antwan Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 After my trip up north and seeing all the amazing planted tanks of fellow fnzas members Adrienne and Neon I decided to convert the geo tank and make it into a planted tank. Got another halide over it (thanks ryanjury), pressurised CO2, and dumped a load more sand and aquatic mix in. Took a trip to the west coast and came back with a boot load of wood to choose from too . So, here's the layout, hopefully with all the CO2, ferts, light etc it will do really well. and the biggest of the discus There's some dwarf hairgrass on trademe but I think that may ruin it...not sure. In a few of the gaps there are plants that will grow larger, but I'd like to include the standard amazon sword into it somewhere, maybe on the very left midgrounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 very nice antwan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruju Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 looks very nice, needs some bichirs though :nilly: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 looks very nice, needs some bichirs though :nilly: Oi! Stay out of it! Looking very smart Antwan 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-obstacle Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 that's awesome man. put one of those monster swords in there too. I'm stoked with the amount of light you're getting from the 2 halides - seems mine will be good with the same setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwan Posted December 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 that's awesome man. put one of those monster swords in there too. I'm stoked with the amount of light you're getting from the 2 halides - seems mine will be good with the same setup. It would be cool, but then the halide has to be higher and the sword blocks out half the tanks light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisP Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 Its Gonna look awesome. I might have to reconsider the offer on the driftwood! !drool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 Good size tank, i like the way you rigd up the lights. If it turns out anything like your old tank she be top notch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 Looks awesome, glad the halide was good for you.. I wait to see the pics in 2weeks to a month when the plants start growing like weeds... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-town... Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 looking nice! whats the plant far left corner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 I was just wondering the same thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 looking nice! whats the plant far left corner? Looks like L. Aromatica 'green' to me. __ Tank is looking good. Only, if you are running an airstone; run it at night and not during the day when the CO2 is on. Where the discus from? Those blue ones have a snakeskin gene! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 nice setup, well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruju Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 Wow, I just noticed you have a super deep gravel bed, takes up a huge portion of the tank. bichirs. Or at least some schooling catfish in there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruju Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 Are those halide lights there? If you don't mind me asking did they set you back a fair bit? They do look amzing though !drool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwan Posted December 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 No idea what the plant is sorry, Neon gave me a bunch of clippings from her tank and that was in it, I've never seen it before but I like it. I have a book and it looks a lot like Ludwigia inclinata 'Green'. http://www.floridaaquatic.com/aquarium_ ... green.html Yea I went out and bought some new sand, and I guess I bought a bit much, but chucked it in anyway. There's 12 panda cories in there so I may have a go at breeding them at some stage and increase the numbers. Bichirs would be cool, but too big Those halides are shop fittings, I got the first one about 5-6 years ago from my work for about $70 and the second from ryan for $40. Bulbs are about $15ea (6700k) from www.fish-street.com . So basically, they work out cheaper than getting a whole set of t5's, are much brighter, and I share the power bill between 5 other people so it's all good Only downside is they don't look as good, but I don't really care, it's what's 30cm below that counts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 My guess would be Limnophila aromatica as well. There has been a bit floating around since someone discovered it was being sold as an herb at the Asian markets and converted it to submersed growth. I am slowly working on getting it back to emersed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 Those halides are good, tidy way to mount them Antwan Mine say on the ballast, not to have cord longer than a meter from ballast to the light....is your the same or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nymox Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 What kind of Co2 system mate? If its grunty enough for a 6 foot then I could probably find one to do the 8 foot. Looking great too, definitely going to look into the MH too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwan Posted December 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 Those halides are good, tidy way to mount them Antwan Mine say on the ballast, not to have cord longer than a meter from ballast to the light....is your the same or not? so it does :lol: but one has been running on 2-3m for 3ish years and no problems so meh. I don't know where I'd stick the ballasts (other than on top of the tank :-? ) if the cords were to be shorter than 1m. I just went to bunnings and that looked to be the cheapest way to mount them, I was quite pleased with how easy it was too. Nymox, no brand on it, Kiwiplymouth hooked me up with a 5kg bottle then I bought a regulator with solenoid for about $100 off ebay (including shipping) and already had the diffuser. Might get another diffuser for the other side but don't know if it's needed or not? I'm still pretty new to this 'high tech' thing.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruju Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 so it does :lol: but one has been running on 2-3m for 3ish years and no problems so meh. I don't know where I'd stick the ballasts (other than on top of the tank :-? ) if the cords were to be shorter than 1m. I just went to bunnings and that looked to be the cheapest way to mount them, I was quite pleased with how easy it was too. Nymox, no brand on it, Kiwiplymouth hooked me up with a 5kg bottle then I bought a regulator with solenoid for about $100 off ebay (including shipping) and already had the diffuser. Might get another diffuser for the other side but don't know if it's needed or not? I'm still pretty new to this 'high tech' thing.. Wow, thats actually very good pricing on those lights, tempting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreams Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 I would atleast put another diffuser on the otherside to get better Co2 distribution. How many bubbles per second do you have it going at? you would need alot to saturate all the water in a 6 foot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 so it does :lol: but one has been running on 2-3m for 3ish years and no problems so meh. I don't know where I'd stick the ballasts (other than on top of the tank :-? ) if the cords were to be shorter than 1m. I just went to bunnings and that looked to be the cheapest way to mount them, I was quite pleased with how easy it was too. thats good to know, rather you try it first than me :lol: 1 meter or less is a nuisance eh. be good to have ballasts under the tank in a cabinet with a fan on thermostat = possibly heat the tank for free? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwan Posted December 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 Wow, thats actually very good pricing on those lights, tempting... Yep they're a ton cheaper than buying the 'proper' fish halides. CO2 is at ~1 bubble per second, but I also think it needs more as I haven't seen any pearling yet. Might have to steal the girlfriends diffuser and chuck it on the other side 8) thats good to know, rather you try it first than me 8) 1 meter is a nuisance i agree. be good to have ballasts under tank in cabinet with a fan on thermostat = possibly heat the tank for free? someone's gotta be the guinea pig good idea about putting the ballasts under the tank, didn't think of that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 Very nice and I love the driftwood. I'd stake a bet on it being aromatica as Neon has it in her tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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