what substrate to use for my new 120?

[haynchinook334]

LOOKING GOOD!!! WHERE IS THE BLACK BACK GROUND?

 

[freeskier]

#$%# awesome!
looks great!

your need better geos than brasillienesis tho. lol.

thanks! i know, i am just getting started trying to figure out what to stock. the brasillenesis is a little pushy right now. his hump got real swollen when I first put them in but it seems to be going down a little. how agro do these guys get? i've read all sorts of things about them but havn't seen too many first-hand accounts around here. he chases the gymno around but doesn't really bother the satanoperca. i don't really want to give him up because he has so much personality but we'll see...

i was thinking of trying to find some red-head sevrums (japes was hyping them on another thread) but am not too sure how they would mix in.

 

[freeskier]

LOOKING GOOD!!! WHERE IS THE BLACK BACK GROUND?

i'm working on it! don't really know what to use ...black posterboard from arts/craft store??

 

[haynchinook334]

never used that before.....maybe?

 

[freeskier]

any suggestions?

 

[Drazn]

Well most people just run to lowes or home depot and get some black paint. You can also get all black backgrounds from any local pet store.

 

[Aquanero]

I have a breeding pair of RTMs in a 90 and I use pool filter sand 50lbs $9.00 mixed with a 5lb bag of black sand. I also use a black background. For lighting I have a 30" double fixture with one atnic and one 50/50 bulb. Decorations are a tangel of driftwood on one side with a flat rock underneath they spawn on. They will move things around to suit their needs. It's a very cool look.

 

[kevbc03]

Yeah it looks fantastic. I think it looks kinda cool without the black background, post pics up when you get the background on.