pics of my fish.

[R_sustaita]

thank you the tips, it does make sence on oaling it higher and not to make crazy movements when doing a WC. and as for the Angels i knw they will be needing a bigger thank. but i d hope they will last me at least 5 months which is whne i will be moving from to a house., then i will have a bigger tank.

[R_sustaita]

I don't think so; I think it looks pretty cool. I'm not very good at aquascaping, yours looks pretty nice.

thank you, that pumps me up. it just that everyone here have amazing tanks and well i feel completely like an underdog with a simple tank with fake plants. but your right it may be simple but has its attitude to it.

[eklikewhoa]

Get nice sand and don't skimp or get crap and you'll be fine.

Also if you're using canisters avoid the ones with bottom mounted motors/impellers. Like stated above, keeping the intake higher off the bottom helps and avoid stirring it up too much.

I've never had serious problems with sand and quite honestly never plan to use anything but sand in any tank present or future unless I'm doing planted or the like which will have plant substrate.

[R_sustaita]

i want to place black sand but the one i found was at petco and seemed to be more of a really small gravel instead of sand, as compare to pfs. the bad thing as for the pfs is the color, its to light but its true sand.

[eklikewhoa]

Try CityPets or FishRanch, they carry the Estes Marine sand (which is actually just dyed sand, Inert) and it is a bit heavier than the Tahittian Moon sand so it won't kick up as bad and it's also cheap compared to the TMS.

It would a lot cheaper to source dry goods from the LFS since Petco/Petsmart are killer on prices.

[R_sustaita]

Yes, i agree petco prices are to high. The other day i wanted to get some driftwood and they would sell the piece at $10.99
not even a und it was by piece. I will try pet city

[eklikewhoa]

City pets on beechnut... not pet city on 1960

[rmalford]

Yes, i agree petco prices are to high. The other day i wanted to get some driftwood and they would sell the piece at $10.99
not even a und it was by piece. I will try pet city

Houston Aquarium Warehouse has driftwood. I actually donated some to them not too long ago. I'm pretty sure they have some manzanita branches also.

[eklikewhoa]

Houston Aquarium Warehouse has driftwood. I actually donated some to them not too long ago. I'm pretty sure they have some manzanita branches also.

What wood did you donate?

[R_sustaita]

HAW is to much of a drive to buy something small and common. do you have the address to city pet. that is a new store for me.

[eklikewhoa]

corner of beechnut and beltway8 on the inner side of 8

[rmalford]

What wood did you donate?

Just a couple of pieces. Nothing special. One was L shaped fairly tall. Didn't see it the last time I went in. Someone might have snagged it.

[eklikewhoa]

Oh, thought you found the mothaload somewhere and was holding out on us.