New Red Spider Wood!

[Jmedic25]

Got me a big peice of Gnarly red spider wood. Dosent change PH or leach tannins. Love the way it looks like an old tree!!!

 

[stone1269]

Nice!!! Wat size tank?

 

[Jmedic25]

75 gal

 

[stone1269]

I'm jealous lol is that blasting sand u have?

 

[Jmedic25]

Yep! black diamond...Super cheap

 

[stone1269]

Thought about doin that myself but can't decide btween that or white crushed coral lol for the size tank I have I really should go with the blasting sand for price reasons but most of my fish r dark as well and I'm kinda ify about it

 

[Jmedic25]

Yeah i understand..I painted my background black and with the black sand i selected very colorful fish.

 

[stone1269]

I have a black diamond cichlid that will prob b the star of my tank lol and few other dark cichlids so I'm not sure if the black sand would take from or add to the colors of them lol

 

[Jmedic25]

If you have good lighting it shouldnt be a problem you could do some black sand and then scatter some white coral on top

 

[stone1269]

Good idea I have pretty much no lighting lol the hood to my tank 6ft long and I have 2 little 17in lights from the hardware store in it pretty depressing

 

[stone1269]

I bought a used hood from my lfs today that has 2 70in bulbs in it that I was gonna transfer to my hood but they run off a ballast an when I plug it up one bulb does nothing and the other only comes on for a split sec I'm so aggravated

 

[Jmedic25]

best lights for the money...Compact Fluorescent Lighting Kits

 

[stone1269]

Thanx ima check em out I shoulda known better when I got it for 20 bucks lol but I was hopin I got a lucky break o well

 

[Jmedic25]

You wont be dissappointed with AH supply lights. The best money ive spent for sure

 

[stone1269]

Thanx again I'm gonna post sum pics 2mrw of the set up I just bought and see if anyone is familiar with this particular set up and cross my fingers I get sum help lol I looked on the link u gave me an I didn't see any 70" bulbs but the prices were great so if I have to throw out my new/used set up I no where I will b shopping lol

 

[Jmedic25]

You wont see 70 inch bulbs from AH. But what you do is put 2 36in bulbs in the hood. Wow you would have 110 watts from that setup
would look like this.

 

[Jill]

Love that piece of wood!! Where did you get it?

 

[Jmedic25]

Thanks Jill, Aquarium outfitters in Athens Ga. Im sure they wood ship you some wood!!! LOL!

 

[Jill]

Thanks Jill, Aquarium outfitters in Athens Ga. Im sure they wood ship you some wood!!! LOL!

LOL! I'm just in Nashville so shipping shouldn't be too bad....hmmm....

 

[Jmedic25]

If you have a spare weekend you could come stay in Athens. Some really great places to see. Good restaraunts ect...Aqarium outfitters is a fun LFS to go to also. Im also very happy with a pice of drift wood I have from manzinita burlworks. You will have to google that one. What are you looking for I have a stump piece im not going to use. Its already sunk in a rain barrel in my back yard. I can send you pics.