2010CamaroGirl
laser light + fish= fun!!
So the following pics are what my tanks have gone through.
My 10 gal fw has not changed that much with exception of the aerator changing to a bubble curtain that is now on the side of the tank. The assorted mollies love it there a lot more and swim through it and it makes less of a mess as well :D Also I went from plastic plants to silk type plants which are easier to clean and maintain although more expensive to buy but last longer and look way better and my fish seem to like them a lot better. Once I get back home I will take more pics and post them.
My 37 gal fw has change a lot since it was first set up as you can see from all the pics I have posted of it. I had several different fish to include some gorgeous gouramis, tetras, corydoras, and plecos. Unfortunately I deployed and came home to a "red tide" as my husband way overfed the tank and almost everything except for the tetras died. :grumble: I had to totally drain the tank scrub everything down and start from scratch which is the reason for the decor change and after a few minor reoccurances of red algae and trying to repopulate with gouramis and plecos my 37 gal became a tetra tank. Since then I have come to admire tetras and have tried to populate my tank with several differnt types to include black skirts, long fin or fancy, red minor serpae, and gold skirts. Again I changed the plastic plants out and put in several silk plants to my fishy's delight and put in a bubble curtain which the tetras love to play in. I also have a uv sterilizer that I have in this tank as originally i was going to set this tank up as a saltwater after the red tide ordeal but decided to upgrade to a bigger tank. After purchasing the uv sterilizer I could not bring it back to the store without the reciept which of course I lost :frustrat: so I decided wth I'll stick it in the tank and see what happens...well my water has never been so damn clear!!!! It really keeps the algae down and cuts down my cleaning time! Although my tetras love it when I clean the tank and play around with my hands :bounce: they are quite cute and I have come to love those little guys no matter how tempermental they can be sometimes. My oldest ones..the three that survived the red tide are now almost two or more inches long and are the big mamma jamma's of the tank and will go as far as taking food out of the others mouths!!! Oh does anyone else but a little aquarium salt in with thier tetras? Mine seem to enjoy a little in the tank and if its low I can immediately tell a difference in them?!
My 75gal saltwater FOWLR came about b/c of the red tide lol I was going to set up the 37 gal as a saltwater but decided to go bigger and better and so glad that I did :D Patience is not something that I have a lot of but I wanted to make sure that everything was as close to perfect as possible before adding fish especially being a newb I didn't want to kill an entire tank no matter if it was a damselfish or not. So I think it was almost three months before I put my 2 blue and 2 dominos in lol but I'm glad I waited and set up my rocks and got my parameters right and got used to water changes and mixing salt and checking sg beforehand instead of having to do it in an emergency. Now I have corals and turbos and hermits and I look forward to stocking some more fish and inverts!!!!
So enjoy the pics and I'll make sure to post more in a couple of months when I get back if nothing else dies lol :sfish:
Oh and yes.... the last pic is of my camaro as requested as it is now and not as it came from the dealer :coolgleem
My 10 gal fw has not changed that much with exception of the aerator changing to a bubble curtain that is now on the side of the tank. The assorted mollies love it there a lot more and swim through it and it makes less of a mess as well :D Also I went from plastic plants to silk type plants which are easier to clean and maintain although more expensive to buy but last longer and look way better and my fish seem to like them a lot better. Once I get back home I will take more pics and post them.
My 37 gal fw has change a lot since it was first set up as you can see from all the pics I have posted of it. I had several different fish to include some gorgeous gouramis, tetras, corydoras, and plecos. Unfortunately I deployed and came home to a "red tide" as my husband way overfed the tank and almost everything except for the tetras died. :grumble: I had to totally drain the tank scrub everything down and start from scratch which is the reason for the decor change and after a few minor reoccurances of red algae and trying to repopulate with gouramis and plecos my 37 gal became a tetra tank. Since then I have come to admire tetras and have tried to populate my tank with several differnt types to include black skirts, long fin or fancy, red minor serpae, and gold skirts. Again I changed the plastic plants out and put in several silk plants to my fishy's delight and put in a bubble curtain which the tetras love to play in. I also have a uv sterilizer that I have in this tank as originally i was going to set this tank up as a saltwater after the red tide ordeal but decided to upgrade to a bigger tank. After purchasing the uv sterilizer I could not bring it back to the store without the reciept which of course I lost :frustrat: so I decided wth I'll stick it in the tank and see what happens...well my water has never been so damn clear!!!! It really keeps the algae down and cuts down my cleaning time! Although my tetras love it when I clean the tank and play around with my hands :bounce: they are quite cute and I have come to love those little guys no matter how tempermental they can be sometimes. My oldest ones..the three that survived the red tide are now almost two or more inches long and are the big mamma jamma's of the tank and will go as far as taking food out of the others mouths!!! Oh does anyone else but a little aquarium salt in with thier tetras? Mine seem to enjoy a little in the tank and if its low I can immediately tell a difference in them?!
My 75gal saltwater FOWLR came about b/c of the red tide lol I was going to set up the 37 gal as a saltwater but decided to go bigger and better and so glad that I did :D Patience is not something that I have a lot of but I wanted to make sure that everything was as close to perfect as possible before adding fish especially being a newb I didn't want to kill an entire tank no matter if it was a damselfish or not. So I think it was almost three months before I put my 2 blue and 2 dominos in lol but I'm glad I waited and set up my rocks and got my parameters right and got used to water changes and mixing salt and checking sg beforehand instead of having to do it in an emergency. Now I have corals and turbos and hermits and I look forward to stocking some more fish and inverts!!!!
So enjoy the pics and I'll make sure to post more in a couple of months when I get back if nothing else dies lol :sfish:
Oh and yes.... the last pic is of my camaro as requested as it is now and not as it came from the dealer :coolgleem
