New Hexagon setup & re-vamp of the 20Gallon Breeder tank :D

So I've re-done Laura's and my own tanks. mine is still a work in progress. i need to get the hood, and filter(canister preferred)


So here is what i've done :D


For the hexagon, i took all the sand out of the tank(it was very messy when doing gravel clean-ups) now it is comprised of almost all my Carrot stick gravel(reddish & mixed from petsmart & the guildford mall pet store.)

After long thought & consideration, I've decided to get a dual Hood light for the hexagon, and have a Glow Light & Flora max bulb and get some kick Ass plants for the tank. with a fantastic rock feature in the back(by the under-gravel filter tube). the rock feature is still a work in progress, but it's coming along nicely :D

I'm going to get a cleaning crew of Ghost Shrimp & Dwarf Pleco for the Hexagon as the space restraints make a larger animal slightly disoriented. i don't think it's humane to have a Pleco thats going to grow to 15 inches long in a 1ft Long x 2 ft tall fish tank(aprox)


On top of the Pleco & Ghost shrimp, I'm thinking of having 2 or 3 Angel fish in my hexagon.(FRESHWATER) and including some BLACK neon Tetra's and some obscure tropical fish that are more of a dwarf fish.(The smaller the better) since i don't want to have a 6 inch fish in a hex.(not cool)


For laura's tank i decided to mix the best of both worlds, with a whimsical and biotopic design. we have a penn Plax air stone in a disk shape, for volcano's or rock features.  i decided to stick it in the center of the tank and have the rocks in a pyramid shape over top. with some of the "BAMBOO" and Grassy plants coming from the center. with the bubbles all around. i also bunched the plants up all around the rock feature, put a slight path from the castle on the left hand side going to the middle of the tank where the rocks are, and had a WHISPER rock feature Filter in the far right hand side. for those who are unaware what the whisper rock feature is, it's a hollow plastic rock, usually with a U shape on the bottom so the fish can Swim under it, and it sits flush with the back of the tank. it holds a 10 or 20 gallon filter in it, and the water trickles down the rocks. it also hides your heater inside. VERY NICE. I will for sure upload pictures when i get my camera back up and running. it looks VERY cool.

Over all, both tanks are looking FANTASTIC!!!


For the 2nd hexagon, Laura FINALLY gave in and agreed to do a African clawed foot frog tank. OR dwarf frog tank. not sure which she wants, but their pretty much the same thing.


And i will try to post a video of the tank being set up :D that is if laura will edit the video :P

PetSolutions.com

Who else has never heard of this place? i decided to click one of my ads on here, for "THE BEST DEAL FISH TANKS." well, one of them caught my eye. well two. but i'll talk about that one later :P

after a few clicks, i ended up on Www.petsolutions.com , A Walmart of pets web-store. i think whats more interesting about this site is the prices AND selection. although it's no Big Als or Petsmart, the selection is unbeatable. When i go to petsmart, i want to see what I'm buying. even tho it's through a computer screen. well at pet solutions, i can see EVERYTHING. there is always multiple pictures of whats for sale.


AND they have WICKED selection of Fresh & Saltwater fish. But wait. i haven't come to the best part yet :D


THIS IS THE FIRST STORE I HAVE FOUND IN MONTHS THAT SELLS LIVE BRINE SHRIM:P!!!! now my cichlids & Tropical tanks can enjoy the wonders of LIVE food. :D so exciting.


Tropical fish wise, they have THE BRIGHTEST fish i have ever seen. most of the fish come from award winning breeders, like their Discus & cichlids. which i think is awesome. when i order my first batch of fish from there, I'll let you guy's N gal's know how they are :D

So I promised some of my facebook friends a picture or video update of my sisters new fish tank that  i just designed, it's not done, were still planting it, but for the most part it's looking pretty good. i still have to build the Hood for the tank, it came without a lid(YAY for petsmart's breeder tanks :D.

I bought three ghost shrimp from petsmart, they were .99Cents each, and one of them died :-( poor Invertebre's. but at .99C each, i'm not too worried about replacing it. probably stress. We got some Corkscrew plants, some caladara(did i spell that right? i hope so), Some tall Grassy plant, & of course a few "Bamboo" ish plants. I don't have the proper Fish tank lights yet, i just bought her a cheap "GLOBE" florescent light. I'm going to take the fixture into King Ed or Pacific Aquatics and get a Floramax Light bulb for her tank, & 1 i believe it's called a Grow or Glow light? it's for accenting Tropical fish colors. and of course a Black or Blue florescent light so that the tank has set day & night times. The hood should take me a few weeks to assemble and get up & running, and i might just invest in the same set up for my tank. LAURA!!! UR ONE LUCKY GURL FOR GETTING YOUR TANK DONE FOR FREE!!!! I think i deserve a shopping trip for my french dinner night. Julia Childs Beef Bouginon Mmmm

So the pictures are HOPEFULLY going to be in this post, if they don't work PLEASE let me know so i can fix it :D it's been quite some time since i've done the BLOG thing, and need to get the hang of things again :P

After mindless attempts at uploading using Bloggers upload function UNSUCCESSFULLY, I've given in and gotten myself an ImageShack account. Maybe it's Karma? maybe i'm just not ment to show the world my newest fish tank? MAYBE it's a higher power telling me to invest in some good batteries & take the damn video. Irregardless, a Fantastic set of photo's is soon to follow. Talk about redundancy? i've said pretty much the same thing three times already. but seriously, I think i'm ready to upload the  

From Fish tank(Laura's)

From Fish tank(Laura's)

From Fish tank(Laura's)

BC Exotic Bird Society` and a fish tank update :)

A very close friend of mine is a member of the BC Exotic Bird Society, a group that caters to the special birds of the world. they bring everything in from Finches to Budgies, Love birds to parrots. it's a program that does such good work within the community, what with fostering & Adopting out birds in need of a good home. a lot of people don't realize that there's a lot more to having a bird than a cage & the animal. and they usually end up getting in over their head when they learn the needs & requirements of these beautiful creatures. I was inspired to write about this because my birds, 2 lovebirds Kiwi & Mango, and a cockatiel - Big Bird.. My friend had a HUGE amount of birds and i offered to take a pair of lovebirds & the cockatiel, and fell in love with them. There the most loving companions anyone could get.




We decided to have another good friend in for tea today and Big bird was wolf whistling at her.(he was really friendly today, and i think really liked Vicki :D) Big bird was singing, whistling, and just making sure he's exceptionally loud :) He must be heard lol




And sadly, We lost another Cichlid(petsmart) and another guppy(Petsmart) And a Frog(Petsmart)...




I've come to the realization that petsmart fish aren't the greatest. I'll still buy my Shrimp from petsmart, and MOST if not ALL of my decorations, since like i've been told, they are the cheapest place for ALL DECORATIONS. even their plants. there all under 4.00$, i did Laura's tank for under 10. what i liked about the plants from petsmart , i got 3 corkscrew plants, and 1 thingy? is that a new word? it's a thingy in the tank. haha i can't remember what it's called but it's big. the corkscrews are popping up around the tank. every day i see a little bit of green coming up somewhere new. it's fantastic.




This was suppost to be a post about birds and i still managed to throw in fantastic neighbors, and fish. well i hope everyone is having a great weekend, 




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