PICS! 105 custom tall: aquabee's exit from the world of nanos

[aquabee]

Due to the generosity of one of our very own boxers, I finally have a big tank again! *cue sappy pitiful violin music*

It's a 105 gallon tall tank (48" x 18" x 30") with dark brown stand and canopy, drilled and eurobraced.
Filtration: for now, Eheim 2260 with peat moss, purigen, noodles, filter floss
Flow: Koralia 425 gph x 2
Lighting: fluorescent bulbs x 2 for now, will upgrade as soon as I recover from the fish cost
Substrate: PFS, Indian almond leaves
Plants: regular val, amazon swords, anubias; soon to have corkscrew val as well

For now, I've got about 25 rummy noses, 25 emperor tetras, and 6 sterbai corys for now. The larger fish, the 2 types of fish I'm showcasing, aren't yet in there. Stay tuned for a surprise!

Enjoy prelim pics and video of the schooling ak-shun! The purigen isn't yet in there so the water's a little cloudy. And please try to ignore the scratches like I do.











Little red nosie:




Hide and seek; where's waldo?


Tried to get awesome pics of the dominant male emperor but he wouldn't frikkin hold still!


More emperors:


Fish face:




Vid of rummies schooling sans large fish... can't wait to see what they do with predators in the tank!

[Churty]

Looks AWESOME!

[armthehomeless]

Beautiful tank... I love the placement of the driftwood

[barrettsline]

Very nice B! Nice to see you with a big tank again!

[ssrprelude]

Beautiful tank! Great job Bee!

[aquabee]

Thanks peeps. Still very much a work in progress.

[SunnyHouTX]

Very nice! Love your livestock selection. As with any tank, I bet it's a treat in person

[aquabee]

Very nice! Love your livestock selection. As with any tank, I bet it's a treat in person

Like I told you earlier... those emperors are my mini-trophs! They're nuts.

[aquabee]

Beautiful tank... I love the placement of the driftwood

Interestingly enough, I had it set up another way... and my dad decided to sit and lean against the tank... and the wood fell into the perfect placement! So I can't take credit for it. Check this out:

Initial--


After the "fall" created by dad:

[myjohnson]

Wow, good looking scape BEE!

I like the wood/rock combo. Looks very natural.

The stand and canopy looks very nice too! :)

[algarciajr]

Nice setup, I like the schooling in the first pic.

[ssrprelude]

I love the rocks!

[Darbex]

Nice bee

[aquabee]

I almost forgot! Gotta send out special thanks to armthehomeless, SunnyHouTX, Churty, and ssrprelude for their help in obtaining the tank, moving the tank at high risk to personal safety, plumbing it, and finding plants/rocks. You guys are so awesome.

[aquabee]

I love the rocks!

wonder why