My 240gallon journal

[FrontosaurusRex]

hey when are you gonna post pics of the updated tank? I'm curious to see what that slate rock looks like now. i guess i could just come over after Thanksgiving and see it in person.....

screw that, WE NEED THE PICS

[newb]

**Update** Total Chimba Fry from this tank= 37

Just pulled out 7 fry from a small female...got them in the whiskey bottle swimming away!!!

[cichlid1409]

not the slightest clue...i've never messed with MH bulbs before. I dont even know how many watts mine are? gonna take the light down and look at it in a bit. suggestions?

HQI or mogul? any other lights on this tank?

[TaTeR ToT]

8k if you can get them.

[newb]

what kinda bulbs are you looking at getting?

not the slightest clue...i've never messed with MH bulbs before. I dont even know how many watts mine are? gonna take the light down and look at it in a bit. suggestions?

[myjohnson]

Post up foo!

I want to see some pictures of said tank w/o sand.

[cichlid1409]

what kinda bulbs are you looking at getting?

[newb]

finished getting all the sand out and finally got all the rocks back in the way I want them. Im gonna change my MH bulbs soon and then I will post more pics.

[geoff_tropheus]

posts were moved as requested.

Geoff

[TaTeR ToT]

+1

[tbui1178]

Post some pics.

[newb]

gonna give this a try for a little while. I think it looks super clean. if it starts to bug me then Im gonna try and paint the bottom of the glass a sand color and see it that will fit both "needs". for now, Im tired of the dirty sand and want to try something new. I think my sand was holding onto a lot of algae and making my water look green/yellowish. My next improvement will be to replace the MH bulbs with new ones and see if that brightens things up.

[TaTeR ToT]

you know, i have been on the fence about doing this in my tank aswell.

i think im gunna give it a shot.

[newb]

well, after helpin Geoff move all weekend...it finally rubbed off on me. I just finished removing about 85% of the sand from the tank. It was really easy too. I just got a large rubbermaid and put the drain tube in there and starting sucking the sand out. the sand was heavy enough to fall to the bottom and the rubbermaid just constantly overflowed into the grass. in a couple days(next waterchange) I will remove the rock and get the remaining sand out. I will post pics when Im done with that. the fish have already showed that they like it. the petros are shakin again and the trophs are too!!!

[Mzungu]

I got 12 in a grow-out whiskey bottle(thanks John!!!).

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Please, take a picture of this. I beg of you.

Congrats!