Adrienne Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 Over the last week I have totally cleaned out my 5ft, 450 litre tank and my filter and replanted the tank again. Today I turned the filter back on and have put 10 small fish into the tank to begin the cycling process. I will add a few more in another 5 or so days and continue to do so as it will take a while for the filter to build up the beneficial bacteria. I will eventually put a second cannister on the tank and am hoping to add CO2 in the long run. Here are a few pics of what it looks like now. Its still slightly murky and the glass still needs a good wipe down on the outside. I don't know the names of all the plants but here are some - saggitaria microfolia swords (unknown, the ones on the right by the rose sword) rose sword java moss xmas moss red pine windelov java fern anubias tiger lotus ludwigia arcuata hygro. ploysperma rosanvig hygro. polysperma and ludwigia repens. E.Amazonicus AKA. E. Cordifolia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-town... Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 what are the 3 types of moss you have. are you willing to sell any? what happend to all the discus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 I supplied the mosses I think. The other plants are hygro. ploysperma rosanvig hygro. polysperma and ludwigia repens. Tank is looking really really good! The fish will be thrilled in there when they go back in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-town... Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 p44 do you know what mosses they are then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted May 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 Not sure of the types - they are moss to me :oops: I've had major problems with my tank and something causing the fish to gasp for air immediatly after water changes over the last 8 -10 weeks causing me to lose two of my discus and some other smaller fish. Ron is looking after the rest and can hopefully bring my two breeding pairs back to full health. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted May 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 Thanks Phoenix, I'm hopeless with my plant names. You also supplied the mighty swords I have or had :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 looks lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 p44 do you know what mosses they are then? I sure do. Thanks Phoenix, I'm hopeless with my plant names. You also supplied the mighty swords I have or had :roll: In that case, the smaller ones are E.Amazonicus and the thin large one is the tank buster AKA. E. Cordifolia. also you should have ludwigia arcuata in there somewhere then. I think that's all i sent you :oops: unless I sent you a rubin and/or rubin hybrid sword as well. Those fish are going to be mighty happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-town... Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 what mosses are they ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 java and x-mas moss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordayzbro Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 The wood on the middle right side that looks like a root is awesome! Where did you get that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 That tank looks awesome! It will only look better as the plants grow.. I hope that Ron is working his magic with your discus and they will be happy in there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted May 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 Waiheke Island but Rangitoto is another good place to go or of course the East Coast. Don't know if you saw the movie 'Boy' but that driftwood on the beach in the movie is exactly what its like there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-town... Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 java and x-mas moss. Oh yea now I can see, they look nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordayzbro Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 Waiheke Island but Rangitoto is another good place to go or of course the East Coast. Don't know if you saw the movie 'Boy' but that driftwood on the beach in the movie is exactly what its like there. Do you know what sort of wood it is? I have been looking for that "root" looking wood for a while.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted May 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 No idea but the wood was a very golden brown and is literally the root off a small tree I think. Its got two twisty pieces running of a single piece. Very very hard wood. I think I have a piece that better shows what it looked like in colour etc in the tanks in the shed. Will look tomorrow in the light and send you a pic if its the same type of wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordayzbro Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 No idea but the wood was a very golden brown and is literally the root off a small tree I think. Its got two twisty pieces running of a single piece. Very very hard wood. I think I have a piece that better shows what it looked like in colour etc in the tanks in the shed. Will look tomorrow in the light and send you a pic if its the same type of wood. Cheers! Just setup a new tank and I'm already thinking about changing it..... :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisP Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 Cheers! Just setup a new tank and I'm already thinking about changing it..... :oops: Now this, I can agree with. It never looks how you want it to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordayzbro Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 Now this, I can agree with. It never looks how you want it to. It never does..... You have to picture the tank grown in which is always hard. :-? I wanted to do a stone and rootwood scape but couldn't find the right type of wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted May 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 5 days on and I can see the growth starting on the plants . No water changes as yet, partly due to the fact that the sterbais have laid right up to nearly the top of the tank on the glass and two - three days in the eggs look very much viable. I have dosed flourish excel daily and flourish comprehensive twice since last Saturday. As yet I have not placed fertiliser balls in the substrate. Last Saturday - Today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 Once time kicks in it will look great. For me I would do a more reasonable size tank like your with fish to start it off in the cycle. But smaller I would fish less in sylent cycle. mac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 That rosanvig is looking good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted May 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 I've got fish in there - 10 young bolivian rams and 17 sterbais (13 of them adults and 4 juveniles). I don't imagine they are going to put much pressure on the filter for a while to come Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted May 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 Thanks Phoenix - I'm really pleased with the look of it. All the plants from you are taking off. Still can't work out which of the you know what is which Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 Personally I would never add Rams. To any tank the has been fiddled with. Unless the gravel was unchanged. mac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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