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State:
California
Country:
United States
Description:
168 gallon 72x32x18,
2-Hagen T5 high output 3' double fixtures,
2-3' actinic blue marine glo 39 watt bulbs,
2-3' 18,000k power glo 39 watt bulbs,
12-LED moonlight,
undergravel filter,
2-Aqua Clear 70 400gph powerheads,
Fluval FX5 600gph canister filter,
Won Pro-Heat heater controller,
Marineland 250watt Stealth heater.
After seeing many photographed cheesy backgrouds and finding nothing that satisfied my urge to be different, I made the background from over 130 peices of real slate each hand cut to 1/2" thick and siliconed to ABS plastic. I had to make the background in 3 seperate peices to get it in the tank. All 3 peices put together weigh about 150 Ibs. I sealed each individual peice of slate with a transparent acrylic sealer.
The wood is from a high Sierra mountain stream where I go trout fishing. The rock is mexican bowl rock.
The stand is custom oak with a polyurethane sealer.
Advice:
Get the biggest tank you can buy. Don't clean your filter too much. Enjoy your fish - study about them and where they are from. If you can't afford good stuff - save your money until you can.
Fish Kept:
5 red irian rainbows,
5 red line torpedo barbs,
3 white cloud moutain minnows,
6 jumbo neons,
5 pearl gourami,
5 clown loaches,
3 panda garra,
3 panda corydoras,
7 silver hatchets,
2 silver angels,
Corals/Plants:
The plants are all plastic but the cool brown & green algae on the background is real.
Tank Size:
168 gallons
Quote:
Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime.
About Yourself:
I bought my first 5 gal tank 30 years ago. All my fish died because I wasn't told about the bactierial cycle. After going 20 years without a tank I decided to do it up good!
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