Obsidian's 100 Gallon Tank - Page 2

flamingo · 01-01-2008, 08:06 PM

1. Love the tank.
2. Your my hero

**JustOneMore20** · 01-02-2008, 09:15 AM

Wooooot! She has water! Can't wait to see the decor in the tank and maybe some fish!

Kribensis12 · 01-03-2008, 01:00 PM

Any more pic's? Very nice by the way!

Chaos553 · 01-03-2008, 03:19 PM

love the plant idea ;D

looking good!

Obsidian · 01-06-2008, 12:53 PM

Okay, I cleaned some local rocks. This is just the first batch of them, so there will be more added and depending on what I get they may move around a bit. I also put in the rest of the silk plants. THese are all just along the back wall because I am using suction cups to attach them to. This way I don't have to worry about the fish moving them around

I am excited because it is starting to look like "something" more than just a big tank-o-nothin!

Rocks Waiting to be Scrubbed Then Soaked:

Rocks Soaking In Sink

Silk Plants OOOOOO AAAAHHHHHHH!

More Silk Plants --- UP CLOSE *Getting snuggly*

OMG THEY ARE LINING UP TO JUMP IN MY TANK!

And they are IN!

This is my favorite corner, it probably won't change much. Granite is awesome!

Center of tank (For Now)

I would love to find some driftwood that is long so I can kind of drape it over the caves once they get built up. I think that would look really nice in the long run.

Off to collect more rocks!

guppyart · 01-06-2008, 01:30 PM

looking good ob

Chaos553 · 01-06-2008, 02:59 PM

AHHH I love it!! These were the silk plants/rocks you were talking about last night in chat right? Looks absolutely stunning!

Obsidian · 01-06-2008, 03:40 PM

Yes Chaos these are what I was working on last night. I now have 2 more buckets full of rocks, one soaking in bleach water, the other I just got back with, and it about killed me! The bucket got too heavy for me to carry back up. Not that this prevented me from doing it anyway!

And what is most awesome is that I found a huge piece of white Quartz that I will put in there. Wooo Hooooo

fishbguy · 01-06-2008, 03:49 PM

looks awesome!

did you go out in the rain to get the rocks last night like I told you??

No offense or anything...but that's just not saying lake tang. to me...but it's looks amazing.

Obsidian · 01-06-2008, 07:58 PM

And some more rocks from today's collecting and cleaning bout

This is my dog Kayla dreaming of helping me with the tank

The Tank After Recent Additions

The Right Side:

The Middle!!!

The Left Side

My Nice White Quartz

There are two more that I forgot were still soaking so I have those to add. I may add a few other rocks besides those but this is most of them. I want to find some flat ones for the tops that will not be easily disturbed or anything. I think it looks pretty decent so far! Hopefully some good driftwood will dress it up a bit more

Obsidian · 02-19-2008, 12:37 PM

Well I have completed the set up of the tank. I am just waiting on the tanks temperature to finalize so I can be sure it is where I want it at. My friend had a bunch of river rocks so I added them to the tank. Now I feel like there are lots of caves and hiding places

(I hate this camera as it has no way to manually focus it, and it has taken to not being in focus very well. Someday I can get a new one).

The Left Side

The Middle

The Right Side

It is still not cycled. I am going to think about what I want to do. I am still not positive if I will be moving or not, so I am hesitant to stock it with expensive tanganykian fish. So I am thinking about what might be the best thing to do that would not be really expensive should I have to take things back to the LFS. Even turning off the heaters and just putting in 2-3 fancy goldfish would be better than staring at a tank with nothing in it LOL.

emc7 · 02-19-2008, 01:09 PM

Why not move your danios in for awhile? or the barbs? I know goldfish would be a lot easier to catch when its time for them to go.

**JustOneMore20** · 02-19-2008, 01:17 PM

If you have a place to give the goldfish to if you move or if you don't and can stock the tank, then go for that idea.

