phoenix44 Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 Tank - The tank is rimless - 2ft long, 1ft deep and 15inches high, so that is 60x30x38cm Substrate- Normal black substrate, just the gravel type stuff. Had it lying around. Polished stones as a feature rock formation on the LHS. Got them from a friends front yard in Whangarei a few years ago. Lights - 1x 70W MH @ 6500K Got the fixture from bilbo who had it lying around not doing any thing. The bulb came off ebay. Just had to rewire it. Flora - Glossostigma. Big full-stop after that because you guys have to stop me from putting other plants in the tank. Fauna - Native shrimp. I've will be doing a little DIY with oscnz's help with the halide to put metal braces on it so it sits on top of the tank. I did a heat test today and the heat is relatively minimal. But my room is always warm so im not sure how warm the water will be for shrimp. Will find out in a week or so any ways, although it might be a while before I get the fauna. I'm thinking the water will be about 20degrees C or so. I have to wait till next week for my glosso to arrive. So till then I just have to sit and wait, twiddling my thumbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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fordayzbro Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 Nice, are you going to try growing the glosso in low water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 I dunno. I usually just grow it normally - totally submersed. This time ill fill the tank halfway, add CO2 (DIY) with a diffuser and a powerhead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordayzbro Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 I dunno. I usually just grow it normally - totally submersed. This time ill fill the tank halfway, add CO2 (DIY) with a diffuser and a powerhead. Looking forward to seeing it planted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 me too. but i have to wait till the glosso arrives. it was supposed to be here today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterproof Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 This will look great. Can't wait till you get it planted up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 well apparently the stones look ugly so I might have to re think them, but i wanted this tank to be different from all the other gumis. How can I achieve that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-town... Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 why would you add a powerhead and co2? is it not a high powered powerhead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 600 LPH? Bubbles from the CO2 diffuser get sucked into the powerhead and then get slammed into the water even more. It works brilliantly. Im thinking of filtration options at the moment.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 The hardscape is the hardest part...remember the style is based on three feature rocks. Even if you break away from that concept, your arrangement could be missing a 'feature' rock. You should enrich that substrate and grow the glosso emersed to get a good fast carpet going before adding water. A feature plant would go nicely amongst the rocks. Something like this perhaps? Image courtesy of: http://www.aquascapingworld.com/magazin ... Style.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-town... Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 600 LPH? Bubbles from the CO2 diffuser get sucked into the powerhead and then get slammed into the water even more. It works brilliantly. Im thinking of filtration options at the moment.. but doesnt co2 escape through water agitation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 you can still have the surface still as ever... its basically letting the CO2 'swim' around in the water for longer. I don't want to copy any thing online Jen... I'll figure something out. Least I hope I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 the stones are nice, composition isn't maybe make them into a waterfall pattern or tumbled rock slide in a controlled yet somehow random effect like nature paints Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 Wasn't meant to imply that you should copy it, just feel inspired by the colour contrasts and composition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 *holds back technicality remarks* Why gravel over sand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 have gravel. don't have sand :lol: Ill get inspired when I get the glosso. till then nada inspiration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 a vision lets you create a possible future of what your tank will look like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 have gravel. don't have sand :lol: Have $6? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 you mean white sand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 A 20L Bag of Dalton's propagating sand from the red shed: $4 Difference it will make to your tank: Priceless Looking at inspirational tanks shouldn't take away your own vision, it should "...incite a riot of new ideas." - Jonathan Lockwood Huie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 A 20L Bag of Dalton's propagating sand from the red shed: $4 Difference it will make to your tank: Priceless +1 to that Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil_elmo Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 cant wait for the progress btw sand does whatever it wants when you add water....a real pain to work with...fine gravel is alot better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 The only thing I do know about this tank is that I want dark gravel in it. I like daltons, but its far too light. Then again I could try It I suppose. The stuff I'm using now is brilliant for plants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 I suspect the native shrimp would be ok at 20 degrees, as long as there is sufficient oxygen, and if you have CO2 that means the plants start pumping out the oxygen, I think... If you let the tank establish then add the shrimp (which seems to be what you are doing anyway) there should be plenty of food for them. They just eat tiny biofilms on surfaces. If you get the balance right the plants should be outcompeting the algae and the shrimp will keep everything else nice and clean Though I am guessing that is your idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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