another one from everett?!

I am a nice shark. Not a mindless eatin' machine. If I am to change this image, I must first change myself. Fish are friends. Not food.

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Hello all, my name is Dylan and I have an unhealthy obsession with fishkeeping. I've only been into the hobby for about a year but have been learning quickly.

My first foray into fishkeeping was an utter, uneducated disaster. Contrary to what you local PetSmartCo employee may tell you, it is inadvisable to keep 3 Platys, 5 Neons, and a Common Pleco in a 1.5g cube, even if you 'let the water sit for a day.'



My 2nd attempt was a rescue tank that was given to me by a friend. It's previous owner had passed and the tank was left unattended for who knows how long. It was sitting at 90F and half empty. I cleaned it up and it was my first 'real' attempt at a proper tank.



I currently have 2 tanks up and running, a 55g planted community and a 20g high tech.





Anyways, I recently joined GSAS and am looking forward to learning more!

Wowzer! Great setups!  

Yay, more Everett peeps!!
Welcome to fishbox!

Nice tanks you got there!

Awesome tanks! I'm really glad to see another Everett planted tank person.

OMG, seriously? Another planted tank member. I Will due be happy when this fad dies.     

And welcome aboard glad to see that you decided to join our little community. Your tanks look very nice.

Madness wrote:OMG, seriously?  Another planted tank member.  I Will due be happy when this fad dies.     

Just like rock and roll, planted tanks will never die!

Madness wrote:OMG, seriously?  Another planted tank member.  I Will due be happy when this fad dies.     

Without planted tanks, how do you raise those tasty treats everyone has here to feed to your cichlids?  

And welcome!!!  

Very nice tanks. And  

Welcome to the forum. Looks like you have learned a lot from your early attempts. Your current tanks look real nice. Great job. Have you thought of hanging those 4 lights on your 55G rather than have them sitting on the tank? Don't they generate a lot of heat?

Welcome to the group. And welcome to the gsas aswell.

Lamental Jester wrote:Wowzer!  Great setups!   

Thank you!

PokeSephiroth wrote:Yay, more Everett peeps!!
Welcome to fishbox!

Nice tanks you got there!

Thanks! That frogbit you gave me really saved me from some algae problems I was having.

Klaude wrote:Awesome tanks! I'm really glad to see another Everett planted tank person.

Thank you! I feel like with all the aquatic peeps in this area there is a definite lack of a good LFS. Either head all the way to Edmonds or head north.

Madness wrote:OMG, seriously?  Another planted tank member.  I Will due be happy when this fad dies.     

Yeah seriously, you kids with your rock and roll and short skirts and C02 injectors!

Madness wrote:And welcome aboard glad to see that you decided to join our little community.  Your tanks look very nice.  

KaraWolf wrote:Welcome!! And dannnng your current tanks look fantastic!

Thank you!

SiRWesDragon wrote:Very nice tanks. And  

Thanks!

cichlid-gal wrote:Welcome to the forum.  Looks like you have learned a lot from your early attempts.  Your current tanks look real nice.  Great job.  Have you thought of hanging those 4 lights on your 55G rather than have them sitting on the tank?  Don't they generate a lot of heat?

Thank you! Hanging the lights is one of those projects that I just never got around to doing. Right now they generate a moderate amount of heat, but nothing that worries me. The heater in the sump rarely flicks on during the day.

would you rather us use neon plastic plants? Iv got a few of those if you want them Madness!!
bronzefighter your tanks look amazing!! I love your 55gal tank it looks beautiful!

1st of all WELCOME! I think many of us have learned lessons like the ones you learned. 2nd, your current tanks look great!



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Madness wrote:OMG, seriously?  Another planted tank member.  I Will due be happy when this fad dies.     

Maddness, this is not a fad. Its evolution, so plant something!  

MorganEA wrote:would you rather us use neon plastic plants? Iv got a few of those if you want them Madness!!
bronzefighter your tanks look amazing!! I love your 55gal tank it looks beautiful!

Thank you!

And if anyone is interested, here are some links other pictures of my older tanks and newer ones as well:

imgur.com/a/VIZ7m - Older tanks

imgur.com/a/HI6gX - 20g Rimless

imgur.com/a/qxb3b - DIY 55

imgur.com/a/dyJfn - (Failed) Shrimp Tank
Welp, I guess I'm too much of a newblet to post links. Copy and paste the links if you'd like to see em.

I'm glad that frogbit worked out for ya! your tanks look amazing!

WOW,
The things I could grow in that tank. I hope you like plants cause the club has lots of great grower! What K value are bulbs are in those fixtures?

Livebearer wrote:WOW,
The things I could grow in that tank. I hope you like plants cause the club has lots of great grower! What K value are bulbs are in those fixtures?

They are all 6500k. 13Wx2 and 23Wx2, just from the lowes by my house.

Love the 20g cube, where did you score that?

bronzefighter wrote:
They are all 6500k. 13Wx2 and 23Wx2, just from the lowes by my house.

Win!

MRTom wrote:Love the 20g cube, where did you score that?

That is a custom made tank that I picked up from North Camano Island. The best part was getting it home:

bronzefighter wrote:

Got a lot of funny looks that day.

bronzefighter wrote:That is a custom made tank that I picked up from North Camano Island. The best part was getting it home:

bronzefighter wrote:...
Got a lot of funny looks that day.

That explains a lot! Great catch!