I agree, goldfish would be easier to catch than danios or barbs, for sure! *imagines trying to catch some 1" fish in that huge tank........*

Obsidian · 02-19-2008, 01:43 PM

I thought about collapsing my other tanks into this tank. I have also thought about breeding my cherry barbs in there. ROFL I think that would be hilarious. I know they would look great in it!

If I bought the goldfish I would get them from the LFS and then just give them back for store credit. I would tell my friend what I was doing up front so she would know that they would eventually be coming back. She has some nice fancies right now, but I have to check them for disease signs etc. Sometimes the fish that come in there are not so good.

They also have 2 huge tinfoil barbs that I thought about homing for a while. They would be impressive

Its a big tank, I have options LOL.

When I know for sure where I will be I definitely want the Cichlids. It is just a question of when it becomes what it is meant to be! The idea of transporting all those rocks around makes me laugh as well. I decorated that tank for less than 25 bucks

(The silk plants and suction cups, and the shells). I wish the equipment was that cheap! But overall I'd have to say its not bad for a 100 dollar tank and stand

**JustOneMore20** · 02-19-2008, 04:06 PM

I forgot to say that the rocks look awesome! I love the layout of the tank.

Obsidian · 02-19-2008, 05:08 PM

Thanks Kristin

I appreciate that.

I went to the store today and told my friend my dilemma. She tried to talk me into taking a ??Clown Knife?? I am not positive that is what it is called. It can't even turn around in its' display tank. I didn't ask its' story, but that she was trying to get me to take it tells me it is likely something someone could no longer house.

I had to say no to that fish LOL.

I am going to get some shrimp and start a fishless cycle while I think about solutions, and get used to the noise. It is a loud tank. If I make a decision before it is fully cycled I will throw in media from one of my other tanks.

Chaos553 · 02-19-2008, 05:58 PM

The tank is looking very gorgeous. Good job Obsidian, keep up the good work

Clerk · 02-19-2008, 06:42 PM

Just remember to not add any seeded media unless ammonia is in the tank

Keep the shrimp in a sock or something, it will keep the majority of the goop contained.

Obsidian · 02-19-2008, 08:35 PM

Okay now that it is dark in my house, I could get pictures without any reflections in the glass. So here are some more

it4lian · 03-09-2008, 03:58 PM

Thats a nice looking tank you got there. If you do tanganyikan cichlids you could put a school of jumbo cyprichromis in there as well. Their pretty expensive, but they look awesome. Their also great at bringing other fish out. I'm not sure how hard they are to take care of, but heres a place that sells a few different species of them as well as many more tanganyikan and malawian ciclids. http://www.reservestockcichlids.com/home.php?cat=4

01-01-2008, 08:06 PM	#21
flamingo One Word: Croutons. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 16 Posts: 1,895 User Feedback: (2)	1. Love the tank. 2. Your my hero __________________ If you put "u" instead of typing out the actual, shocking, three letter word... i'm not going to read your ramblings. I'm so behind it's not even funny.

01-02-2008, 09:15 AM	#22
JustOneMore20 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Alabama, US Age: 22 Posts: 3,404 User Feedback: (2)	Wooooot! She has water! Can't wait to see the decor in the tank and maybe some fish! __________________ *Kristin* 5 Planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 10g, 5.5g 10g N. multifasciatus tank, 5.5g Platy fry

01-03-2008, 01:00 PM	#23
Kribensis12 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 14 Posts: 109 User Feedback: (0)	Any more pic's? Very nice by the way! __________________ My tank's: 30g tank: 1 angelfish 1 Fancy Guppies 2 Zebra Danio's 2 Black Mollies 2 Dalmation Mollies 3 platies ( 5 baby green sailfin mollies and 2 guppies in a breeder, being feed BBS daily) 20g Flat Hexagon 1 baby guppy 1 baby swordtail 1 Baby half black striped angelfish( 4 inches tall) 10g: 1 baby half black striped angelfish( 4 inches tall) 1 baby mickey mouse swordtail several baby guppies 1 baby mollie

