Wow, congrats Natalie! That Midas is lucky to have an owner so dedicated to it. Beautiful tank and MASSIVE Filter!
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Making my 150g dream tank a reality
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Thanks for the comments everyone! I really do appreciate it, even if I don't reply to each one. It's great to have encouragement while I'm putting this beast-tank together. Sometimes I'm a little overwhelmed because it's so much larger than any other tank I've had. I'll have to stand on a stepladder just to do water changes!
My family left today so I can get started on the next steps. Unfortunately the next week and half are really crazy at work, so I will have to go slower with the tank until that's all done.
Today I finally sat down and ordered the rest of the filter media for the Eheim. I stocked up on Ehfifix, Ehfimech, Pond Matrix, and polyfil. That's on top of the ~5 liters of media I already have to use. I think I'll be all set with the filter at this point.
I also discovered some great news. This past month, I've been doing an overhaul on my rented house, going through each room and donating a LOT to charity and selling the things I could. Among other things, I sold my kayak and bike and bought a cheap used canoe at a great deal on Craigslist. I also sold a few musical instruments and unused textbooks. Long story short, I am going to break even on this project! Can you believe it??? I think I'll enjoy it a lot more knowing I am not in the red at all. I'm super excited about that.
My midas is becoming a little bugger. He is so ready for the 150g!
I promise I'll post updates as soon as they happen. My next step is to cut the background and drill holes in it. Hopefully I can do that as early as Friday!
My family left today so I can get started on the next steps. Unfortunately the next week and half are really crazy at work, so I will have to go slower with the tank until that's all done.
Today I finally sat down and ordered the rest of the filter media for the Eheim. I stocked up on Ehfifix, Ehfimech, Pond Matrix, and polyfil. That's on top of the ~5 liters of media I already have to use. I think I'll be all set with the filter at this point.
I also discovered some great news. This past month, I've been doing an overhaul on my rented house, going through each room and donating a LOT to charity and selling the things I could. Among other things, I sold my kayak and bike and bought a cheap used canoe at a great deal on Craigslist. I also sold a few musical instruments and unused textbooks. Long story short, I am going to break even on this project! Can you believe it??? I think I'll enjoy it a lot more knowing I am not in the red at all. I'm super excited about that.
My midas is becoming a little bugger. He is so ready for the 150g!
I promise I'll post updates as soon as they happen. My next step is to cut the background and drill holes in it. Hopefully I can do that as early as Friday!
You know what Natalie, I admire your enthusiasm with this tank. Seems to me that this site is so dedicated to having 10000 gallon tanks with 100000gph of filtration stocked 15ft fish; but you on the other hand, have set out a goal and achieved it and have a sense of satisfaction and happiness without going overboard. I love it. I hope this tank is all of what you wanted and more.
Younglin;4664938; said:
Thanks younglin. I can relate to her in a way. My realistic dream tank is the 180 I just set up. It took me a good 8-9 months of buying and fixing up and refinishing older tanks and selling them, but I got enough money together to get my 180.
Younglin;4664913; said:
He's in a 40g breeder right now, and he's 5" TL. My current plan is to move my handicapped convict to that tank once it's open (he's in a 29g currently).
creepyoldguy;4664933; said:
creepyoldguy;4664958; said:
Thanks creepyoldguy! This is definitely a very satisfying journey for me because I'm building the exact setup I've always wanted. After being a fishkeeper for many years, I've never had so much fun with a tank before this one.
What do you have in your 180g? I'e seen pics of your Midas in your avatar-- he is a gorgeous brute.
I got a pic of my Midas today. He loves attacking the camera....
Nice looking little guy! I actually don't have my midas anymore. I had a black aro in my 180, but it jumped out while I was on vacation. I don't think it was getting enough food from the caretaker while I was gone. So to ease the pain, I bought a whole bunch of barbs from petsmart on black friday. I just have them in there until I decide what I want to get that will eat them all! Hahaha
