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As the title says, finally getting my wife's 1st tank up and going. We bought a 20 gallon long as her 1st tank and while looking for a stand for it I came across a lady on Facebook selling a 29 gallon hexagon tank with lower stand for $60.00 and since she was really wanting a hexagon tank we went ahead and picked it up and put the 20 long in the garage. I found a guy selling a used Cascade 700 canister with no hookup's and bought it for the 29 gallon. I made my own Intake and spraybar out of 1/2" PVC going to a barbed fitting then to 1/2" line to the filter. I used Leslie's PFS as the substrate and filter floss and Lava Rock in the canister. The tank already had a 100 watt in tank heater so I decided we would use it till I could get her a 200 watt Hydor Inline heater. Go tit filled with water and worked the kinks out of the spraybar till I had it spraying how I wanted. Everything was going awesome with it till I started looking for a light that fits the top and will penetrate to the bottom of the tank... She also wants live plants so that was another obstacle I had to cross... After looking for over a month for something that would work I decided to go ahead and get a stand for her 20 long and get it up and running while I figure out what to do for the 29. So last night I ordered her a Coralife T5HO 30" fixture, 30" top glass, and I picked her up a stand. I went ahead and assembled the stand and got everything ready so when the light and glass gets here I can disassemble her 29, use the PFS for the 20 long, and make another Intake and spraybar that works with the Cascade for her 20 long. I will update with pics and all as our progress continues with her tank.
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My 40g hex has a 10g tank hood. I had to cut the corners of but it looks good and it gives it plenty of light. It is My planted tank.Nothing Kills Evil Like a Sharp Stick... -
Good luck, post up pics when you can!Comment
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Here's a few pics of it now.Comment
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If you are old enough, you may remember the hex tanks introduced in the late 1960s while the Beatles rocked the charts.
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Nice standComment
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Got her light & glass top in yesterday so we got her tank up and running last night. She also picked up a few decorations and a plant so we added it in to her tank.Comment
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If you are wanting wood to make it look more natural, let me know have some gorgeous manzanita that would fit perfectly
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Nice looking tank.Nothing Kills Evil Like a Sharp Stick...Comment
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