jasonnz Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 Hi all - To get an idea of what I have done with my tank and where I have come from - it might be useful to read my build thread here : viewtopic.php?f=28&t=59027 - This should give you a good idea as to what I have done. So .. I have the a tank that is 50% completed. What I mean by that is I have the tank .. the stand (although it's ugly as hell) and the following: 1. Mint substrate 2. Good water consistency 3. Good filtration 4. t5 lighting 5. Fish And I "had" plants. Now my issue was - my selection of fish .. and my lighting. I thought everything was sweet and I was on the home straight to success, however let's take a quick look at the state of the tank now : As you can clearly see - it has turned to custard. It was 90% complete and then I ran out of time and energy. Well - I'm back at it .. and now is the beginning of round 2. First up was a new tank. The Aqua One Aquience 1800 600 Litre badboy was setup on the weekend. This is housing my "destructive fish". Leaving my main planted tank - with peaceful non-disruptive in habitants. I will add some updates covering : 1. Lighting 2. Stand and Hood (which will be built) 3. New planting 4. New HardScape - Yeah .. I know the first layout was terrible. So Plans : 1. Changing from T5 to High Tech LED lighting. 2. Building a hood for my tank. 3. Finish the skirting on the stand .. and finish the façade so it looks good. 4. Correct fish this time. 5. New hardscape 6. New Plants. Stay tuned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calculator Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 :spop: Looking forward to see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 :spop: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 Air bubbles not great for plants as it removes the co2. What is high tec led? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 I would think it is microprocessor controlled lighting like the expensive units have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonnz Posted April 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 What is high tec led? Configurable - controller driven - Aquarium specific LED lighting system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 so should I take it that you are going to run pressurised CO2 on the tank as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonnz Posted April 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 so should I take it that you are going to run pressurised CO2 on the tank as well? I am running a co2 setup yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 I am at a loss, so you bought the 600ltr tank to just house some fish while you work on your 1400ltr or are you scaping the 600ltr and making that your main tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 I think he is having two tanks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dachende Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 he bought the 2nd tank to house the destructive fish , while replanting his 1400 litre tank , which still houses his non destructive fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Wow lol, those tanks are like $2000! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 nice tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonnz Posted April 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 Wow lol, those tanks are like $2000! Well worth every cent. It's a drop compared to what I am spending rejuvenating my planted tank Largest tank I could find at short notice. Dachende is right.. got the tank for the destructive fish to live in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoFishing Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 Which fish are the destructive ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trinox Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 Wow lol, those tanks are like $2000! tehehe yup, everytime i go into petstop i want to buy one haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 Well worth every cent. It's a drop compared to what I am spending rejuvenating my planted tank Largest tank I could find at short notice. Dachende is right.. got the tank for the destructive fish to live in. It is a nice looking tank I will admit, can't wait to see your other one finished though lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonnz Posted April 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 Yeah the planted tank has been a little while in the making. (the destructive fish are the Clown Loaches, 2 x Sailfin Plecos and my Cory's which dig .. everything up). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 Yeah my clown loaches gang has reached 13 now and they're taking a pretty hard toll on some of my plants, especially when they're eating the snails and eggs as they seem to puncture the leaves to get them all. I'm hoping once all the snails are gone that they start easing up on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonnz Posted April 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 I ran out of plants before I ran out of snails I kid you not though .. In the days since most of the destructive fish have been out of the tank (I'm yet to catch a couple) I'm already seeing my Glosso start to make a comeback which is great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonnz Posted April 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 Pictures of what I have been up to : First up some setup pics from the new 600 litre we installed. Flat packed stand Assembled .. We had to do this 3 times .. (don't even ask). Tank being unwrapped. A good friend of mine standing guard. Tank in Place : Took 4 of use to lift it New substrate in Scaped and time to fill. We used 50% water from the big tank (around 280 litres) and used a quick start and new water mix to top it up. One of the canister filters from the other tank is not on this new tank. NEW TANK COMPLETE. I borrowed some scape from the big tank so the fishies feel like they are at home. Today we installed the new LED light system on the main tank .. I also designed a hood which I will be building this weekend. More soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonnz Posted April 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 New light setup today. Removed the T5HO setup. Installed 2 x 80cm and 1 x 40cm LED setup. Lights on : Controllers are mounted on the back of the cabinet. At the hardware store trying to visualise and work out the hood setup. This part is going to be an aluminium frame which the lights attach to and which opens with hinges to give me full access to the top of the tank without the need to lift anything out of the way. (that's my very supportive wife) A base hood will sit around the outside and there will be a top on the hood. This is an example. This is the type of look I'm heading for : The hood will be a bit slimmer on top though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 It's going to look good dude, are those leds designed for planted tanks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonnz Posted April 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 Hey Godly, good question. Yes - here is a link to the lights I have installed for reference. We have reconfigured the LED setup specifically with the colour spectrum we believe is going to be best for my planed tank. viewtopic.php?f=24&t=62785 lotofish is an amazing guy btw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 Cool, I'll be interested to see how they do. I agree, Raymond is really knowledgeable and a really top bloke, always keen to go the extra mile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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