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September 23rd, 2009
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| | Fish Bum | rescaped my tank today! so title says it all really, so what do you guys think?
ps black internal filter box will be gone when i get my external heater
pps sorry about the murkyness literally just done it
BEFORE  all plants died as they were not proper aquatic plants grrrrrrr so all that was left was the 2 pieces of bogwood with the java fern and flamming moss attached!Very bare and no hiding spots at all.
AFTER  couldnt resist this 1, of rodney smiling! Last edited by confuzzled; September 23rd, 2009 at 12:40 PM.
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September 23rd, 2009
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| | Moderator | looks great!!!!! post before pics beside it..that makes it a ton of fun to compare  love rodneys face  |
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September 23rd, 2009
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| | Moderator | Great job. You have a beautiful tank and fish! I think the Gourami is trying to hog the camera.
Ken  |
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September 23rd, 2009
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| | Fish Bum | Quote:
Originally Posted by Shawnie looks great!!!!! post before pics beside it..that makes it a ton of fun to compare  love rodneys face  | thanks shawnie, i have now done that i wish i had took a pic of what it really looked like b4 though oh well............. tbh these pics dont really show everything it looks much better in real life
Isnt rodney a cutie!Love him! Quote:
Originally Posted by aquarist48 Great job. You have a beautiful tank and fish! I think the Gourami is trying to hog the camera.
Ken  | thanks Ken, it took me ages but really worth it, the fish are exploring EVERYTHING! Lloyd my keyhole has already picked his spot bless him Last edited by Shawnie; September 23rd, 2009 at 12:48 PM.
Reason: you can use the MULTI quote button for back to back posts :) TY |
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September 23rd, 2009
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| | Moderator | you did awesome...like ive told you before, your first pic had me change my tank  |
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September 23rd, 2009
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| | Fish Bum | thanks shawnie,
i saw your rescape and your new babies it looks fab!
im still doing the 20 - 30% changes, ive had 0's across the board apart from today when i had 0.25 ammonia 
also after hunting high and low for my pH test bottles (why i dont keep them together i just dont know lol) i managed to test and thats gone from 7.0 to 6.0?argghhhh i do really think my cycle has crashed now you know, im sure i read somewhere that with a ph going down to 6.0 it will kill my bacteria? anyway gonna carry on with it until i get the results im after  |
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September 23rd, 2009
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| | Moderator | Quote:
Originally Posted by confuzzled thanks shawnie,
i saw your rescape and your new babies it looks fab!
im still doing the 20 - 30% changes, ive had 0's across the board apart from today when i had 0.25 ammonia 
also after hunting high and low for my ph test bottles (why i dont keep them together i just dont know lol) i managed to test and thats gone from 7.0 to 6.0?argghhhh i do really think my cycle has crashed now you know, im sure i read somewhere that with a ph going down to 6.0 it will kill my bacteria? anyway gonna carry on with it until i get the results im after  | im sorry  just keep up with your water changes and prime..you can and will get through this!! ignore all the ph results..once you are re cycled, let it sit for a week then test....the water changes and prime are going to be your saint ! |
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September 23rd, 2009
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| | Fish Bum | Quote:
Originally Posted by Shawnie im sorry  just keep up with your water changes and prime..you can and will get through this!! ignore all the ph results..once you are re cycled, let it sit for a week then test....the water changes and prime are going to be your saint ! | trust me im sooooo determined!Ive well and truly got the bit between my teeth lol |
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September 23rd, 2009
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| | Moderator | Quote:
Originally Posted by confuzzled trust me im sooooo determined!Ive well and truly got the bit between my teeth lol | I was so there with my oscars in a 75 gal tank..and I have no python that fits my sinks..so it was 9 weeks of 5 gal bucket changes for them....I feel your pain and im pulling for you and your bits!!  |
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September 23rd, 2009
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| | Fish Bum | Quote:
Originally Posted by Shawnie I was so there with my oscars in a 75 gal tank..and I have no python that fits my sinks..so it was 9 weeks of 5 gal bucket changes for them....I feel your pain and im pulling for you and your bits!!  | lol thank you
i tell ya my back and my knees are already in bits, gonna be like arnie in his hayday after this  |
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September 23rd, 2009
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| | Fish Master | It looks really good! |
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September 23rd, 2009
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| | Fish Bum | Quote:
Originally Posted by Amanda It looks really good! | thanks amanda, im quite pleased with it, just gonna wait for the valis to start producing runners so it will look abit more lush  |
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September 23rd, 2009
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| | Fish Master | OMG-that looks fantastic! Those neons really stand out against that black substrate! Great job! |
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September 23rd, 2009
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| | Fish Helper | Tank looks great! I love that last picture of your fish, he's definitely not camera shy! |
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September 24th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum | thanks for your kind words guys, im going to take a few more pics to bore you with lol  |
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September 24th, 2009
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| | Fish Addict | nice tank, i really like tha black substrate, i think i will switch mine to black someday, |
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