DIY projects

Hello All,


I took the week off, went to Point of the Mountain, Ut. ( Near SLC) for some Hanggliding with friends, only to have my wife tell me that she thought the sump was leaking 3 days into the trip. Well, I returned today and my 29 gallon sump was indeed leaking, so, Turned off the return pump, turned off the Remora Pro P.S. , heaters to off and went about the business of quickly heading to Walmart for a 10 gallon tank as the fuge section was for the 1st time, working ...

Hello All,

My weekend project was to build a Quarantine Tank and start it cycling. I built the cabinet from scratch wood leftovers and the tank used to be a red ear slider Turtle tank. All in all I'm impressed that it's straight and level... lol.

Now, I've read a lot about the various ways to cycle a tank and was wondering if anyone has ever tried the dead shrimp into the tank as a biological medium to start the cycle on its way?

And what is the relationship ...

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Well, After breaking down my 120 gallon and cleaning it, painting it and other general maintenance. It's back on the stand in the living room, I awoke to find a cat "fish" already in the tank, See photo below . ( so, another wash and wipe...) Yesterday I acquired a 29 gallon long for use as my sump, ( maybe too big, but am running with it...) It was pretty dirty, 3 inches of Wally World Purple Gravel, deap plastic Plants with Blown Insulation into everything. and See before and after ...

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