1 We have the tank temporarily setup in the garage while we wait for the cabinet/stand to be delivered. I am using this time to leach tannins from the driftwood and the cycle the filters.
2 We are going to use two Penn Plax Cascade 1200 canister filters for this tank. This tank will have a 48" Current USA LED Plus and a 48" Beamswork EV LED lights. The Beamswork EV puts out a lot more light for about half the price of the Current USA light.
3 Some Ohko/Dragon Stone that might be used when aquascaping this tank.
4 The Aquarium Wood Grande Crown (http://aquariumwoodproducts.com/aquariumcabinet_grandseries.html) stand/canopy were delivered to the LFS 5 weeks after ordering. We picked it up and setup the tank in the family room. I like the canopy setup with the front doors for easy/quick access and the whole front of the canopy can be flipped up/back for complete access. I still have the two canister filters cycling using 5 gallon buckets in the garage with Dr Tim's Ammonium Chloride and Seachem Stability. We are waiting for the tannins to finish leaching out of some driftwood in our swimming pool before we aquascape and fill the tank with water. I plan to install a black backdrop for the tank as well.
5 Starting the aquascaping with some nice driftwood. I soaked the driftwood for about a month before we put the tank together.
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8 Cloudy water after filling the tank for the first time
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11 Water cleared up.
12 The cats are fascinated by the fish.
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17 Doing a water change. The Python hose/syphon system works great.
18 Dealing with brown/black algae. This will be an ongoing battle....
19 Starting over with gravel instead of sand. We thought the sand has causing the algae battle, but it turns out it was not. It was the tap water we were using.
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22 After we went to RODI water all of our algae problems were resolved.
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26 I would feed the fish Zuchini a couple times per week. Mostly the Pleco and Clown Loaches eat the Zuchini.
