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09-18-2004, 03:19 PM
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before and after
here is my freshwater tank before the upgrade:
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09-18-2004, 03:22 PM
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and here it is after! this is a couple months of hard work and growing.
visit this link for pics of each fish and details about tank:
http://www.fishregistry.net/registryitem.asp?ID=208
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09-18-2004, 10:04 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Hayward, CA
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very nice...nothing like live plants!
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09-19-2004, 12:08 AM
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That Biker Looking Guy
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Bremerton Wa
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Wow the conversion looks great liek day and night. I know the work in volved in them and it looks great
Jeff
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09-19-2004, 07:24 AM
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Look deeply into my eyes
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: NW Indiana
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Big difference! nice upgrade! 
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09-19-2004, 07:26 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Portland, Oregon
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Beautiful tank. Isn't creating a natural environment for the fish a lot more fun than plastic (despite the work)? I really enjoy creating a little world inside the fish tank.
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09-19-2004, 09:47 PM
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yeah i keep looking at it going, man, that is the best (freshwater) tank I've ever had. I know the fish are loving it. thanks for the compliments! the best part is, its really low maintenance. I have all low light requiring plants, no co2 supplementation. just florabase substrate and I top off every week. so far I havent done a water change since the tanks only a couple months old, but I need to start that soon.
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09-19-2004, 10:27 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Portland, Oregon
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As long as the water chemistry and temperature of the new water and the tank are pretty close the fish will love the water changes. Lots of fish spawn after a large water change. Your plants might like it, too. New water replenishes some of the nutrients the plants use up.
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09-20-2004, 12:50 AM
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See-horse
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Azle, Tx
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09-23-2004, 05:13 PM
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Blacktip Shark
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Middleburg, VA
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11-24-2004, 08:35 PM
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"Yeah Dude, I Rock!"
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Royal Palm Beach, FL
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Nice job. I made the switch a while back too. They look 10 times better live.
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12-13-2004, 03:10 PM
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"Yeah Dude, I Rock!"
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Royal Palm Beach, FL
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What are you using for sand?
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12-13-2004, 07:58 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: austin texas
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its seachem's florabase substrate. you can buy it by the bag, around 22 bucks a pop. i used four bags. seems to work pretty good. shouldnt have to supplement, but you are supposed to replace it after a year for best results.
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congrats that's Bee-utiful! kinda like the upgrade your saltwater went from, with the plastic plants! 
