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CaysE · 06-14-2006, 04:22 PM

Day 7:

Back on day 2, I emptied and cleaned out the tank (just water and a tank scrubber), laid down a bag and a half of Flourite, and filled it up. It was a muddy, cloudy mess. So over the last 7 days I've been running the filter with polyfill and changing it every day, cleaning the gravel bed with a siphon every other day, and doing a 50% water change every time I clean the gravel. It is still coming up cloudy whenever I clean, so I think another week and I will be ready to put in the proper filters and get the ball rolling.

My loach is now for sale at the LFS for $40! Holy crap I should've tried to sell him myself. LOL

06-14-2006, 04:22 PM	#2
CaysE Stowaway Winner Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bloomfield, NJ Age: 29 Posts: 311	Day 7: Back on day 2, I emptied and cleaned out the tank (just water and a tank scrubber), laid down a bag and a half of Flourite, and filled it up. It was a muddy, cloudy mess. So over the last 7 days I've been running the filter with polyfill and changing it every day, cleaning the gravel bed with a siphon every other day, and doing a 50% water change every time I clean the gravel. It is still coming up cloudy whenever I clean, so I think another week and I will be ready to put in the proper filters and get the ball rolling. My loach is now for sale at the LFS for $40! Holy crap I should've tried to sell him myself. LOL __________________ 20gal tall! The display tank. Flourite substrate, Nutrafin CO2 system, Aquaclear 50, 55W 6.5k bulb @ 10hrs, 65W 10k bulb @ 2hrs, 100W Visi-Therm 4 furcata rainbows (and 8 fry!), 1 albino longfin bristlenose pleco, 6 crystal red shrimp, ramshorn & physa snails 5gal hex! Mini planted tank Eclipse Hex5 with Eco-Complete substrate, 25W heater, 1 male crowntail betta, some ramshorn and physa snails. Last edited by CaysE; 06-14-2006 at 04:24 PM.