01-03-2008, 03:19 PM	#24
Chaos553 Guilty Gear Anyone? Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 379 User Feedback: (0)	love the plant idea ;D looking good! __________________ 10-Gallon "Soon to be" Betta Tank Empty 20-Gallon -TONS of Fancy Guppies -3 Albino Corys 38-Gallon -1 Cherry Barb -20 Neon Tetra -1 Red-Eye Tetra -1 Bolivian Ram -1 Green Cory -1 Peppered Cory -2 Juli Cories

01-06-2008, 12:53 PM	#25
Obsidian Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Arizona Age: 37 Posts: 911 User Feedback: (0)	Okay, I cleaned some local rocks. This is just the first batch of them, so there will be more added and depending on what I get they may move around a bit. I also put in the rest of the silk plants. THese are all just along the back wall because I am using suction cups to attach them to. This way I don't have to worry about the fish moving them around I am excited because it is starting to look like "something" more than just a big tank-o-nothin! Rocks Waiting to be Scrubbed Then Soaked: Rocks Soaking In Sink Silk Plants OOOOOO AAAAHHHHHHH! More Silk Plants --- UP CLOSE Getting snuggly OMG THEY ARE LINING UP TO JUMP IN MY TANK! And they are IN! This is my favorite corner, it probably won't change much. Granite is awesome! Center of tank (For Now) I would love to find some driftwood that is long so I can kind of drape it over the caves once they get built up. I think that would look really nice in the long run. Off to collect more rocks! __________________ Obsidian 20 gallon 1 Dwarf Gourami; 6 Cherry Barbs 4F 2M; 8 Black Neon Tetras; 3 Peppered Cory's; 1 Bristlenose Pleco 10 gallon 5 Zebra Danios 5.5 gallon Betta 100 gallon 9 giant danios; 4 Rosy Barbs, 4 German Blue Rams Last edited by Obsidian; 01-06-2008 at 02:01 PM.

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01-06-2008, 01:30 PM	#26
guppyart Naked wookie Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: canada Age: 19 Posts: 647 User Feedback: (0)	looking good ob __________________ photography

01-06-2008, 02:59 PM	#27
Chaos553 Guilty Gear Anyone? Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 379 User Feedback: (0)	AHHH I love it!! These were the silk plants/rocks you were talking about last night in chat right? Looks absolutely stunning! __________________ 10-Gallon "Soon to be" Betta Tank Empty 20-Gallon -TONS of Fancy Guppies -3 Albino Corys 38-Gallon -1 Cherry Barb -20 Neon Tetra -1 Red-Eye Tetra -1 Bolivian Ram -1 Green Cory -1 Peppered Cory -2 Juli Cories

01-06-2008, 03:40 PM	#28
Obsidian Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Arizona Age: 37 Posts: 911 User Feedback: (0)	Yes Chaos these are what I was working on last night. I now have 2 more buckets full of rocks, one soaking in bleach water, the other I just got back with, and it about killed me! The bucket got too heavy for me to carry back up. Not that this prevented me from doing it anyway! And what is most awesome is that I found a huge piece of white Quartz that I will put in there. Wooo Hooooo __________________ Obsidian 20 gallon 1 Dwarf Gourami; 6 Cherry Barbs 4F 2M; 8 Black Neon Tetras; 3 Peppered Cory's; 1 Bristlenose Pleco 10 gallon 5 Zebra Danios 5.5 gallon Betta 100 gallon 9 giant danios; 4 Rosy Barbs, 4 German Blue Rams

01-06-2008, 03:49 PM	#29
fishbguy I'm watching you Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: michigan Age: 17 Posts: 1,802 User Feedback: (2)	looks awesome! did you go out in the rain to get the rocks last night like I told you?? No offense or anything...but that's just not saying lake tang. to me...but it's looks amazing. __________________ I think about you in the summertime And all the good times we had, baby It’s been a few years and I can’t deny The thought of you still makes me crazy I think about you in the summertime Summertime - New Kids On The Block

