Couldn't help myself

[nitroglyc]

I got a bag of pool filter sand this weekend, and decided to go ahead and make a change. I removed the old gravel and put the sand in, rearranged the rock caves, and readjusted my crude sponge filter (it seems to be doing a good job, but I am going to encase it and redesign it later on). Here are some pics of the tank. I am thinking I am going to leave the light on for a while to get that algae to grow more over the back and sides of the tank, and save me from having to try to slide it out to paint it. Suggestions, Comments, and criticism is of course welcome, as anything I can learn would be great.

[jon carman]

looks good. fish look healthy

[nitroglyc]

Thanks, now I just need to get my pH up from 7.? to at least 8.2... and I will be happy. I just need to play with my bucket and Baking Soda.

[angel]

You seem to be caring for them well. The zebra with the peachier color and the whitish blue fin is really colorful in these.

[nitroglyc]

Yeah... he is my favorite. I think that I have one more juvenile, but I have to wait a bit longer to see... it has egg spots on it's anal fin. The blue sheen one, I have read, should be more aggressive, but I suspect he isn't due to the male Kenyi. My next improvement is going to be a 3D background, but I need to get some buckets and some air pumps before I do that as I will have to have the tank drained for over 48 hours. I will update with the progress of the background as I make it as well.