Tank Journal Archive

[Scottrotton]

just about to buy the Sony, and ive found an amazing price :) http://www.dwidigitalcameras.com.au/astore/Sony-Alpha-A57-Kit-18-55mm-Lens-Digital-SLR-Cameras.aspx#

Including delivery and a stock lense, just about to put the order through, everyone online said they hate the EVF but i actually prefer it.

 

[SpikeHoover&Rocky]

just about to buy the Sony, and ive found an amazing price :) http://www.dwidigitalcameras.com.au/astore/Sony-Alpha-A57-Kit-18-55mm-Lens-Digital-SLR-Cameras.aspx#

Including delivery and a stock lense, just about to put the order through, everyone online said they hate the EVF but i actually prefer it.

You going to wrap it up for yourself and place it under your tank? *or should it be tree...*

 

[Scottrotton]

You going to wrap it up for yourself and place it under your tank? *or should it be tree...*

Well just as I was about to hit the buy button I had a change of heart lol, I decided I will wait for these reasons,

- On NYE ive going to be very very drunk, not a good time to take pictures with my brand new camera near lots of water!
- Might as well wait for January sales if I wont really be using over xmas to see if I can grab a bragin

So in answer to your question looks like im getting a lump of coal for xmas :D

 

[leodb89]

get the sony NEX :)

 

[SpikeHoover&Rocky]

So in answer to your question looks like im getting a lump of coal for xmas :D

Probably best not to wrap that one and put in under you tank... ;)

 

[SpikeHoover&Rocky]

Maybe with what you save in the sales you could upgrade to this... http://www.dwidigitalcameras.com.au/astore/Sony-Cybershot-DSC-RX1-Digital-Camera.aspx

Drool...

 

[Scottrotton]

So what ive done,

-Added some of the 30 KG sand I bought,
-Aquascapped using, plastic coat hanger pieces for the rods as I couldn't find any acrylic rods anywhere, I used a 7mm Masonary drill piece, which fit perectly. and -some shellys aqua knead it from bunnings.
Everything seems fine apart from some algae which is now settling.

here are some updated pics.

 

[SpikeHoover&Rocky]

So what ive done,

-Added some of the 30 KG sand I bought,
-Aquascapped using, plastic coat hanger pieces for the rods as I couldn't find any acrylic rods anywhere, I used a 7mm Masonary drill piece, which fit perectly. and -some shellys aqua knead it from bunnings.
Everything seems fine apart from some algae which is now settling.

here are some updated pics.

Looks Awesome. Nice scape :)

 

[Joshwaaaa]

Looks good mate, plenty of coral placing which is all that matters, haha

 

[Priscacara]

Like hows it all looking! I might have to steal your idea on the plastic coathangers instead of acrylic, great use for them.

 

[Scottrotton]

Like hows it all looking! I might have to steal your idea on the plastic coathangers instead of acrylic, great use for them.

Depending on how heavy you rock is they may bend a little so with heavy rocks use 2 an get a long drill bit :)

 

[Scuba Rich]

Good tip Scott, I was going to move all my rocks around today and tried the hanger and a 8mm drill bit, works a treat even without glue..I'll post a pic of scape once it clears up a bit... looks like snow at the North Pole right now.. :-)

 

[leodb89]

love the new sand before looked a little doom n gloom lol

make sur eyou get 2-3 stromb snails soon though to keep it clean :P

 

[Scuba Rich]

So what ive done,

-Added some of the 30 KG sand I bought,
-Aquascapped using, plastic coat hanger pieces for the rods as I couldn't find any acrylic rods anywhere, I used a 7mm Masonary drill piece, which fit perectly. and -some shellys aqua knead it from bunnings.
Everything seems fine apart from some algae which is now settling.

here are some updated pics.

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Looks good Scott... very artistic on those "Arizona Death Valley mountains" .... I'm still cycling tank... hows all your perameters going given your stocks?

 

[Scottrotton]

love the new sand before looked a little doom n gloom lol

make sur eyou get 2-3 stromb snails soon though to keep it clean :p

I got a large turbo and about 5-10 smaller snails but I do need some more.

I like it more now I have the white sand but it wont stay like that for long im sure.

 

[Scottrotton]

Looks good Scott... very artistic on those "Arizona Death Valley mountains" .... I'm still cycling tank... hows all your perameters going given your stocks?

Had a ammonia spike and some algae becuase of that when I was aquascaping as the rocks were out the water for a good 30 mins but was back to normal this morning, all in all ammonia spiked to 2ppm and it lasted 2 days at the most.

I will test nitrates and phos tonight. Maybe do a calcium test to as I haven't done that in a while.

Thanks I decided to make it a tall scape, because of the params of my tank it wouldn't handle a shallow scape well at all.

 

[leodb89]

I got a large turbo and about 5-10 smaller snails but I do need some more.

I like it more now I have the white sand but it wont stay like that for long im sure.

na mines turning a bit ugly now but when i had my 2-3 stromb snails on it...there wasnt a speck on the sandbed

 

[Scottrotton]

ill see if I can pick some up the weekend, dont want to drive far though and I wont go to the my closest LFS becuase of the way they were with my last time, anyone know any good LFS near chatswood?

 

[leodb89]

they have the range at Le Aquatic and maybe Aquaristic and Auburn Aquariums might have

 

[Scottrotton]

Video of my Perc Clowns Mating behavior I imagine, for the last 2-3 days the larger of the 2 has been nipping at the smaller one, it then has a little fit and they go about there business, they do this about once an hour currently. Is it normal to be happening so often?