New Tank

[mnemenoi]

Indeed, I have learned everything I know from trial by fire!!!!

[eklikewhoa]

No better way to get you motivated and moving in the right direction than to have a bit of fire lit behind your arse.

[Bedlamer]

the lighter aspect was noted by the op.

Thanks, I missed that. As a ballpark rule how does the price of a low iron glass tank (1 or 3 sides) compare to an acrylic tank of the same size?

I went to a marine aquarium photography workshop the other day--they mentioned using acrylic trays to take top down shots (great for clams etc.) are those commercially available or is that something you have to fabricate?

Sorry for the slight hijack btw.

[Totenkampf]

i was kinda concerned about the eclipse acrylic that i just bought but after doing some research i tried the mr. clean magic eraser. it cleaned coraline algae off the inside with no scratching and is completely non toxic so it can be used even in water with animals inside. i havent been using it long but its something to think about. i love the way acrylic looks and i just put acrylic panes on the top instead of the glass ones...much more light is getting through now

[mnemenoi]

We use an acylic pad, but I fear we have determined sand is our enemy with such arrangements...

[LooksLater]

i was kinda concerned about the eclipse acrylic that i just bought but after doing some research i tried the mr. clean magic eraser. it cleaned coraline algae off the inside with no scratching and is completely non toxic so it can be used even in water with animals inside. i havent been using it long but its something to think about. i love the way acrylic looks and i just put acrylic panes on the top instead of the glass ones...much more light is getting through now

Oh wow, I've heard of using Magic Eraser when the tank is empty, but not filled &inhabited- good to know you've had no problems doing that so far...have you tried it with any shrimp/inverts? I'd love to be able to use those, I use Magic Erasers for practically everything else.

[LooksLater]

We use an acylic pad, but I fear we have determined sand is our enemy with such arrangements...

Exactly, sand getting trapped in the pad has scratched I don't know how many of our tanks... All of them?? Sigh.

[Complexity]

I've wondered for a long time if the Mr. Clean Magic Erasers were safe for tanks while fish were in them. Thanks for confirming this!

But to be sure... make sure you get the kind without embedded cleansers. There is a bathroom variety that does have cleansers in it that I'm sure would be deadly. I don't think they make this clear on the outside of the box so I didn't want anyone using one of them by mistake.

[Chris.d514]

So I got 3 more corys at petsmart for $1 each.

[mnemenoi]

Cool deal, what type?

[Chris.d514]

Greens.

[mnemenoi]

are those bronzes (Corydoras aeneus)? or Emerald Greens (Brochis splendens)? I saw an awesome Aspidoras yesterday that was ginormous... I was truly stunned and Tran has some super huge hoplo's up at FR2.

[eklikewhoa]

Those hoplo's are amazing... If I had a monster tank those would definitely be in it.

[Chris.d514]

They look just like my emerald greens but 1/3 the size.

[Chris.d514]

I moved the 7 zebras and endler to my daughters tank and now my tank looks bare.