Chris has a faux-Lego model that he got at TDS. It's pretty cool, but not appropriate for an aquarium.

I've decided to buy a new tank. Tomorrow. Brand new. So new, in fact, that I expect animated sparkle stars to flash indiscriminately all over it. Each flash is to be accompanied by a 'ting' sound effect.

Ting!

Ting! GC brings home the new aquarium. It sparkles and shines. I will be working on it this week between work and play performances. Ting! Oh yeah!

Pretty good price, too. $99.00 at PetCo. Ting! It was supposed to have been $109, but an incorrect price tag was on it. They gave me the cheaper, incorrect price. Boo ya!

Ting!

I can get ya a sound effect box with a ting! sound on it, if you'd like

:D

New tank is up and running. Before and after the play last night I set it up. The fishies are happy in their new digs. I found out I do not need to cycle it because the gravel and everything I added to the tank already had the necessary bacteria attached. I did water tests and all is well.
:)

I tried taking pictures the other day and just stink at them. I need an East Coast Darkbeer to come over and take pictures of it...

Here's my finished aquarium. These aren't the best photos, but oh well...
I'll add some actual pictures of fish when I can figure out how to take them... :D


So, I went with an ancient ruins theme. I got the Buddha head from an antiques show that Ralphie and I went to in Brimfield, MA. The jug at the left was a Ralphie find at PetSmart.


You can kind of see my guppies at the right side of the picture.


Here's a pretty okay shot of Wanda (the angel fish). ;)


I created the wall in the center out of slate tiles. I broke them with a hammer and built a retaining wall in the center of the tank. There is a raised gravel terrace in the center of the wall. I tried to take a photo of it but it was very blurry.
I made the background of the tank black so the colors of the fish would pop out. It looks better in person.

I'm very happy with the way it turned out.

Tank dwellers:
1 Angel fish - Wanda
1 Pleco (Black)
1 Rubber Lipped Pleco (Grey)
6 Fancy Guppies (2 Males, 4 Females)
1 guppy fry (lost another one)
4 Cory Cats
4 Snails

:)

That is a really nice looking setup, kind of reminds me of my computer.

Very cool. That wall rocks (hah!), love the little arch in it.

The arch was the tricky part. I had to build that part first and then build out to the sides. The fish seem to like the newly refurbed digs. Lots of hiding places now for the nocturnal ones.