55g tank/stand build

[Zimmanski]

Congrats!! I'm excited for you. You know if you'renot ready to add fish yet you can always stay fishless for a while, just add 1-2 tbsp of ammonia a day to keep the BB alive.

 

[vance1013]

OK cool I know I can do that lol planned on it just in case lol hopefully getting plants soon on next payday

 

[vance1013]

Update: today I just got in some of my first plants that I bought off of eBay I'll get the names and dome pics a little later tonight

 

[vance1013]

Here are some pics just got in an amazon sword today as well

 

[vance1013]

Cryptocoryne wendtii green x6
Cryptocoryne crispatula var.*Balansae x3
Aponegeton Natans x1
And an amazon sword

 

[vance1013]

Update I got my first fish for the tank today 10 cardinal tetras will have pics tomorrow

 

[vance1013]

Some pics sorry for the crappy pics from my phone

 

[vance1013]

Some updated photos so far plants are doing good so are the cardinals found one dead though just a few min ago will have to do a water change in the morning already removed it

 

[vance1013]

New plant arrivals today
Water sprite and water spangles

 

[vance1013]

Have this on the way http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=221247457814

 

[Zimmanski]

Cool plants. You should check out Peabodysparadise.com I bet Jetta has a bunch of plants you'd like and probably has the lowest prices out there for buying online.

Edit: oh yea, what's water spangles?

 

[vance1013]

Cool plants. You should check out Peabodysparadise.com I bet Jetta has a bunch of plants you'd like and probably has the lowest prices out there for buying online.

Edit: oh yea, what's water spangles?

I definitely will check that site out this is water spangles Salvinia minima its a floating cover plant

 

[vance1013]

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=111066270778

Here's a link

 

[Zimmanski]

Ohh okay, my bad, I'm not familiar with salvinias common name

 

[vance1013]

Ohh okay, my bad, I'm not familiar with salvinias common name

Its all good my other ones are starting to go nicely especially the crypt

 

[vance1013]

Update took some pics rearranged some plants and hard scape made it look more like random river bottom driftwood placement whatcha all think

 

[vance1013]

Heres a quick video

 

[brymack]

Here's my custom stand build for my new 75g, took a few ideas from a few diff people off the net. Total cost was about $55. I did, however, have a piece of sanded hardwood plywood, oak I think, that I used for the middle side inserts. I've had that piece of wood for years don't remember why I bought it but I remember it was pricey. Other that that it's all 2x4s, 2x6, and a 3/8 pine plywood piece used for the top, the back panel, and lower kinda recessed shelf. I used one coat of "ebony" stain and 2 coats satin rub-on poly. I was going for a distressed/aged look to match a few of our other furniture pieces and I got pretty close. As Im not a carpenter by any means Im pretty happy with the finished product. I just posted my first dirting pics on the "planted tank" forum. I hope somewhere in your thread you mentioned where you ordered your plants from they look great. I cant find anything around me except petco and their plants look horrible and have no selection whatsoever. and we only have a few LFS here and the only one near me really doesn't have much in the freshwater category.

 

[vance1013]

Here's my custom stand build for my new 75g, took a few ideas from a few diff people off the net. Total cost was about $55. I did, however, have a piece of sanded hardwood plywood, oak I think, that I used for the middle side inserts. I've had that piece of wood for years don't remember why I bought it but I remember it was pricey. Other that that it's all 2x4s, 2x6, and a 3/8 pine plywood piece used for the top, the back panel, and lower kinda recessed shelf. I used one coat of "ebony" stain and 2 coats satin rub-on poly. I was going for a distressed/aged look to match a few of our other furniture pieces and I got pretty close. As Im not a carpenter by any means Im pretty happy with the finished product. I just posted my first dirting pics on the "planted tank" forum. I hope somewhere in your thread you mentioned where you ordered your plants from they look great. I cant find anything around me except petco and their plants look horrible and have no selection whatsoever. and we only have a few LFS here and the only one near me really doesn't have much in the freshwater category.

Your stand looks awesome I like the dark stain I got mine from eBay but I won't be buying there anymore peabodysparadise.com is were I'll be going for now on they have great prices I'll be ordering soon from them

 

[vance1013]

Hey I'm thinking of adding this light along with the one I have what do you think
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=300925431204