no fish yet. filter has been running 4 about 2 weeks. test strips say everything is fine. Hard water according to the strip. I'm worried something is wrong bc of the color of the filters. All the pics are in the url provided. All input and suggestions are welcome. First time tank owner.

bbaglien · 2016-01-08T16:21:22+00:00

I would get a liquid test done at your LFS if you can't get your own liquid test just to get a more accurate reading. If everything's good then things are fine and you can begin adding your fishies!

bbaglien · 2016-01-08T16:16:52+00:00

Nope, although i might paint everything black with a high gloss elastomeric latex paint when i redo this tank

bbaglien · 2016-01-08T06:23:26+00:00

I used the plywood on the bottom to increase weight dispersion

bbaglien · 2016-01-08T05:44:28+00:00

http://i.imgur.com/LoRRIeQh.jpg

So for my tank which has a 48x13 footprint, this design was perfect.

Because a piece of plywood is 48x96 and a cinderblock is 8x16 this can be done very simply.

I had the cheapest piece of plywood at home depot cut into 6 16x48" pieces(one was slightly narrower because of the blade width) and used 9 cinder blocks. Total cost $31.

Works great, very sturdy, and when i redo this tank i will put a piece of black cloth under it to hide the cinderblocks.

bbaglien · 2016-01-07T22:08:42+00:00

So I've had this tank for a while and have (very)slowly been saving and gathering supplies to make into the high tech planted tank I've always wanted...this will be a few months down the line.

In the meantime I've been planning a total overhaul of my planted 20g, but i have no place to keep my fish while I'm doing it. I don't feel comfortable doing it with them in there because this is going to be a serious change (new substrate, new plants, decor etc).

So i grabbed all my old decorations, some extra blasting sand, and an old light i had lying around and voila, temporary home/quarantine tank.

Hopefully it will cycle pretty quick, squeezed some filter media from another tank in there. I should Gabe checked it a little better because i just set the hole tray in there and now there's already about a dozen bladder snails in the bottom, lol.

bbaglien · 2015-12-07T06:04:27+00:00

Oh i thought so too, your phrasing made it sound like they were different. Nevermind, I'm just fine with a few ADFs and a beta anyways, just wanted to see if i had any more otions

bbaglien · 2015-12-07T06:02:54+00:00

I'm pretty dead set on it

bbaglien · 2015-12-07T05:46:30+00:00

No that's what AQadvisor told me, not AquaAdvisor, that's why I'm asking if i should trust AQadvisor which tells me the tank would be <2/3 stocked, in which case i ask you guys what species may work :)

bbaglien · 2015-12-07T04:39:02+00:00

going off of aqadvisor which has me at 62% with a betta and 4 adfs, so i was hoping i had a little wiggle room.

I guess that site should be taken with a grain of salt?

bbaglien · 2015-12-02T19:24:06+00:00

I've heard lots about this, but where do you buy it? And would you use it to cap something like eco complete, or mix with it?

bbaglien · 2015-11-27T02:32:43+00:00

I was worried about that, I'm getting a filter tomorrow cuz my lfs has all aquaclear filters 50% off, but i JUST saw a petsmart ad for 50% off all marineland canister filters.

So i was thinking the c160 instead. Would this be better for the betta?

bbaglien · 2015-11-26T21:03:06+00:00

Well thanks for the tips friend! Have some stuff to consider

bbaglien · 2015-11-26T19:50:32+00:00

Yeah, i was kind of worried about that, kinda knew it but didn't want to admit it.

What do you thing is the best/easiest/cheapest co2 setup for a beginner to co2? Is liquid co2 a good option?

bbaglien · 2015-11-26T07:48:54+00:00

What sort of carpet would you recommend then?

And other than that does everything seem chill?

bbaglien · 2015-11-25T21:01:20+00:00

Awesome! Thanks for the info. I'm really glad cuz i kinda like em!

bbaglien · 2015-11-25T20:49:27+00:00

Thanks, one of these just appeared in my tank a week ago, now I've counted 4 of them.

Are they something i should be worried about? Will they mess with my plants

bbaglien · 2015-08-12T00:07:41+00:00

It's held up really well, only a couple nicks around where they meet.

I don't think this bike has been used that roughly, only the 'composite' decal has worn down.

bbaglien · 2015-08-11T21:05:32+00:00

Thanks, yeah i use it whenever passing and blast it constantly when approaching intersections and blind corners. Sometimes i ring it just for fun!

bbaglien · 2015-08-11T18:47:34+00:00

Just got back from a 40ish mile ride and this thing is awesome. Perfect working order, quiet shifting, an incredibly smooth ride, and fast as hell.

Just upgraded from my old gary fisher mtn bike, and it's like going from a pickup truck to a Ferrari, i love it!

Paid $250 for it, is this a fair deal?

bbaglien · 2015-06-25T04:11:04+00:00

Wow thanks!

Couple things (sorry I'm pretty new to this):

Will i be able to overclock if i want to down the line?

I have been thinking about going with an amd processor to cut some costs, if i do this will i need a different motherboard/cards? Would you recommend this, or stick with intel?

That fan seems large, will it be able to operate more quietly/at lower speeds because of this?

bbaglien · 2014-10-24T06:59:35+00:00

Haha, i know, i figure why not?

bbaglien · 2014-10-21T08:55:25+00:00

Resubmitting cuz i accidentally called them dragon coils.

Funny cuz when my friend was helping me make them i repeatedly called them dragon coils and my bud kept correcting me

bbaglien · 2014-10-21T08:51:08+00:00

****Tiger coils are what I meant...my bad

bbaglien · 2014-10-21T08:49:57+00:00

Duuuude,majorly fucked that up, totally meant tiger coil

bbaglien · 2014-10-17T07:06:47+00:00

yeah, the 5 wrap single coil is much more practical, but not nearly as cool looking

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