spectre 633 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 dang it , I can never view your pics from work. bookmarked for later. Keep calm and question nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BO7H B4RRELS 2,449 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 That looks absolutely amazing, Steve! VERY NICE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drifter 851 Posted October 30, 2013 Author Share Posted October 30, 2013 Being a member of a local fish club has its benifits! This evening I bought 8 Acei (2-3" each) plus a 5" Benga Sunshine) for $25. Normal Local fish store prices....5" sunshine= $30, 2-3" acei $8.99 each) so I got $100 worth of fish for $25 tonight B) tronic44 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drifter 851 Posted October 30, 2013 Author Share Posted October 30, 2013 BTW...heres the sunshine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drifter 851 Posted October 30, 2013 Author Share Posted October 30, 2013 And here's the Acei.......(8 of them) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfensteinsaurus 1 Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 I love this stuff! im planning on doing the same with Lizards!. Ever since I was a young child, I wanted a iguana... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason 1,245 Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 I love this stuff! im planning on doing the same with Lizards!. Ever since I was a young child, I wanted a iguana... I've had a few over the years. They are cool, but make sure to find a vet in the area as they are prone to many illnesses. They can be finicky when young also. BEARDED, FOR HER PLEASURE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drifter 851 Posted November 2, 2013 Author Share Posted November 2, 2013 Testing out my moonlight setup I am making for it now. After checking into "aquarium moonlights" from aquarium supply shops there was no way I was going to pay what they want for moonlights on a tank this big. So spent some time today running around testing out the brightness on different blue LED rope lights that stores have out for Christmas now and finally found two 15ft LED rope lights that are not only nice and bright, but LED so they will give me the shimmer effect, plus they are able to screw together end to end so once I make the light fixture for the T8 lights I will build these into the fixture as well. From the quick test I think they are going to be perfect from what I can tell. BO7H B4RRELS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chookes 965 Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 That looks awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drifter 851 Posted November 4, 2013 Author Share Posted November 4, 2013 Well I still haven't had time to finish the website for the new side business venture on building these aquarium backgrounds up and running yet, but today I got my first order from a guy that is ordering two 3D backgrounds for a pair of 55g display show tanks he has in his shop. So that's pretty cool to get an order before the site is even up. BO7H B4RRELS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BO7H B4RRELS 2,449 Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 That's awesome news, Steve. Hope you can make some decent money on the sale! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander_Undies 618 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Glad to hear, Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drifter 851 Posted November 5, 2013 Author Share Posted November 5, 2013 Switched a few things around in the Mbuna 55g tank today. Also swaped out the light blue backlite paper with a darker blue that looks really nice with the lights behind it. Gives it a nice deep water look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Madjonny 386 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 A BETTA!!! Awesome... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drifter 851 Posted November 5, 2013 Author Share Posted November 5, 2013 I've had the beta for about a year, he's actually REALLY big for a beta but the pic doesnt really show his true size. I'd say from nose to tail he's about 3.5 to 3.75" when flared out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drifter 851 Posted November 11, 2013 Author Share Posted November 11, 2013 I received my order of Pond Armor / Pond Shield the other day and after getting home from the fish auction yesterday I spent the evening coating the entire background with Pond Armor. For those that don't know what that is it's basically a clear 2-part epoxy that is used for sealing/waterproofing ponds so it is fish safe non toxic. What it does is it seals the background so that fish like plecos will not be able to damage it, algae should wipe right off easily, and should make the background extremely durable for years of use in the tank.And four complete tubes of GE silicone I* later and the whole background is now permanently installed. Making some real progress now. Hopefully my goal of having fish in it by Thanksgiving will be attainable still...Also started working on the cave lights as well. Using the same style internal inverter cold cathode light bars on this one as I have my previous builds. Testing out the right side cave lights here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BO7H B4RRELS 2,449 Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 That blue coming through looks great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drifter 851 Posted November 13, 2013 Author Share Posted November 13, 2013 Just got home with this guy, picked him up from a local fish club friend. I don't want to say its a "rare" fish, but it is not a common species by any means. Paid $40 for him but very worth it IMO. It's called a Green Face Mloto. Diddums 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diddums 4,305 Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Ooooh, looks nice! Can't really gauge scale from the pic, how big is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drifter 851 Posted November 13, 2013 Author Share Posted November 13, 2013 He's about 4.5" to 5" Diddums 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diddums 4,305 Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Nice, I was expecting you to say an inch or so. looking good Steve! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drifter 851 Posted November 14, 2013 Author Share Posted November 14, 2013 Spent some time yesterday working in the filter room behind the tank getting it cleaned up so I have room behind the tank for easy tank maintenance and decided to build a stand for the dual filters. I always hate bending over to do maintenance on filters so I figured I'd make things a bit easier and get them up a bit higher so I built a stand for them using leftover wood and red oak that I had left from one of my 55g stand builds. Figure if I was gonna go to the trouble to make a filter stand then might as well make it nice even if it is hidden behind a wall ;D Also found a use for one of the spare 20G hood/light combos I have had laying around. Repurposed it it into a light over the filter table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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