Planted 40 breeder log (56K no no) - Aquarium Advice

JustOneMore20 · 01-28-2008, 10:48 AM

I started this tank earlier this month (around the 8th) and I have been letting it mature before posting pics of it.

I'm going to start this log from the beginning and post updates when I can.

This tank is an AGA/Aqueon 40 breeder (36"x18"x16")....the perfect footprint IMO.

Other specs:
2x96w Coralife fixture 1 6700K bulb and 1 10,000K bulb
Pressurized CO2 via a glass diffusor
Rena XP3 filter
200w Stealth heater
ADA Aquasoil Amazonia II - ~27 liters worth
manzanita driftwood

Pics 1/8/08:
Stand my grandfather made me:

Driftwood layout dry

darker

1/17/08:

whole tank (this was probably a few days after the initial planting)

the mound

Plants include:
Rotala wallichi
Stargrass
Didiplis diandra
Rotala sp. colorata
HM (Hemianthus micranthemoides)
HC (not gonna try)
Dwarf Hairgrass
Giant Hairgrass
Ludwigia arcuata
Fissidens fontanus

No fish yet.

But plans include ~15 Rummynose tetras, pair of Apistos, Otos, 10 Corydoras hastatus, 10 Corydoras habrosus

JustOneMore20 · 01-28-2008, 10:53 AM

1/27/08:

everything is filling in nicely.........this pic is a little blurry...should have used the tripod

mound

HM

didiplis diandra

view from above

I know all my stems kind of look similar, but I wanted to try plants in this tank that I haven't tried before, so that explains my plant choices.

I frequently rearrange plants, so they may not stay where they are.

Updates to come!

mattrox · 01-29-2008, 08:30 AM

Really stunning aquascaping!

blazeyreef · 01-29-2008, 10:03 AM

were do you get your plants? is their an LFS near you that you get them? if so PM me the address I NEED to go there LOL. Your tank is amazing, WOW!!!!

JustOneMore20 · 01-29-2008, 11:09 AM

Thanks!

Blazey, I got those plants from http://www.aquariumplants.com. I buy all mine online (lfs has little to no plants and in bad condition) and usually get them from aquarists, but sometimes I buy from websites when I need alot.

blazeyreef · 01-29-2008, 01:18 PM

I understand, thats why I get my plants at petsmart, which is why I have been growing the same plants for 2 years... I need to plurge and buy online, I just dont want to pay shipping... oh well! Once I get my algae issue settled maybe...
where did you get that piece of wood? Its awesome. My LFS overcharges (shock...

) for a small piece... I need a new piece of driftwood (or bogwood)

JustOneMore20 · 01-29-2008, 01:37 PM

It's manzanita and its about 7 or 8 pieces.

I got it from a seller on Plantedtank.net. He has driftwood packages every so often. His prices are great too for all the wood you get. I've used it in my 40g, 20g, 29g, and still have some left for the 55. All that for $40.

rkilling1 · 01-29-2008, 04:53 PM

VERY nice Kristin. I really like the layout and also the plant choices.

mom2reds · 01-30-2008, 10:34 AM

absolutly stunnig Ihope to have my tank planted like that one day

**An t-iasg** · 01-30-2008, 11:02 AM

The tank looks great! I think the plant choices are great too. I like how they all fill in around the center of the driftwood, but the color and texture differences are visible. I love the Didiplis diandra picture!

01-28-2008, 10:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
JustOneMore20 Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: May 2006 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 2,040 Images: 8	Planted 40 breeder log (56K no no) I started this tank earlier this month (around the 8th) and I have been letting it mature before posting pics of it. I'm going to start this log from the beginning and post updates when I can. This tank is an AGA/Aqueon 40 breeder (36"x18"x16")....the perfect footprint IMO. Other specs: 2x96w Coralife fixture 1 6700K bulb and 1 10,000K bulb Pressurized CO2 via a glass diffusor Rena XP3 filter 200w Stealth heater ADA Aquasoil Amazonia II - ~27 liters worth manzanita driftwood Pics 1/8/08: Stand my grandfather made me: Driftwood layout dry darker 1/17/08: whole tank (this was probably a few days after the initial planting) the mound Plants include: Rotala wallichi Stargrass Didiplis diandra Rotala sp. colorata HM (Hemianthus micranthemoides) HC (not gonna try) Dwarf Hairgrass Giant Hairgrass Ludwigia arcuata Fissidens fontanus No fish yet. But plans include ~15 Rummynose tetras, pair of Apistos, Otos, 10 Corydoras hastatus, 10 Corydoras habrosus __________________ ~Kristin~ 5 planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 10g, 5.5g My 40g breeder

