Girlfriend's parents' 10 gallon

CaysE · 03-16-2008, 10:28 PM

Once upon a time, my girlfriend's parents' had a 10 gallon fish tank overstocked beyond belief with an angelfish, an albino frog and a parrotfish. Rather than act like an ass and flat out tell them they're doing things wrong, I dropped hints as often as I could, showed them pics of my tanks, and even gave them a "Aquariums for Dummys" book. Eventually I would offer to redo the tank for them, and finally one day, they submitted, offering to pay for the equipment, plants and fish.

I got rid of the horrible lighting by swapping hoods with my spare 10 gallon and using two screw-in 15W compact fluorescents. I added a nice power strip with built-in timer, and a new small HOB filter, a heater, and a Nutrafin CO2 system. Layed down some Ecocomplete, a little driftwood, some plants, some Neons and a Peac0ck Gudgeon. The tank's been going pretty well ever since, though it could use some more powerful lighting, which might happen down the road. For now, it's at least FAR better than it was when I started!

Here's a nice pic of the gudgeon...

And a full tank pic:

CaysE · 03-16-2008, 10:32 PM

I submitted a request to change the swear filter... hopefully that gets fixed soon: http://www.fishforums.com/forum/sugg...ar-filter.html

emc7 · 03-16-2008, 10:35 PM

Rename your file, use a 0 for O.

I typed in the URL. Thats a very pretty fish.

oliesminis · 03-17-2008, 02:59 AM

sounds good, any other fish going in?

trashion · 03-17-2008, 09:09 AM

I typed it in as well, cute fish!

CaysE · 03-19-2008, 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by emc7

Rename your file, use a 0 for O.

I typed in the URL. Thats a very pretty fish.

Done.

Thanks!

CaysE · 04-06-2008, 07:05 PM

Added a tank pic (finally).

trashion · 04-06-2008, 07:47 PM

Beautiful tank! Great job.

03-16-2008, 10:28 PM	#1
CaysE Stowaway Winner Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bloomfield, NJ Age: 29 Posts: 316	Girlfriend's parents' 10 gallon Once upon a time, my girlfriend's parents' had a 10 gallon fish tank overstocked beyond belief with an angelfish, an albino frog and a parrotfish. Rather than act like an ass and flat out tell them they're doing things wrong, I dropped hints as often as I could, showed them pics of my tanks, and even gave them a "Aquariums for Dummys" book. Eventually I would offer to redo the tank for them, and finally one day, they submitted, offering to pay for the equipment, plants and fish. I got rid of the horrible lighting by swapping hoods with my spare 10 gallon and using two screw-in 15W compact fluorescents. I added a nice power strip with built-in timer, and a new small HOB filter, a heater, and a Nutrafin CO2 system. Layed down some Ecocomplete, a little driftwood, some plants, some Neons and a Peac0ck Gudgeon. The tank's been going pretty well ever since, though it could use some more powerful lighting, which might happen down the road. For now, it's at least FAR better than it was when I started! Here's a nice pic of the gudgeon... And a full tank pic: __________________ 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; 04-06-2008 at 07:03 PM.

03-16-2008, 10:32 PM	#2
CaysE Stowaway Winner Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bloomfield, NJ Age: 29 Posts: 316	I submitted a request to change the swear filter... hopefully that gets fixed soon: http://www.fishforums.com/forum/sugg...ar-filter.html __________________ 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.

03-17-2008, 02:59 AM	#4
oliesminis FISH ARE FREINDS NOT FOOD Join Date: May 2007 Location: England, Milton Keynes Age: 16 Posts: 497	sounds good, any other fish going in? __________________ OllieCoxPhotography

03-17-2008, 09:09 AM	#5
trashion girl anachronism Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,425	I typed it in as well, cute fish! __________________ current setup: 5.5 gallon low-light planted tank -nothing....thinking a mini-community. for reference: my name is Julie

04-06-2008, 07:05 PM	#7
CaysE Stowaway Winner Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bloomfield, NJ Age: 29 Posts: 316	Added a tank pic (finally). __________________ 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.

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03-16-2008, 10:35 PM	#3
emc7 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Johns Creek, GA Posts: 3,642	Rename your file, use a 0 for O. I typed in the URL. Thats a very pretty fish.

04-06-2008, 07:47 PM	#8
trashion girl anachronism Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,425	Beautiful tank! Great job. __________________ current setup: 5.5 gallon low-light planted tank -nothing....thinking a mini-community. for reference: my name is Julie

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