75 gallon planted build thread

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ryan-peddle said:
Yahhhhh I love when stuff arrives fast looks good but its for your 75 right?

Yes its is for the 75. I just wanted to see what it would look like ;)
 
As I have been using my new light I have noticed that there are some slots that look like you can attach a fan to. I want to get some fans for it but I am not sure what kind of fans to get. The thing that stumps me is it needs to be the standard 120volt outlet and I have not found any small fans that have a household electrical outlet. Any suggestions?
 

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Nice looking tank and light. I have been following this and will get the same light for my 55 gallon maybe for my anniversary.... too bad the wife doesn't know about AA... I would love to know how it works for you.
 
Deckape said:
Nice looking tank and light. I have been following this and will get the same light for my 55 gallon maybe for my anniversary.... too bad the wife doesn't know about AA... I would love to know how it works for you.

I really like the light so far. It isn't the most solid fixture I have seen but I think it will be just fine. I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a nice (bright) light.
 
fishfanatic said:
I really like the light so far. It isn't the most solid fixture I have seen but I think it will be just fine. I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a nice (bright) light.

Thanks...will it be putting you in the zone for CO2?
 
Deckape said:
Thanks...will it be putting you in the zone for CO2?

I bought the 4 bulb model, so yes co2 would be a good investment. I currently have a co2 system and a dose with pps pro. (Although I don't even have the 75 set up) :(
I am hopping to get it set up this week (my brother just got married so things have been busy)
 
fishfanatic said:
I bought the 4 bulb model, so yes co2 would be a good investment. I currently have a co2 system and a dose with pps pro. (Although I don't even have the 75 set up) :(
I am hopping to get it set up this week (my brother just got married so things have been busy)

Here we go with this addiction... thanks and have a good one
 
Ok I finally found some free time to work on my tank. I have a question... how hard would it be to paint the plastic trim around the tank? The trim is a old looking wood, but I want to paint it black, is this a good idea? I imagine I would have to lightly sand the plastic, prime it, then paint it black? Any input would be greatly appreciated!
 
There is a product called Krylon Fusion spray paint you can paint plastic, glass, stone, wood, ect works amazing and you don't have to sand it goes for about 7-8$ per can at wal-mart
 
ryan-peddle said:
There is a product called Krylon Fusion spray paint you can paint plastic, glass, stone, wood, ect works amazing and you don't have to sand it goes for about 7-8$ per can at wal-mart

Great! What color would you recommend? Would white look bad?
 
That's all up to you I like classic black but if it's your tank go with your taste I always wanted to try aqua blue but I chicken out and go black
 
Ok so I went a little overboard on the blue tape! (I figure better safe than sorry)
 

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ryan-peddle said:
That's ok I would cut a piece of cardboard for the top so no paint gets in

What color are you going with?

I covered it with some news paper. I am just going to paint it black, I don't know if it should be a glossy black or more of a flat black what do you think?
 

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ryan-peddle said:
I use glossy but I like shiny things lol

I am not fermilure with this kind of paint, I will have to see if they have like a simi-gloss. I wont be able to get the paint till latter (stores don't like to sell spray paint to 16 year olds).

I have heard of people painting the back of there tanks as a back ground. Does this work well in the long term? Would using a algae magnet rub off the paint?
 
They do have a semi gloss black and this paint works great for glass too just be sure to read the label cause there is one that works on glass and plastic a lot of people on this site use this paint to do a background and it's very durable I dont know about the algae magnet cause I don't use one on the back of my tank cause it leaves food for my farlowellas
 
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