phoenix44 Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 I'm moving house, so I decided to set up a new tank at the new place and then transfer my fish over on the day. Bought a 4x2x2 tank off Bishop and then we decided that we could do a joint venture and set it up. it is made of 10mm glass. The tank I wanted to set up had lots of wood in it with plants being Java fern varieties, Peacock moss, congo fern and anubias species. I give all the credit to Bishop for the hard scape - we went through a fair few phases and decided on this eventually. I was scared my craziness and need to have everything in the tank done my way would make us clash - but it didn't. Current flora - Narrow leaf Java fern, Narrow leaf x windelov, Windelov, Anubias barteri, Anubias nana, Peacock moss. Proposed flora additions - Congo fern, java fern philippine, other Anubias varieties. Lighting - 4x T5 HO 18000K power glos 1 x plant pro T8 1 x marine blue T8 1 x 75W 6500K Metal Halide (proposed) CO2 - Hitech @ 4bps Filtration - 2x Fluval 405 1x Eheim pro II 2028 Other - 4x 2000 LPH powerheads Substrate - 60kg coarse river sand from Mitre 10. $7 per bag :thup: Driftwood - Driftwood from Indonesia / Malayasia, and some from the beach. Fish - 11 x Brochis splendis 20 x Sterbai corydoras 4 x Panda corydoras 2 x banjo catfish 1 x L168 1 x L191 'dull eye' ? x Ancistrus rio ucayali 1 x Convict Proposed - 8 x Blue Acara Tank will be very different to what I'm used to doing and hopefully I won't revert it to this - Any how here goes - Final layout but that piece of wood on the RHS is higher. (scrapped this layout) Most of the planting is done too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 Good to see you've got the tape out. Keen to see where this goes :spop: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 hurry up already I'm running out of popcorn :spop: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted November 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 No more pics :slfg: The tank still needs to clear haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li@m Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 Pfft tape.. I just take a step back and have a look. Keen to see where this goes :spop: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted November 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 The tape wasn't me haha. I didn't even know what to do with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 !drool: :spop: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 Ooooooh exciting! :happy2: I hope you're going to get a large school of Cardinals to go in it like your last tank !drool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted November 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 Nope. No Tetras. Blue Acaras will eat them. :slfg: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 Made a good team mate was quite a fun day. Pity we don't have limitless tanks so we can do it more often. Mite have to make a few more. :roll: I am waiting for that 1 piece of wood to make it's way back into the tank. Hopefully it settles down a bit soon or I will have to get in there with my handy drill :cofn: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 Nope. No Tetras. Blue Acaras will eat them. :slfg: Oh yeah of course :facepalm: :slfg: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted November 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 Today is the day of the big move. I need more plants :slfg: and then I can add some of the fish in. I bought a 2L bottle of excel from Redwoods and a 2L bottle of comprehensive just in case :happy1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calculator Posted November 14, 2012 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 It loks like it will look good, what you stocking in it? and when you set it up you need to post pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 he has put the proposed fish stock at the top :smln: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karina Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Oh yeah of course :facepalm: :slfg: P44 I have large black neons with my Acara pair and they leave them alone. Prob too well fed! Could also just be used to them as they all grew up together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 just a couple of things, You do realise that both the Blue Acara and the Convict will dig away your aquascape in a very short time. and both will move plants to where they like them. also you will probably encounter problems mixing those two together, the Acara's are a bit on the soft side for Convicts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted November 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 just a couple of things, You do realise that both the Blue Acara and the Convict will dig away your aquascape in a very short time. and both will move plants to where they like them. also you will probably encounter problems mixing those two together, the Acara's are a bit on the soft side for Convicts. I also got told goldfish ate plants... and look how that turned out for me. The fish won't touch the plants. My convict doesn't care about the plants or digging. If you want fish to leave plants alone and not dig them up -plant the tank well from the beginning and they won't rip them to shreds. Any how, tank as of this morning. Pic taken with my phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bishop Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Looking good mate, still can't believe the size of those needle leaf ferns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted November 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 I need more plants! Congo fern and I'll utilise some of my other crypts in the LHS at the back. I also sneaked a leopard sword in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karina Posted November 17, 2012 Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 I can back P44 with the acaras and plants. My acara pair have always left the plants alone. Even delicate stemmed plants. Not too sure about a convict tho. Tank is looking great P44. I house my acaras in the same sized tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 I need more plants! Congo fern and I'll utilise some of my other crypts in the LHS at the back. I also sneaked a leopard sword in there. tempted to offer a swap of some needle leaf for the bolbitis in my riverbed tank as it's getting the brown slime algae but it's really hard to wipe it off the undulated leaves... I should put up with it a bit longer and see what happens I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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