my new 125

[overanalyzer]

Well I worked hard to get the entire basement painted while the kids and wife were out of town. I also got it moved in.
Here is my eldest child with the 125:

 

[overanalyzer]

here is one box of LR I bought yesterday

 

[overanalyzer]

here is the second box

 

[overanalyzer]

here is a close up of some color on those rocks

 

[overanalyzer]

Originally posted by overanalyzer
here is a close up of some color on those rocks
oops

 

[overanalyzer]

the guys I bought those rocks off of had several hair mushroom rocks that he could not move .... so he tossed them in ....
here is the first picture - it is shadded but it shows the color nicely

 

[overanalyzer]

here is another picture of the hairy shrooms

 

[overanalyzer]

here is a smaller rock

 

[overanalyzer]

here is a shot of the tank corner and the room colors (if you care) .....

 

[overanalyzer]

OK well I am offto scrub off the hair algea off of some of those LR's I got.
OBTW - got hte sand in the tank from the same guy as well as an un-opened bag of southdown .... so I have a nice deep sand bed and slowly getting the water level up .....

 

[broncofish]

Very nice Jerome. Those shrooms are sweet, especially for free.

 

[j21kickster]

nice- cant wait to see it ablazin

 

[stumpdog]

I wish I had room for a big tank. I am jealous. Good luck.

Jeremy

 

[krunk]

have fun with it. how tall is taht tank?

 

[j21kickster]

i think they are 24"

 

[overanalyzer]

24" to the overflows and 26" to the top of the tank
Bronco - yeah can't beat free shrooms!! Plus those zoos on the branching rock I told you about are maroon with blue centers
j21 - yeah once I get it rocking I will have to have some of you locals over for a visit!!
Stumpdog - all good things comes to he who waits!
Krunk - I intend to have a blast with it!!

 

[krunk]

OA - thats no 125, its a 145...

 

[overanalyzer]

18 deep X 25 high X 72 long - how do I figure the volume? Man I wish I remember geometry class .....

 

[yae4volcom]

Im sure your kids are thinking....Woohoo dad got us a pool.

 

[overanalyzer]

Originally posted by YAE4Volcom
Im sure your kids are thinking....Woohoo dad got us a pool.
The older one said she could swim in it ..... but she knows better .... she is so excited she can't wait for hte sand to clear ... will be hard for her to understand the idea of a cycle!