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Hanna
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NEW TANK FOR OUR TROPICAL COMMUNITY, with new pics now
« on: August 29, 2010, 05:51:35 PM »
Hello Everybody,

here is our new tank cycling, all set up: AquaOne 620T holds about 140 l

We plan to have Platies, Mollies, Guppies, Rummy Nose Tetras, 1 Bristlenose and maybe move Cory and Dora in there too  Grin


As I mentioned in another post, the 20 l tank we planned first for 10 guppies only, we decided to keep as a Q-tank.
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« Reply #1 on: August 29, 2010, 10:29:13 PM »
wooww... i like the ship ruin decor. The docoration like that hard to find in my town.
I wonder, how many tank do you have?
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« Reply #2 on: August 29, 2010, 10:43:21 PM »
Thanks Andiy,

we got 3 tanks going and 2 small ones are left empty to be used as Q-tanks.
The 150+ l with our 5 goldfish,
the 34 l with 1 fighter, 10 Neons and 2 corys
and then this new one waiting now for fish to be added  Grin

the ship wreck decor we got at Petstock Australia, but you may have a look at ebay?
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« Reply #3 on: August 30, 2010, 02:48:21 AM »
I love it. Hanna you are queen of decorating tanks. I just don't have that skill and everything always seems to go everywhere Tongue I have a question though. How would you siphon a tank like this? Looks a bit hard with the decorations.
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« Reply #4 on: August 30, 2010, 02:56:36 AM »
Thanks Andrea, you welcome to copy it Grin

I know, I will transform my arms into octopus arms, LOL

We need to buy a longer siphon and siphon the empty spots only.
Hubby and me watched a DVD about fish keeping and it was very informative.
As plants need Nitrates and that matter you only should siphon where there are NO plants, not going too close to the plants roots.
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« Reply #5 on: August 31, 2010, 02:07:50 PM »
That's a really nice setup Smiley
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« Reply #6 on: August 31, 2010, 05:08:37 PM »
Thanks Nossie,

it will be nicer with all life in it... seen some beautiful platies and guppies and mollies, .... but... patience... Wink
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« Reply #7 on: September 01, 2010, 01:00:25 AM »
Oh, live bearers C: Hard and alkaline water for all of them it seems, just like the goldies Cheesy Maybe it's easier to keep the water the same in the two bigger tanks?
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« Reply #8 on: September 01, 2010, 03:09:34 AM »
yeeeeeeeeeeeeeah, much easier to maintain, hehe Cheesy
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« Reply #9 on: September 01, 2010, 10:43:24 AM »
Hey, I have a question for you! How do you manage to get the poster on the back of your tank so bright?
I just taped the corners (and a bit of the sides) to the aluminium frame on the back of my tank, and it looks so dark and dull :C
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« Reply #10 on: September 01, 2010, 04:29:22 PM »
I taped it all way round, left nothing untaped to avoid it bubbling.
But it also may be the light ?
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« Reply #11 on: September 02, 2010, 02:08:48 AM »
Hm, I see. Funny that there are no bubbles o_O Hey wait! Maybe the poster is a bit far away from the glass because of that aluminium edge? It's not thicker than 1mm, but I might need to but the poster smaller to fit the back glass better.
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« Reply #12 on: September 02, 2010, 03:09:47 AM »
1mm away shoudn't matter as it is the same on our tank here.
I taped first the top corners, then the top. Then the middle of one side and between top corner and middle... and worked my way around with smaller bits of tape
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« Reply #13 on: September 02, 2010, 09:33:12 AM »
Then it's really weird... I've got to look into it Grin
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« Reply #14 on: September 02, 2010, 01:47:49 PM »
What about the AQ light ?
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« Reply #15 on: September 02, 2010, 02:20:40 PM »
I doubt that's the problem... I've got really big light that reaches everywhere Huh
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« Reply #16 on: September 08, 2010, 04:52:30 AM »
Thats a lovely tank  Grin
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« Reply #17 on: September 08, 2010, 05:51:10 AM »
Thank you meashaw, wasn't thst hard to set up, hubby discovered the ship wreck in the deco department. Sometimes our platies must have a party inside the wreck, as like today I came home from Brisbane and my hubby said that he hasn't seen those fish the whole time he was home , he coudn't see half of the lot.
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« Reply #18 on: September 12, 2010, 07:12:39 PM »
I LOVE it! Smiley
IT'S soooooo PRETTY!! Cheesy
Come do mine please?Huh Wink
I'm not that good at aquascaping. Cheesy
Well I guess my fish don't mind!! LOL!  They don't care what the place looks like they only care about the food!! LOL!
Fishkeeping is so addictive!!!!! Grin
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« Reply #19 on: September 13, 2010, 04:45:50 AM »
Thanks Mindemae, it isn't that hard, keep the gravel sloped and put the taller plants at the back, the short ones in the middle and coverplants at the front. Place some rocks, stones, wood a bit asymetrically and you are right.
SURE YOU MAKE A BEAUTIFUL SET UP, TOO Wink
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« Reply #20 on: September 13, 2010, 05:11:45 AM »
You make it sound so easy Hanna. But once water is involved it just falls apart and it doesn't work out like yours Tongue
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« Reply #21 on: September 13, 2010, 06:40:05 AM »
Andrea: Not if you put in the gravel, plants and rocks before you pour in the water, and then pour it on a plate or a piece of big decor like driftwood or rock Smiley

Oh, and it's important to have 3-5cm layer of gravel to make sure it all sticks to where it should be! xD As in, the plants being deep enough to stay in place Wink
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« Reply #22 on: September 13, 2010, 04:52:41 PM »
Yeah or put the water in with a piece of hose and hold it against the glass Wink
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« Reply #23 on: October 04, 2010, 02:33:13 PM »
What a pretty tank!!! With the background, it makes it look even deeper than it actually is - amazing!!! I love the decorations too Cheesy
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« Reply #24 on: October 04, 2010, 04:06:30 PM »
Thank you Mr. Tailer  Grin

I love aquascaping and create lovely homes for our fishies. They must feel well because Blacky had babies Grin  Grin  Grin
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« Reply #25 on: October 16, 2010, 06:17:29 PM »

well, congrats on the new babies! Smiley
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« Reply #26 on: October 16, 2010, 06:42:41 PM »
Thank you Minde, lol, in the meantime we got another batch of newborns. They are sooooooooooo sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet Grin
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« Reply #27 on: October 16, 2010, 09:20:47 PM »
OMG! LOL!  Boy those fish are sure busy breeding! Cheesy
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« Reply #28 on: October 17, 2010, 06:06:47 AM »
HAHAHA, perhaps that's how Platies are, lol and little Yellow is just like his mother is Grin
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« Reply #29 on: October 18, 2010, 04:10:08 AM »
Most live bearers breed at least once a month and then give birth to around 60-500 babies d: You'll have a lot of work with those Wink
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