I'm so excited! I finished my rock work finally. I had to mortar four rocks together and it took me forever to get someone to come over who was willing to offer a hand to get the rocks in the tank with the acrylic rod. I drained the water from the water test a month ago and arranged the rocks in their final position. I added a 5 gallon bucket of sand to cover up the acrylic plate that the rod is threaded into. I've added a few pics here of the rock drilling process. The mortar was from MarcoRocks.com ...
I ordered the rolling kit for the new light rack from McMaster yesterday. www.mcmaster.com - Part # 1223A22 Then I ordered all the parts from www.EzTube.com to make the light rack itself. Wes was kind enough to make me a break out image of the order. It should ship out tomorrow and arrive next week. I'm going to order some acrylic rod with my next acrylic order to create some supports for the rockwork. That way if something ...
To assure that an aquarium is level, it is important to use a 4' level and check it all four directions. A tank out of level puts additional stress on the seams and can lead to leakage. A few weeks ago I leveled my new tank using aluminum shims, but Dion was kind enough to send me some composite shims that can handle getting wet and won't dissolve, rust or corrode. You can buy composite shims at your hardware store. They are usually tapered, and these would be used under the stand to level a ...
Today I had the wonderful surprise of finding a dead roach floating in my sump, apparently already decomposing... but probably not for too long as it was still in one piece and apparently still had a body. Well, removed and dumped it, then took the opportunity to clean up my skimmer's cup, which was smelling pretty bad... the worst I've ever smelled it.... ...
So what did you get this year? Whether you got it for yourself or it was a gift from a loved one, list it below. Notice the blog category? I received some cash that will be used toward the new light rack. I'm going to get my parts ordered today!
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