Search results

  1. J

    Planning stages of my first build

    So I am in the planning stages of my first build and would love some insight. I think I'm going with a 4x2x2 in 1/2" Cast Acrylic with a Eurobrace. I would like to do an in-tank filter but this is not mandatory if yall think its a bad idea. My house is raised 2 feet off the ground and was built...
  2. J

    help me make my tank pop

    Thought I would throw out a quick update. I got my cheap LED in from beamswork and I like it. It isnt a dramatic improvement over the fluorescent, but it does make the colors pop more along with better contrast. One of my driftwood is finally water logged. The 2 pieces of cypress still try to...
  3. J

    Upgrading from HOB to Canister. New to Canisters, any help/info/tips?

    Aquatop CF500 with the Built in UV sterilizer. Very cost effective and quiet. Just my limited experience. Definitely worth looking up though.
  4. J

    Keeping the sand clean

    I just got the eheim handheld battery powered vaccuum and it has been great. 40 bucks on amazon gets the debris but not the sand if you just hover above the surface of the sand.
  5. J

    help me make my tank pop

    thanks for all the comments guys. I agree on reducing the number of rocks. It will end up being about a 70/30 rocks to sand mix when I'm done. It will definitely be sand around the DW in particular. I like the idea of the wood disappearing into the sand. Thanks for the comment on the DW Belly...
  6. J

    help me make my tank pop

    here are a couple of updated shots. The first one you can see Zimmerman and Trayvon, they seem pretty happy with the new setup. Even the Pleco is coming out more. The second pic is a better shot of the tank. You can see that I must weigh down the driftwood, once they water log I will be better...
  7. J

    help me make my tank pop

    got the vinyl installed. what a huge difference. the black makes everything in front of it POP! Now im just kind of waiting on the driftwood to water log, then I can arrange it how I like. Ill you a few updated photos tonight. Oh I also ordered the beamworks 48" LED from aquatraders. I really...
  8. J

    TITAN AQUATICS 374g (externail) build 96"x30"x30"

    LOL Im 36 too this is kinda creepy! Cool site I will definitely check that out. By the way Im not sure what monsters you are keeping in your tank, but I should have a few generations of marbled crawfish going in the next couple of months. I can hook you up with some if ya want.
  9. J

    TITAN AQUATICS 374g (externail) build 96"x30"x30"

    LOL I live in south Lafayette :) Youngsville actually. And you must be at least as old as me because it hasnt been called USL for a while now :) I loved your 240 build thread by the way and I am sure this one will be just as good.
  10. J

    TITAN AQUATICS 374g (externail) build 96"x30"x30"

    Im super jealous of that tank bro. But thats ok because I live in Lafayette(the tastiest city in the south 2012) and you are stuck in fail NOLA(3rd place) :)
  11. J

    help me make my tank pop

    ok I got the entire substrate covered in colorado river rock now. I also have 4 small boulders, but they are being used to hold down my cypress driftwood. So the driftwood isnt in its final resting place as I had to put it in the corners to be able to hold it submerged. Once it water logs I will...
  12. J

    help me make my tank pop

    Country YOU ARE KILLING ME!! I know you're right bro, but I need to cool down my wallet a bit before I go dumping more cash into a salt conversion. I know before I go salt I will want a better stand and bigger tank. Then the lights for growing reef and blah blah blah.... I have about 600 into...
  13. J

    help me make my tank pop

    thanks. What paint would you suggest dx? I was thinking a matte type. I guess I could do a search :)
  14. J

    help me make my tank pop

    I agree with all of that. I wish I could find some "boulders"! Any ideas on dealing with the reflection on the back glass. I know that I can paint, but with the tank already stocked not sure how I would go about that. Maybe: 1) drain the tank water in the bath tub 2) put fish/snails in the...
  15. J

    help me make my tank pop

    agreed. Im gonna try to find a decent spot for driftwood. its too damn expensive on ebay. 30 bucks for a 16" piece is silly, but I would love something like a large magrove root where the white rock is. then a few fake grasses and some more river stones on top of the sand. Then I jsut need to...
  16. J

    help me make my tank pop

    ok I am convinced on the freshwater rocks. I added a few to the tank and I like them better than the live rock. At least for the look I am trying to achieve. I think I will actually replace the live rock with another piece of driftwood as the fish seem to love it and based on the aquascape...
  17. J

    help me make my tank pop

    nice read PD! right now I kind of need the driftwood where it is since I am having to weigh it down. One thing that annoys me is the reflections I get from the tape on black background. will painting eliminate this reflection? If so I will have to figure out how to paint the tank. Also where can...
  18. J

    help me make my tank pop

    hired a clean up crew :) added a piece of driftwood and a few smooth dark stones. Bigcountry wee need to talk man because you are spot on brother. The wife is "OK" with the tank, but she doesnt at all see it as a center piece to the room like I want it to be. She wants salt. At first she...
  19. J

    help me make my tank pop

    actually I will be getting a bigger tank, which is something that I explained to tworotz in a previous post and here he is again with multiple comments in this thread regarding the oscars. The truth is I dont need to explain my future plans for my pets. if you are really concerned about the...
  20. J

    help me make my tank pop

    two you have tried to troll this thread and another thread of mine about the oscars...the fish are 3 inches long let it go. Got my water crystal clear at this point, took a much better pic of it tonight, but there is no real changes in the scape so i will wait a day or two and post another pic...
zoomed.com
hikariusa.com
aqaimports.com
Store