daileene
Planted Tank Addict
go girl...enjoy your weekend...
McLumpy said:I received my order from Big Al's today and I was extremely impressed! They packaged all the items really well and nothing was missing. Their shipping dept definitely knew what they were doing and I couldn't be happier w/ my first purchase!
I haven't opened the boxes containing my fixture or bulb yet, but I have no doubt that they made the trip ok. There was so much bubble wrap around them that I had to use a knife to cut it off, (and managed to cut my finger in the process lol).
Anyway, it looks like I have some work to do.
McLumpy said:I was a very busy gal this evening and was able to successfully complete my project!
Partial UGF Installation:
I had considered posting a step-by-step of the installation, but really there's no need as many here know how to setup an UGF. The only difference w/ my project was I didn't use grids that extend the entire length of the tank.
For the mostpart, it was a lot easier than I had anticipated. The only thing that was a challange was moving the gravel from the sides of the tank to the middle. The majority of my fishies were pretty good though and stayed on the opposite side of the tank. However, my Tetras were very interested in what I was doing and kept sneaking over to get a better look. lol
The Marineland Penguin 550 Powerheads that I'm using are doing a wonderful job! The one on the left side of the tank seems to be making some noise, but it's not too annoying. I'll look into that tomorrow and see if I can't correct the problem. I'm sure it's nothing major. I have a full view of the tank bottom and can see no waste particles under the grates. I will continue to monitor this and hope it continues to stay clear.
Light Fixture Installation:
I must admit, I was a little skeptical about purchasing the Coralife Aqualight Dual Linear Strip T5 Aquarium Lighting Fixture, but I'm impressed!
For a $30 fixture, this thing is amazing!! As previously posted, I had to purchase the Saltwater version of this fixture and just purchased a 6500 T5 bulb to be used instead of the Actinic bulb. I now have a full 56w of beneficial light for my plants.
And, yes, I included pictures, (don't mind the water spots lol).
Dwarf hairgrass is a good one. Sounds like it's coming along, now where's the latest pics please? .
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McLumpy said:I love Dwarf Hairgrass! But, IIRC, it's a medium-high light plant.
Oh and I didn't take any (new) full tank pics yet because I'm waiting for the 2 plants that Daileene sent to me.
In the interim, here are some pics that I took tonight, (a close-up of my Sword and Anubias and my Pleco cleaning up the algae. lol) I updated my profile album w/ more pics, so feel free to check those out.
Speaking of plants... the package that Daileene sent to me didn't arrive today. It was scheduled to arrive on Saturday, but I was unaware that we didn't have mail delivery on that day, (it was being shipped to my work). So now, USPS is going to feel the wrath of McLumpy!
Don't mean to hijack your thread. I have a similar tank 36x18x18 inches tank with 4 x 18 watts t8 tubes. I have amazon plant, cabomba and wisteria. I don't add lots cause in the end only two or three species flourish in low light tank. Mine is quite similar to walstad approach using soil based substrate with gravel on top. This tank has been set up for 5 months. No filter, no waterchange up to today. Just top off the evaporated water. Both fauna and flora thriving. Even my mollies breeding. I stock it low. Four zebra danios, four sword tails and four mollies and one platy which i used for cycling. This is my first post and glad to share some of my experience with you.
so sorry about all these delay...talked to a rep from USPS today. I wasn't happy with their reply. PM you with it.
so sorry again...
Aquatic Plants for Freshwater Aquariums: Micro Sword Aquatic Plant I'm trying out these, so far I think they hate my gravel but otherwise not doing to badly