Aquariums, anyone?

[GoosesGeeses]

Okay, thanks! How would i boil a big piece (three foot long) of driftwood, without a huge pot? all i can think of is to cut it up, boil in seperate pieces, then glue back together, and cover up the cuts with plants.

 

[azurbanclucker]

Okay, thanks! How would i boil a big piece (three foot long) of driftwood, without a huge pot? all i can think of is to cut it up, boil in seperate pieces, then glue back together, and cover up the cuts with plants.

Got a metal stock tank out back? toss it on a 3 burner bbq grill.

 

[GoosesGeeses]

Somehow i never though of that . I will do that, thanks!

 

[debid]

Okay, thanks! What lights do you recommend?

I have this one on the 70 tall and it's enough for lower light plants even in that deep water:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0BRQ1JVZR?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title
My only complaint about it is that it forgets what time it is every time the power goes out.

 

[debid]

I had to order it twice. The first one I got was "like new" and someone had scammed them by putting their old, broken fixture in the box and shipping it back as a return. They resold it without testing or even looking too closely as it wasn't even the same model.

I had an Aquatic Life before that and I recommend against that brand. They do a poor job sourcing their power supply and the replacement is more than the fixture. Disposable products make me cranky.

 

[debid]

I have a different, older Nicrew on the 40 that's obsolete now. I had to take the inline controller out of the system because it failed. But, I could do that without any major modifications and it's still clicking along on a $4 manual timer.

In that shallower tank, it throws down medium light. Everything grows like crazy.

 

[GoosesGeeses]

Thanks!

 

[GoosesGeeses]

Any ideas on what fish would look nice with the current?

 

[GoosesGeeses]

Also, i am trying to not add any artificial plants or decoration, just the glofish sand, plants, and driftwood.

 

[GoosesGeeses]

In that shallower tank, it throws down medium light. Everything grows like crazy.

do you ever have to trim plants?