Vet School Tank Update...

Misskiwi67

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Hey all,

For those of you who remember, the Fish Tank in the Vet School lobby wasn't exactly something to be proud of, so our committee decided now was the time to do something about it. The past couple months we fixed the warped hood, replaced the rusted light fixtures, and added a Fluval 404 filter to the existing 304 to finally give the tank the filtration it needed.

AND (drumroll) we finally got the substrate and plants done too!!!

Here's some before pics:

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And then we have ground zero...

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We're almost there..

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And almost finished!! (sorry for the glare, tanks are tough to photo!)

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We've still got a bit of work to do, we replaced the old scratched up tank with a newer model, and didn't know the hood/stand would need some adjustments because while the tank dimensions were the same, the edging on the tank was not! I'll get some updated photos when the lights are up and again when we add our rainbowfish.
 
Good stuff, should be intresting to see it as it fills out.

What type of substrate do you have?

100% Ecocomplete... I absolutely LOVE that stuff. I'm so mad I got impatient and bought fluorite for my own tank. Its such a nice gravel, no rinsing necessary.
 
Looking good, may get more people into planted tanks too.

I'm gald to hear you say you like eco-complete, thats what Ive jsut added to my first planted tank.

Sam
 
how much did you buy the ecocomplete for i was thinkig of getting it for my new tank.
 
how much did you buy the ecocomplete for i was thinkig of getting it for my new tank.

We paid 20 a bag for ours, shipping included, but we had to purchase a minimum of 10 bags. Since we needed that much anyway, it was the best deal we could find.
 
i deffinetley be getting 2 bags of that eccomplete it sounds great. perfect gravel :)
 
Here's the finished product everyone!!!

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Anybody else find it creepy that my mug is in the photo??? That mirror totally freaks me out, but it looks amazing...

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That is absolute quality! I love it! I love the way the green stands out so much againts the black of the eco-complete. Keep us updated, will be interested to see how this does :)

Sam

Edit - yeh is a bit strange with you appearing to be in the tank as well! :p
 
The tank looks really super, you did a great job of it, where abouts is the tank situated, is it in a communal area or in teaching area or something like that, just curious. Btw you should really be posing beside it proudly rather than than making cameo appearances in the mirror!
 

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