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Yea It is really nice to have such a big tank to plant. He is still so young, my only fear is once he gets a bit bigger and older, he will get crotchety in his old age.

Nope. Every time a rearrange or add some, he takes 1 or 2 out that don't please him. And I just move them. A few times he has done it to the same plant over and over. Then I just moved those 2 into my other tanks. But other then that, he just likes to play in them and sleep in them at night...

Quick update...apparently he still likes the plants. I made some tweaks to the tank.

Ahh, thats awesome. I am loving the ease of the draining my tank and filling the wheeled trash can and filling with a pump has been easy! Now I can do a 50+% water change once a week super easy!! And yup, australian rainbows is correct!

Lots of planting and big water changes. Planted oscar 75 gallon and planted 20 gallon community tank Come check it out! http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f70/jeffs-tank-thread-345028.html

Thought I would give some updates. I added some plants and some lighting. I also set up a 20 gallon long at work in my office, but its still getting established...pictures to come down the road. Without further ado...heres the pics:

Yea! Having it be such a large trash can, I can set the timers, 8 min on hot to fill halfway, then 7 min cold...then I come and watch and tweak to get to the right temp!

I bought a heavy duty can and the lid seems to snap tight and keep water from sloshing. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

So here are some updates! The planted tank has taken hold with the oscar well! Maybe it is just that he is young, but for now, he seems to be loving the plants! Maybe because I had fake plants there for a while then added real plants. Also, with water changes, while i still use the system I...

Yes! How big u going?!? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Oh yea, fishing is what got me into fish keeping! Mostly freshwater catch and release. Ocean fishing I will keep if I am going for Tuna for sure!

Day 5 of my attempt at a planted Oscar Tank! Also, I don't think I ever posted the picture of the drift wood I added. Anyhow, I began adding real plants. Usually with a rock near the roots of roots under the wood. Herman is only a few months old, but he seems to enjoy the plants a lot more then...

The tank is 24"x12"x16" Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Oops, sorry, here is the tank!

Hi everyone, I didn't want to start a thread just for this, but I need feedback! So here I am. I just started converting my 20 gallon high into a planted tank. My question is, for a community planted tank that is 16 inches deep, really 14-15 because I leave an inch at the top for my ADF to...

70% water change. First time doing such a big change on the 75 gallon, not nearly as hard as i thought...But wow, my oscar was not a big fan. He much prefers the 25%

I am officially a fan of a big water change once a week and then a smaller one in-between. The fish are soo soo soo happy and excited. Its crazy to see what a difference it makes. Nothing new going on, but I am getting ready to start my 20 gallon planted tank. Many updates to follow...

Sorry, snowstorm took all my effort recently. Yes, I have to just use the tap to fill the res. Here is where I am at with it. I do one big water change/week...usually when Katie is at class late night. I also fill the res then and I do a second partial water change later in the week. My...

http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f20/diy-water-change-system-345376.html It is my DIY water system

I built my DIY water change system! It was a success and should make my life quite a bit easier now! 2 valve turns to drain the water, 2 valve turns and a button to fill the tank!

I posted this over in my tank thread, but I thought it would be helpful to post here also. For me, Water changes are by far the most annoying part of having a bigger tank. Since I rent, I am unable to set up any plumbing, so I had to make due. Here is what I did: Tonight I finally got my...

Sorry about the delay, I have been away for a few days. Tonight I finally got my water change system set up. I went through a bunch of difference designs and, as usual: The simplest design seems to work the best. So here it is, pictures tell it best I think.The general design is this: Water...

What did you come up with?

Well, as usual, DIY projects are always more involved then I anticipate and taking pictures of fish is freaking hard! Tonight I tested the theory behind my water change system. It worked really well. This is the switch that turns on/off 6 of the outlets. Tomorrow I need to get a Ball...

The same thing I do everyday it seems...spend more money.