Almost 6 years ago (Feb. 2011) my wife and I purchased 2 aquariums, a 90 and a 125, taking advantage of winter sales, with the intent of setting them up in our basement in the near future. Well, I built the stands, bought some additional equipment, but life got in the way, really in the way, and the project was put on hold.
Fast forward to this past fall, when I finally got the stands and aquarium backs painted, and bought an FX6 for half price at PetSmart (gotta love Black Friday). The 125 is up first, to be followed by the 90 in a month or two, after I take down an existing 58 and 20. Everything is ready, except for hooking up the filter and installing the heaters (doors are in the garage, will be added later). Substrate is pool filter sand mixed with black Carib Sea sand. Driftwood was an Ebay find. I'm going to try Growstones GS-1 recycled glass hydroponic media for bio. It's very porous, floats in water, and at $12 for 9 liters it seemed worth a try.
Stocking will start with my existing 3 Silver Dollars (reason for artificial plants!), Black Skirt and Serpae Tetras, and a seldom seen pleco, to be followed by Festivums and possibly a couple Angels.
Fast forward to this past fall, when I finally got the stands and aquarium backs painted, and bought an FX6 for half price at PetSmart (gotta love Black Friday). The 125 is up first, to be followed by the 90 in a month or two, after I take down an existing 58 and 20. Everything is ready, except for hooking up the filter and installing the heaters (doors are in the garage, will be added later). Substrate is pool filter sand mixed with black Carib Sea sand. Driftwood was an Ebay find. I'm going to try Growstones GS-1 recycled glass hydroponic media for bio. It's very porous, floats in water, and at $12 for 9 liters it seemed worth a try.
Stocking will start with my existing 3 Silver Dollars (reason for artificial plants!), Black Skirt and Serpae Tetras, and a seldom seen pleco, to be followed by Festivums and possibly a couple Angels.
