1 year and many changes - love my tank!

[MMac]

It has been 1 year of my tank build. Many changes and challenges along the way, but I do love my tank and I think the inhabitants do too.

 

[JustAFishServant]

Wow what changes! Stunning scape btw. Stock?

 

[MMac]

Wow what changes! Stunning scape btw. Stock?

Thank you. I have enjoyed the journey. Stock is:

16-19 Panda Corys (they keep having babies, so it grows) I built the tank for the corys.

3 Oto cats (I want several more - wish they would breed like the corys ).

11 Ember Tetras

3 Amano shrimp

and too many to count neocardina shrimp (they were supposed to be 5 more Amanos )

 

[AP1]

Really cool! How many gallons?

 

[MMac]

Really cool! How many gallons?

It is a 50 gal tank on a 48x18 foot print.

 

[SecondTime]

Beautiful! I’m jealous

This is a tribute to taking time, and putting much thought into the build. Congrats!

What kind of substrate did you use, and wha filtration system is in place?

 

[MMac]

Good morning. Thank you.

I used regular play sand that I rinsed thoroughly. Probably lost at lease 1/2 of the volume through rinsing, but that took out all the dust and I now have what resembles sand from a river bed. I am using a Fluval 307.

Beautiful! I’m jealous

This is a tribute to taking time, and putting much thought into the build. Congrats!

What kind of substrate did you use, and wha filtration system is in place?

Good morning. Thank you.

I used regular play sand that I rinsed thoroughly. Probably lost at lease 1/2 of the volume through rinsing, but that took out all the dust and I now have what resembles sand from a river bed. I am using a Fluval 307.

 

[Fisch]

Did you cut down the tank or is this a standard tank you purchased?
Beautiful tank, and nice stocking...I love it.

 

[MMac]

Did you cut down the tank or is this a standard tank you purchased?
Beautiful tank, and nice stocking...I love it.

Thank you. We actually found a really cheap 90 gallon tank ($100) and cut 10 inches off of it - from 24 to 14. I wanted something that worked well for the panda corys. The long side is 1/2 inch thick and short sides are 3/8 - so cutting it down was quite the chore for my hubby. Then we cleaned it up re-glued it. I absolutely love it. With all the work it took to get it to the right size I could have had a local glass shop cut me some pieces. May have paid a little bit more, but the work would have been cut by 3/4. At any rate, it was a journey that we enjoyed.

Good morning. Thank you.

I used regular play sand that I rinsed thoroughly. Probably lost at lease 1/2 of the volume through rinsing, but that took out all the dust and I now have what resembles sand from a river bed. I am using a Fluval 307.

Sorry, I also used Controsoil where the monte carlo is planted. Don't want anyone to think I was able to grow that in sand.