ChilliPepper
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I thought I'd move my journal here as it's more of an appropriate place than the general photos section.
So, firstly, my new tank arrived today!!!
I've been waiting a long time, originally I had a 5x2x2 on order, but this wouldn't have fit in our new house, so a 3x3x2.5 was ordered instead. Larger water volume/footprint anyway, so not a compromise.
It is massively heavy, and won't fit through the doors, so the window in the front room is going to have to be taken out temporarily
OK, so stuff I've bought aside from the tank.
1 x Fluval FX5 external filter
1 x Fluval Biomax filter media
2 x Fluval E300 heaters (including heater guards and digital temperature reading)
2 x Large silk plants
2 x Medium silk plants from old tank
1 x 20kg fine black gravel (wanted sand, but too expensive)
2 x Extra large pieces of wood
2 x Medium pieces of wood from old tank
1 x Small piece of wood from old tank
Stuff I still need to buy
1 x 20kg bag gravel - one alone would only give a thin covering across one half of the bottom I think
1 x T5 light unit
2 x T5 light bulbs
Here's some photos of the equipment.
Two extra large bits of wood after scrubbing. Look small here.
Soaking in tub - the wood isn't as orange as it looks here. Reddishy brown really.
More toys
So, firstly, my new tank arrived today!!!
I've been waiting a long time, originally I had a 5x2x2 on order, but this wouldn't have fit in our new house, so a 3x3x2.5 was ordered instead. Larger water volume/footprint anyway, so not a compromise. It is massively heavy, and won't fit through the doors, so the window in the front room is going to have to be taken out temporarily
OK, so stuff I've bought aside from the tank.
1 x Fluval FX5 external filter
1 x Fluval Biomax filter media
2 x Fluval E300 heaters (including heater guards and digital temperature reading)
2 x Large silk plants
2 x Medium silk plants from old tank
1 x 20kg fine black gravel (wanted sand, but too expensive)
2 x Extra large pieces of wood
2 x Medium pieces of wood from old tank
1 x Small piece of wood from old tank
Stuff I still need to buy
1 x 20kg bag gravel - one alone would only give a thin covering across one half of the bottom I think
1 x T5 light unit
2 x T5 light bulbs
Here's some photos of the equipment.
Two extra large bits of wood after scrubbing. Look small here.
Soaking in tub - the wood isn't as orange as it looks here. Reddishy brown really.
More toys
