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September 29th, 2007
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Moderator
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What type of filters are you using ? You mentioned two of them. Also what type of substrate did you use.
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September 30th, 2007
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Fish Addict
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This tank has a Aqua clear 70 on the right, and a whisper 30/60 on the left. Basically spare filters I had on old 29g tanks. I will also be taking a old 29g tank of mine and housing it under the tank in the cabinet as a wet dry trickle for added filtration and to up the water content of the tank as the fish start to mature to make sure they have ample clean water.
My substrate is as follows, regular sand on the left under the riccia and java moss cave system, and the center section of the tank where all my rooted and plants are is redsea flourabase. And the right of the tank is all plain gravel with larger rocks with a large twisted knots of wood that the java fern and lace java fern tied on about 2 inches up off the substrate, to leave a mangrove effect under the plants for the fish to take shelter in if they don't want to be in the light.
My corries tend to play in the root mass or the cave system in the day, and hit the center of the tank through the moonlight phase of lighting, and my cardinals etc, do the opposite, they spend the day in the open and slowly head to the shelters at night. Really fun to watch the transition.
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September 30th, 2007
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Fish Addict
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I am pretty stoked as well, my wife was out garage sale shopping today, and found a 75g 48Lx18W20T tank with stand for free today. I just finished taking it apart and cleaning it up and re silicone of the entire tank (i was just going to redo the upper seals, but upon inspection I noticed the side seals had some lift to them, minor but I really don't want 75g of fish and plants on my floor hehe). I am going to load test it mid week and get it going as soon as possible. Have to take it slow though as the wife is pregnant again  so she would not be to happy if I drop a bunch of money on fish atm hehe.
LFS has a great deal on cardinals atm too, $1.25 a peice when you buy 50. So I think this tank will be getting cardinals too hehe. |
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September 30th, 2007
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Moderator
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MrWaxhead
This tank has a Aqua clear 70 on the right, and a whisper 30/60 on the left. Basically spare filters I had on old 29g tanks. I will also be taking a old 29g tank of mine and housing it under the tank in the cabinet as a wet dry trickle for added filtration and to up the water content of the tank as the fish start to mature to make sure they have ample clean water.
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A wet/dry trickle filter like the old saltwater tank use to have (with bio-balls)? Is your tank drilled, or will you be using a external overflow box ? This is interesting to me because when I purchased my Ehiem 2227 wet/dry canister filter for my saltwater tank, they said it was good for planted tanks also !  |
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September 30th, 2007
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Fish Addict
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Yes canisters with spraybars are fantastic for planted tanks, but I try to do as much as I can with what I have already, to keep cost down. Its not a drilled tank, so I will be routing a acrylic overflow with syphon break holes on my cnc at work to feed the wet dry below. And yes I will be creating a acrylic insert for the 29g with chambers for bio balls and floss inserts, for bacteria load, and just plain extra water load for the system.
I thought about breaking down and buying a nice canister filter as they are much better then HOB filters, but I also want he extra water load that the wet dry will add to my tank. And I already have all the material I need for that. Acrylic for the chambers and overflow, a spare 29g now that I have found the 75g, the 29g was just a plant nursery at this point and those plants will now be going into the 75), and a spare pump to return the water to the 50g etc.
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September 30th, 2007
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I've done this a few time on my saltwater tank, so if you have any questions about return pumps, overflow box types or plumbing, LMK (let me know). Your're going love the consistent water level a sump gives you.  |
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September 30th, 2007
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Fish Addict
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Nice I will for sure, I have hit a few sites and have a fairly good idea in my head on how to safely do it with minimal risk or loosing syphon and overflowing etc. But I would love to pic the mind of someone who is already running one.
And not only consistant level, I am looking forward to the mass area for good bacterial and the extra water load in the system for the fishes well being.
Thanks in advance, I will pm ya, when I am getting ready to route up my acrylic etc.
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October 2nd, 2007
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Fish Newbie
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Very, very nice.
I wish I had the tank space (and patience) for something like this.
-SDMatt
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October 2nd, 2007
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Fish Addict
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I don't get what you mean by tank space, I have planted tanks as small as 10g, I just used mosses and grasses and avoided real big bushy plants so they did not dwarf out the tank. And it really does not take alot of patience, my fastest growing tank, only takes about 30 min a week in trimming, and ferts really only take a few secs every couple days.
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October 6th, 2007
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Fish Master
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MrWaxhead
I don't get what you mean by tank space, I have planted tanks as small as 10g, I just used mosses and grasses and avoided real big bushy plants so they did not dwarf out the tank. And it really does not take alot of patience, my fastest growing tank, only takes about 30 min a week in trimming, and ferts really only take a few secs every couple days.
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I agree...all of our tanks are/were planted. You need a certain amount of lighting to get certain plants to grow better. Our 120g needs to be trimmed up about every 2 weeks...but that's the faster grown types. |
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October 11th, 2007
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Fish Keeper
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Awesome tank! Which fertile substrate did you use and what plants?
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October 11th, 2007
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Fish Addict
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Hey thanks, my tank is basically the following,
The left of the tank is Riccia fluitans and Vesicularia dubyana (java moss) tied down onto a system of hollow rock caves on a sand substrate with some cabomba in the rear. The center of the tank is all ludwigia repens, Nuphar stellata (dwarf red lily), Eleocharis parvula (dwarf hairgrass), Echinodorus tenellus (Pygmy Chain Sword), and a few crypts in flourabase (fertile substrate) , with a anubis on the wood that seperates the wood from the sand. The right of the tank is Microsorum pteropus (java fern) regular and Windelov (lace java fern) rooted onto a twisted pile of roots about 2 inches of the plain gravel with larger rock substrate, to create mangrove effect under them for the fish to find shelter. And a lonely crypt off in front of them.
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October 12th, 2007
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Fish Keeper
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MrWaxhead
in flourabase (fertile substrate)
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Do you mean florabase? |
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October 12th, 2007
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Fish Addict
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Why yes I did mean florabase hehe, the red sea stuff hehe.
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October 12th, 2007
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Fish Addict
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Well its my tanks 3 month of running date, and 2 months of my fert test which is still going strong.
A little backtracking,
Aug 11 07 last day of normal ferts.
Sept 11 07
Oct 11 07
And I got a little present today when I got home from work today too, my anubis started to blow a flower spike a couple days ago and it started to open today
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October 12th, 2007
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Master Of Fish Poo!
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October 13th, 2007
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Fish Helper
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Gorgeous tank !!!
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October 13th, 2007
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Fish Keeper
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love the neons
i had a school of 10 with 2 glowlights and 4 gold tets
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