01-06-2008, 07:58 PM	#30
Obsidian Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Arizona Age: 37 Posts: 911 User Feedback: (0)	And some more rocks from today's collecting and cleaning bout This is my dog Kayla dreaming of helping me with the tank The Tank After Recent Additions The Right Side: The Middle!!! The Left Side My Nice White Quartz There are two more that I forgot were still soaking so I have those to add. I may add a few other rocks besides those but this is most of them. I want to find some flat ones for the tops that will not be easily disturbed or anything. I think it looks pretty decent so far! Hopefully some good driftwood will dress it up a bit more __________________ Obsidian 20 gallon 1 Dwarf Gourami; 6 Cherry Barbs 4F 2M; 8 Black Neon Tetras; 3 Peppered Cory's; 1 Bristlenose Pleco 10 gallon 5 Zebra Danios 5.5 gallon Betta 100 gallon 9 giant danios; 4 Rosy Barbs, 4 German Blue Rams

02-19-2008, 12:37 PM	#31
Obsidian Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Arizona Age: 37 Posts: 911 User Feedback: (0)	All Set Up Well I have completed the set up of the tank. I am just waiting on the tanks temperature to finalize so I can be sure it is where I want it at. My friend had a bunch of river rocks so I added them to the tank. Now I feel like there are lots of caves and hiding places (I hate this camera as it has no way to manually focus it, and it has taken to not being in focus very well. Someday I can get a new one). The Left Side The Middle The Right Side It is still not cycled. I am going to think about what I want to do. I am still not positive if I will be moving or not, so I am hesitant to stock it with expensive tanganykian fish. So I am thinking about what might be the best thing to do that would not be really expensive should I have to take things back to the LFS. Even turning off the heaters and just putting in 2-3 fancy goldfish would be better than staring at a tank with nothing in it LOL. __________________ Obsidian 20 gallon 1 Dwarf Gourami; 6 Cherry Barbs 4F 2M; 8 Black Neon Tetras; 3 Peppered Cory's; 1 Bristlenose Pleco 10 gallon 5 Zebra Danios 5.5 gallon Betta 100 gallon 9 giant danios; 4 Rosy Barbs, 4 German Blue Rams Last edited by Obsidian; 02-19-2008 at 01:44 PM.

02-19-2008, 01:09 PM	#32
emc7 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 39 Posts: 2,641 User Feedback: (0)	Why not move your danios in for awhile? or the barbs? I know goldfish would be a lot easier to catch when its time for them to go.

02-19-2008, 01:17 PM	#33
JustOneMore20 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Alabama, US Age: 22 Posts: 3,404 User Feedback: (2)	If you have a place to give the goldfish to if you move or if you don't and can stock the tank, then go for that idea. I agree, goldfish would be easier to catch than danios or barbs, for sure! imagines trying to catch some 1" fish in that huge tank........ __________________ *Kristin* 5 Planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 10g, 5.5g 10g N. multifasciatus tank, 5.5g Platy fry

02-19-2008, 01:43 PM	#34
Obsidian Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Arizona Age: 37 Posts: 911 User Feedback: (0)	I thought about collapsing my other tanks into this tank. I have also thought about breeding my cherry barbs in there. ROFL I think that would be hilarious. I know they would look great in it! If I bought the goldfish I would get them from the LFS and then just give them back for store credit. I would tell my friend what I was doing up front so she would know that they would eventually be coming back. She has some nice fancies right now, but I have to check them for disease signs etc. Sometimes the fish that come in there are not so good. They also have 2 huge tinfoil barbs that I thought about homing for a while. They would be impressive Its a big tank, I have options LOL. When I know for sure where I will be I definitely want the Cichlids. It is just a question of when it becomes what it is meant to be! The idea of transporting all those rocks around makes me laugh as well. I decorated that tank for less than 25 bucks (The silk plants and suction cups, and the shells). I wish the equipment was that cheap! But overall I'd have to say its not bad for a 100 dollar tank and stand __________________ Obsidian 20 gallon 1 Dwarf Gourami; 6 Cherry Barbs 4F 2M; 8 Black Neon Tetras; 3 Peppered Cory's; 1 Bristlenose Pleco 10 gallon 5 Zebra Danios 5.5 gallon Betta 100 gallon 9 giant danios; 4 Rosy Barbs, 4 German Blue Rams

