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image: Water is now clear. I am now dosing liquid CO2 and liquid ferts for the leaf feeders. I will add drift wood branches for the anubias and java f

image: Water is now clear. I am now dosing liquid CO2 and liquid ferts for the leaf feeders. I will add drift wood branches for the anubias and java f

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image: Tank has cleared after 48 hours. I am now slowly bringing the tank temp up to 82 degrees.

image: Tank has cleared after 48 hours. I am now slowly bringing the tank temp up to 82 degrees.

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image: 9 Note my home made water polisher made from a plastic jar with holes drilled in the bottom, carbon stuffed inside a nylon sock stuffed inside

image: 9 Note my home made water polisher made from a plastic jar with holes drilled in the bottom, carbon stuffed inside a nylon sock stuffed inside

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image: 8 Needs some time to settle out, but in 2-3 days, water should be crystal clear. Substrate is super thick, so plant growth should be phenomenal

image: 8 Needs some time to settle out, but in 2-3 days, water should be crystal clear. Substrate is super thick, so plant growth should be phenomenal

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image: 7 Phase 1 complete. Will add more plants later, but this is where I am so far.

image: 7 Phase 1 complete. Will add more plants later, but this is where I am so far.

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image:6 This is a PIC of my Chiller before I plumbed the lines. I am slowly filling the tank to about 20%. Once I have the water level above the subst

image:6 This is a PIC of my Chiller before I plumbed the lines. I am slowly filling the tank to about 20%. Once I have the water level above the subst

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image: 5 I have added my sand layer and installed the chiller. My setup is in my garage here in Florida where it gets pretty hot, so by installing a c

image: 5 I have added my sand layer and installed the chiller. My setup is in my garage here in Florida where it gets pretty hot, so by installing a c

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image:4 My substrate consists of several layers..the bottom layer consists of vermiculite which I soaked in liquid iron, followed by a layer of lateri

image:4 My substrate consists of several layers..the bottom layer consists of vermiculite which I soaked in liquid iron, followed by a layer of lateri

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image:3 This is the stand after 2 coats of rustoleum and a final 2 coats of rubber flexcoat.

image:3 This is the stand after 2 coats of rustoleum and a final 2 coats of rubber flexcoat.

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image: 2 The aquarium was pressure washed and sanitized with warm water and white vinegar

image: 2 The aquarium was pressure washed and sanitized with warm water and white vinegar

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image:1 I found this metal stand and 55 gallon aquarium for $20 on Craigslist. It was pretty dirty and needed a good cleaning. This is the stand after

image:1 I found this metal stand and 55 gallon aquarium for $20 on Craigslist. It was pretty dirty and needed a good cleaning. This is the stand after

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dwayne.aycock

My 55 gallon grow out plant nursery project

I got tired of buying plants from the LFS. Smart people grow their own, so I decided to get smart. My tanks contain Amazon fish, so I am growing out Amazon plants. In this album are PICs of how I did this project for under $150...just watch and see.
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