01-28-2008, 10:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
JustOneMore20 Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: May 2006 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 2,040 Images: 8	1/27/08: everything is filling in nicely.........this pic is a little blurry...should have used the tripod mound HM didiplis diandra view from above I know all my stems kind of look similar, but I wanted to try plants in this tank that I haven't tried before, so that explains my plant choices. I frequently rearrange plants, so they may not stay where they are. Updates to come! __________________ ~Kristin~ 5 planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 10g, 5.5g My 40g breeder

01-29-2008, 10:03 AM	#4 (permalink)
blazeyreef Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Nashville TN Posts: 1,390 Images: 1	were do you get your plants? is their an LFS near you that you get them? if so PM me the address I NEED to go there LOL. Your tank is amazing, WOW!!!! __________________ Houston "Face Trials with Smiles"-Porter Ellett *My aquariums-20gall planted,* *29gall planted* *"We are nothing until we make ourselves somthing"*

01-29-2008, 11:09 AM	#5 (permalink)
JustOneMore20 Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: May 2006 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 2,040 Images: 8	Thanks! Blazey, I got those plants from http://www.aquariumplants.com. I buy all mine online (lfs has little to no plants and in bad condition) and usually get them from aquarists, but sometimes I buy from websites when I need alot. __________________ ~Kristin~ 5 planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 10g, 5.5g My 40g breeder

01-29-2008, 01:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
blazeyreef Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Nashville TN Posts: 1,390 Images: 1	I understand, thats why I get my plants at petsmart, which is why I have been growing the same plants for 2 years... I need to plurge and buy online, I just dont want to pay shipping... oh well! Once I get my algae issue settled maybe... where did you get that piece of wood? Its awesome. My LFS overcharges (shock... ) for a small piece... I need a new piece of driftwood (or bogwood) __________________ Houston "Face Trials with Smiles"-Porter Ellett *My aquariums-20gall planted,* *29gall planted* *"We are nothing until we make ourselves somthing"*

01-29-2008, 08:30 AM	#3 (permalink)
mattrox Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 1,327 Images: 36	Really stunning aquascaping!

01-29-2008, 01:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
JustOneMore20 Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: May 2006 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 2,040 Images: 8	It's manzanita and its about 7 or 8 pieces. I got it from a seller on Plantedtank.net. He has driftwood packages every so often. His prices are great too for all the wood you get. I've used it in my 40g, 20g, 29g, and still have some left for the 55. All that for $40. __________________ ~Kristin~ 5 planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 10g, 5.5g My 40g breeder

01-29-2008, 04:53 PM	#8 (permalink)
rkilling1 Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: NE ohio Posts: 1,686 Images: 50	VERY nice Kristin. I really like the layout and also the plant choices. __________________ My 75 Gallon Planted Aquarium

01-30-2008, 10:34 AM	#9 (permalink)
mom2reds Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lubbock texas Posts: 580 Images: 5	absolutly stunnig Ihope to have my tank planted like that one day

01-30-2008, 11:02 AM	#10 (permalink)
An t-iasg Aquarium Advice Addict Community Admin Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Criders Corners/Glen Eden (Pittsburgh, PA) Posts: 6,466 Images: 40	The tank looks great! I think the plant choices are great too. I like how they all fill in around the center of the driftwood, but the color and texture differences are visible. I love the Didiplis diandra picture! __________________ The canal walk through downtown Indianapolis

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