02-19-2008, 04:06 PM	#35
JustOneMore20 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Alabama, US Age: 22 Posts: 3,404 User Feedback: (2)	I forgot to say that the rocks look awesome! I love the layout of the tank. __________________ *Kristin* 5 Planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 10g, 5.5g 10g N. multifasciatus tank, 5.5g Platy fry

02-19-2008, 05:08 PM	#36
Obsidian Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Arizona Age: 37 Posts: 911 User Feedback: (0)	Thanks Kristin I appreciate that. I went to the store today and told my friend my dilemma. She tried to talk me into taking a ??Clown Knife?? I am not positive that is what it is called. It can't even turn around in its' display tank. I didn't ask its' story, but that she was trying to get me to take it tells me it is likely something someone could no longer house. I had to say no to that fish LOL. I am going to get some shrimp and start a fishless cycle while I think about solutions, and get used to the noise. It is a loud tank. If I make a decision before it is fully cycled I will throw in media from one of my other tanks. __________________ Obsidian 20 gallon 1 Dwarf Gourami; 6 Cherry Barbs 4F 2M; 8 Black Neon Tetras; 3 Peppered Cory's; 1 Bristlenose Pleco 10 gallon 5 Zebra Danios 5.5 gallon Betta 100 gallon 9 giant danios; 4 Rosy Barbs, 4 German Blue Rams

02-19-2008, 05:58 PM	#37
Chaos553 Guilty Gear Anyone? Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 379 User Feedback: (0)	The tank is looking very gorgeous. Good job Obsidian, keep up the good work __________________ 10-Gallon "Soon to be" Betta Tank Empty 20-Gallon -TONS of Fancy Guppies -3 Albino Corys 38-Gallon -1 Cherry Barb -20 Neon Tetra -1 Red-Eye Tetra -1 Bolivian Ram -1 Green Cory -1 Peppered Cory -2 Juli Cories

02-19-2008, 06:42 PM	#38
Clerk Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Oregon Posts: 459 User Feedback: (0)	Just remember to not add any seeded media unless ammonia is in the tank Keep the shrimp in a sock or something, it will keep the majority of the goop contained. __________________ Four Tanks 55 Gallon - Planted Display Tank 50 Gallon Nursery 20 Gallon - High-Light Planted Breeder 20 L Gallon - Newt Paludarium

02-19-2008, 08:35 PM	#39
Obsidian Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Arizona Age: 37 Posts: 911 User Feedback: (0)	Okay now that it is dark in my house, I could get pictures without any reflections in the glass. So here are some more __________________ Obsidian 20 gallon 1 Dwarf Gourami; 6 Cherry Barbs 4F 2M; 8 Black Neon Tetras; 3 Peppered Cory's; 1 Bristlenose Pleco 10 gallon 5 Zebra Danios 5.5 gallon Betta 100 gallon 9 giant danios; 4 Rosy Barbs, 4 German Blue Rams

03-09-2008, 03:58 PM	#40
it4lian Soccer God =P Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dallas, Texas Age: 16 Posts: 106 User Feedback: (0)	Thats a nice looking tank you got there. If you do tanganyikan cichlids you could put a school of jumbo cyprichromis in there as well. Their pretty expensive, but they look awesome. Their also great at bringing other fish out. I'm not sure how hard they are to take care of, but heres a place that sells a few different species of them as well as many more tanganyikan and malawian ciclids. http://www.reservestockcichlids.com/home.php?cat=4 __________________ 12 Gallon Fake Plants 1 Male CT Betta 6 Zebra Danios