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Well, I've thrown in the saltwater towel. I'm pregnant with #3 and I'm just tired of mixing R/O water, I guess. I want the ease of my Python back! 
So I'm looking for ideas for my cube! I'm keeping the 175w metal halide pendant I have, which currently has a 14k bulb in it. I can/will switch that eventually, to a lower K, but for now, it'll just have to do. I just bought the bulb a few months ago and at $60, I don't care enough to go buy a new one just yet. For filtration, I have a Penguin 350, that should do fine, dontcha think?
I'm thinking of putting in some low light plants, driftwood, maybe a holey rock or two. I'm really interested in the freshwater gobies, except not the dragon one, or anything that needs brackish water. Peacock gobies maybe. Anything else like those that I can look into? Have you guys seen these at any of the LFS?
I also really like German blue & gold rams, so maybe a mix of those. And maybe a couple of Boesemani Rainbows? I love FW inverts too, I'd like to have a bunch of blue or red shrimps in there.
any other suggestions? Substrate suggestions? I think I read somewhere once, but maybe I dreamed it, that you can use potting soil in aquariums for planted tanks. Is that crazy or would it work? Has anyone done anything like that?
Thanks!
Annette
So I'm looking for ideas for my cube! I'm keeping the 175w metal halide pendant I have, which currently has a 14k bulb in it. I can/will switch that eventually, to a lower K, but for now, it'll just have to do. I just bought the bulb a few months ago and at $60, I don't care enough to go buy a new one just yet. For filtration, I have a Penguin 350, that should do fine, dontcha think?
I'm thinking of putting in some low light plants, driftwood, maybe a holey rock or two. I'm really interested in the freshwater gobies, except not the dragon one, or anything that needs brackish water. Peacock gobies maybe. Anything else like those that I can look into? Have you guys seen these at any of the LFS?
I also really like German blue & gold rams, so maybe a mix of those. And maybe a couple of Boesemani Rainbows? I love FW inverts too, I'd like to have a bunch of blue or red shrimps in there.
any other suggestions? Substrate suggestions? I think I read somewhere once, but maybe I dreamed it, that you can use potting soil in aquariums for planted tanks. Is that crazy or would it work? Has anyone done anything like that?
Thanks!
Annette