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I suppose I can update this thing today. Progress is moving along well, I got my 18w retro from Nanotuners and I picked up a Penn Plax Cascade 100 filter. Don't ask, its cheap, small and blue. I painted the back of the tank blue so the filter kind of blends in a little. Tonight I finish up the hood and base. I know we are not being judged on these but I decided to do something a bit... special ;) I'll hopefully get some pics up tonight. I'm thinking tomorrow I pick up my liverock and wednesday the tanks sole inhabitant. I'll let that remain a surprise.

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Oh, that was my old AC 300 when I was going to go in CUSTOM. Totally different filter now, totally stock. Thanks for noticing though :) Do I have to post a new entry photo with the other filter?

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No welding required. I built a nice sturdy hood and base and sheeted it with diamond plate. It took about three hours and fourty cut off disks to cut it out with my dremel. Then I just attatched it with spray adhesive.

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I'm supposed to pick mine up tonight :) No bending either! All the joints are butt joints. The spray adhesive isn't holding too well in two spots so I might put in a couple screws.

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^^^^^what he said^^^^^^

 

(stainless steel philips head would be my choice)

 

Really nice so far, keep up the good work!

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Got the sand in, tank filled and about 4.5 lbs of marshal island rock. My camera doesn't have a white balance adjustment so the pics come out a lot more blue than they are in person.

 

~edit: after playing with the color balance in photoshop, I got it almost perfect. Better?

 

liverock.jpg

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Update time, got my mantis last night. She was kind enough to hold still for a pic.

 

mantis.jpg

 

What do you think? She is a very dark green/brown. I've read that when the change environments they change color with their next molt. I'm hoping for a lighter color :)

 

Something I'm noticing is that with a lack of surface skimming, I'm getting a film on the surface of the water. How do we combat that without breaking the rules?

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