Fine!! Ill Post photos!

[HeathB]

Brilliant! I especially like the power strip inside the stand, and the peg board to hang up the gravel vac cause that thing is awkward to say the least.

 

[Andrewz00]

So i noticed that in the picture of the powerstrip, you dont have a gfci on it. do you have it plugged in to one? if not, that is a very important thing to have imo

Yes sir.... the entire stand is plugged into a GFI in the wall behind it...

Brilliant! I especially like the power strip inside the stand, and the peg board to hang up the gravel vac cause that thing is awkward to say the least.

Thanks! the peg board was one of those "hmmm i wonder if..." ideas i got walking around home depot... as were the lights.

Next thing im adding is a pull-out shelf off the half shelf i installed, to use when im testing the water.... should make a great place to rest test tubes! ill make it specifically to hold test tubes!!! woohoo! back to home depot tomorrow!!

 

[CA_BroncoFan]

It really looks good man, im impressed and again, thanks for the ideas. Rep points for you!!!

 

[Andrewz00]

It really looks good man, im impressed and again, thanks for the ideas. Rep points for you!!!

thanks a ton man! and thanks for the reply earlier, dont worry about not calling... work gets in the way of new builds, its all good!



UPDATE!!:

the stop at the LFS turned out OK... picked up 7 zebra dianos, 5 albino tiger barbs and 5 odessa barbs...

edit: and a bamboo shrimp, its a big enough tank, figured i could take my chances with him and the barbs...

and my FIRST LIVE PLANTS!! 2 Isoetes lacustris and 2... ummm... smaller things... ill have to find the receipt and get back to you! Pics to follow

 

[CA_BroncoFan]

Are the odessa barbs male or female? I saw some of the males (aka scarlet barbs) and they are friggin sweet!!

 

[Andrewz00]

Are the odessa barbs male or female? I saw some of the males (aka scarlet barbs) and they are friggin sweet!!

Ha! didnt know you can tell the difference....

looks like this guy here...

 

[CA_BroncoFan]

Thats a male. I saw full grown ones today and theyre pretty sweet. They were about 3 inches. Had them in with tigers, gold and some others.

 

[Andrewz00]

Next update....
The new plants.

Odessas....

Zebra Dianos

Albino Barbs

 

[Andrewz00]

And of course!!! the cory!!

 

[CA_BroncoFan]

Dude, get the cory a friend!!! Or 5

 

[Andrewz00]

Dude, get the cory a friend!!! Or 5

LOL there are 3 in here right now... only 1 was out... im debating on 2-3 more...

 

[CA_BroncoFan]

I would get more if theyre going to be the only ones in there. If not look into getting some pictus catfish maybe a striped rafael cat or some clown loaches too. You have plenty of ground space for them....to clear my point get one of those species not all..haha

 

[Andrewz00]

ive been thinking loaches.... just not sure whats out there becides clowns...

are there any blue fish?

 

[CA_BroncoFan]

I dont know about any true blue bottom feeders, but the yoyo loach is cool, zebra loach is cool and the hillstream is wierd but cool.

 

[Andrewz00]

oohhhh i want this one!!

how about just blue fish? compatible with barbs and dianos

 

[CA_BroncoFan]

Thats a hillstream, besides cardnials and neons, there are some "blue" named fish but theyre not true blue so idk.

 

[mfdrookie516]

there are some gouramis that are blue...

 

[CA_BroncoFan]

Ill prob get flamed for saying this but electric blue jack dempseys are less aggressive than the regular jack dempsey. If you let your barbs grow to almost full size they may be ok for it, but thats a stretch.

 

[CA_BroncoFan]

there are some gouramis that are blue...

HAHA how did i forget them, the dwarf blue's are pretty sweet, good call mfd

 

[Andrewz00]

the last gouramis i had were kinda.... boring... lol not by looks just by activity... the wife calls them stoner fish bc they just like chill...

would they be compatible with barbs/dianos?