First post - new custom build

[gerryd]

Hey all,

A bit of video from today...

[video=youtube;MIc_5oOMS-Y]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIc_5oOMS-Y&feature=youtu.be[/video]

Take care.

 

[Redearsunfish]

Fantastic work. Very Takashi Amano.

 

[gerryd]

Hey all,

Well I did my first mow I drained approx. 75-80% of the water before I started. I then started filling the tank but very slowly. It took approx. 34-60 mins from start to finish. I found the kitchen scissors good for leveling larger areas. I like the plants shears I got from Henry, but the handle was too long for my comfort. I like the other end though Nice and sharp.

Need to get a finer net for the smallest hg cuttings... But was fairly easy to net up. I trimmed and then netted, and then rinse and repeat lol

Here is a slideshow PRIOR to the trim:

http://s248.photobucket.com/user/gerrydirish/slideshow/HG Belem Pre Trim 24 days

and here is one after:

http://s248.photobucket.com/user/gerrydirish/slideshow/HG Belem Post Trim Day 24

Take care.

Here is a post trim vid:

[video=youtube;MN6l3RBqX6E]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN6l3RBqX6E&feature=youtu.be[/video]

 

[gerryd]

Hey all,

A quick pic post trim. This is 24 days after setup. Added 25 otto affinis and 50 red cherry shrimp. so far so good.

 

[gerryd]

Fantastic work. Very Takashi Amano.

Hi and thanks for the lovely comments.

 

[David R]

looks great!!

 

[gerryd]

Hry all,

Hop all is well. Pics and vid of day 33. there are approx. 250 cardinals with another 20 or so to be added.

Take care.

http://s248.photobucket.com/user/gerrydirish/slideshow/33 Days

[video=youtube;LaZ-KcLBL3Q]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaZ-KcLBL3Q&feature=c4-overview&list=UUNVsV1A_IarZWKQj78nruXg[/video]

 

[gerryd]

looks great!!

Thanks so much!!!

 

[swk]

It was a stunning work of art w/o the fish, but now....WOW.


I love the simplicity of a large, single species group like you've done

 

[gerryd]

It was a stunning work of art w/o the fish, but now....WOW.


I love the simplicity of a large, single species group like you've done

Hey!

Thanks for the lovely compliments! I am also digging the single species look, although there are other fish in the tank. And a few more to be added, but will inhabit the rocks and substrate areas and will not school with the cardinals...