tons of chemical in or change water too much and shock the poor shises as my niece calls them. :lol: I wish I brought the "starting a freshwater tank" sheet in to work I...

I wish I had found the site before.......the LFS guys sounded smart with their big words. lol

I thought it kinda sucked to have to have fish die. I mean, I know they are feeders and probably will anyway but still. Not a good way to go.

Makes sense. Thanks for the links. When the tank cycles and the water tests good you bring the fish back....... Ill check that out. Ill also ask them the reasoning today if I can get down there. Thanks again!