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[Mushroom Boy]

I'm officially in, look what just showed up!

Whoops, I forgot to toss the Tunze nanostream 6040 in for the photo... forgive me

Awesome! Don't have to guess what you're up to at the moment

 

[Rick.45cal]

I'm trying to decide where I want to put it and if I want to build a stand for it, or just set it on a glass top table I have (I got a foam pad for it). Then I have to decide what to put in it. Dry rock? Or rock out of the 200? Decisions, decisions lol

 

[Mushroom Boy]

Just as I suspected...

 

[Rick.45cal]

I kinda like it here. I dunno if I am going to paint the back black or not. What you y'all think?

 

[Mushroom Boy]

I can see why you'd like it there, I think it looks fantastic! Is that a fireplace off to the right? If so, my only concern would be temp swings when in use.

 

[Elementalj]

I'm trying to decide where I want to put it and if I want to build a stand for it, or just set it on a glass top table I have (I got a foam pad for it). Then I have to decide what to put in it. Dry rock? Or rock out of the 200? Decisions, decisions lol

I'd mix the rock: some dry and some cured, then pile it on.

 

[Elementalj]

I kinda like it here. I dunno if I am going to paint the back black or not. What you y'all think?

I've never covered the backs with anything in 28 years of this hobby. I like to see the world [emoji289] inside and out. Groovy setup BTW[emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]

 

[Rick.45cal]

I can see why you'd like it there, I think it looks fantastic! Is that a fireplace off to the right? If so, my only concern would be temp swings when in use.

Fireplace is next to it. I'm in Florida, so it only gets used on occasion. I'm thinking I can move the table with the tank a few feet away when I do use the fireplace.

I've never covered the backs with anything in 28 years of this hobby. I like to see the world [emoji289] inside and out. Groovy setup BTW[emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]

Thanks! I never did in the past, but I did paint the back in my big display tank this time and it REALLY cleans up the look. I'll sleep on it and see if that helps the decision making process. Lol

I put the pump and heater in, gonna play around with their placement a bit. They may be the deciding factor in whether the back gets painted black or not. It might really help to conceal them. So far though I think it is gonna be pretty slick.

Bare Bottom or Sand? I'm leaning towards an inch of sand, though bare bottom might make it a little easier on maintanence. I'm not planning on any form of filtration. Just waterchanges and a light bioload. We will see how that pans out.

 

[Mushroom Boy]

What pump is that?

 

[Rick.45cal]

What pump is that?

Tunze Nanostream 6040. It should be more than adequate

 

[Elementalj]

Fireplace is next to it. I'm in Florida, so it only gets used on occasion. I'm thinking I can move the table with the tank a few feet away when I do use the fireplace.



Thanks! I never did in the past, but I did paint the back in my big display tank this time and it REALLY cleans up the look. I'll sleep on it and see if that helps the decision making process. Lol

I put the pump and heater in, gonna play around with their placement a bit. They may be the deciding factor in whether the back gets painted black or not. It might really help to conceal them. So far though I think it is gonna be pretty slick.

Bare Bottom or Sand? I'm leaning towards an inch of sand, though bare bottom might make it a little easier on maintanence. I'm not planning on any form of filtration. Just waterchanges and a light bioload. We will see how that pans out.

I like the sand idea. I used Bahamian oolite which after the biological process began, started to settle and condense. It's actually easy to get the yuck up.

 

[meir]

my 5 gal.

 

[Rick.45cal]

Did a little carving on a chunk of pukani, I think we may have a winner. It's soaking in bleach water right now, with a secondary possibility. Plenty of time to decide still!

 

[Lninwa]

Very nice, your animals will be loving their new home[emoji4]

 

[BobE]

Do you have the maxi jet in the back of the AIO? Or in the display part?

Its tight but it fits in the back hope this pic helps.

 

[Daniel@R2R]

Did a little carving on a chunk of pukani, I think we may have a winner. It's soaking in bleach water right now, with a secondary possibility. Plenty of time to decide still!

That's really cool!

 

[Elementalj]

Its tight but it fits in the back hope this pic helps.

For a second there, I thought you had a pet squirrel. [emoji12][emoji13]

 

[Elementalj]

Did a little carving on a chunk of pukani, I think we may have a winner. It's soaking in bleach water right now, with a secondary possibility. Plenty of time to decide still!

I gotta get some of that!

 

[Hunt3r]

This is my fluval edge 6. For more than 4 months.

 

[Lninwa]

Hunt3r very nice tank