Guiding New member Kiko with putting his first tank set up together....

[Kiko]

i think ima do a break off valve for the pump so it can work at 100% rather than making it hold pressure... tmw is the plan to do it... and ima rid the feeders and try to pick up the HEATER!!! so i can bring my tank home already... lol

[Kiko]

ooo i forgot to mention that the water is cold... lol... no heater yet... waiting on Ek friend to reply to my offer... =DD... feeders are going into a 70 degree tank... HAHAHA!!!

[Kiko]

today i will be buying feeder fish to produce bacteria and stuff... but after i hook up this mean clip on light that i just bought for 20$!!! i will tell EK to post Pics... =DDD... the other light is a little too bulky... =/.. but i can use it as my w/d light for the mollies... =DDD

[aquabee]

I'm thinking this would become a very interesting biotope tank.

How'm I supposed to focus on work in a crazy ER when I have stiphodons on the brain??

[eklikewhoa]

I'm thinking this would become a very interesting biotope tank.

[aquabee]

Those look awesome and would probably be very interesting to observe, Mark but I don't think there's enough flow to mimic a stream nor nearly enough lighting to promote and sustain algae growth.

I've seen these before I think at FG but never really looked into them till now and they've definitely got me intrigued!

I *loved* my stiphodons but never had the best luck. I'm thinking of doing another tank maybe later this year with angels, rams, and then trying my luck again with stiphodons. This time I'll have Mark to help me out!!

[eklikewhoa]

Pm me link!

[wesleydnunder]

Yeah, I'm seriously toyin' with the idea of turnin' my 125 into a stiphodon tank with several species. I have a buddy in NY from Aquaria Central who has a big stiph tank and it is one of the coolest setups I've seen.

Mark

[eklikewhoa]

Those look awesome and would probably be very interesting to observe, Mark but I don't think there's enough flow to mimic a stream nor nearly enough lighting to promote and sustain algae growth.

I've seen these before I think at FG but never really looked into them till now and they've definitely got me intrigued!

[wesleydnunder]

With that much flow, I'd look into makin' that a stiphodon tank. There are some extremely cool gobies that like high flow and appreciate lots of algae growth.

Mark

[aquabee]

Picspicspics!!

[Kiko]

pvc pipe re modded now its 100% working... pics up later... =D... fishys tmw hopefully!!!

[Kiko]

i might have to go with bigger pvc pipes for the overflow so i can be more efficient... i got it to work today... but it cycles only 3-4 power outage/water change scenario test and then it stop the siphon... i figured there might be air leaks from the joints so tmw i will be gluing all the joints together then test it again... i will asking questions tmw if it does work 100% =D

[sountfc]

I keep a 40G breeder in my garage. It's for emergencies, fry, etc. I just like knowing that I have a spare.

Still undecided what to do with it atm though.

[aquabee]

Nice! Rocks, fish, and PICS!!!! And no guppies! :P