lotofish Posted July 15, 2013 Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 Good to see Poret filter foam featuring in some large tank build threads. Looking good. Fit for purpose :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotofish Posted July 15, 2013 Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 Where did you get the black hose from? Hose and all the fittings came from Waterworks Irrigation in Auckland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotofish Posted July 15, 2013 Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 And continues .. (who might that be in the photo ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thr33Swords Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 where do you get your plants from? Tank looks amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonnz Posted July 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 I get them from Valray in Halfmoon bay. You can find his listings for plants on Trademe. He has an amazing selection of plants. Although - he may have less now than he did last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thr33Swords Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 Oh sweet, i'll definitelty give him a try. Does he have contact details outside of TradeMe? my account is in debt and I can't bid on anything haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotofish Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 You can PM me on the forum Cheers lotofish AKA valray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonnz Posted July 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 I have attached a picture with numbers against all the plants and below is the list that maps to those numbers. Number Position Scientific Name 1 Echinodorus amazonicus 2 Limnophila sessiliflora 3 Rotala rotundifolia 4 Mayaca fluviatilis 5 Hygrophila corymbosa stricta 6 Hygrophila dafformis 7 Hygrophila corymbosa v. 'Angustifolia' 8 Microsorium pteropus narrow 9 Microsorium pteropus 10 Echinodorus tenellus 11 Hygrophila polysperma 'Rosanervig' 12 Hygrophila polysperma 13 Heteranthera zosterifolia 14 Rotala sp "Colorata" 15 Cardamine lyrata 16 Hydrocotyle verticillata 17 Sagittaria subulata Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jasonnz Posted July 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 I went into hff mt roskill today and managed to find 10 Otocinclus for my tank - they are the first inhabitants. I also added 4 small Blackline Flying Foxes .. - although we will see how long they are small for. This week I plan to add fish .. but we will see how we go for time. I will upload some new photos this week as well. It's amazing the progress in such a short amount of time. Next step is to get the auto top up system working for the tank. This requires running a line from the kitchen and setting up our storage tank - and drip system. I expect we will have that completed in the next few weeks. In the meantime - here are some pictures from last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 :thup: Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li@m Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 Looking Good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insectile Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 Looking Great! :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoFishing Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 I like the last photo. Kind of like an enchanted trail of some sort... :cophot: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlogged Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 That is an amazing looking aquarium my friend. Hopefully one day I will be able to do one this good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonnz Posted July 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 thanks for all the nice comments stay tuned to hear about our auto top up system which we have designed. this very simple system will ensure I don't have to worry about water changes. In the meantime - here is a neat photo of the tank with some editing - to try and reduce the glare from the office lights and show the colour. + the original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li@m Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 Update? :dno: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonnz Posted August 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 Well - everything has been going well. We have the auto water top up system working now. Fish are in the tank and everything seems good. Here is a picture. I am planning to do my first cut of plants tomorrow or next weekend. If anyone would like some plants for a reasonable price .. pm me. Anyway .. full size picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 how did the oto's go, it's not often that you hear the words otocinclus and fist fish in the same sentence without problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonnz Posted August 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 everyone seems to be playing nice which is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 Tank look really good :thup: Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binu Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 m jelous :phb: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binu Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 what substrate did u used ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomGilberg Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonnz Posted September 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 what substrate did u used ? I used black grit from Hollywood fish farm in Auckland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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