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fishy head
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your tank looks beautiful
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josebob
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cool looking tank.
how r all the angels getting along?
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surfinusa
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neat fish and tank
pontius
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Originally Posted by josebob
cool looking tank.
how r all the angels getting along?
the tank has been setup for 3 months (upgraded from a 115) and the coral beauty was in there from the get-go. I hypo'd the herald and flame for 6 weeks and added them to the main tank 3 weeks ago. the 3 angels bickered for exactly 1 hour upon introduction and have not bothered each other since. the coral beauty has always hung out more behind the rocks and the flame is more out in the open while the herald goes back and forth.
a bigger concern of mine was the orangeshoulder tang. the yellow and hippo were in there from the beginning and the orangeshoulder was added 3 weeks ago with the flame and herald. orangeshoulder have a reputation of being much more peaceful than hippos and yellows, so I was worried that they would harrass him to death. but there has not even been one incident of trouble among the tangs. almost like they don't even recognize the orangeshoulder as being a tang.
cool looking tank.
the tank has been setup for 3 months (upgraded from a 115) and the coral beauty was in there from the get-go. I hypo'd the herald and flame for 6 weeks and added them to the main tank 3 weeks ago. the 3 angels bickered for exactly 1 hour upon introduction and have not bothered each other since. the coral beauty has always hung out more behind the rocks and the flame is more out in the open while the herald goes back and forth.
a bigger concern of mine was the orangeshoulder tang. the yellow and hippo were in there from the beginning and the orangeshoulder was added 3 weeks ago with the flame and herald. orangeshoulder have a reputation of being much more peaceful than hippos and yellows, so I was worried that they would harrass him to death. but there has not even been one incident of trouble among the tangs. almost like they don't even recognize the orangeshoulder as being a tang.
pontius
Active Member
Originally Posted by JayC
Awesome tank!!!!! Did you build that stand / canopy?
-Josh
I had it built. I was going to build one myself but my wife wouldn't hear it. mine would have been functional, but ugly. the guy is also an aquarist who built his stand/canopy. he basically made the improvements on mine that he wished he done on his. it's all oak. the canopy is awesome.
Awesome tank!!!!! Did you build that stand / canopy?
-Josh
I had it built. I was going to build one myself but my wife wouldn't hear it. mine would have been functional, but ugly. the guy is also an aquarist who built his stand/canopy. he basically made the improvements on mine that he wished he done on his. it's all oak. the canopy is awesome.
pontius
Active Member
Originally Posted by JayC
Does he have any directions or a thread where he built one? I'd like to build one like that. It looks awesome!!!
-Josh
I could find his email or phone number for you. pretty sure he doesn't have a thread anywhere but you could give him a call.
basically the stand is a 2x4 fram with 3/4" oak on the outside. the only thing fancy at all about the stand is that it's built so the tank will sit down into the stand about 2.5 inches.
I could build that stand with not so much problem. now the canopy is a whole different story. the whole front of the canopy opens and half the top comes up with it so that it lays back across the back half of the canopy. that is so I don't have to stand there and hold the canopy open when feeding, etc, I can just lay the whole thing back over.
It would not be terribly hard at all, I just don't have a fine tuned eye for the tiny details and trim. my wife wanted an actual piece of nice looking furniture, so I ended up getting him to do it. it was right around $900, which is not terribly high considering you'd pay about that much for a manufactured stand.
Does he have any directions or a thread where he built one? I'd like to build one like that. It looks awesome!!!
-Josh
I could find his email or phone number for you. pretty sure he doesn't have a thread anywhere but you could give him a call.
basically the stand is a 2x4 fram with 3/4" oak on the outside. the only thing fancy at all about the stand is that it's built so the tank will sit down into the stand about 2.5 inches.
I could build that stand with not so much problem. now the canopy is a whole different story. the whole front of the canopy opens and half the top comes up with it so that it lays back across the back half of the canopy. that is so I don't have to stand there and hold the canopy open when feeding, etc, I can just lay the whole thing back over.
It would not be terribly hard at all, I just don't have a fine tuned eye for the tiny details and trim. my wife wanted an actual piece of nice looking furniture, so I ended up getting him to do it. it was right around $900, which is not terribly high considering you'd pay about that much for a manufactured stand.