Well after many years of looking on craigslist I finaly got my 55. It came with a large light, tank, 2 HOB filters,and a stand. This was all for just $25!! After I got the tank I swung by the Lfs to buy some chemicals ($8) to clean up the glass. Once I got home I started working on it immediately. It was almost solid white film and my dad kept saying "Thats never going t ocome off, you jsut lost $20" But after about 3 1/2 hours of scrubbing my fingers to the bone I got most of it off. After that we were testing everything to make sure that it all worked, both filters worked but the light was so corroded that the circits and everything else were shot. So my dad took me to petsmart to get the lids ($35), after that we headed to menards to buy a shop light ($11) and two containers of tootsie rools ($2 
) and we then headed home. Once we got home my dad helped me gut the light that it came with and switch over the innerds of the shop light and Wallah! Working light!
Ok now as a part of the deal I had to take down my 38 gallon, nad my 30 gallon to make room for my new 55 gallon. It was sad and I have to sell but so far nobody has sent an email (Woo!) so its sitting in the store room (hopefully staying there). So I put everything together, filled it with gravel from the 30 gallon and some extra rocks that I had in the shed from my past 20 gallon long. And here we go with the pics.
#1 Fish waiting as I set up their new tank
#2 Started out with just rock..
#3 Then added driftwood..
#4 Then added fake plants
#5 Right side of tank
#6 Left side of tank
#7 My massive chanel catfish that I've raised since it was 2", wild caught 4 years ago, now 14"
#8 Bullhead (I.D.?), wild caught 2 years ago at 1". now 5"
#9 Bluegill that Ive had since it was 1/4" long, wild caught, and not its 8" and fat
Total cost was $81, So what all do you think of my new aquarium?
Pics in a min, this is annoying me lol
) and we then headed home. Once we got home my dad helped me gut the light that it came with and switch over the innerds of the shop light and Wallah! Working light!Ok now as a part of the deal I had to take down my 38 gallon, nad my 30 gallon to make room for my new 55 gallon. It was sad and I have to sell but so far nobody has sent an email (Woo!
) so its sitting in the store room (hopefully staying there). So I put everything together, filled it with gravel from the 30 gallon and some extra rocks that I had in the shed from my past 20 gallon long. And here we go with the pics.#1 Fish waiting as I set up their new tank
#2 Started out with just rock..
#3 Then added driftwood..
#4 Then added fake plants
#5 Right side of tank
#6 Left side of tank
#7 My massive chanel catfish that I've raised since it was 2", wild caught 4 years ago, now 14"
#8 Bullhead (I.D.?), wild caught 2 years ago at 1". now 5"
#9 Bluegill that Ive had since it was 1/4" long, wild caught, and not its 8" and fat
Total cost was $81, So what all do you think of my new aquarium?
Pics in a min, this is annoying me lol
