Zagz
Aquarium Advice Addict
Well I got it,. 135 gal tank. Currently I am running all 3 filters on other tanks to get a jump start on the cycle. My plan is to add the sand from 3 smaller tanks I will be combining. That in addition to the 3 filters running on other tanks should be enough to get the cycle rolling enough for me to slowly add the fish from the other tanks. I've decided to make this one a large community tank. I also plan on taking the some of the media from the XF5 and putting it on the bottom of the substrate in the new tank.
Tried something different with the background. Before painting it black, I sprayed a gold marble paint first. So I have a black with gold marble background. Hopefully I like it.
This weekend it will be placed into place, first am painting the wall behind it and adding some supports to the joists in the basement to be safe. Then I will fill it and add the PFS. Eggcrate already in the tank. I'll fill it and run the heaters to get the temp stabilized. Then by next weekend the sand will have settled and the filters will have bacteria established and it will be moving day. I will post pics as I go along. I suspect I will make this a planted tank as I progress.
The tank, sorry about the angle, it's in the middle of the living room till the wall gets painted.
The background
The stand
Tried something different with the background. Before painting it black, I sprayed a gold marble paint first. So I have a black with gold marble background. Hopefully I like it.
This weekend it will be placed into place, first am painting the wall behind it and adding some supports to the joists in the basement to be safe. Then I will fill it and add the PFS. Eggcrate already in the tank. I'll fill it and run the heaters to get the temp stabilized. Then by next weekend the sand will have settled and the filters will have bacteria established and it will be moving day. I will post pics as I go along. I suspect I will make this a planted tank as I progress.
The tank, sorry about the angle, it's in the middle of the living room till the wall gets painted.
The background
The stand