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Venom SS
11-09-2011, 06:58 PM
Took out all of the river rock and replaced with a blend of Leslies PFS and tahitian moon sand. Video is cell phone quality, but you get the idea. Big change From what it was. I liked the look of the river rock much more, but this is going to be considerably easier to maintain and keep water params in check.

New substrate for Kelberi - YouTube
quoc2006
11-09-2011, 07:00 PM
thats nice:eek:
Venom SS
11-09-2011, 07:01 PM
thats nice:eek:

Thanks!
greeneyed
11-09-2011, 07:02 PM
I think I liked the river rock better, but still a nice tank.
Venom SS
11-09-2011, 07:02 PM
You can hear that beast humming like a hot tub lol

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I think I liked the river rock better, but still a nice tank.

I liked it better too. But with the fish getting bigger and putting out more poo, it was becoming a nightmare to try and keep clean. It was almost impossible to vac that stuff properly.
snow999ball
11-09-2011, 07:06 PM
Looks really nice
greeneyed
11-09-2011, 07:08 PM
Maybe a UGJ system would keep things in the water column and help the filter take it away?
Jaime
11-09-2011, 07:08 PM
I think it looks good, and that's still a super cute puppy :)
Venom SS
11-09-2011, 07:13 PM
I think it looks good, and that's still a super cute puppy :)

Hes a noob. :p: And thanks!

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I feel like its missing something now. Maybe more plants, I dont know. Ill figure it out. Or maybe its a couple of those flat fish, that require really good water parameters, and like sand. :cool:
flamenco-t
11-09-2011, 08:04 PM
Me LIKE !!!
BenChod
11-09-2011, 08:33 PM
looks really good.
Hay Burner
11-09-2011, 11:17 PM
Very nice!
RichardB
11-10-2011, 06:30 AM
Hes a noob. :p: And thanks!

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I feel like its missing something now. Maybe more plants, I dont know. Ill figure it out. Or maybe its a couple of those flat fish, that require really good water parameters, and like sand. :cool:

but then how would you post those awesome pics on here? :P
waterdog
11-10-2011, 08:17 AM
I like it a lot too,but it could be that with the light colored sand it looks a lot more like my tank. I have large holey rock instead of the wood though. It won't be long before I'll start having trouble keeping the poo out of mine. Lots(by numbers)of fish in mine.:eek: Your looking good.
sassynurse2
11-10-2011, 08:38 AM
I Like IT!!!
biggin
11-10-2011, 09:33 AM
Looks good, I like the river rock look but it scares the crap out of me for the type of food you feed.

The sand is a good idea.
Venom SS
11-10-2011, 10:31 AM
Thanks everyone!

Looks good, I like the river rock look but it scares the crap out of me for the type of food you feed.

The sand is a good idea.

Yeah the RR wasnt so bad when I was feeding live. Now that its mostly Massivore and other pellets, the sand was a needed change. Once those pellets hit the bottom, they would slip through the cracks and fish couldnt reach them. Fouled the tank really quick.