Today I ordered a bunch of stuff (I mean a BUNCH), including:
- new Fluval FX5 on ebay, came with a box of Fluval Biomax, Fluval Prefilter, and 3-pk water polishing pads (which I probably won't use because I heard they clog really quickly)
- 5 feet of 5/8" vinyl tubing (for the purge valve on FX5)
- 2 liters Seachem Matrix
- 8 oz. Phosphate and Silicate magnet (treats 125g for 6 months-- I have a horrible brown algae problem here if I don't use this stuff)
- 2 Ecoxotic LED Panorama modules (8000K/453nm)-- I am really excited about these!!!
- Power strip with built-in light timers
- 3-pk. Filter Media bags
- 300W Visi-therm heater
- 3-pk acrylic-safe algae pads
I also stocked up on aquarium salt, Prime, Hikari foods, and bought a new API freshwater test kit. And my other pets will be happy to know I bought 20lb of bird food and 150 cage liners for my two parrots and a box of Greenies for my dogs.
I love making orders like this, even when they cost so much. It's like Christmas when those boxes arrive.
Please don't ask how much I paid for everything, because I won't tell!
I still need to decide on a 3D background, and I need to purchase extruded polystyrene foam to lay under the tank, and a rug or carpet scrap for under the stand itself. In my first post, there's a picture of the flooring which is tile. There's very slight unevenness among the tiles so hoepfully the carpet scrap will fix that.
I need to decide on a sand type. I hate play sand and like pool filter sand ok. Any other suggestions?
